2022 Building Bridges - Workshop - Knowledge is Power, the American Dream Bias
Channel: Gustavus Adolphus College
Date: 2022-03-05

2022 Building Bridges at Gustavus Adolphus College
This year's conference theme is Knowledge is Power: Dismantling Systematic Bias in Educational Institutions

Workshop - Knowledge is Power, the American Dream Bias
“As a first generation West African Immigrant, raised in a working-class household, I root all of my community activism, organizing, political advocacy and outreach work in centering Diasporic Black joy, access, and liberation.” Ponny White is a Child Care Policy Associate at School Readiness Consulting, and a graduate from Minnesota State University Moorhead who received a Bachelors of Science and Bachelors of Art degree in Political Science and Multimedia Journalism with an emphasis in Women’s and Gender Studies in spring 2020. Along with her career in advocating for equitable child care policies, Ponny is a dedicated reproductive rights and gender justice activist who works with organizations like “Advocates for Youth'' and “Girls for Gender Equity” and the “MN Young Women’s Initiative” to advocate legislatively for young people’s access to affordable reproductive care and education. As well as advocating for policies that protect and uplift the experiences of women, girls, and GNC people. Ponny’s 2022 impact goal is to prioritize radical joy.