From Trauma to Activism: Aalayah Eastmond and Dr. Pelin Kesebir

Feb 21 to 12:00AM

Trauma can crush the human spirit or inspire it to create a better world. For Aalayah Eastmond, the unspeakable tragedy of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, drove her to become an activist speaking out against gun violence. She joins in conversation with Pelin Kesebir, Assistant Scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds, explore the transformation of states of mind that occur when trauma translates to grief and then to activism. 

Learn more and register.

Latest Events
people jump into the sunset

Join the "Badgers on Tap: What is Happiness?" Event on June 3

June 3, 2026

On June 3, 2026 at 7 PM CST, learn what happiness is with Center for Healthy Minds Core Faculty Simon Goldberg and Social Psychologist and CHM... Learn More >

Day of the Badger 2026 Orange Red Roses HCS

Celebrate the Day of the Badger 2026 (Virtual)

April 14, 2026

We’re excited to share that Day of the Badger 2026, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s annual celebration of giving, is coming up on April... Learn More >

Hm graphic

Unspoken Intelligence: Other Ways of Knowing, Extraordinary Cognition, and the Edges of Consciousness

May 21, 2026

Register for the 2026 International Forum on Consciousness on May 21-22! Learn More >