damali ayo

in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. week

Are You Ready to Fix Racism? (or are you still pretending it doesn’t exist?)

Change starts with people, relationships and courage. Join our campus community and become empowered as damali ayo—activist, speaker and artist—uses her humorous stories and award-winning art to provide practical tools for building better communities. Her creative, pragmatic and satirical approach makes hard conversations about racial justice more accessible. Audience members will receive a copy of damali’s “I Can Fix Racism” guide following her talk.

“The passion damali brings is transformative and turns a simple idea into a movement.” —Al Leston, Host of NPR’s State of the ReUnion

Free and open to the public.

“Tea Time” with damali ayo
Jan 19 • 4:30 - 5:30pm
Intercultural Center, Highmsith Union
Free, open to UNC Asheville students, faculty, and staff

Bring your friends and come for a casual, honest and intimate talk about race, our campus community, and how to create change. Share the things you most want to say to your community, so damali can address them in her evening presentation to the whole campus. Have an honest, refreshing, and supportive conversation about race. Ask questions, share your hopes and frustrations. Come prepared to be challenged, laugh, think, and grow. All races are encouraged to participate. Refreshments will be served.

Please email RSVP for Tea Time: tpouliot@unca.edu

MLK Week
Jan. 16–20
The Intercultural Center, Multicultural Student Programming, and the Center for Diversity Education, along with other campus organizations, host a week-long campus observance promoting the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Join us for a panel presentation including North Carolina natives who were part of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Starting January, check the Multicultural Student Programming website for details: msp.unca.edu

All programs are subject to change.