[Female-math-faculty] Racial Justice Through the Games Lens

[Ghazal Geshnizjani]

Dear WiM members,
This event might be of interest to you. The announcement includes a
registration link:

Join us on October 21, from 1-3pm, for the Racial Equity Board Games Panel,
featuring race and game studies scholars Drs. Kishonna Gray
<http://www.kishonnagray.com/>, Lai-Tze Fan
<https://laitzefan.wordpress.com/>, and Aynur Kadir
<https://uwaterloo.ca/communication-arts/people-profiles/aynur-kadir>. The
panelists will discuss how games can inspire conversations that confront
racism and educate players about what needs to be done to address systems
of white supremacy.

Registration on Eventbrite is required – registrants will be sent the
meeting link via email before the event:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/racial-equity-board-games-panel-tickets-124147874635
<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/racial-equity-board-games-panel-tickets-124147874635>
Racial Equity Board Games Panel Tickets, Wed, 21 Oct 2020 at 1:00 PM |
Eventbrite
<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/racial-equity-board-games-panel-tickets-124147874635>
www.eventbrite.ca
Eventbrite - CRIT, Games Institute, REDI Council presents Racial Equity
Board Games Panel - Wednesday, 21 October 2020 - Find event and ticket
information.
The Games Institute is organizing this event in collaboration with the
Research, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Council and the Council
for Responsible Innovation and Technology (CRIT). Together, we are
launching UW’s first ever Racial Equity Board Game Showcase, under the
guidance of University of Waterloo’s Office of Research and with
consultation from the Equity Office. This panel aims to inspire submissions
and set expectations for the showcase, which will officially open Winter,
2021.

cheers,
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Ghazal Geshnizjani
Research Associate Professor
Women in Math Committee Chair <https://uwaterloo.ca/women-in-mathematics/>
Department of Applied Mathematics
<https://uwaterloo.ca/applied-mathematics/>
Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics <https://uwaterloo.ca/astrophysics-centre/>

University of Waterloo, Office: MC 6449   Email: ggeshniz at uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519 888 4567 X 39146

Affiliate and PSI Fellow,  Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
<http://pitp.ca/>
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