{"id":63624,"date":"2020-09-18T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/date-set-for-virtual-power-and-privilege-symposium\/"},"modified":"2020-09-18T03:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T11:30:00","slug":"date-set-for-virtual-power-and-privilege-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/date-set-for-virtual-power-and-privilege-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Date set for virtual Power and Privilege Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"
This year’s Power and Privilege Symposium will be different from past iterations of the event, and it is set for 8:15 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 10, University of Alaska Southeast announced.<\/p>\n
Like many events this year, the symposium designed as an engaging gathering to advance learning about societal issues will be held virtually. It will feature live keynote speakers, according to a news release from UAS.<\/p>\n
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu will be one of the keynote speakers. Wong-Kalu is a Native Hawaiian mahu — a traditional third gendered person who “occupies a place in the middle,” according to UAS. As a modern transgender woman, Wong-Kalu is an activist, kumu hula (hula teacher), filmmaker and community leader.<\/p>\n
Haley Moss, another keynote speaker, was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and made international headlines for becoming the first documented openly autistic attorney admitted to the Florida Bar. Moss is an attorney, author, artist and autism advocate.<\/p>\n
The call for proposals for the symposium will begin on Sept. 28. In the release, UAS encouraged people to consider submitting a proposal on a topic of their choosing. This year, people may also submit pre-recorded content. Please note, the proposal submission period is earlier this year to build in time to create the online platform.<\/p>\n