These days, it can be hard to have meaningful conversations about challenging topics with people we disagree with. This week, as a part of BC\u2019s first ever Voices United, get inspired by three speakers, each working hard to bridge our divides.
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What: Voices United – A Week of Campus-Wide and Civic Conversation Join us for these free events, open to all students, faculty, staff, and community. No registration needed. All are both in-person and online. These events also have virtual ASL interpretation.<\/p>\n Songs of Revolution \u2013 Art, Youth Activism, and the Fight for Our Planet, with Miriam Oommen Election Disinformation: What It Is, Why It\u2019s Dangerous, and What We Can Do to Fight It, with WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs
\nWhen: May 22-26
\nWhere: In-Person and Virtual
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\nWhen: Tuesday, May 23, 12:30 p.m.-1:20 p.m.
\nWhere: H Building 2nd Floor Balcony & Zoom<\/a>
\nMiriam (of queer\/punk string band Foraging and the Rattling Bones) will share songs and stories from the front lines of her ongoing efforts to foster social revolution in this changing world. A plaintiff on the federal climate change lawsuit Juliana v. US, as well as a long-time climate justice activist, Miriam has spent the last 10 years exploring the art of conversation in the context of climate catastrophe.<\/p>\n
\nWhen: Wednesday, May 24, 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
\nWhere: N201 & Zoom<\/a>
\nWashington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs discusses how proactive messaging and outreach, increased voter education and engagement, and the power of the vote each play a key role in fighting election disinformation.<\/p>\n