Topics discussed will include understanding immigrant rights under the new presidential administration, how colleges and universities can protect those rights, and materials and resources for future reference.  You can register for the event 

On Feb. 18, Cooper Owens will deliver a lecture titled “Slavery, Gynecology and Black Placental Resistance: Why Black Mothers Matter.” A reception in the Johnson Hall Global Forum will take place from 5:30-6:45.

She will also hold a panel and healing circle on Feb. 19 from 3:30-5 p.m. in Choi Auditorium. The panel title is "On Reproductive Justice: On Communal Care and Resilience."

This collaborative talk by Drs. Lorena Sekwan Fontaine (University of Manitoba) and Dorota Glowacka (University of King's College) focuses on material objects and photographs that narrate the experiences of gender-based violence during the Holocaust and settler-colonial genocides in North America.

The short film Daughters of Abraham will screen before Screams Before Silence. There will be a panel discussion after the film.

Curious about the future of short films? 

Why create short form cinema in the era of blockbuster films, infinite streaming TV, and social media? 

Will AI-generated movies ruin everything?

If you could send a voicemail back to your past self, what would you say? And what does that have to do with an old blue plastic IKEA table?

How do you make a film about a pile of discarded VHS tapes you find on the street?

The Young Initiative invites Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso (Director) and Jordan Flaherty (Producer) for a panel discussion followed by a screening of their award-winning documentary Powerlands.  

Schedule

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

Reception in Global Forum 

6:15 PM - 7:00 PM

Discussion in Choi Auditorium 

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM 

Film Screening in Choi Auditorium

*Open only to the Oxy community

In recent years, American democracy has bent but not broken. What are the threats facing American democracy, and what are its sources of resilience? In this talk, I investigate trends in three areas of American democracy: the rule of law, majority rule, and political equality. Each of these areas is a crucial component for a political system of the people, by the people, and for the people, and each area shows signs of strain. While much of the concern about democracy has been focused on the White House, the U.S.

This event is co-sponsored by GWSS and The Plus Bus. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with leading fat justice advocates. Be sure to register for the screening as it is likely to be a full house!

The film is followed by a panel with the filmmakers.

This film is followed by an interview with leading anti-stalking expert and private investigator, Lenora Claire.

Content Warning: A note about content of this film - it discusses sexual violence and sexual assault with first-hand accounts from survivors along with other distressing content. Please make a plan to ensure you have support before and after any films you plan to attend.