Topic: "Why Indigenous Sovereignty Matters" Speaker: Chantal Norrgard is Assistant Professor of First Nations Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Superior. She is the author of Seasons of Change: Labor, Treaty Rights, and Ojibwe Nationhood (University of North Carolina Press, 2014). Register to receive Zoom Webinar Link here. Join the UWT Labor Solidarity Project for a weekly, online seminar that will adopt an intersectional approach while exploring the recent histories of the regional, national, and global labor movements. Each meeting will feature a presentation and discussion facilitated by a leading voice in mapping the trajectory of labor activism and scholarship. Presentations will be broadcast live each Wednesday from 6:00pm-7:30pm via Zoom beginning Wednesday, October 6. These seminars are free and open to the public. Can't make the live performance? View our archived presentations on the UW Tacoma Labor Solidarity Project YouTube channel playlist.
About the UW Tacoma Labor Solidarity Project: The Labor Solidarity Project at UW Tacoma (UWT) consists of faculty and students working to highlight labor studies in the curriculum, in research, and through community outreach. The Labor Solidarity Project has organized speakers, research programs, and additional curriculum to highlight and deepen our region's understanding of its distinctive and proud labor history and to shape a future of economic justice and opportunity for all through community-engaged higher education. |