The Office of Equity and Human Rights will host educator Megan Red Shirt-Shaw at noon on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.

Red Shirt-Shaw will discuss how land acknowledgements have become a powerful introduction to convocations, graduations, meetings, and conferences in higher education, but that institutions must challenge themselves to move away from encouraging acts that are just performative into commitments of transformative change. 

Red Shirt-Shaw is an educator, writer, and researcher in higher education. Passionate about Indigenous rights issues, college admissions, and a greater Native presence in media​ and higher education​, Red Shirt-Shaw believes in empowering young people to use their voices for the issues they care about in their communities. Her writings have also been featured on Huffington Post, ThinkProgress, Racialicious, Model View Culture, and Last Real Indians.

Preregistration is required. You can register at this link. The program is part of the Office’s monthly Lens Webinar Series.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all City of Iowa City-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in these events, please contact the Office of Equity and Human Rights at 319-356-5022 or [email protected].