<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">The <b>Social Justice Teach-In</b> will be a full-day event.<b> Starting at 8<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">:15</span> a.m. in </b></span><b>Yokum</b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><b> 200,</b> we will host a kick-off ceremony led by President Enyedi, Mayor Rosenquest, VP of DEI Allison Heard, Faculty Senate Chair Raymond Carman, and SA representative Peculiar Joseph. </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>During the morning and afternoon, students, staff, faculty, and community members can choose from over 55 breakout sessions </b>ranging from workshops, readings, performances, discussions, and presentations on a diverse range of issues related to social justice. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>During lunchtime in the ACC 1st floor and outside in Amitie Plaza, </b>there will be food truck vendors to buy lunch, free hot chocolate provided by the DEI Office, and entertainment provided by <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">the SUNY Plattsburgh Gospel Choir</span> and a local DJ. Multicultural businesses, student entrepreneurs, and community groups will also host tables to share more about their organizations. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>At 5:30 p.m. in Yokum 200</b>, we will cap off the day with a<b> keynote presentation by Nicky Hylton-Patterson, a Black queer activist scholar and community organizer</b>. Her keynote is entitled, <i>Community DEI: Lessons from the Field</i>. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks to the hard work of many members from our campus community, t<b>he website and schedule for the Social Justice Teach-In to recognize Black Solidarity Day on Monday, November 7 is now live: </b></span><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/plattslife/diversity/teach-in.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>https://www.plattsburgh.edu/plattslife/diversity/teach-in.html</b></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The website includes information about Black Solidarity Day and about the Teach-In, as well as the full schedule of events. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This is an important day to celebrate our diverse campus community, continue our work toward inclusive excellence, and teach and learn about issues crucial to developing a more just society.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We urge you to share the website with your students, attend as many activities as you can, and—as announced over the summer and during the first week of classes—we ask those teaching on Mondays to strongly consider bringing your classes to a session or otherwise allowing your students to attend and participate in the teach-in. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:427px;height:427px"><img alt="Flyer advertising Black Solidarity Day Save the Date. Monday November 7th 2022. Campus-wide Social Justice Teach-In" title="Black Solidarity Day Save the Date" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gTDBQFb5PxHYvGKIhJGbuuAVe06lJm0CDLzoEoieEobJ5FNm9PhTnIgrwu9d4IhuBwAkYwNLtT2J90ZrRM9YEsSFEZN0ZEnmGA7arsFcs0m3jjz0_5oqA0c__SFvjtLBvN8rkOVQVDavR72lPHiM2ZyDy4nauXOlDC3IRpHrM_I2rru-ki7PL23aVw" width="427" height="427" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></span></span></p></div>