COMMUNITY ART CANVAS PROJECT: ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN

March 2021   Written by Madelyn Johnson, Power of WE

In 2018, Power of WE did an in-person Community Canvas that brought together people across campus to paint a mural. Art is such an important avenue for expression and communication and we wanted to reimagine that event for a virtual setting. This semester, we asked participants to paint a canvas related to Women’s History Month and submit a short description of the meaning behind their painting. Participants could use their own supplies, but we also handed out supplies on Landis Green on two different days. Participants could also choose between creating their own design or using one of our premade templates.

We had about 50 people sign up, and we received a lot of creative submissions. We organized these submissions into a virtual gallery. Through this event, students were encouraged to think critically about diverse thoughts, identities, and experiences and exchange their perspectives through a painting."

Please watch the video above to see a collection of the works that were submitted with artists' descriptions included. 

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"AGREE TO DISAGREE"

A DISCUSSION on political polarization

Guest Speaker, Dr. Felicia Williams

March 23, 2021, 6:00 p.m.  Written by Sneha Kapil, Power of WE

On Tuesday March 23rd, Power of We and the College of Social Science SLC hosted the event, Agree to Disagree. The purpose of this event [was] to get students to engage in discussion with people outside their in-groups. The event encouraged dialogue across identities and ideologies. To start off the event, we had Dr. Felicia Williams, FSU’s Director for Student Engagement, kick off with a talk on our current student climate at FSU and the climate of the country, as well as polarization and how we can better engage with each other. After this, students engaged in three rounds of discussion on politically-related topics. The virtual platform Icebreaker was used to facilitate matching people from different political backgrounds for discussion. Overall, students were able to talk to students from different political backgrounds on current issues.