BEY DAY 2017

Cal Poly's ES 470 class presents the first-ever BEY DAY 2017, a conference and culmination of the course, "Beyoncé: Feminism, Race, & Politics." BLDG 180 RM 101

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And with that, our very first #BeyDay2017 has come to an end! THANK YOU to everyone who came out and supported this event! 👑🐝🍋✨💃🏽🕯🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿

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And lastly, our third and final spoken word poet is ES 470's own Erica Claybrook Cookman - she will be presenting "A Love Letter."

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Our second spoken word poet is Cal Poly child development student Brianti Williams - she will be presenting her poem titled "Eminence."

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Our first spoken word poet is Mario Espinoza, sociology faculty from UCSB - he will be presenting "Not Sorry, Not Sorry" #BeyDay2017

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Our last section of #BeyDay2017 is spoken word poetry - three speakers will be presenting original spoken poetry.

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If you STILL haven't seen Beyoncé's visual album, Lemonade, be here at 2pm for the screening of the entire film 🍋🍋🍋 #BeyDay2017

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Our fourth faculty panel speaker is ES 470's VERY OWN Dr. Jenell Navarro of Cal Poly's Ethnic Studies department ✨👑🐝🍋 #BeyDay2017

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Our third faculty panel speaker is Dr. Kimberly Robertson of the Department of Gender and Women's Studies at CSUN #BeyDay2017

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Our third and fourth faculty panel speakers will be presenting together on "5 Reasons Native Feminists Ride with Queen Bey" #BeyDay2017

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Don't forget to check out our altar in honor of all women of color who have lost their lives due to police brutality. BLDG 38, RM 114✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

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Our second faculty panel speaker is Dr. Alpen Razi of Cal Poly's Ethnic Studies dept - he will be discussing "The Day Rihanna Turned Black"

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Our first faculty panel speaker is Dr. Denise Isom of Cal Poly's Ethnic Studies department - she will be speaking on #BlackGirlMagic ✨

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AND we're back! Faculty panel speakers are beginning in the next few minutes - so make your way back to BLDG 180 RM 101!

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Make sure to share your #BeyDay2017 snaps with us! Here's another custom @Snapchat filter created by ES 470 student @mierrem 🐝🐝🐝

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Also in BLDG 38, RM 114 - head over to make your own #BeyDay2017 buttons and candles 🕯🕯🕯

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From 12-1pm, head over to BLDG 38 RM 114 to view an altar dedicated to women of color who have lost their lives to police violence ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

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It is NOW our lunch break - see you back in BLDG 180 RM 101 in an hour for our faculty panel speakers beginning at 1pm #BeyDay2017

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Also head over to your @Snapchat app and check out our custom #BeyDay2017 filter created by ES 470 student @mierrem 🍋🍋🍋

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Are YOU here at #BeyDay2017 ? Tweet at us, share your pictures & thoughts throughout today!

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LIVE coverage of our student dance performances 💃🏽