Latinx Heritage Month Keynote Speaker

Johanna Toruño – Thursday, October 8th 5:00pm-6:00pm MT 

 

In Collaboration with RamEvents we are excited to host Johanna Toruño for Latinx Heritage Month. Johanna Toruño, is a self-taught visual artist, based in New York City and now living in Washington D.C, uses the streets of NYC as her public art gallery and calling for unity on matters that affect folks of color, particularly women of color, to deliver powerful, poetic messages of community heritage and activism, while also making people around the states be confronted to messages of pride and rebellion. She Founded her series called, “The Unapologetic Street Series”, where she puts posters throughout various neighborhoods to bring attention to conditions that are dividing communities, in turn she hopes to build solidarity. With her work being displayed on Instagram platform, and with over 175k followers she states, “Instagram is a platform, but the streets are my mic.” You can also check out one of  Johanna’s TedxTalks here.

 

Please join us using the following Zoom link:

https://zoom.us/j/97888565487

Meeting ID: 978 8856 5487

 

Courtney Conrad

Transition Programs Coordinator (First and Second Year) 491-7388

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