Any conversation about diversity, equity, and inclusion has to include language justice: every person's right to communicate, understand, and be understood in the language in which they prefer and feel most articulate and powerful. But what does that mean and how do we do that? Esme joins #CultureFix to explore:

• A working definition and understanding of language justice
• How issues of race, gender, class, etc intersect with language justice
• Practical things you can do to practice language justice in your interpersonal relationships
• Tools and resources for incorporating language justice into your workplaces, workshops, community gatherings, materials, and other events

By the end of the hour, you'll have an applicable framework for language justice, with plenty of time to network and ask questions in a learning-orientated space.

This event will be held in English only. Closed captioning will be provided. If you have other accessibility needs, please contact the event organizer. To request American Sign Language interpretation, please contact the organizer at least 5 days before the start of the event.

Brave Space Commitment

#CultureFix is committed to creating a safe, open, and supportive environment that is conducive to our collective learning and growth. Anyone unable to contribute to creating a safe space will be removed from the webinar at the host’s discretion.

Financial accessibility is important to us. This is event is offered at sliding scale, but if this is still prohibitive for you, please contact the event organizer.

We understand that Zoom fatigue is real and we're all balancing multiple responsibilities. Come as you are, when you can, and leave when you need to. Leave your camera on, or turn it off, as you're comfortable.

About #CultureFix

#CultureFix is a global collaborative network of artists, activists, and entrepreneurs who use their platforms for social impact. We believe in the power of arts, in cross-border collaborations, and in supporting each other’s movements with the ultimate goal of overthrowing white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism in pursuit of our collective freedom.

About Our Guest

Esme is a public health practitioner and researcher, a language justice practitioner, a social justice Spanish-English interpreter, a restorative justice facilitator, a DJ, a writer, an anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist, and more. Esme became a language justice practitioner and social justice interpreter in the fall of 2020, adding these to her existing skill sets. Since then, she has provided language justice services to a myriad of social justice organizations across the world. She holds an MA in Latin American studies and an MS in public health from UCLA. She is a dynamic millennial, a first-generation college graduate, someone who has transcended socioeconomic class. She was an only child raised by a single father who struggled with life-long substance dependence and incarceration, who passed away in 2017. She is Latina and French; a DJ and dancer; she speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English, and basic Russian. All of these aspects of her identity and experiences have given her immense compassion, a thirst for understanding complex social issues and cultural phenomena, and have allowed her to understand them from many different perspectives. As someone with this background, as a humanist, and as a public health professional, she has a deep commitment to building a better world for all.

Definition of language justice at the top of this page paraphrased from the American Bar Association.