SOCIAL JUSTICE SPEAKER SERIES
SOCIAL JUSTICE SPEAKER SERIES
Unique Speakers Series Opens Dialogue about Social Justice
Dayton Metro Library and our series sponsor, Friends of the Dayton Metro Library, are pleased to continue the Social Justice Speaker Series, which aims to understand and demonstrate the effects of social justice in society.
This series is comprised of unique, award-winning and professional speakers. Patrons will have the opportunity to listen to them discuss some of the most critical social justice issues of today, as they provide insights from their professional fields and personal journeys.
Registration is not required, but each program is designed for a specific age groups.
Unique Speakers Series Opens Dialogue about Social Justice
Dayton Metro Library and our series sponsor, Friends of the Dayton Metro Library, are pleased to continue the Social Justice Speaker Series, which aims to understand and demonstrate the effects of social justice in society.
This series is comprised of unique, award-winning and professional speakers. Patrons will have the opportunity to listen to them discuss some of the most critical social justice issues of today, as they provide insights from their professional fields and personal journeys.
Registration is not required, but each program is designed for a specific age groups.
Upcoming Speakers
Unique Speakers Series Opens Dialogue about Social Justice
Dayton Metro Library and our series sponsor, Friends of the Dayton Metro Library, are pleased to continue the Social Justice Speaker Series, which aims to understand and demonstrate the effects of social justice in society.
This series is comprised of unique, award-winning and professional speakers. Patrons will have the opportunity to listen to them discuss some of the most critical social justice issues of today, as they provide insights from their professional fields and personal journeys.
Registration is not required, but each program is designed for a specific age groups.
Upcoming Speakers
ABOUT OUR 2024 SPEAKERS
ABOUT OUR 2024 SPEAKERS
Nearly 15-20% of the population is neurodivergent. This includes ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, sensory processing disorder, and many more. Jenara Nerenberg, author of the acclaimed book Divergent Mind, will discuss these topics and a path forward to better support neurodivergent individuals.
Divergent Mind is hailed by Library Journal as “extraordinary and jaw-dropping.” Endorsed by New York Times bestselling authors Susan Cain, Elaine Aron, Steve Silberman, Robert Whitaker, and many others, Nerenberg’s book has been translated into multiple foreign languages worldwide. She is an award-winning writer and producer, named as a “Brave New Idea” speaker by The Aspen Institute, and. She graduated from the Harvard School of Public Health and UC Berkeley with advanced degrees in public health and race relations.
The Social Justice Speaker Series is sponsored by Friends of the Dayton Metro Library.
PAST SPEAKERS
PAST SPEAKERS
Cheryl Brown Henderson - 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education – A Daughter’s Reflection
May 30, 2024
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Anthony Ocampo - To Be Brown and Gay in the USA
November 13, 2023
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Chris Smalls: Workers Fight Back - The Worker-Led Movement to Organize Amazon
October 19, 2023 | Event Photos
Dr. ShaDawn "Boobie" Battle and Company: The Chicago Footwork Experience
July 22 , 2023 | Event Photos
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
May 18, 2023 | Event Photos
AAPI Feminist Leadership
May 6, 2023 | Event Photos
Local Children's Authors
Kiara Berry, Henry Benton, & Kwaunisha Moore
July 09, 2022 | Event Photos, opens a new window
Candice Brackeen
General Partner at Lightship Capital
August 6 , 2022
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Dr. Kurt Russell
2022 National Teacher of the Year
April 25, 2023 | Event Photos, opens a new window
