Speak Up at the Eat ‘n Speak
Berkeley students showed what speaking up meant to them during 2017’s first Eat ‘n Speak.
February 5, 2017
On Jan. 20 the Writing Center and Diversity Club co-hosted an Eat ‘n Speak centered around Diversity Club’s “Speak Up!” goal for the year with clever “Up” puns and decorations shaping the event.
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SPEAK UP: Shaila Ghanekar ‘17 and Sammie Lee ‘17 hosted the “Up” themed Eat ‘n Speak. The two co-hosts were filled with “Up” inspired puns like “not my cup of tea.”
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COULDN’T HOLD ME BACK: Singer/songwriter Natalie Belluccia ‘18 covers “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes. Belluccia started a club called Making Music for those interested in writing and creating music.
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INSPIRED: Tristan Facenda-Kerswill ‘17 recites an original poem inspired by a bike ride on the Courtney Campbell Causeway. This poem was one of multiple original poems read at the event.
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WHAT A CROWD: Berkeley students gather in the Jean Ann Cone Library, decorated with balloons inspired by Pixar’s animated film “Up,” to watch performances by students and faculty.
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UP: Maria Rios ‘17 recites an original poem, continued from a previous convocation, about speaking up.
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LIKE A BATTLEFIELD: The Mello Divas sing “Battlefield” by Jordin Sparks with soloist Kassidy Gavagan ‘19.
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LISTEN UP: Valentina Estrada ‘17, Sydney Allen ‘17, Naja Daniels ‘17, Camelia Elkasri ‘17 and Madeline Ide ‘17 (from left) gather to eat food provided by the Writing Center and enjoy different performances by their peers and teachers.
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TEACHERS SPEAK UP: History teacher Muhammad Ramadan reads an original poem about speaking up. Even though this is Ramadan’s first year as a teacher at Berkeley, this is not the first time he has performed an original poem at an Eat ‘n Speak.
