Guest motivational speaker, human rights strategist, and author Chris D'Souza, led students through several topics, such as identity literacy ("reading others"), drawing a straight line from colonization to oppression, unpacking our biases, and anti-oppression through the arts. Workshops focused on creating inclusive spaces in schools, barriers to equity strategies, defining "race" to students, and differentiating diversity, equity, and inclusion from anti-oppression. 

To wrap up the day, students and staff joined Chris D'Souza for a group song that encouraged attendees to "shout proud" the following self-affirming thoughts:

"No matter who you are, you are an incredible being."

"A different way of knowing, a different way of seeing...."

"Every shade of skin, every shape of eye...."

"Every style of hair, every body type...."