- 1. Civic Engagement in Diverse Latinx Communities: Learning from Social Justice Partnerships in Action, Mari Castañeda, Apr. 3, 2025, 7:00 PM, Sun Room at the Memorial Union
- Dr. Mari Castañeda is the Dean of Commonwealth Honors College and Professor in the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Dr. Castañeda is a recipient of the UMass System President’s Public Service Award. Her fields of study include civic and community engagement, global communication, and Latinx media/cultural production. This lecture is being brought to the university and presented by the Latino/a Studies Program!
- 2. Bodily Autonomy for All: Lessons from the Intersex Movement, Pidgeon Pagonis, April 10th, 6:00 PM, 2630 Memorial Union
- Pidgeon Pagonis has worked for over a decade as an intersex advocate, speaker, consultant, photographer, and filmmaker to shed light on the human rights violations endured by intersex people. Their goal is to help end the non-consensual irreversible medical procedures meant to discipline unruly intersex bodies. Pidgeon’s accessible advocacy helps people complicate their preconceived binary notions about “biological differences”.
- 3. Anti-Capitalist Personal Finance, Leo Aquino, Apr. 21, 2025, 6:00 PM, 2630 Memorial Union
- Leo Aquino is a non-binary Filipinx writer, journalist, and financial coach from Los Angeles. They focus on anti-capitalist personal finance, financial literacy, and empowerment for queer and trans communities. Leo’s unique experience is deeply rooted in uplifting BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ stories.
- 4. Wordslut, Amanda Montell and Dr. Kelly Winfrey, Apr. 23, 2025, 6:00 PM, Sun Room, Memorial Union
- Amanda Montell is a linguist, author, and podcast host from Los Angeles. She is the author of two bestselling books, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism and Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language. NPR named Cultish the best book of 2021, and is currently being developed for TV.