Doors open at 6:30pm. Film begins at 7pm. Running time: 94min.
Panelists include:
Baktash Ahadi: Executive Producer of Retrograde, survivor of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Peace Corps veteran, and former combat interpreter and cultural advisor for the US military, Baktash is a tireless storyteller and advocate for conflict refugees and underrepresented communities.
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The Critical Race Theory Forward Tracking Project is an up-to-date, interactive, clearinghouse of the attacks on Critical Race Theory at the local, state, and federal levels
Some data highlights of FTP include:
Oxy community members are invited to the Share-Out & Feedback Session on Friday, October 14th at 3-4pm, which is being hosted by the Integrated Strategic Planning (ISP) Justice, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (JEID) Working Group. The zoom information for this session is below.
Please RSVP here.
Lauren Hill 03', VP of Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs at Essentail Access Health will discuss:
In anticipation of the November midterm elections, the Politics Department will be screening “Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote" in
Aoki studies the historical development of Asian American revolutionary organizing and radical theory, as well as the broader history of the Third World Left in the United States, through the framework of dialectical and historical materialism. He is currently researching the role of Asian Americans in the rise and fall of the New Communist Movement. He is also a community organizer active in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, participating in projects dedicated to mutual aid and grassroots political education.
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Salam Al-Marayati is nationally recognized for his commitment to improving the public understanding of Islam and policies impacting American Muslims. Salam is president and co-founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). He oversees MPAC’s groundbreaking civic engagement, public policy, and advocacy work. He is an expert on Islam in the West, Muslim reform movements, human rights, democracy, national security, and Middle East politics. Salam has spoken at the White House, Capitol Hill and represented the U.S. at international human rights and religious freedom conferences.
Raúl Pérez is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of La Verne, and previously an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Denver. His research has been published in journals such as American Behavioral Scientist, Discourse and Society, Ethnicities, and Sociological Perspectives. His scholarship has been awarded and supported by the American Sociological Association, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the University of California Center for New Racial Studies, the Working Class Studies Association, and the American Humor Studies Association.