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Ozy Aloziem is an Igbo social worker deeply committed to collective liberation and social justice. Originally raised on Omaha land, she has been a visitor on Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute territories since 2015. Ozy is the Denver Public Library's first Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Manager. She is a 2021 Library Journal “Movers & Shakers” award winner for her racial equity research and advocacy. She is a well-regarded skilled facilitator & speaker and has served as a racial equity & racial healing consultant for several organizations across the nation.
Ozy is a social work scholar & professor that is deeply committed to collective liberation and healing. As a critical Black feminist, she prioritizes racial and gender equity in her teaching, scholarship, and activism. She uses this focus to amplify voices of marginalized communities that are left on the fringes of research, public policy, and global conversation. She has been the lead researcher and equity consultant for several projects in over 4 countries, has presented at numerous conferences in various disciplines, and served as a UN Practicum Delegate for the United Nation’s Annual Commission on the Status of Women in 2019. Ozy believes in engaging in critical research as a radical act of freedom. Presently, her research is centered around trauma-informed & culturally responsive community engagement, radical healing, and radical imagination.
Presenting at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26
Ozy is a social work scholar & professor that is deeply committed to collective liberation and healing. As a critical Black feminist, she prioritizes racial and gender equity in her teaching, scholarship, and activism. She uses this focus to amplify voices of marginalized communities that are left on the fringes of research, public policy, and global conversation. She has been the lead researcher and equity consultant for several projects in over 4 countries, has presented at numerous conferences in various disciplines, and served as a UN Practicum Delegate for the United Nation’s Annual Commission on the Status of Women in 2019. Ozy believes in engaging in critical research as a radical act of freedom. Presently, her research is centered around trauma-informed & culturally responsive community engagement, radical healing, and radical imagination.
Presenting at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26