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13th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
EDUCATION AND JUSTICE
12-14 October 2023
DETAILED SCHEDULE
(updated 14 October 2023)
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THURSDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2023
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION OPENS [Multipurpose Room]
The Registration Table, Book Sale, Art-Making Table, Snacks & Beverages Counter, and Quiet Area will all be in the main building of the University Laboratory School, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
OPENING SESSION, co-sponsored by HSESJ
Building Collectives and Collectively Building: How Educators and Scholars Can Improve Policy
11:00-12:00 Potluck Brunch [Multipurpose Room]
A popular tradition for many of us in and from Hawai‘i is to gather, eat, and connect over a potluck meal, so what better way to begin our conference! Please feel free to bring a dish to share (if possible, also bring a list of ingredients). If you cannot bring a dish, please join us anyway because we will have a lot of food to share, including vegan and gluten-free options. You are also welcome to bring your own individual lunch and join us. Coffee, tea, and water will be available, but you are welcome to bring your own beverage and/or a reusable water bottle.
12:00-1:00 Spotlight Panel [Multipurpose Room]
Moderator: William Ayers, Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE)
Christine Sleeter, California Alliance of Researchers for Equity in Education (CARE-ED)
David Stovall, Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE)
Lois Yamauchi, Hawai‘i Scholars for Education and Social Justice (HSESJ)
~For Reflection: What does it mean for us to engage in movement building for equity and justice in education?
1:00-1:30 Spotlight Speaker [Multipurpose Room]
Speaker: Amy Perruso, Hawai‘i State Representative, and former Secretary-Treasurer, Hawai‘i State Teachers Association
Moderator: Jonathan Okamura, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa
~ For Reflection: What shall be our role as educators/scholars influencing public policy and raising awareness?
1:30-1:45 Break
1:45-2:15 Arts Interlude [Multipurpose Room]
Performer and Speaker: Gensen Rabacal, Momilani Elementary School (to contact Gensen, his email is gensen.music (at) gmail.com)
Moderator: Michael Cawdery, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa
~ For reflection: How can educators/scholars better leverage arts to advance equity and justice?
2:15-3:00 Dialogue on Scholar-Activism [Multipurpose Room]
~ Discussion Questions TBA
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
SNACK BREAK [Multipurpose Room]
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
PLENARY SESSION [Multipurpose Room]
Collectively Addressing the U.S. Occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom: The Trials and Tribulations of Renationalizing Education
Moderator: Kimo Alexander Cashman, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa
David Keanu Sai, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa
Larson Siu Wah Moke Ng, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa
Pualiʻiliʻimaikalani Rossi, University of Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi Community College
Makahiapo Cashman, University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa
Steven Cup Choy, Kamehameha Schools, Kapālama Campus
~ For Reflection: Regardless of where we live and work, how can our engagement with education be in solidarity with social movements against empire, including here in Hawai‘i?
FRIDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2023
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION OPENS [Multipurpose Room]
The Registration Table, Book Sale, Art-Making Table, Snacks & Beverages Counter, and Quiet Area will all be in the main building of the University Laboratory School, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
OPEN FORUMS
Open Forum A: Research and Advocacy regarding Hawai‘i Education and Youth [Room C]
Educators, scholars, and those interested in advancing equality and justice in Hawai‘i’s education system: Please join in an open discussion with Hawai‘i Scholars for Education and Social Justice (HSESJ). This is a great opportunity to connect, share, and answer any questions that you may have about who we are and the work we do. We will gather over brunch (food provided!) and conversation to hear what the group has been doing the past five years and collectively decide on next steps we will take in Hawai‘i to improve educational policy and engage the broader public in democratic movement building. Facilitated by Lois Yamauchi, Colleen Rost-Banik, Jonathan Okamura, Michael Cawdery, Waynele Yu, and Jaime Kent.
Open Forum B: Research and Advocacy regarding District-Levels Attacks in California [Room D]
Whether you work in California or not, please come and join an informal discussion about the role of educators and educational scholars in acting collectively to advance democracy and justice in California schools, including in past, present, and future projects to improve educational policy and engage the broader public in movement building. Learn more about CARE-ED and join our listserv here. Facilitated by Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, Christine Sleeter, James Fabionar, Rick Ayers, and Brian Charest, California Alliance of Researchers for Equity in Education (CARE-ED).
