The Matrix Center

The Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion at @UCCS. Home of the #KnapsackInstitute: Transforming Teaching and Learning.

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Censorship keeps growing.
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Join us on Monday from 7PM - 8:30 PM for Serving Liberation, a thought-provoking keynote with nationally recognized LGBTQ+ educator and award winning trans athlete Lex Horwitz! Open to all campus and community members!

Register here:
https://t.co/n99p0SbwLB

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Join the Knapsack Institute 2026 Cohort! The KI has been an important supportive learning community for those working in higher education across the country for three decades. Go to https://t.co/fc6buEZ2ve to apply! We are offering partial scholarships to all attendees

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Check out the assortment of resources on the Southern Poverty Law Center's website on supporting LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion!

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Here's a wonderful video from the Bioneers with Chief Oren Lyons and Elder José Barreiro on the indigenous roots of American Democracy.

https://t.co/Qx5dDN2l7l

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Check out this podcast from Yodit Mesfin Johnson, "Creating Change via Collective Care"

https://t.co/PI13yzGwNz

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"In a season of rampant anti-Indigeneity, here are some things you should and shouldn’t do to be pro-Indigenous"

https://t.co/IZFwYvAYJr

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Last call to register for the three-day 2025 Knapsack Institute. Join us in forging a path forward that continues to prioritize the inclusion of all students. Apply here: https://t.co/bftfqLgPik

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Join Nurturing Justice founder Rev. Kris Watson TONIGHT, Monday, April 28, 7pm EST on Zoom
for a special presentation: "Mindfulness, Healing, and Social Justice"

https://t.co/HCFR1qU2hv

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Jerilyn DeCoteau, offers a slide presentation about the federal government's policy of family separation and forced assimilation of Native children and the ongoing impacts experienced by Native American families today.

March 12, 6-7:30pm MT

REGISTER: https://t.co/ErQCS7n1Wy

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Join the African American Policy Forum for the virtual premiere of "The Story of Us - The Role of the Artist in the Age of Censorship" from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday, February 12th at 7:00PM ET.

Reserve a spot here: https://t.co/h2sLiSu49N

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Children as young as six embrace gender stereotypes about STEM fields.
https://t.co/3ZPiYVPtX7

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Join TRR for their workshop, Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change: In this 2-hour participatory program, we experience the history of the colonization of Turtle Island, the land that is now known as the United States.

February 22, 2-4pm MT

REGISTER: https://t.co/NyKdBhoC5Q

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Sign up for the Knapsack Institute 2025 now! Designed for all educators, the Knapsack Institute provides current knowledge, tools, strategies, and support to build inclusive and equitable learning and working environments and encourage radical self-care. https://t.co/uSa10a5NKZ

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Join UCCS for a panel with Isaac Netwon Farris Jr., MLK Jr.'s nephew for a discussion of freedom, justice, and democracy in the spirit of Nonviolence365. Attend online or in-person.

Register here: https://t.co/J6TL0pmEZO

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AWARE-LA offers a workshop series on building white anti-racist practice and community in an intensive 4-day institute designed specifically for white people. Register at the link below for the Unmasking Whiteness Institute at the end of February:
https://t.co/YMM0V5wllm

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We are officially accepting applications for participation in the 2025 cohort of The Knapsack Institute: Transforming Teaching and Learning!
Apply here:
https://t.co/w9SqTdZSFf

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Join Red Wine & Blue's November Banned Book Club for a discussion of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States tomorrow, November 20th at 7:30PM ET. Register at the link below:
https://t.co/QLiEsW37PN

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Check out the documentary on the Wilmington massacre for free on PBS:
https://t.co/dOODChW5DW

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On November 18th, Zinn Education Project is hosting a discussion with  Yoruba Richen and LeRae Umfleet on American Coup: Wilmington 1898, a documentary on the white supremacist massacre of black residents of Wilmington, NC.  Register here: 
https://t.co/nZGxqvsK1i