Join us on April 27 for AWARE 2023: A Conversation with Dr. Roxane Gay about sexual violence, our relationship to our bodies, rape culture, colonialism, and oppression.

Dr. Roxane Gay is known internationally for her no-holds-barred exploration of feminism, rape culture, and social criticism. Notable works include Hunger, Dr. Gay’s autobiography focused on her relationship with her body and experience as a survivor of sexual violence; Bad Feminist, a collection of essays widely considered the quintessential exploration of modern feminism; and Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture, a searing anthology on the realities of rape culture.

Angela Davis is the host of MPR News with Angela Davis, a weekday talk show that airs at 9 am. Davis has more than 25 years of television reporting and anchoring experience and leads conversations on a wide variety of topics including how the state is changing, Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities, economic issues, education, and mental health.

AWARE is the annual fundraising event for the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Cost

Tickets are available on a sliding scale of $10, $20, or $40 based on what you feel you can afford. Proceeds go toward our vision of a world free of sexual violence via our four program areas: racial justice, advocacy, harm prevention, and systems change.

Access

The event will have ASL interpreting and live, auto-captioning. Please let us know how we can make the event accessible to you when you register. You may share that information on the page after you enter your email address. If you are unable to provide that information when you register, please contact us at info@mncasa.org.

Want to attend but the event time doesn’t work for you?

A ticket purchase will allow you access to the event recording for three days after the event.

Donations

If you can’t attend but still want to support MNCASA’s work, you can donate through GiveLively or by texting MNCASA to 44-321.

Sponsorship

Interested in sponsoring AWARE? Learn more here.