Speakers

The MLK Champions Recognition program honors individuals and partners who embody the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through social action. The featured keynote for the evening will be Justin J. Pearson, Tennessee State Representative and nationally recognized community organizer whose leadership centers justice, equity, and community empowerment.

How does recognizing the fundamental entanglements of humans and the more-than-human world impact notions of "justice"? Drawing on perceptions from diverse communities, disciplines, and social, political, and historical contexts, this symposium will provide a space for us to grapple with the question: What might a more just world or worlds look like in the 21st century?

Annual Armenian Genocide Event Helen Makhdoumian (Postdoc, Vanderbilt University). Time and location TBD