Bittersweet Dreams tells the story of a Mayan girl from the Chiapas highlands. It reveals events that compromise her childhood and the demands of adulthood that are prematurely thrust upon her. But she overcomes the obstacles and traumas that oppress her to find creative fulfillment and personal serenity.
Amb. Verveer is the Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security at Georgetown University. She served as the first U.S. Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues, a position to which she was nominated by President Obama in 2009. She coordinated foreign policy issues and activities relating to the political, economic and social advancement of women, traveling to nearly sixty countries and developing the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. President Obama also appointed her to serve as the U.S.
Malaquias Montoya is a legendary artist whose work is socio-political. This panel will touch on topics such as Malaquias' role in the Chicano art movement overall, the issues he is dealing with through his art, and how his art relates to the Chicano Art Movement here in LA.
The Quetzalcoatl (Feathered-Serpent) Mural Project (QMP) is a community based mural arts collective which began twenty-one years ago in one of the Los Angeles historic art districts. QMP’s primary mission is to provide inner city youth an opportunity to showcase their artistic talents by creating an awareness campaign through public art projects in underserved Los Angeles neighborhoods.
Professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein joins Occidental College as the 2019 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence. This residency honors Occidental’s first Black graduates and is made possible by the generous donations of our alumni. Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Core Faculty Member in Women’s Studies at the University of New Hampshire, Professor Prescod-Weinstein's research focuses on particle (astro)physics and cosmology and she also examines the intersection of science and social justice.
We’ll provide an overview of the proposed changes, how the 60-day public comment period on the proposed regulations works, how you can submit your own comments, and answer your questions to the best of our ability, based on what we know to date.
We plan to hold a follow-up Q&A session after we all return from winter break, before the public comment period ends on January 28.