Fwd: Gender Studies Symposium Event for ENVS Students

[Jessica Kleiss]

Hi ENVS students, 

Hopefully you have heard that the Gender Studies Symposium, "RESIST NOW!" will run next week (March 11-13). There are an enormous number of events - it's a 5-ring show! There is truly something there for everyone, so take a moment to look through the  schedule of workshops, readings, panel discussions, and keynote events to find something that interest you! 

Specifically, one of the GSS co-chairs, Kindle Murray, suggested the following panel might be particularly relevant for ENVS majors: 

On Friday, March 13th, Sang-hyoun Pahk will deliver a talk on climate resistance and militarized borders, connecting Palestine and the United States-Mexico border.

• Panel: Blurring Borders: Justice, Colonialism, Sovereignty, and Resistance (1:45–3:15 p.m., Gregg Pavilion)
• Yu-Fang Cho, professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, University of Oregon, “Reproductive Justice and Decolonization in the Marshall Islands”
• Razan Ghazzawi, assistant professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies, Oregon State University, “Popular Sovereignty and Trans Mothering of Anti-War Syrian Soldiers”
• Sang-hyoun Pahk, assistant professor of sociology, Pacific University, “Climate Resistance and the Palestine-Mexico Border”

For the full program, including details about keynote speakers and our art exhibit, please visit our website. You can also follow us on Instagram (@lcgendersymp).

See additional information below. Enjoy! 

- Jessica

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Dear ENVS students,

The 45th Annual Gender Studies Symposium is scheduled for March 11-13, 2026. This year's symposium is titled "RESIST NOW!" and will explore gender and sexuality in relation to solidarity, activism, and resistance. The full schedule of workshops, readings, panel discussions, and keynote events is on our website, but I'd like to point out an event that may be of particular interest to faculty and students in ENVS:

On Friday, March 13th, Sang-hyoun Pahk will deliver a talk on climate resistance and militarized borders, connecting Palestine and the United States-Mexico border.

• Panel: Blurring Borders: Justice, Colonialism, Sovereignty, and Resistance (1:45–3:15 p.m., Gregg Pavilion)
• Yu-Fang Cho, professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, University of Oregon, “Reproductive Justice and Decolonization in the Marshall Islands”
• Razan Ghazzawi, assistant professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies, Oregon State University, “Popular Sovereignty and Trans Mothering of Anti-War Syrian Soldiers”
• Sang-hyoun Pahk, assistant professor of sociology, Pacific University, “Climate Resistance and the Palestine-Mexico Border”

For the full program, including details about keynote speakers and our art exhibit, please visit our website. You can also follow us on Instagram (@lcgendersymp).

Please help us to spread the word about this event by sharing this information with anyone who may be interested. All symposium events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted on the schedule. We hope you can join us at the symposium!

Warmly, 

Kindle Murray

Gender Studies Symposium co-chair

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2025-26 GSS co-chairs:

Avarie Goerling '27 (they), goer...@lclark.edu

Amber Kase '27 (they/she), ambe...@lclark.edu

Mallory McMullan '27 (they), mallory...@lclark.edu

Kindle Murray '27 (she/they), kmu...@lclark.edu

Faculty director:
Professor Kimberly Brodkin (she/her), kbro...@lclark.edu, 503.768.7678