Encourage Students to Participate in Four-Part Defamation Experience! Oct. 30

Join the Office of Student Life for an interactive, virtual experience as we host #DefExOnline, exploring issues of race, class, religion, gender and the law! This event is open and free for all NOVA Students, Faculty and Staff.

A Four-Phase Online Interactive Diversity Program! (Trailer) 

Friday, Oct 30, 2020, 1 p.m.
(Advanced Registration Required)
http://bit.ly/DefExNOVA

The Film.
Watch a 70-minute recording of the riveting courtroom drama as award-winning playwright Todd Logan explores the highly charged issues of race, class, religion, gender and the law.

The Deliberation.
The twist: you are the jury.
You will be polled with three options, finding for the plaintiff, for the defendant or undecided. You’ll be invited to give thoughts and opinions on the case and its outcome. After a consensus of voices have been heard, a second poll will decide the outcome of the trial.

Facilitated Post-Show Discussion — Part 1.
Immediately following deliberation and the verdict, our expert facilitators will lead a post-show discussion where audiences engage in civil discourse that drives self-examination and challenges bias and preconceived notions.

Facilitated Post-Show Discussion — Part 2.
Recap in one week! As audience members, you’ll be invited back a week later to rejoin our expert facilitators and continue the conversation after you’ve had more time to think and process.