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
B.Y.O.BRUNCH PICNIC [Outdoors]
One of the highlights of the conference is connecting informally with the hundreds of fellow conference attendees. Please feel free to bring your own individual lunch and join us outside for our picnic brunch! Several on-campus eateries will be open (across the street), as well several restaurants and groceries stores just down the street (10min walk). We will provide some snacks, as well as coffee, tea, and water (you are encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle).
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #1
1.1. The Challenges of Building Collectives and the Impact of Collective Action [Room A]
Session Moderator: Waynele Yu, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
The Courageous Critical Collective: Speaking Our Truth
Lisel Murdock-Perriera, Sonoma State University; Rosela C. Balinbin Santos, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; and Rayna R. H. Fujii, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Cross-Racial Equity Work (CREW): Disrupting Empire through Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy and Practice
Rachel Radina, Eastern Michigan University; Janikka Winfree, Detroit Public Schools Community District; and Heather Nicholson-Bester, Detroit Public Schools Community District
(10-12 minutes)
Local Kine Movement Building: Hawai‘i Scholars for Education and Social Justice (HSESJ)
Colleen Rost-Banik, Waynele Yu, and Michael Cawdery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Movements of Justice and Equity Against Empire: California Alliance of Researchers for Equity in Education (CARE-ED)
Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, University of San Francisco; Christine Sleeter, California State University at Monterey Bay; James Fabionar, University of San Diego; and Rick Ayers, University of San Francisco
(20-22 minutes)
1.2. Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students and Advancing Queer, Trans, and Gender Justice [Room B]
Session Moderator: Brooke Soles, California State University at San Marcos
Culturally Proficient Educational Leadership: Collective Scholarship Against Empire
Brooke Soles, California State University at San Marcos; and Ariana Ordonez, University of California at San Diego and California State University at San Marcos
(10-12 minutes)
De-Heteroing Education: Queer Futurity, Healing, and Liberation
Brandon Cockburn, Washington State University
(10-12 minutes)
Doing Work that Matters: Closing Equity Gaps to Support LGBTQIA+ Student Success and Retention in Community Colleges in California
Lucio Lira, San Diego Mesa College
(10-12 minutes)
Tips for Teaching Extra-Binary Pronouns to Students in Public K-12 and Private Education from a Trans Teacher
Ruadhán L. Buddenhagen, Educator
(10-12 minutes)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER KEVIN KUMASHIRO [Main Room]
Aloha Shirts, Hula, and Baseball:
How Anxieties about and Cultural Technologies toward Hawai‘i and Japan Helped Shape the U.S. Neo-Empire
~ For Reflection: What does it mean for education to work against neo-imperialism?
1:45 - 2:15 p.m.
SNACK BREAK [Main Room]
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #2
2.1. Beyond Traditional Classrooms: Elevating Youth and Connecting Community [Room A]
Session Moderator: Cliff Lee, Northeastern University
Identity Speaks: The Development of Conversations Regarding Identity and Power Structures in Teaching Conducted by Students Trained in Social Justice (A Presentation by High School Students)
Lakshya Jain, Victoria Cosmo, Arjun Kollu, and Emily Piverger, King Philip Regional High School
(10-12 minutes)
Engaging with Experiential Learning as Collective Cultural Scholarship
Pablo Montes and Kelcia Righton, Texas Christian University
(10-12 minutes)
Poetic Resistance and Pedagogy: An Interactive Look Inside Cultural Keepers Working Within and Beyond Schools
Vajra Watson, Sacramento State University; Patrice Hill, University of California at Davis; and Denisha Bland, University of California at Davis
(10-12 minutes)
Transformative Disruption: Perspectives on Teaching in Prison
Brian Charest, University of Redlands; Barbara Junisbai, Pitzer College; and Reggie Bullock, Sacramento State University
(10-12 minutes)
Utilizing an Ecological Justice Framework through BIPOC Community Leaders to Develop and Sustain Cultural and Community Relevant Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Partnerships on the Unceded Territory of the Lisjan Ohlone People (Colonizer Name: East Oakland, California)
Cliff Lee, Northeastern University; and Brandon Rosenity Ros, Homies Empowerment
(10-12 minutes)
2.2. Engaging and Troubling Arts and Media [Room B]
Session Moderator: Genesis Ross, Miami University of Ohio
Anti-Racist Practices and Pedagogies for and within Digital Spaces
Shelbie Witte, Oklahoma State University; and Christian Z. Goering, University of Arkansas
(10-12 minutes)
Art is Resistance: Using Art to Imagine a New World of Possibilities
