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What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us with Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown

In a world ablaze with crisis, this lecture explores crip feminist technoscience as a tool for survival and resistance—offering disabled wisdom to reimagine justice, regulate AI, and challenge empire, white supremacy, and late-stage capitalism through a disability justice lens. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Event sponsors: Paul Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Law, Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT), School of Social Work, Disability Studies Program, Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE), The Graduate School. Thursday, May 21, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Town Hall Seattle. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Is A River Alive? Exploring the lives, deaths and rights of rivers with Robert Macfarlane

Flow into a radical reimagining of rivers—as sentient beings with rights. This global lecture blends activism, art, and law to reveal how river justice shapes our survival in a world where water is more than resource—it’s kin. In person is SOLD OUT. Livestreaming is available for registration. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Event sponsors: Department of English, Department of History, Department of Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), Department of German Studies, The Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities, The Graduate School. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Town Hall Seattle. For more info visit www.washington.edu.