Power & Privilege Symposium Schedule
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Tuesday, February 22: Kick-off Event & Concert
7:00 p.m. in Cordiner Hall
Watch the livestream at live.whitman.edu.
With opening performances by
Tejashree Jadhav ’24
Aziz Sahbazovic ’24
Marina Balasanyan ’24
Featuring guest artist and performer Aisha Fukushima
Wednesday, February 23: Symposium Keynote
Venue Change: 6:30 p.m. in Reid Ballroom
Overflow seating will be available in Cordiner Hall.
Watch the livestream.
With keynote speaker Imani Barbarin
Thursday, February 24: Power & Privilege Symposium Day
9:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m.
Sessions available in various campus locations and online. The full session schedule is below.
Accomodations and Accessibility
- There will be one to three seats reserved at each session for students with disabilities.
- There will be an American Sign Language interpreter at the keynote speech.
- We ask that sessions are kept fragrance-free for those with sensitivity to smells and chemicals.
- All buildings have ramps and elevators to help with physical accessibility excluding Hunter Conservatory.
- All-gender restrooms can be found on each floor of Maxey, in the basement of Hunter Conservatory, in the Glover Alston Center, on the first floor of the Hall of Science, and on the main floor of Prentiss Residence Hall.
- Campus Security can be contacted using the phone number 509-527-5777 or can be found in Technology Services 130.
- Volunteers can be found in Symposium t-shirts and can help with accessibility throughout the day.
The Power and Privilege Symposium is dedicated to making this event as accessible as possible. If you have concerns about accommodations and accessibility that aren’t listed here please e-mail symposium_operation@whitman.edu.
Session Blocks
Symposium sessions are organized into four blocking periods, each with four to five sessions.
- Session I: 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Session II: 10:45–11:45 a.m. - Lunch: Lunch will be provided to all Whitman students at Cleveland Commons. There are two lunch blocks pre-assigned to students by last name:
- Last Name A-O: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Last Name P-Z: 12:30 p.m.–2 p.m.
- Last Name A-O: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Session III: 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Session IV: 2:45–3:45 p.m.
Poster Session
Throughout the day you can visit the Reid Basement for a poster display from the Fall 2021 Outdoors for All Course. Students who participated in this course explored: 1) national efforts to make outdoor recreation and environmental conservation more diverse, inclusive and culturally relevant to the interests of all people; 2) contemporary outreach and advocacy programs aimed at addressing inequity, exclusion and representation; 3) and the new generation of advocates creating change. As a result, each student created a poster to advance education and action toward diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in outdoor spaces. This course was taught by Brien Sheedy & Laura Sanchez.
CCEC Virtual Office Hours
The CCEC will be offering virtual drop-in office hours throughout the duration of the symposium for general counseling and aid. Join them on Zoom through this link: https://whitman.zoom.us/j/93395958169.
Self-Care and Utilizing the Counseling Center
The Symposium can be an exciting time to teach and learn. It can also be an emotionally challenging time given the topics that will be discussed and questions that may be asked. To fully engage in the symposium, please take care of yourselves before, during, and after. A few options for self-care include but are not limited to:
- Be mindful. Pay attention to what your mind and body are telling you about your stress level.
- Listen to your thoughts and feelings. If you are getting overwhelmed, take action to address it with deep breathing, stepping out, or asking for support from those that you trust.
- Take breaks as you need them during the various sessions.
- Reach out and talk with your social supports both inside and outside of the community.
- Finally, the Counseling Center will be open, and if you want to speak with someone about your emotional experience please go to 502 Boyer Avenue. Someone will be there to greet you and assist. You can also call the Counseling Center by dialing (509) 527- 5195.
Drop-in Hours with the Counseling Center: 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.
Students can call the main office line at (509) 527-5195 for an appointment and will be provided a zoom link to meet with an available therapist.
COVID-19 Protocols: Virtual & In-Person Sessions
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the P&P Team has created a hybrid model of the symposium with both virtual and in-person components. Please note, the following measures have been put in place to keep session leaders, volunteers, and attendees safe.
- Vaccination or proof of exemption for all participants is required. Room monitors at all venues will be there to verify this requirement.
- In-person P&P sessions will be available to only Whitman community members. Select virtual sessions will be available to non-Whitman attendees to participate via Zoom.
- Masks are required for all participants, there will be room monitors to enforce this requirement within each session. Presenters are allowed to remove masks for their respective presentations.
- Each P&P Session will have a dedicated Main Room and Overflow Room with a livestream available and capacity limits of each room enforced.
- Due to the evolving state of COVID-19 conditions, in-person sessions are subject to move virtually. Any updates to the schedule will be communicated through the P&P Webpage on Whitman’s website.
Best Practices for Engagement
- Actively participate. Engagement is essential for critical conversations, increased understanding of each other’s identities, and movement towards change.
- Commit to change. This day should influence how you approach social issues throughout the rest of your life. When you commit to try and fix an issue, you motivate others to join you in the process of sustained change. If opting to stay neutral is easy for you, it is essential to remember that some may not have the sheer choice of opting out. This day is only one installment in a larger movement to make Whitman a more inclusive space.
- Stay the course. Don’t be deterred when it comes to having hard conversations. Often times people are scared of and turn away from these conversations because they fear they might look ignorant.
- Remember that we are in a learning environment. If you do not understand other people’s positions of oppression because you are not in them yourself, continue to ask questions, share, and listen.
- Treat each other with dignity and respect. Respect the opinions of others even if you do not agree or understand their perspectives. Likewise, there is no acceptance of hate speech, discriminatory speech or any forms of degradation.
Remember:
Utilize “I” statements when responding.
Listen attentively and respectfully. Suspend Judgment.
Pay attention to what surprises you and what confuses you.
Try to practice the ‘both/and’ approach rather than ‘either/or’.
Accept and reject as needed but be able to articulate the why.
Take the learning, not the experiences. Practice confidentiality.
Question the idea, do not criticize the people.
We are all responsible for the learning.