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Events by Speaker

Here's the schedule of engagements of our speakers and artists. If you'd like to take advantage of them being in your area and discuss a booking, call our office.

If you are interested in attending an event, please contact the individual schools for details.

Artists and Speakers
Amer Ahmed
Acclaimed Scholar Examining Islamophobia
10/21/10: Greensboro, NC  University of North Carolina, Greensboro
10/28/10: Amherst, MA  University of Massachusetts, Amherst
11/11/10: St. Joseph, MN  College of St. Benedict and St. Johns University
11/16/10: Lisle, IL  Benedictine University
12/8/10: Seattle, WA  North Seattle Community College
12/9/10: Seattle, WA  Bush School
12/10/10: Portland, OR  Lewis and Clark College
Antwi Akom
Award Winning Educator, Scholar and Writer
11/4/10: Cambridge, MA  Harvard University
03/17/11: Los Angeles, CA  People of Color in Independent Schools Conference
Margarita Alcantara
Writer, Performance Artist, Community Activist
09/23/10: Waterville, ME  Colby College
damali ayo
Author, Performing and Visual Artist
09/17/10: Washington, DC  Congressional Black Caucus Author Pavilion
09/18/10: Harrisburg, PA  Capital Bookfest State Museum of Pennsylvania
10/2/10: Largo, MD  Capital Bookfest The Boulevard at the Capital Centre
11/6/10: Charleston, SC  Capital Bookfest Marion Square
Michael Benitez Jr.
Scholar & Speaker Integrating Hip Hop Pedagogy & Academic Inquiry
09/22/10: Gainesville, FL  University of Florida
09/24/10: Hamilton, NY  Colgate University
09/30/10: Spokane, WA  Gonzaga University
10/2/10: San Francisco, CA  Nor. CA People of Color in Independent Schools Conference
10/11/10: Baltimore, MD  John Hopkins University
10/13/10: Austin, TX  Huston-Tillotson University
10/22/10: Salt Lake City, UT  Utah NASPA Conference
11/12/10: Denver, CO  National Women's Studies Association Conference
Peter Bratt
Acclaimed Director and Screenwriter
09/24/10: Indianapolis, IN  Indianapolis Museum of Art
09/25/10: Baltimore, MD  Reginal F. Lewis Museum of Maryland
10/28/10: Spokane, WA  Gonzaga University
Brave New Voices on Tour
...because the next generation can speak for itself.
09/23/10: Waterville, ME  Colby College
Elaine Brown
Veteran Civil Rights Leader & Author
01/17/11: Chicago, IL  DePaul University
Shakti Butler
Filmmaker and Facilitator of Diversity Dialogues
09/23/10 - 09/25/10: Chicago, IL  Facing Race Conference
10/7/10 - 10/8/10: Berkeley, CA  UC Berekley Isms Conference
11/6/10: Milwaukee, WI  The Connection Summit
Noam Chomsky
Linguist, Philosopher, and Author
01/25/11: Knoxville, TN  University of Tennessee
Kimberly Dark
Award Winning Performance Artist, Poet and Scholar
10/1/10: Honolulu, HI  Hawaii People's Fund
11/11/10 - 11/14/10: Denver, CO  National Women's Studies Association Conference
Angela Davis
Author, Educator and Activist
01/21/11: Salem, OR  Willamette University
03/22/11: Murfreesboro, TN  Middle Tennessee State University
Dr. Joy DeGruy
Renowned Educator and Author of "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"
11/5/10: Trenton, NJ  Lighthouse Community Center
11/6/10: Brooklyn, NY  Bethany Baptist Church
11/8/10: New York, NY  Board for the Education of People of African Ancestry
11/16/10: Portland, OR  Governor's Conference
11/17/10: Portland, OR 
Jacqueline Elena Featherston
Acclaimed Writer, Educator and Visionary
02/9/11: Eau Claire, WI  University of Wisconsin
Roberta Goodman & the Film "Empress Hotel"
Putting a Human Face on Homelessness
09/16/10: St. Paul, MN  Minnesota Supportive Housing Conference
09/17/10: Minneapolis, MN  University of Minnesota
Lakota Harden
Acclaimed Orator, Community Organizer, Diversity Trainer
11/4/10: Natick, MA  Association of Independent Schools, New England
11/9/10: San Diego, CA  San Diego State University
Ericka Huggins
Human Rights Activist, Poet and Scholar
11/1/10: Napa, CA  Napa Valley College
Derrick Jensen
Prolific Author on Environmental and Social Justice Issues
09/27/10: Arcata, CA  Humboldt State University
Andrew Jolivette
Accomplished Educator, Writer and Social/Cultural Critic
11/5/10: Chicago, IL  DePaul University
Winona LaDuke
Internationally Renowned Activist working on Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Environmental Justice in Native America
11/1/10 - 11/2/10: Dickinson, ND  Dickinson State University
11/9/10: Pomona, CA  Cal Poly Pomona
02/1/11 - 02/2/11: Flagstaff, AZ  Northern Arizona Univeristy
04/6/11: Mesa, AZ  Mesa Community College
Victor Lewis
