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March 25, 2022March 25, 2022On Demand

SBWN 2021 Conference – Closing Reading

A Latinx man with glasses and a short beard, wearing an orange shirt, looking at the camera. Background: ripples in blue water with a plumeria floating on the surface. Text: 'In search of the wellspring'. Andrés N. Ordorica. Introduced by Dean Atta. Captions by Collective Text (Sarya Wu, Bea Webster, Emilia Beatriz, Camara Taylor, Nicole O'Reilly).

Watch Andrés N. Ordorica’s wonderful closing reading from our 2021 conference here!

March 24, 2022March 25, 2022On Demand

SBWN 2021 Conference – Keynote

Photo of a Middle Eastern woman with a multicoloured headwrap and a long-sleeved black top standing against a fence, looking to the right. Text: SBWN Networking Conference 2021: Staying Connected. Keynote: Leila Aboulela. introduced by Jeda Pearl Lewis. Captions by Collective Text (Sarya Wu, Bea Webster, Emilia Beatriz, Camara Taylor, Nicole O'Reilly)

Watch Leila Aboulela’s brilliant keynote speech from our 2021 conference here!

November 2, 2021November 30, 2021Past Events

SBWN Networking Conference: Staying Connected – 27 November 2021

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Our annual networking conference is back – and open for registration!

October 25, 2021November 30, 2021Past Events

Save the Date: SBWN Networking Conference 2021

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Our virtual networking conference is back for another year!

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