Join Mari Torres and Dr. Jennifer Pacheco for a Dialogue Across Difference session on “Beyond Our Divides.”
Dialogue Across Difference hosts events where trained professionals facilitate dialogues with members of the WashU community. This session will focus on voter awareness and how WashU community members can influence general and local elections.
This event encourages multiple voter perspectives and works to curate productive dialogue surrounding the upcoming election. All DxD facilitators are trained in curating non-partisan discussions to ensure that all present feel safe to voice their experiences, promoting a culture of civic and community engagement.
This dialogue space is intended for students. If you are interested in attending, no need to RSVP – just arrive a few minutes before the event starts!
About our Collaborators:
Maria (Mari) Torres serves as the Training and Curriculum Specialist for Dialogue Across Difference for Washington University in St. Louis. Her prior Wash U experience has been working in the Campus Life office as the Coordinator for Diverse Communities and Group Development. Before WashU, Mari worked at Saint Louis University as the Graduate Learning Community Coordinator in Housing & Residence Life. During graduate school, she also held a summer internship at Brown University’s Pre-College program as an Activities Manager.
Dr. Jennifer Pacheco is WashU’s new Director for Dialogue across Difference. She joins WashU with over 12 years of experience in enrollment management and college access, and eight years leading and designing dialogue across difference. Her interests include understanding critical dialogue as a context for learning; de-colonizing dialogic processes in community-based research; and Participatory Design Research for social change making. Dr. Pacheco has led critical dialogue in local manufactured home communities, facilitated a school-based Photovoice project with Latina mothers, and taught undergraduate Dialogue Across Difference courses. Previously, she was a co-lead designer and facilitator for CU Dialogues at the University of Colorado Boulder, using dialogue-based tools towards collective action, intersectional equity, and improved DEI outcomes working across campus with students, faculty, and staff.