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About The Debt Collective: "The Debt Collective is a membership-based union for debtors and our allies. Our current economic system forces us into debt in various different areas of our lives: student debt for education; a mortgage to buy a home; debts for utility bills or phone bills, medical care, or even incarceration. No one should have to go into debt to meet their basic needs! These debts are illegitimate and the system needs to change, and we are united to win that change. How? Through the power of our union."

Join the Intercultural Community Center (1501 Campus Road) for an interactive spray paint workshop 9/9 from 5-7pm. The ICC will provide an assortment of art materials, including 4x8 wood panels, for participants. The session will be co-led by John Zendar and Brenda Perez from Restorative Justice for the Arts.

The event follow all COVID-19 safety guidelines set out by the College, and masks will be provided by the ICC. 

Join us for a discussion of the stauts of Women's Rights in Afghanistan in light of recent events. 

Our Expert Panelists:

Dr. Farida Jalalzai, Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean of Global Initiatives and Engagement at the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech.

Dr. Mona Tajali, Associate Professor of International Relations & WGSS, Director of Human Rights Program & the Middle East Studies Program at Agnes Scott College in Georgia. 

Join the Intercultural Community Center for a community gathering Tuesday 9/7 where we will honor the work of Comunidades Indígenas en Liderazgo (CIELO). CIELO will be leading a creative workshop that will challenge us to question the beliefs and ideas we have about the Indigenous experience, and reimagine a decolonized future. CIELO will be leading a creative workshop that will challenge us to question the beliefs and ideas we have about the Indigenous experience, and reimagine a decolonized future.

Steve Coll is Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism & Staff Writer for The New Yorker. 

Register via Zoom

This year, we are honoring the joyous homecoming of our students and faculty. In support of their safe and uninterrupted academic experience, Homecoming will look a little different than usual. A modified event program, available to families and alumni who come to campus and live streamed for those who join us virtually, will feature: a Glee Club Homecoming concert, conversations with College leaders and faculty, multiple Homecoming athletic competitions, and more.

Join Occidental College President Harry J. Elam, Jr. in conversation with Heather McGhee, author of New York Times bestseller The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, on Monday, August 2, at 2 p.m. PDT as part of Oxy's Community Book Program. The theme for this year is “Oxy Reads Together.”

Read the Class of 2020 Updates blog for more information.

Full details for the ceremony and Commencement Weekend can be found here.

May Write-In

May 2nd, 2021 (4PM - 6PM PST)

Enjoy the company of your peers and write together in a no pressure, no expectations environment! Writing Advisers Aanya, Emse, Lilah, and Qinlan will be there to answer question and work with you 1:1!

Zoom Link: https://occidental.zoom.us/j/86126066541

Zoom Meeting ID: 861 2606 6541

Password: writein