TEDXWWU Coming to Western on Saturday, March 4

TEDxWWU is coming to Western from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 4 in the Performing Arts Center. TedxWWU is designed to help organizations, individuals and communities create conversation and connections at a local level.

Nine speakers from the Bellingham area will discuss a wide variety of topics.

• Joy Wiggins: From Sabotage to Support: Women Liberating Women
• Paige Rosson: Breaking the Habitual: Restroom Inequality
• Paul Meeks: Debunking Stock Investment
• Dalia Monterroso: I Dream of Chickens
• Rae Lynn Schwartz- DuPre: Curious About Curious George
• David Nicol: Solar in Alaska - Greening Up Diesel Microgrids
• Kristin Leong: Roll Call - Exploring the Gaps Seperating Students and Teachers
• Tracy Psycher: Rethinking Trauma: What Youth From Domestic Violence have to Teach Us

Tickets are on sale for $15 for Western students and will be $25 for the general public. This will include a free lunch provided by the event held in Western’s dining halls. Other activities include games, arts & crafts, music, yoga and an improve session. At the end of the event there will be an ice cream social with ice cream provided by Mallard’s. For more information on TEDxWWU visit www.TedxWWU.org.