The Daily Bulletin

It is my pleasure to invite the campus community to our Anne Frank Project’s 13th annual social justice festival, AFP2021: Believe. Inspire. Achieve. This signature event for the college has become an academic ritual in which faculty, staff, and students immerse themselves in a variety of socially pertinent sessions where theories and ideas are translated into action. This experiential approach reflects Buffalo State College’s commitment to applied research and learning, experiential education, and social justice. Through a variety of disciplines delivered by experts from around the globe, this year’s festival (October 13–15) promises to engage you, your students, and your courses in the issues that affect us most today: From unpacking the realities of current refugee struggles, to creating alternative voices to respond to our nation’s battles with racism, to innovative education methods for reaching our special needs communities, AFP2021 truly offers a tangible, innovative educational experience for everyone. AFP2021 is free and on the campus of Buffalo State.

It is my hope that you will continue the tradition of bringing your students and classes to this year’s AFP social justice festival to

• immediately respond to President Conway-Turner’s call for a campuswide commitment to social justice (JEDI);
• provide a meaningful common educational experience for your students;
• utilize the festival offerings as a prompt for future instruction, projects, and assignments in your courses;
• collaborate with the campus community members outside your discipline; and
• come together as an academic community to celebrate our return to campus life.

Please join me as we highlight the work of our "featured program" this year, Exceptional Education, and as we welcome presenters from all over the world to our campus, including Samantha Turner—a senior adviser in the U.S. Agency of International Development with the Biden-Harris administration—and other internationally recognized educators, artists, activists, and leaders. It promises to be an inspiring, meaningful, and educational three days.

Please use these links for more information about AFP2021, registering your classes (seats will be limited in many sessions), and registering to volunteer. To invite AFP staff to your classes before or after the festival, please contact Eve Everette, assistant director of AFP.

Looking forward to activating Believe. Inspire. Achieve. with you at AFP 2021!