Genesis Ross, Miami University of Ohio; Mary Webb, Withrow High School; and Lateasha Meyers, California State University at Chico
(10-12 minutes)
“Fight for What You Believe In”: Building Community, Commitment, and Critical Thinking Skills through Street Fighter 6
Bryant O. Best, Vanderbilt University; and Devin White, Johns Hopkins University
(10-12 minutes)
2.3. Black Students, Scholars, and Feminisms [Room C]
Session Moderator: Tanishia Lavette Williams, The New School and Brandeis University
The Color of Achievement: Tracing Educational Disparities through U.S. History Lessons, American Exceptionalism, and the Empire of Patriotism
Tanishia Lavette Williams, The New School and Brandeis University; Perren Quinn Peterson, The Citadel; and Tanya Faulk, Old Dominion University and Grand Canyon University
(10-12 minutes)
Community-Based Teacher Preparation: Towards Centering Historic Community Movement Builders to Deepen Developing Teachers’ Critical Consciousness and Collective Agency
Rhina Fernandes Williams, Georgia State University; and Ayinde Summers, Project South
(10-12 minutes)
Reimagining Secondary Mathematics Curriculum for Black Girls: Curriculum Design to Support Black Feminist Mathematics Pedagogies
Marlena Eanes, Vanderbilt University; and Lara Jasien, CPM Educational Program
(10-12 minutes)
Our Ancestor’s Wildest Dreams: Black Scholars Commitment to Upholding the Radical Tradition of Communiversities
Aja Denise Reynolds, Wayne State University; reelaviolette botts-ward, University of California at San Francisco; Farima Pour-Khorshid, University of San Francisco; Rachel D. McMillian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Tiffany Nyachae, Pennsylvania State University; and Osceola Ward, Stanford University
(20-22 minutes)
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #3
3.1. Teacher Education Programs and Teacher Educators [Room D]
Session Moderator: K. ʻAlohilani H.N. Okamura, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Constructing Counter Narratives of “High-Quality” Early Childhood Education
Leah Muccio, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Christopher Au, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Kevin McGowan, Bridgewater State University; Lea Ann Christenson, Towson University; and Shin Ae Han, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke: Acts of Anti-Oppressive Education in a Teacher Preparation Program
K. ʻAlohilani H.N. Okamura and Kirsten K. N. Mawyer, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Decolonizing, Movement Building, and Darkness: Resisting the Empire and Dismantling Barriers For BIPOC Educators through Synergistic Collaboration
Tammy A. Schwartz, Miami University of Ohio; Sandi Sumerfield, Central State University; Novea McIntosh, University of Dayton; Christa Preston Agiro, Wright State University; Ganiva Reyes, Miami University of Ohio; Rochonda Nenonene, University of Dayton; DeAsia Hayes, Dayton Public Schools; Noor Qutiefan, Wright State University; Connie Bowman, University of Dayton; JaTayzia Agee, Miami University of Ohio; and Romena M. Garrett Holbert, Wright State University
(20-22 minutes)
3.2. Indigenous and Native Knowledges and Frameworks [Room E]
Session Moderator: Ethan Chang, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Looking to Tribal Colleges and Universities for Higher Ed Models of Community and Governance
Carol Batker and Jennifer Turpin, University of San Francisco
(10-12 minutes)
Still Advocating for Hawaiian Language Immersion!
Jose Paolo Magcalas, California State University at Los Angeles; Jennifer Dazo Bishop, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘O Pū‘ōhala; and Jamie Waianuhea Walk, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘O Pū‘ōhala
(10-12 minutes)
Whose Talk Story? Our Talk Story: Battling the Empire through Pōkā Laenui’s Process of Decolonization
Catherine Wong, Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers and CW Consults; and Gerry Ebalaroza-Tunnell, Co3 Consulting
(10-12 minutes)
Aloha and Abolition: Exploring Common Ground between Decolonial and Anti-Carceral Projects in Education
Ethan Chang, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Kealiʻi Kukahiko, Office of Hawaiian Education; Dannia Andrade, Office of Hawaiian Education; Kalanimanuia Wong, Office of Hawaiian Education; and Alicia Nani Reyes, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(20-22 minutes)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
SPECIAL PARKING INFORMATION FOR SATURDAY 10/14: The UH campus, parking lots, and surrounding streets will likely be very crowded all afternoon because of the UH football game that starts at 5pm. Using public transportation is highly encouraged. If you drive, please plan ahead:
Public Parking (for those without a parking pass) will be available in any upper-campus lot, including the Metcalf lot right next to the conference, at the all-day rate of $15 — please find a parking pay-station or kiosk to purchase your parking ticket from 6am onward. Parking will likely fill quickly, so arriving early for the conference on this day is highly encouraged.
