Join together with students – past and present – to celebrate and commemorate the 55th Anniversary of the Black Student Union (BSU).

This panel conversation is an opportunity for our campus community to hear from BSU founding members James P. Garrett, Larry Gossett, Kathleen Haley, Carl Miller, and Leathia Stallworth-Krasucki, who demanded changes in how the UW served students of color. From their 1968 occupation of the UW administration building (now Gerberding Hall), to the myriad ways they have been leading voices in justice and equity over the years, these visionary leaders have shaped this university and our greater community.

The panel will be moderated by UW alum and former Black Student Union leader Dr. Marc Arsell Robinson, Assistant Professor of History from California State University, San Bernardino. 

Please join us:

• Date: May 19th, 2023

• Time:

• 5:00 PM: Panel conversation at ECC Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle, WA

• 6:30 PM: Reception and book signing at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, 3931 Brooklyn Ave, Seattle, WA 

• or watch online via Livestream (link upon registration)

Event co-sponsors: UW Seattle Black Student Union, Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D), UW Alumni Association, College of Arts & Sciences, Office of the President, UW Student Life, Department of American Ethnic Studies, Department of History, Department of Political Science, Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center

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