DEIS Impact 2025
DEIS Impact is Brandeis University’s festival of social justice.
This multi-day program empowers students, academic departments, clubs, faculty, staff, and organizations to dive deeper into themes and values of social justice. Our motto "Find Your A" encourages participants to connect to these themes and values on a personal level.
Keynote Speaker
The Rev. Dr. William Joseph Barber II
“William Barber is the closest person we have to Martin Luther King, Jr. in our midst."
— Dr. Cornel West
Events
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Day 1 at a Glance
- Welcome & Opening Remarks - Sherman Function Hall, Hassenfeld Conference Center
- Documentary Screening: Shared Legacies - Sherman Function Hall, Hassenfeld Conference Center
- Keynote: The Rev. Dr. William Joseph Barber II - Sherman Function Hall, Hassenfeld Conference Center
- Q&A with The Rev. Dr. William Joseph Barber II - Sherman Function Hall, Hassenfeld Conference Center
Day 2 at a Glance
- Workshops
- Alumni Social Justice Panel
- COMPACT - BEJI Collaboration - Rap and Redemption on Death Row: Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose Behind Bars - A Conversation with Alim Braxton and Mark Katz
- Lyric Workshop with Muslim Chaplin, Harun Spevack
- Keynote with Mark Katz and Alim Braxton