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K-State Today Student Edition

March 7, 2016

Artist talk 'Art, Pleasure & Imagination' by Favianna Rodriguez today

Submitted by Al Littlejohn

FIRE Poster for Favianna Rodriguez

Feminists Igniting Resistance and Empowerment, or FIRE, an official student organization, will host an artist talk, "Art, Pleasure & Imagination," by Favianna Rodriguezat at 5 p.m. Monday, March 7, in 13 Leasure Hall. A reception will follow with Rodriguez with the opportunity to purchase signed copies of her artwork.

This event is co-sponsored by the Diversity Programming Committee, the American ethnic studies department, the art department, the women's studies department and the American Ethnic Studies Student Association. 

Favianna Rodriguez is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural organizer and political activist based in Oakland, California. Her artwork explores major themes such as gender justice, ecology and migration. She has lectured globally on the power of art, cultural organizing and technology to inspire social change, and leads art interventions in communities around the country. Rodriguez is the executive director of CultureStrike and co-founder of Presente.org.

For more information, contact Alaina Littlejohn, president of FIRE, at alaina1@k-state.edu.