Category Archives: activism

A gender non-conforming writer and performance artist addresses societal gender constructs

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Nandini Parikh

By Nandini Parikh There is an uprising anti-transgender violence that is happening in society because gender is a construct, according to a gender non-conforming writer and performance artist. “You have the power to write your own reality,” Alok Vaid-Menon said. … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Binary

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Rosa Gómez

By Rosa Gómez Alok Vaid-Menon speaks with Dorothy Chan during the question and answer portion of an online forum with the UW-Eau Claire community for the “Racing Towards Justice” series, sponsored by the Center for Restorative Justice.  © 2020 Rosa … Continue reading →

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Harvard Law professor seeks to fix institutional corruption in Congress

Posted on March 4, 2016 by whitehm

By Helen White A Harvard Law professor spoke on institutional corruption in Congress at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Schofield Auditorium on Wednesday night, enlightening an audience of more than 300. “At the core of our democracy is a hole,” Professor … Continue reading →

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Harvard Law Professor weighs in on our lost Republic

Posted on March 3, 2016 by steigmd

By Melaina Steig   Money corrupts congress and America needs to fix it said a Harvard Law Professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire on Wednesday night. “If we don’t fix this problem, our nation can’t survive.” said Lawrence … Continue reading →

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Lessig calls attention to a broken Congress

Posted on March 3, 2016 by hillarysmith7

By Hillary Smith A broken and corrupt U.S. Congress threatens America’s representative democracy, said a Harvard Law Professor in his Wednesday speech at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s 74th annual Forum. “At the core of our democracy, there is a … Continue reading →

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Misgendering in media negatively affects trans community

Posted on March 3, 2016 by whitehm

By Helen White As the transgender community comes more into the public eye, journalists are trying to correctly gender its members without a professional guide to pronouns. Caitlyn Jenner, Chelsea Manning, Laverne Cox, and other transgender public figures have faced … Continue reading →

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