Register your Campus Equity Week event here and join the movement!

Since the 2016 national elections, our country has seen drastic changes to domestic and foreign policy as well as the advancement of a frightening legislative agenda. The resulting chaos and outrage have been overwhelming. We've had to fight back on many fronts, including against the threats to higher education posed by the appointment of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education—someone without qualifications who is willing to trash the human and civil rights of students and faculty alike.

In the face of such threats to our democratic values, this year it's more important than ever for contingent faculty locals to prepare for October's Campus Equity Week. Since 2000, our national campaign has used Campus Equity Week to actively draw attention to the inequities contingent faculty face daily on campuses across the country. Nothing protects our democracy more than ensuring the high quality of American education. Given the general intensification of political discourse and action we have seen in 2017, this year's Campus Equity campaign could have a bigger impact than ever before.

Grass-roots planning for an arts-based week of action at the end of October has been underway for a year. The arts give us disarming and potent ways to address complex, polarizing political issues. They help us envision change by exploring current realities and imagining new ones. This year, our Campus Equity demonstrations will exploit the unique power of the arts to provoke awareness and inspire change.

Register your Campus Equity Week event here and join the movement!