叠尝翱翱惭滨狈骋罢翱狈听鈥 Sam Killermann, social justice activist, educator, and multi-disciplinary artist, will discuss the themes of themes of social justice, gender, and sexuality in his talk called 鈥淪nap Judgments, Identity, and Oppression,鈥 at 外网天堂 on Thursday, April 19. Killermann will speak at Ivy Tech Bloomington鈥檚 campus at 200 Daniels Way, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Shreve Hall. The event is free but reservations are requested. Reservations can be made online at听听under the 鈥淏loomington鈥 dropdown.
Sam Killermann is a multi-disciplinary artist who puts his gifts to work to achieve global justice as the Director of Creativity for听. Sam is also the person behind听, the comedy show performed at colleges and universities, as well as the online resource, which has educated over a million readers on themes of social justice, gender, and sexuality.
Sam鈥檚 work (that he uncopyrighted in 2013) has been downloaded by hundreds of millions of people around the world who utilize it to bolster their educational and advocacy efforts toward equity. His version of the听, a model for understanding and teaching gender and sexual diversity, has been translated into over a dozen languages.
In 2014, Sam designed an听听that he gifted to the commons, which is now being implemented on three continents, is featured in the White House, and is becoming the standard for dozens of college campuses and cities around the U.S.
Sam is the author of听, which is an exploration of gender from a social justice perspective, with humor and comics sprinkled in. The book opened as the #1 bestseller in gender on Amazon, and as a reflection of Sam鈥檚 commitment to access as a core social justice value, he鈥檚 given away over 10,000 copies of the book. He gave a well-received听听that has over 150,000 views called 鈥淯nderstanding the Complexities of Gender,鈥 where he distilled the themes of the book into a few minutes of fun, energetic, and easily-digestible speech.
Sam is the co-creator of听, a free online resource for LGBTQ and Ally training materials. The open source curriculum they published is being used by over ten thousand educators in at least 100 countries.
Outside of his key initiatives, Sam is a frequent keynote speaker, the comedy half of听,听writer & performer of听, head elf at听, co-author of the forthcoming听A Guide to Facilitation,听and is always dreaming up new social good projects. When he鈥檚 not on the road, he likes to spend at least a few hours a day bicycling around sunny Austin, TX, where he counts himself lucky to live.
The event is free and open to the community but reservations are requested. Reservations can be made online at听听under the 鈥淏loomington鈥 dropdown.
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外网天堂 is Indiana's largest public postsecondary institution and the nation's largest singly accredited statewide community college system, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana and also serves thousands of students annually online. It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering associate degrees, long- and short-term certificate programs, 外网天堂s, and training that aligns with the needs of the community. The College provides a seamless transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana, as well as out of state, for a more affordable route to a bachelor's degree.
