Events and Opportunities
Welcome to the Office for Research DEI Events and Opportunities page. Here, you will find a list of events, workshops, and initiatives promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice within Northwestern and Chicagoland. We aim to provide OR staff with valuable opportunities to engage, learn, and grow. In some cases, we will provide information on an event that has already occurred to raise awareness for future consideration and to introduce a sponsor that may interest our community.
Whether you're interested in attending a workshop, participating in a discussion group, or accessing new resources, this page is your go-to source for staying informed and involved. Join us in our commitment to creating a more inclusive and equitable environment for all. We will regularly update this page.
10/30: No Master Territories: Feminist Short Films with Curator Erika Balsom at the Block Museum The wave of feminist film festivals that swept New York, Paris, Toronto, and Chicago in the 1970s represented the first essential step in charting the vast history of filmmaking by women. But the work of rediscovering, recirculating, and recontextualizing women’s cinema is never done. Perhaps no recent undertaking has proved this point so dramatically as No Master Territories: Feminist Worldmaking and the Moving Image, an expansive exhibition and screening series organized by Erika Balsom and Hila Peleg and exhibited at Berlin’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the summer of 2022. Link: https://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/cinema/2024/no-master-territories-feminist-short-films-with-curator-erika-balsom.html
11/2: Meet the Block Museum Student Associates in the galleries for a close look at select works on view in Dissident Sisters: Bev Grant and Feminist Activism, 1968–72.
11/3: Study on Queer Intimate Relationships Panel 3 p.m. Link: https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/620868
12/2: CIERA Microaggressions in the Workplace 12:30 p.m. Link: https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/616754
Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community hosted “We Are Chinatown” on July 13 at Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago. This community-based cultural festival invited participants to convene and fully experience Chinatown! The event featured culturally authentic performances, family-friendly activities, and speakers.
Coffee & Connecting, hosted by HR, Talent Development & Well-being. Enjoy a coffee or tea, stay for a bit, connect with a University colleague, or bring your laptop and work from the space. Coffee & Connection is an event for University staff and faculty. Evanston: Wednesday, July 17, Parkes Hall, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Chicago: Thursday, July 18, Lurie Ryan Family Atrium, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Contact wellbeing@northwestern.edu with questions.
National LGBTQ Health Conference. This interdisciplinary conference, co-hosted by Northwestern's Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) and Emory University, brings together scientists, public health professionals, and healthcare providers to discuss issues affecting the health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ community. It includes a pre-conference event with the NIH Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office.
When: August 15 - 17, 2024. Location: Emory Conference Center Hotel, Atlanta, GA. Link: National LGBTQ Health Conference https://lgbtqhealthconference.org/
LGBTQ Safe Space Training. This ongoing training educates allies who support LGBTQ individuals within the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine community. It is open to students, trainees, faculty, and staff and aims to create a more inclusive and supportive environment. Link: LGBTQ Safe Space Training. https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/diversity/resources-training/lgbtq-safe-space.html
Current Issues in LGBTQ Health: Lecture Series. This lecture series, supported by the Northwestern University Office of the Provost’s Hollister Lecture Fund and Northwestern Medicine, explores new evidence and research opportunities in LGBTQ health, focusing on couples' health in the U.S. Next Event: July 18
Link: https://isgmh.northwestern.edu/events/current-issues.html
Early notice: LGBTQ+ History Month Celebrations. Throughout October, Northwestern University will host a series of events celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month, including lectures, film screenings, and panel discussions that highlight the contributions and history of the LGBTQ+ community. Various locations on campus.