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Friday, June 16 • 12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch Love: Parents & Child Caregivers

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How do we raise children to be the architects of a new world while we're still in this one? This space is for parents and caregivers of children to share experiences and ideas about child rearing in topic-based, small group discussions. Participants will leave feeling validated, challenged and supported by a new network of friends. Vegan lunch with gluten-free options provided as well as lunchtime childcare. Weather permitting, we will meet on the lawn outside the North entrance to McGregor.
Presenters
avatar for Robin Markle

Robin Markle

Robin Markle is an artist, organizer and revolutionary witch practicing their crafts in West Philadelphia. They often collaborate with local organizations on art pieces to aid in the group`s political work, namely Decarcerate PA and the Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration. When they`re not in a meeting, Robin can be found cooking up a scheme, a spell or a meal and selling queer altar candles at FlamingIdols.com., Philly Childcare Collective
Robin Markle is an artist, organizer and revolutionary witch practicing their crafts in West Philadelphia. They are a coordinator of the Philly Childcare Collective, a member of Decarcerate PA, and an instigator in their housing co-op, the Life Center Association. When they're not... Read More →
avatar for Phuong Nguyen

Phuong Nguyen

M.A.R.CH. (Memphis Advocates for Radical Childcare)
Phuong is mama to Nathily, a 3 year-old who loves fixing things and the color green. Thily has transformed Phuong's world in beautiful & challenging ways, and sparked her learning of radical childcare and revolutionary mothering. The creation of M.A.R.CH. is one example of a Thily-inspired... Read More →
avatar for Jayanni Webster

Jayanni Webster

M.A.R.CH. (Memphis Advocates for Radical Childcare)
A native of the South, Jayanni finds her roots and makes home in Memphis, TN. She currently works as the West Tennessee organizer for United Campus Workers -- TN's higher education union. Her praxis pulls from the traditions of intersectionalism, Black feminism and popular education... Read More →

Friday June 16, 2017 12:45pm - 1:45pm EDT
Student Center: Hilberry E
  Mealtime Meetup

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