DPI Chair Deb Willis and Alum Hank Willis Thomas present at TEDWomen

Friday, Dec 7, 2018

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Reverend Liz Theoharis, left, and Reverend William Barber, right, speak at TEDWomen 2018: Showing Up, November 29, 2018, Palm Springs, California. (Photo: Callie Giovanna / TED)

In a session of talks hosted by University Professor and DPI Chair Deborah Willis and DPI alum Hank Willis Thomas ('98) (who spoke together at TEDWomen 2017), 12 speakers explored conflict, love, the environment and activism, and more.

The session––titled "Showing Up"––featured a series of searching duet talks with topics ranging from the opiod crisis to elephant language and beyond. Speakers included Paula Stone Williams and Jonathan Williams, Neha Madhira and Haley Stack, Aja Monet and phillip agnew, Beth Mortimer and Tarje Nissen-Meyer, and William Barber and Liz Theoharis, as well as solo talks from Jan Rader and Yvonne Van Amerongen.

Click the link below to read recaps of the talks.