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The ASUW Student Disability Commission is excited to present our Body Liberation Webinar! Join us on Wednesday, May 3^rd from 3:00 - 4:30pm for an intellectual discussion on fat-positive wellness and intersectional body politics with academics: Dr. Athia Choudhury (she/her) & Sonalee Rashatwar (they/he).

Athia Choudhury is a feminist theorist, writer, and educator who recently received her Postdoctoral Associate in Asian American and Diaspora Studies at Duke University. Athia specializes in Asian American/Third World Feminisms and Postcolonial Theory with emphasis on 20th century body politics and militarized food cultures.

Sonalee Rashatwar is an award-winning clinical social worker, sex therapist, adjunct lecture and grassroots organizer. Based in Philly, they are a superset queer bisexual non-binary therapist and co-owner of Radical Therapy Center, specialized in treating sexual trauma, diet trauma, racial or immigrant trauma, and South Asian family abuse, while offering fat positive sexual healthcare.

All interested students, staff and faculty are welcome to attend!

Register for the webinar here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xliaay5IR42DOmmBaHhDGw

Accessibility Information:

ASL interpretation & CART captioning provided. The webinar will be recorded and made available on the SDC's YouTube for asynchronous access.

Flier Image Description:

A flier with a black background and yellow, blue, and red circles layered overtop. In the top right corner, large white texts read "Body Liberation: a conversation with." Below the text are photos of Dr. Athia Choudhury (a fat South Asian femme with long black hair and orange glasses, smiling and wearing an orange shirt) and Sonalee Rashatwar (a fat South Asian person with short, curly brown hair, smiling and wearing a white top). Below the photos, smaller text reads "May 3rd, 3:00 - 4:300pm, Zoom Webinar." The logo for the Associated Students of the UW is in the top left corner.

Sponsored by:

Associated Students of the University of Washington

ASUW Student Disability Commission

ASUW Gender Equity Commission

ASUW Queer Student Commission

ASUW Sexual Assault & Relationship Violence Activists

ASUW Student Health Consortium