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Hawai'i Social Justice Educators Community

 
 

Hawaiʻi Social Justice Educators Community: Gender Equity in Schools

Dates: Thursday, August 29, 2024

(Future gatherings scheduled for November 7, February 27, and April 10)

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (please note the end time has been extended from 5:30pm for this particular session)

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: Free


Join us for our first online gathering of the school year on August 29, 2024, where a panel of amazing educators and students will share about their advocacy for gender equity in schools. Please check out the PDC website for more details on our panelists.

  • Dr. Lei Ahina-Dawson, clinical psychologist and Director of Social and Emotional Health at ʻIolani School

  • Sara Andrin, health aide at Hawaii Technology Academy community and advocate for period equity and sexual health education

  • Quinn Goo, a master’s student in educational psychology and a graduate assistant for the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, is dedicated to increasing diversity and accessibility in education.

  • Leilani Moran Hurtt, junior at Mid-Pacific Institute, co-leader of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Club

  • Madeline Lucy Nicolas, junior at ʻIolani School, an advocate for challenging the stigma surrounding the female body

  • Kaelyn Pacpaco, senior at ʻIolani School, a Period Warrior and advocate for a positive period-culture at ʻIolani School

  • Candice Sakuda, Director of Community & Civic Engagement at ʻIolani School

  • Dr. Lisa Vallin, lecturer in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  • Nikki-Ann Yee, co-founder of Maʻi Movement with her sister Brandy, pursues the mission of fighting the shame and stigma of period poverty for all menstruators in Hawaiʻi.

About the Hawai ‘i Social Justice Educators Community Gatherings:

This series of four online gatherings is focused on social justice education in Hawaiʻi for those who are:

  • in a role supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, or belonging at school

  • on a committee exploring such issues

  • teaching social justice content in classes

  • engaged in advocacy or activism around social justice education

  • or are interested in learning more about the work others are doing toward these ends.

We invite you to join us for quarterly conversation in a facilitated format, where we will share and explore the successes and challenges of social justice education in schools in Hawaiʻi. A component of the Social Justice Education in Hawaiʻi Project offered by Hanahauʻoli School and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education, these informal gatherings are offered at no cost thanks to the generosity of Jana and Howard Wolff.