Video of this event on April 8 (YouTube)
The Glenbard Parent Series will present a Distinguished Round Table on Social Justice with human rights activist Qasim Rashid and spoken word poet Jonathan Mendoza .
At this special conversation and performance, our speakers will guide participants to the practical steps each of us can take to create a better environment for our children, and a better more inclusive future for our nation. Join us and learn how the power of dialogue and the strength of talk can overcome violence and hate and lead us on a path to peace and understanding.
This event will be presented virtually. Use the link below to log in from your computer, phone, or tablet for this engaging event. Participants’ cameras and microphones will be disabled during the speaker’s presentation and slideshow. Questions may be submitted ahead of time to Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at [email protected].
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asim Rashid is an author, human rights lawyer focused on women’s rights, religious freedom, and children’s advocacy, and a graduate of Glenbard South High School. Mr.
Rashid is regularly published in national and international media outlets including TIME, and the Washington Post and he has been interviewed at FOX News, CNN, NBC, and CBS. Rashid is the author of four books including “Talk to Me :Changing the Narrative on Race, Religion, and Education” and his debut picture book “Hannah and the Ramadan Gift,” which celebrates good deeds during the month of Ramadan, out April 6, 2021.
Qasim, his wife, Ayesha, and their three children reside in Virginia. Find him on Twitter @QasimRashid.
Jonathan Mendoza is a nationally recognized Spoken-Word Poet — spoken-word being a performance art that is word-based, and which focuses on the aesthetics of word play such as intonation and voice inflection. Mr. Mendoza is a National Poetry Slam champion and a Louder Than A Bomb Massachusetts Youth Poetry Slam alumnus and organizer. Mendoza ties the artistic to the political, the academic to the emotional, providing galvanizing content for a variety of audiences and making him a rising star in the world of spoken word.
Jonathan Mendoza web site HERE
Both of these presenters will address Glenbard North students in their English class during the academic day.
This event is free, open to the public and students are encouraged to attend.
