{"id":2906,"date":"2021-03-17T16:02:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T23:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/?p=2906"},"modified":"2021-03-17T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T23:03:08","slug":"recast-announcing-keynote-janaya-khan-at-equity-symposium-wade-in-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/2021\/03\/recast-announcing-keynote-janaya-khan-at-equity-symposium-wade-in-the-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Recast | Announcing Keynote Janaya Khan at Equity Symposium: Wade in the Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From: <\/strong><\/a>“Longaker, Jacob” <Jacob.Longaker@evergreen.edu>
Date: <\/strong>Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 3:44 PM
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Dear Evergreen Community,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nam pleased to announce that Black, queer, & non-binary activist, futurist,\nstoryteller, boxer, and social-justice educator Janaya Khan will deliver our closing\nkeynote address “Demanding Social Transformation, Justice, and Equality\nfor All” on\nThursday, April 15 from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Zoom). A short biography of Janaya\ncan be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register now to participate in the week’s events!<\/a> Stay tuned for more updates on the Equity Symposium webpage<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Janaya Khan (they\/them)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Ambassador for the #BlackLivesMatter Network with a\ntimely message about the transformational power of protest, Janaya Khan\n(they\/them) is a leading activist who engages you in a profound discussion\nabout social justice and equality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janaya \u201cFuture\u201d Khan is a Black, queer, non-binary\nactivist, futurist, storyteller, boxer and social-justice educator.\u202fThey are\nthe International Ambassador for Black Lives Matter, co-founder of Black Lives\nMatter Canada and the former Program Director at Color of Change. Khan has\nbecome a leading voice in the global crusade demanding social transformation,\njustice and equality, with a mission to produce work that is a clarifying\nforce.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khan\u2019s work encourages thought leadership, narrative intervention\nand bridge building. Through this passion, they hope to encourage people to use\ntheir words as tools and a lens through which they can orient themselves.\nKhan\u2019s \u201cSunday Sermon\u201d on Instagram Live is a weekly discourse in which they\ndiscuss various topics, from Black Lives Matter to finding one\u2019s voice and\nmore.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An accomplished lecturer and author, Khan has spoken to a vast\narray of College audiences, including Cornell, Duke, Smith and University of\nToronto. Khan\u2019s dedication and bold approach to storytelling has created\nopportunities to contribute to academic and frontline community dialogue,\nengaging audiences on the global impacts of the Black Lives Matter movement.\nKhan\u2019s writing has been featured across a variety of outlets\nincluding Vogue, CNN, The Cut, The Root, Huffington Post, and Al\nJazeera.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Khan received their Bachelor of\nArts, with honors, in English Language and Literature from York\nUniversity.\u202fKhan currently resides in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob R. Longaker\n(he\/him\/his)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Peoples\nMulticultural, Trans, and Queer Support Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Evergreen State\nCollege<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read my latest work at\nPolitics, Groups, and Identities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contending and\nnegotiating identity: trans activism within the Brazilian LGBT movement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read my chapter for\nOxford’s LGBT Politics and Policy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil’s\nLGBT Movement<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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