Community Engagement

Sheetal is an award winning actress, author, producer, and activist who burst onto the scene with raves in the groundbreaking film, ‘ABCD’, playing the gutsy lead, a risky and memorable role as a young Indian American girl struggling with the ties of family and tradition.She broke out and won hearts in ‘Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World’ opposite Albert Brooks, as the female lead, Maya, winning the role after an extensive international casting search.

Salam al-Marayati is President and Co-Founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council and is nationally recognized for his commitment to improving the public understanding of Islam and policies impacting American Muslims. 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. He has spoken at the White House, Capitol Hill and represented the U.S.

Law for Social Change: An Oxy Alumni Panel on Going from Oxy to Law School and Practicing Law for Social Justice.

Presented by OxyGen (A Program Connecting Oxy's Generations) and the Department of Critical Theory & Social Justice

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Kristin Brown, Georgetown Law Center. Oxy 2008.
Kaitlin Kelly, Lewis & Clark Law. Oxy 2012.
Sophia von Bergen, Lewis & Clark Law. Oxy 2016.

Wednesday Sept 22, 2021 at 12pm Pacific

The Future of Roe — In Light of the Supreme Court Decision on Texas SB 8

CTSJ Los Angeles with The Representation Project present:

A Panel Discussion:

David Donatti, ACLU of Texas, Staff Attorney

John Erickson, City Councilmember, West Hollywood

Serita Fontanesi is the Executive Director of Emerge Texas

with Dr. Caroline Heldman, Prof. of Critical Theory and Social Justice and Executive Director of The Representation Project

PLUS ME Project was launched by former Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) graduate, Richard Reyes, in July of 2013. While earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Critical Theory & Social Justice from Occidental College, he began sharing his journey of becoming the first in his family to attend college with local middle and high school students. After speaking to over 12,500 students from over 70 schools and conducting research in the nonprofit landscape of student-centered motivational speaking programs, the need was clear.

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."

This event is sponsored by the Intercultural Community Center and the departments of Critical Theory and Social Justice, Politics, Sociology, and Urban and Environmental Policy with funding generously provided by the Remsen Bird Fund. This lecture will be recorded for those who cannot attend in person. 

*This event will require the use of a mask and will follow all COVID-19 safety guidelines set out by the College.

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.