Pierce Freelon will present “Shape Change” diversity training, a creative collaboration exploring dynamic communication and solidarity building through the arts, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. Faculty will attend this diversity training as part of Faculty Professional Development Day and staff are also welcome to attend as schedules allow. Freelon is a professor, musician, and filmmaker and elements of this WokeShop have been shaped by his radical grassroots community work across four continents. Inspired by the words of science fiction writer Octavia Butler, “Shape Change” invites participants to foster empathy and co-create a better world. Freelon is a hip-hop and jazz musician, Emmy-Award winning producer, and director. He sits on the Durham City Council and is a former mayoral candidate. He also teaches at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and North Carolina Central University.

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