INVST at CU Boulder

Celebrating Black History Month! struggles and strategies of the past inform our choices now.

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was an anti-apartheid activist. He spent 27 years in prison for his activism, becoming a global symbol of resistance. He won the Nobel Peace Prize. Mandela played a crucial role in dismantling racist segregation, leading to South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, when he became the first Black president of South Africa. Known for his commitment to reconciliation, Mandela’s legacy extends beyond having been a political prisoner, beyond his presidency, making him a revered international figure even after his passing. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” —Madiba (his clan name in Xhosa) HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!!

Creative expression event this Sunday from 10-2! For more information and registration:

Gathering the Wild & Colorado InterPlay: Cultivating Connection and Self-Expression through Movement and Creative Arts | Humanitix Gathering the Wild & InterPlay Colorado: a workshop series weaving movement, meditation, & the arts to connect with ourselves, each other, and the earth!

Join us! Beginning this Thursday we will be studying Octavia’s Brood, a collection of science fiction stories written by living activists. To envision our collective future, these stories will help us day dream what’s possible in community. We meet on Zoom from 12:30-1:30 Mountain Time on Thursdays. Message us if you’d like to join and we’ll share the meeting ID. Would love to have you in our INVST Antiracism Study Group. All are welcome.

Cayte Bosler is an INVST alum from the Class of 2011, Ripple Fever. An environmental journalist, Cayte is now teaching environmental ethics to Freshmen at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden.

Join us and study All About Love by bell hooks. We start Thurs, 11/30 from 12:30-1:30 MT on Zoom at Meeting ID 356 200 9142. All About Love is a warm affirmation that love is possible, an honest view of relationships between human beings, a cultural critique that provokes and challenges narcissism and a celebration of intimacy and deep connection. It’s life affirming.

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A Study Group gives participants a chance to better understand the nature and the extent of racism, which is endemic in US society. Through time, we deepen into reflection, using this book as a springboard. As we deepen, we realize that racism colors all domains -- education, housing, employment, healthcare, policing, policy, social media, entertainment, family relationships and intimate life. 📚📓📕 Join us starting Thurs 10/12 from 12:30-1:30 MT on Zoom at meeting ID 3562009142. Message us if you have questions. We welcome you, whether or not you have a formal relationship with INVST. We Will Not Cancel Us by amb is a short but very powerful and timely work of non-fiction.

Reminder that this gathering will be today in Boulder. Let's honor our co-founder.

This incredible event tomorrow begins at 9 am in Discovery Learning Center 1B70 (Engineering Complex @ CU) with a keynote by an insightful community leader who has traveled all the way from Texas. Hope you can make it! Let’s engage with these incredibly important and timely problems that we own. Until abolition, that is.