"Telling the Stories of Vietnamese Women Educators and Their New Fields" — This new project tells the personal stories of female educators who are advancing gender equality in Vietnam by establishing academic fields based on cross-cultural knowledge, such as gender studies. Vietnam is witnessing the rise of a remarkable generation of female professors, who were born in the 1980s, grew up during national growth, and earned graduate degrees in the 2010s. They have increased knowledge production in Vietnam and improved women’s roles in the workforce.

CSWS hosts a teach-in on gender and politics in the 2024 election cycle and how the new political landscape is shaping up for important feminist issues. Panelists: Professor Alison Gash, Political Science; Associate Professor Anita Chari, Political Science; Kaito Campos de Novais, Anthropology; Brennan Fitzgerald, Chemistry and Biochemistry. 

Free and open to the public. Please register here (and get free food during the event)! 

Candace Bond-Theriault, JD., LL.M. (she/her/hers) is a Black queer feminist lawyer, professor, writer, mother, and social justice advocate working at the intersections of law, policy, reproductive health rights, racial justice, LGBTQIA+ liberation, economic justice, and democracy reform. She is Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Howard University, and Associate Director for Movement Building at Dēmos: a think tank for the Racial Justice Movement. Bond-Theriault sits on the SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW!

Deepa Iyer is this year's Lorwin Lecturer. Over the course of two decades supporting social movements, Deepa Iyer has played many roles: weaver, frontline responder, storyteller, and guide. Currently, she is the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at Building Movement Project where she builds projects, resources, and narratives around transformative solidarity practices. Iyer’s primary areas of expertise include post September 11th policies, civil rights, and Asian American/South Asian histories of community building.