Leader in the Field of Anti-Oppression Diversity Work and Alliance Building
10/26/10: Manhattan,   Kansas State University
Victor Lewis and Hugh Vasquez
Two of the Men from "The Color of Fear," the Breakthrough Film about Race Relations
10/26/10: Manhattan, KS  Kansas State University
James W. Loewen
Award-Winning Sociologist, Historian, and Best-Selling Author
09/24/10 - 09/25/10: Oklahooma, OK  Association for State & local History
10/7/10: Richmond, VA  Diversity Network and Virginia Commonwealth University
10/14/10 - 10/15/10: Eau Claire, WI  Education Assn..
10/21/10 - 10/23/10: Louisville, KY  University of Louisville
11/3/10 - 11/5/10: Saratoga Springs, NY  Library Association Conference
11/7/10 - 11/8/10: Kalamazoo, MI  Council for the Social Studies
11/9/10: Selinsgrove, PA  Susqehanna University
Ariel Luckey
Hip Hop Theater Artist, Poet, and Educator
10/8/10: Berkeley, CA  Berkeley Repertory Theatre
10/27/10: Des Moines, IA  Des Moines Area Community Colleges
11/11/10: Gettysburg, PA  Gettysburg College
Ise Lyfe
Premier Spoken Word Artists, Emcee, and Educator
09/29/10: Appleton, WI  Lawrence University
Peggy McIntosh
Lecturer & Writer on White Privilege, Male Privilege and Equitable Curricula
03/1/11: Norton, MA  Wheaton College
Pamela Means
Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter and Acoustic Artist
10/22/10 - 10/23/10: Cortland, NY  SUNY Cortland
10/24/10: Ithaca, NY  Felicia's Atomic Loung
Jesus "Chuy" Negrete
Nationally-Recognized Entertainer and Educator
09/9/10: Dearborn, MI  Arab American National Museum
Alix Olson
Folk Poet and Progressive Queer Artist-Activist
10/14/10: Madison, WI  University of Wisconsin
Sofía Quintero (aka Black Artemis)
Novelist, Filmmaker & Social Justice Activist
11/4/10: Albuquerque, NM  Young Adult Lit Symposium
Loretta J. Ross
Women's Rights & Human Rights Leader
10/6/10: Winston-Salem, NC  Salem College
Bill Shannon
Dance & Media Artist: Hip Hop Dance and Disability
10/26/10: Ft. Collins, CO  Colorado State University
Renee Tajima-Peña
Academy-Award Nominated Documentary Filmmaker
10/27/10: Vancouver, WA  Washington Students of Color Conference
Hugh Vasquez
Top Diversity Educator and Consultant
10/26/10: Manhattan, KS  Kansas State University
Rev. C.T. Vivian
A Living Legend of the Civil Rights Movement
01/17/11: Richmond, IN  Human Rights Commission
01/20/11: Boone, NC  Appalachian State University
Tim Wise
One of the Country's Leading Anti-Racist Writers and Activists
09/7/10: Statesboro, GA  Georgia Southern University
09/10/10 - 09/11/10: Eugene, OR  University of Oregon
09/13/10 - 09/17/10: Anchorage, AK  Healing Racism in Anchorage
09/14/10: Anchorage, AK  University of Alaska, Anchorage
09/20/10: Brooklyn, NY  St. Paul Community Baptist Church
09/22/10 - 09/24/10: Chicago, IL  Facing Race Confeence
09/29/10: Medford, MA  Tufts University
09/30/10: Holyoke, MA  Holyoke College
10/5/10: Madison, WI  YWCA Madison
10/6/10: Dearborn, MI  University of Michigan, Dearborn
10/6/10: Detroit, MI  Michigan Rountable
10/7/10: Frostburg, MD  Frostburg State University
10/13/10 - 10/14/10: Moscow, ID  University of Idaho
10/23/10: Memphis, TN  Gandhi Center Forum
10/26/10: Cedar Falls, IA  University of Northern lowa
10/28/10 - 10/29/10: St. Louis, MO  St. Louis University
11/4/10 - 11/5/10: Ft. Collins, CO  Colorado State University
11/9/10: Sewanee, TN  Sewanee University of the South
11/10/10: Los Angeles, CA  California State University, Los Angeles
11/15/10: Washington, DC  National Park Service
11/16/10: Prairie View, TX  Prairie View A & M University
11/29/10: Oroville, CA  Butte College
11/30/10: Chico, CA  California State University, Chico
01/14/11 - 01/15/11: Huntsville, AL  Oakwood University
01/25/11: Media, PA  Delaware County Community College
01/26/11: Philadelphia, PA  University of Pennsylvania
02/2/11 - 02/3/11: St. Louis, MO  John Burroughs School
02/15/11: Bridgewater, VA  Bridgewater College
02/17/11: Los Angeles, CA  Campbell Hall
02/21/11: Nashville, TN  Jere Baxter Middle School
02/25/11: Denton, TX  University Of North Texas
03/1/11: Tuscaloosa, AL  University of Alabama
03/19/11: Edmonton, AB  Centre for Race and Culture, Edmonton A
04/5/11: Monmouth, IL  Monmouth College
04/6/11: Springfield, IL  University of Illinois, Springfield
04/11/11: River Falls, WI  University of Wisconsin, River Falls
04/26/11: Green Bay, WI  University of Wisconsin
04/27/11: Green Bay, WI  Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
04/28/11: Appleton, WI  Fox Valley Technical College
Exhibits
Films