01 Feb Elmer Dixon to Speak at Black History Month Events

Social Justice Through the Lens of the Black Panther Party

Thursday February 4, 2021, 7 pm ET – 6 pm CT – 4 pm PT

Join the University of Tulsa’s as they welcome Elmer Dixon, president of Executive Diversity Services and former Black Panther Party member. Dixon co-founded the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968 and will discuss his experience and share his perspectives on our current social climate and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Presented by the University of Tulsa Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Chevron Multicultural Resource Center, Student Association.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration required to receive the link to join the virtual program.

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Evolution of Change: From Revolutionary to DEI Interculturalist

Wednesday February 10, 2021, 11 am to 12:30 pm ET – 10 to 11:30 am CT – 8 to 9:30 am PT

Longtime community activist Elmer Dixon traces his activist beginning to Stokely Carmichael, a leader in the Black Power movement: “Stokely’s message of racial pride and unity made us realize that Black is beautiful.” The goals of the Black Power movement went beyond civil rights to human rights—by any means necessary. From Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter, Dixon says knowing who you are and choosing your own labels is of utmost importance. Labels can hold psychological power: liberal reformer, radical activist, revolutionary, revolutionary social activist. In Dixon’s experience, individuals don’t seek out labels and likewise groups tend to reject labels imposed on them. Transformation is recognizable only in hindsight—going through an evolution, you often aren’t aware that a transformation is happening. In this webinar, Dixon will share with us his journey from Revolutionary to DEI Interculturalist, two labels that he gives himself. Experience his remarkable journey of transformation through the labels that he acquires, tries on, casts off, outgrows, and continues to redefine on his own terms. In sharing his story, Dixon expands our understanding of the DEI Intercultural field.

Presented by SIETAR USA. Free to members, $25 for non-members.

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