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Jenny Liou and Shin Yu Pai discuss "Muscle Memory"
Join us for a reading and conversation with poet, science writer, and retired professional cage fighter Jenny Liou, moderated by public engagement curator Shin Yu Pai.
View Video (01:10:07) | Posted January 2023
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Pamela Sneed Discusses "Funeral Diva"
Join us for a reading and conversation with poet, activist, visual artist, and educator Pamela Sneed, moderated by Shin Yu Pai.
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Radical Self-Acceptance As Activism: The Sensual Self Presented By Ev'Yan Whitney
Guest Curator Olaiya Land talks with Ev’Yan Whitney about the importance of reconnecting with pleasure and their book, Sensual Self.
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Voices of Color in Food presented by Lionesse
Olaiya Land, guest curator and founder of the online journal Lionesse, brings together three experts to discuss representation in the food industry. Speakers include cookbook author and food writer, Tara O'Brady, sommelier Cha McCoy, and chef/owner at Musang, Melissa Miranda. The event is presented in partnership with Lionesse and Book Larder. This event is supported by The Seattle Public Library Foundation and the Gary and Connie Kunis Foundation.
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Radical Self-Acceptance As Activism: Anti-Diet Presented By Caroline Dooner
Guest Curator Olaiya Land talks with Caroline Dooner about the inherent flaws of dieting and diet culture and her book, The F*ck It Diet.
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Radical Self-Acceptance As Activism: BIPOC Access To Travel And The Outdoors With Amanda Machado
Guest Curator Olaiya Land talks with Amanda Machado about how race, gender, power, and identity affect the way we travel and experience the outdoors.
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Radical Self-Acceptance As Activism: Body Resiliency Presented By Lindsay Kite
Guest curator Olaiya Land talks with Dr. Lindsay Kite about body resilience and her book “More Than a Body.”
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Radical Self-Acceptance As Activism: The Laziness Lie, Presented By Devon Price
Guest Curator Olaiya Land talks with Dr. Devon Price about their book, "Laziness Does Not Exist."
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Grow [Ing] Up: A Literary Series About Growing Pains (Part 4), Fatherhood
Join us for the fourth in a series of events, curated by writer D.A. Navoti, that examines the highs and lows of growing up.
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Grow [Ing] Up: A Literary Series About Growing Pains, Part 5: Adulthood
Join us for the final in our series of events, curated by writer D.A. Navoti, that examines the highs and lows of growing up.