Join Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown for a speaking engagement addressing the importance of social justice advocacy in politics and education. At a time when marginalized communities are being silenced and erased, this event will highlight the origins of the EWU Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS) major and the importance of this program in educating and transforming our world. At this event, Mayor Brown will share applications of GWSS work in society and illuminate her contributions to the creation of this major at EWU. This event will take place on Eastern Washington University Cheney Campus in the student PUB at noon on February 19th, 2026. The event will center students' voices in social change, and explore the origins of the current Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies program and major at EWU.