If you hold a parking pass, you can park in upper-campus lots until noon, and then you will need to move your car to the BioMed lot.
You are encouraged to arrive in the morning and stay until the conference ends at 5pm, which is when the football game begins and the campus and surrounding streets should be far less crowded.
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION OPENS [Multipurpose Room]
The Registration Table, Book Sale, Art-Making Table, Snacks & Beverages Counter, and Quiet Area will all be in the main building of the University Laboratory School, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
INFORMATION SESSION: Publishing Your Conference Presentations [Band Room]
We are pleased to announce that this Conference will once again partner with Professing Education, the journal of the Society of Professors of Education, on a special issue that features papers based on several conference presentations. If you are a presenter and are interested in publishing your work, please join us to learn more about this opportunity! For some inspiration, check out the special issue of Professing Education that featured papers from the 2020 conference here.
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
WALKING TOUR: SITES OF RESISTANCE ON CAMPUS [Various Locations]
Meet at the conference registration table at 9:30 for a one-hour journey to five buildings where protests and demonstrations were held against racism, the Vietnam War and the draft, militarization of Hawai'i, and U.S. settler colonialism. Explore the campus as a powerful site of resistance while imagining future opportunities to advocate for change against injustice. You are encouraged to bring walking shoes, sunscreen, and other items for walking outdoors comfortably. Organizers and Guides: Jonathan Okamura, Waylene Yu, Stacy Prellberg, Jaime Kent, and Noel Kent, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
B.Y.O.BRUNCH PICNIC [Outdoors]
One of the highlights of the conference is connecting informally with the hundreds of fellow conference attendees. Please feel free to bring your own individual lunch and join us outside for our picnic brunch! You will find several restaurants and groceries stores just down the street (10min walk). We will provide some snacks, as well as coffee, tea, and water (you are encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle).
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #4
4.1. Reimagining Universities to Support Diversity and Democracy [Room A]
Session Moderator: Pia Wong, Sacramento State University
Building on a Promise: The Role of Faculty and Staff Collectives in Holding Space for Belonging, Mentorship and Connection in Educational Settings Built by Imperialism
Marcella Cardoza McCollum and Janene Perez, San José State University
(10-12 minutes)
Enacting Collective Scholarship for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Faculty and Students in Higher Education
Xochitl Archey and Ana M. Hernandez, California State University at San Marcos
(10-12 minutes)
Towards a Theory of Creating the Student-Ready University: A Case Study of Collective Efforts to Transform Financial Aid Policies and Practices to Support BIPOC, Bilingual, and First-Generation Students
Pia Wong, Deidre Sessoms, and Monty Faidley, Sacramento State University
(10-12 minutes)
Weaving Love into Graduate School: Challenging Dehumanizing Education through Collective Explorations of Love in Graduate School Professional Practice
Atheneus Ocampo, University of Southern California; Kortney Hernandez, University of Southern California; Nohemi Mino, University of Southern California; Fabiola Santiago-Garrido, Azusa Pacific University; Cesar Romero, Long Beach City College; and Cindy Osorio, University of Southern California
(20-22 minutes)
4.2. Indigenous Students and Communities across the Americas and the Pacific [Room B]
Session Moderator: Susan Roberta Katz, University of San Francisco
The Eagle and the Condor: Creating Dialogue on Decolonizing Education between Indigenous Communities of North and South America
Susan Roberta Katz, University of San Francisco; Patricia Rojas-Zambrano, University of San Francisco; Gerardo Tunubalá Velasco, Institución Educativa Misak Mama Manuela; Mercedes Tunubalá Velasco, Municipal Government of Silvia, Cauca, Colombia; and Maria Rosa Tombé Tunubalá, Centro Educativo San Pedro Peña Del Corazón
(10-12 minutes)
Ala Loa: The Long Path Across the Pacific of Collective Dismantling of Hegemonic University Infrastructure to Create Space for Place-based and Culturally Responsive Public Pedagogy
Deborah Zuercher, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; Ivy Yeung, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; Natalie Nimmer, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; and Crystal Simanu, American Samoa Department of Education and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(20-22 minutes)
