Sunday, September 15
4:20pm-5:20pm
What adults do for children today is shaping how humanity will ultimately fare. People who care about truth, justice, equity, and science are facing off against those who fight to uphold systemic oppression and inequity. The outcomes of this face-off will determine the well-being of generations. How can parents and other adults leverage information and resources to oppose bigotry and do the best for kids? In this presentation, Kavin Senapathy will discuss her new book, The Progressive Parent: Harnessing the Power of Science and Social Justice to Raise Awesome Kids. From protecting babies and children from harmful chemical exposures to the truth about the gender and sex binaries, this talk will shed light on how to level up individual and collective approaches to raising children.
Kavin Senapathy, (they/she) is an award-winning science journalist and author of The Progressive Parent: Harnessing the Power of Science and Social Justice to Raise Awesome Kids (HarperCollins/Hanover Square). Senapathy’s writing appears in SciShow, Slate, Scientific American, SELF, The Daily Beast, Salon, Forbes, and more. A member of the National Association of Science Writers and the American Society of Journalists and Authors, their work delves into a slew of seemingly disparate but connected beats, from biological essentialism and racism to diseases and their treatment to the researchers, doctors, and activists fighting for truth and justice.
Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Senapathy is an elder millennial, a parent of two humans, and a guardian of two dogs. They enjoy watching music videos, picking brains, and working out. Find them on Facebook @ksenapathy, Instagram @kavinsenapathy, and kavinsenapathy.com.
