Community Engagement

This Women’s History Month, Project SAFE honors the ancestral practices that have nourished and sustained strength and healing for generations with two offerings: Trauma-Informed Sunset Yoga and Sound Bath (3/9) and Empowerment Self-Defense (3/30).

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. 

The Udall Scholarship is awarded to college sophomores and juniors who are U.S. citizens and are interested in working in issues related to the environment, sustainability, or Native rights and healthcare. Applicants must provide evidence of leadership and service related to one of these issues.

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: 

Join us to learn about the Strauss Scholarship and Davis Projects for Peace grants that fund community service projects over the summer and academic year.

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.

To attend virtually: Register Here

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. 

Moore Laboratory of Zoology is a museum of 65,000 vintage bird and mammal specimens. We’re a hidden gem tucked within a small liberal arts college in Northeast Los Angeles, and our mission is to understand the origins of Earth’s biodiversity and how species respond to environmental change.