CommUNITY Dialogue Series
Share your thoughts. Hear from others. Build CommUNITY.
The CommUNITY Dialogue Series is an opportunity for UNCG students, faculty, and staff to build relationships across difference while discussing hot topics related to diversity and inclusion affecting our UNCG community. These can be requested by groups, offices, departments, and classes!
SPRING 2024:
Misogyny in Rap Music: Misogyny in the Rap Industry is a 10-to-15-minute facilitation where the presenter educates students about misogyny in the rap industry, and dives deeper into this conversation addressing some of the ways misogyny manifests itself in other forms of oppression such as colorism, misogynoir, and heteronormativity. Throughout the presentation, they will lead students through guided dialogue where they will have the opportunity to talk about how we intake these messages, self-reflect on whether this affects them on to day-to-day basis, and what consequences this essentially has on women and trans people. At the end of the facilitation, students can walk away with new rap suggestions, and ways to combat misogynistic rhetoric that we consume.
Prison Industrial Complex: Bars, Bonds, and Beyond offers a scholarly investigation into the prison industrial complex, examining its intersections with race disparities in incarceration and their effects on community safety. Delve into the systemic forces that contribute to the disproportionate imprisonment rates for people of color and join discussions on strategies for enhancing community security. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive activity promoting collaborative approaches to neighborhood protection, fostering critical reflections on policing and incarceration practices. Join us for an insightful session aimed at fostering dialogue and actionable insights for a more equitable society.
“Bleed it Out: Shedding Period Stigma” explores the roots and causes around the menstrual taboos and how certain negative messages are perpetrated in the everyday. We discuss the biological processes, menstruators’ needs and the obstacles they face with period poverty, and the effects of the pink tax. Whether or not you have a period, your help doesn’t end there. Learn the best ways to support those around you and shed the shame around menstrual bleeding.
Texturism: Join us while we explore the ways texturism shows up in television and media on and off screen. We will also be looking at and discussing the real-life consequences of hair discrimination in the media.
Many Sides of Me: Many Sides of Me is a 45 to 60 minute facilitation where the presenter educates students about the big 8 social identities, and other relevant identities they may hold. Then they lead students in a guided dialogue where they have the opportunity to talk about how our identities show up in space with us and affect how we view the world. At the end of the facilitation, students can choose to make a craft that represents their most salient identities.