{"id":637,"date":"2026-03-15T11:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T18:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/?p=637"},"modified":"2026-03-15T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T18:16:49","slug":"equity-symposium-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/equity-symposium-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Equity Symposium 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Evergreen will hold its eighth annual\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(150, 96, 125)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\"><u data-ogsc=\"\"><a id=\"anchor-ed10a9f9-5894-de43-7d5b-61a3c52b3c41\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.evergreen.edu\/equity-symposium. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evergreen.edu%2Fequity-symposium&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCarly.Martin2%40evergreen.edu%7Cd9bc554db5964ff77b1108de80874d17%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C639089516055542099%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8evEHJfqvjk5sXvKuyY56mOi%2Fn94vB6YSF360Rn99KM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"\">Equity\u00a0Symposium<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">\u00a0on\u00a0Wednesday, April 15<sup data-ogsc=\"\">th<\/sup><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Each year, the\u00a0Equity\u00a0Symposium creates space for our community to come together toward the common goal of growing our knowledge and skills in the areas of\u00a0equity, social justice, and liberation.\u00a0 This year, our theme is\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">Fires Rising: Igniting Resilient Movements.<\/b>\u202f\u00a0Join us as we rise together to learn from the fires of the past and tend to the flames that ignite and sustain us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">Event Schedule<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">Wednesday<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">10:00am-12:00pm in The House of Welcome: Opening Plenary\u00a0with Mapuche Educator\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">Silvia Calfuqueo Lefio<\/b>\u00a0and documentary filmmaker\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">Kelly Baur\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">12:00pm-1:00pm\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">Community lunch<\/b>\u00a0in the House of Welcome catered by Coalescence Event Services featuring locally sourced ingredients prepared by Chef Lela<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">1:00pm-5:00pm in Purce Hall: Student, staff, and faculty-led\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">Concurrent Workshop Sessions<\/b>.\u00a0 Workshop descriptions coming soon.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">7:00pm-9:00pm* Keynote with Community Organizer, Author, and Co-Founder of United We Dream\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">Cristina Moreta Jimenez <\/b>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">*Symposium keynote is free and open to the public, registration information coming soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">NEW THIS YEAR!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Thursday, April 16<sup data-ogsc=\"\">th<\/sup>\u00a012:00-2:00 p.m. is Community Reflection Day<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Debrief your Symposium experience and generate ideas for carrying the learning forward!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Stay tuned for locations that will host debriefing sessions<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">SUPPORT STAFF<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">We are recruiting event support staff! Find more details about the needs via the\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(150, 96, 125)\"><u data-ogsc=\"\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=98-tIm_ApkmPIFBxHEDdqmEXK_gzPtJCvbajw1w_VZtUN0RKSExYSkozQ1A2N0cyMzVKQzJTS00xMiQlQCN0PWcu&amp;route=shorturl. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fpages%2Fresponsepage.aspx%3Fid%3D98-tIm_ApkmPIFBxHEDdqmEXK_gzPtJCvbajw1w_VZtUN0RKSExYSkozQ1A2N0cyMzVKQzJTS00xMiQlQCN0PWcu%26route%3Dshorturl&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCarly.Martin2%40evergreen.edu%7Cd9bc554db5964ff77b1108de80874d17%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C639089516055581507%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Vdnp%2BO8a2WF7IubW6EFccdUlYkq4dzZSCglxyqbhhTE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-ogsc=\"\">2026 Equity Symposium Event Support Sign-up\u00a0 \u2013 Fill out form<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">ACCESSIBILITY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">The Equity Symposium Planning Team strives to center the needs of our diverse community by hosting inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have accessibility needs, please contact us at\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(150, 96, 125)\"><u data-ogsc=\"\"><a title=\"mailto:socialjusticecenter@evergreen.edu\" href=\"mailto:socialjusticecenter@evergreen.edu\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(150, 96, 125)\">socialjusticecenter@evergreen.edu<\/a><\/u><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">We look forward to sharing this day of learning and being in community with you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">The Equity Symposium Planning Team<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Jacob Adams<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Carrie Chema<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Cholee Gladney<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Juanita Hopkins<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Jazmyne Kozak<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Lilly Kinnamon<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Sara Kukkonen<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Michael Rupp Talamantez<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Golden Sather<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\">Ashley Williams<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evergreen will hold its eighth annual\u00a0Equity\u00a0Symposium\u00a0on\u00a0Wednesday, April 15th Each year, the\u00a0Equity\u00a0Symposium creates space for our community to come together toward the common goal of growing our knowledge and skills in the areas of\u00a0equity, social justice, and liberation.\u00a0 This year, our&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/equity-symposium-2026\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11269,"featured_media":638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11269"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":641,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637\/revisions\/641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}