POSTER: Angela Davis at MIT, 2020

On October 21, 2020, academic, activist, and philosopher Angela Davis engaged with the MIT community in a discussion and Q&A on allyship, anti-racism, and social activism. The live virtual event was sponsored by the MIT Departments of Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Material Science and Engineering.

Timeline: 2020s

School: School of Engineering

Department: Biological EngineeringChemical EngineeringMaterials Science and Engineering

Career: Arts & HumanitiesCommunityEducationEngineering

Object: Document

Collection: Activism, Rising Voices 1995-Present, Talks, Women

External Link: http://web.mit.edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/webcast/cheme/f20/1/

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