I suspect I disagree with both sides.
My view on this: attendance at lectures about woke issues may be permissible but should never be obligatory. Let the market decide if anyone is interested at the individual level.
My guess is, no one will go. People only attend because they are forced to. It's the obligation to attend that is obnoxious.
It is not the role of either educational institutions or businesses to define conformity in such matters.