Native American and Indigenous Student Experiences at San José State University
Veneice Guillory-Lacy, Soma de Bourbon, Jodie Warren, and Elisa Aquino, San José State University
(20-22 minutes)
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #5
5.1. Professional Development and Mentoring for K-12 Teachers and Leaders [Room C]
Session Moderator: R. ‘Ilima Ka‘anehe, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Kuhikuhina Kaulike: Fighting Imperialism Together through Instructional Conversations for Equitable Participation in Hawai‘i Classrooms
R. ‘Ilima Ka‘anehe, Lois A. Yamauchi, and E. Brook Chapman de Sousa, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Mentorship Against Empire
Kenzie Andrews and Sheri Leafgren, Miami University of Ohio
(10-12 minutes)
Restorative Justice as a Means to Resist and Change Imperialist Structures in Schools
Cierra Presberry and Ramarra Garrett, Eastern Michigan University
(10-12 minutes)
Empowering Educators for Justice: Building Community and Collective Liberation During a Time of Curriculum Censorship
Briana Ronan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Mariana Carlon, Santa Maria Bonita School District; Julee Bauer, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Maria Parker, Monterey County Office of Education; Jesse Sanford, Guadalupe Union School District; and Tina Cheuk, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
(20-22 minutes)
5.2. Latinx Students and Teachers; Latin America Connections [Room D]
Session Moderator: Gerardo Mancilla, Edgewood College
Critical Consciousness and Social Justice Approaches at a Public Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI): Testimonies and Case Studies in Psychology and Modern Languages
Judit R. Palencia Gutiérrez and James J. García, California State University at Fullerton
(10-12 minutes)
MISOL, an Advance Parole Study Abroad Program for DACA Beneficiaries
Gerardo Mancilla, Edgewood College; and Erika Rosales, University of Wisconsin at Madison
(10-12 minutes)
"Why Would I Go Back to a Place that Didn't Want Me?": How We are Recruiting Latinx Teachers to a Profession that has Ignored Them
Juan Miguel Gaytan and Michele Montes, California State University at San Marcos
(10-12 minutes)
2:30-3:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #6
6.1. Curriculum and Pedagogy Across Grades and Disciplines [Room A]
Session Moderator: Martin P. Smith, Duke University
A Critical Policy Discourse Analysis of Critical Race Theory Bans in the United States, 2020-2023
Alison Wilson and Jason Endacott, University of Arkansas
(10-12 minutes)
Dismantling Empire Using the Tools of Critical Pedagogy: How Liberatory Education Can Help Heal K-16 BIPOC Students from Educational Trauma
Jonathan Lightfoot, Hofstra University; and Danyelle Marshall, University of San Francisco
(10-12 minutes)
Global Turning Points: Enacting the Praxis of Critical Pedagogy Toward International Intersectional Solidarity
Elizabeth Bishop and Emily Schofield, Global Turning Points
(10-12 minutes)
Raciolinguistic Ideologies in Science Education: A Collaborative Study of Teachers’ Knowledge, Ideologies and Formative Assessment Practices
Quentin Sedlacek, Southern Methodist University; Catherine Lemmi, California State University at Chico; and Karla Lomelí, Santa Clara University
(10-12 minutes)
Reimagining Silence as an Empowering Practice in Mathematics Education
Karen Memiko Underwood and Hannah Hayeon Ziegler, Vanderbilt University
(10-12 minutes)
Trauma Porn: Breathing Life into Students, Changing Pedagogical Practices from Death to Life
Martin P. Smith and Javier Wallace, Duke University
(10-12 minutes)
6.2. Asia, Asian America, Asian Diaspora, and Settler Colonialism [Room B]
Session Moderator: Bic Ngo, University of Minnesota
A Lesson for Peace: Socially-Distanced Friendship in Okinawa as a Way to Harmonize Indigenous Moral Values and Philanthropy as Military Culture
Kanako W. Ide, Soka University & University of Maryland Global Campus Asia; and Others TBA
(10-12 minutes)
Creating Spaces for Belonging and Solidarity: Duoethnography of Asian/Asian American Teacher Educators
Seung Eun McDevitt, Rowan University; and A. Lin Goodwin, Boston College
(10-12 minutes)
Cultivating Communities of Asian Diasporas: Defying Racism, Imperialism, and Colonialism
Bic Ngo, University of Minnesota; and Ming Fang He, Georgia Southern University
(10-12 minutes)
Enacting Settler Awareness and Responsibilities in K-12 Social Justice Education with a Focus on Non-Binary Gender and Gender Inclusiveness
Jingwoan Chang, Hanahauʻoli School; and Kevin Sledge, Waipahu High School
(10-12 minutes)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
CLOSING SESSION AND OPEN MIC, WITH REFRESHMENTS [Multipurpose Room]