WCC continues with its endowed lecture series launched in 2022 by the WCC Foundation, to create transformative engagement and learning opportunities that promote and advance communities of color, gender, and justice. The series called Dismantling Racism and Advocating for Justice began in fall 2021 as part of WCC’s opening week and will continue for 10 years. Each lecture will feature distinguished national and international speakers, scholars, artists, and/or writers, and is intended to stimulate conversation and innovation through sharing of stories, experiences, insights, and ideas. The mission of the endowed series is to advance equity across the WCC campus and local community by building understanding and offering diverse perspectives, which is
Ericka Hart Activist, Writer, Educator, Endowed Lecture Series Speaker
key to upholding social justice and equity work at WCC.
Each of the highly qualified speakers is chosen by a WCC campus appointed committee with an intentional focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. In June of 2022 WCC held the first speaking event featuring Ericka Hart (pronouns: she/they). Ericka is a Black queer femme activist, writer, highly acclaimed speaker, and award-winning sexuality educator with a Master of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University.
Below, From left: Tanya Zaragoza-Rosas, Director for Intercultural Services; Veronica Perez, Student Completion Coach and Manager; and Yusuke Okazaki, Associate Director for Intercultural Services.
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