Events
African American Support
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap ♥
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap A Book Talk by Professor Mehrsa Baradaran, UCI Law Moderated by John Gibson, Partner at Crowell & Moring A Zoom Virtual Presentation Tuesday, April 21, 2020 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. A zoom link will be sent to registered participants prior to the event. Register…
RESEARCH-INFORMED INTERVENTIONS AND LEADERSHIP | COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Bias ♥
Anti-immigrant sentiment, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and other forms of bias have always been with us. The current pandemic has seen an exponential rise in anti-Asian discrimination and milder microaggressions. We recognize the horrific disparities in higher morbidity and infection rates for Black/African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinx peoples from COVID-19 across the country. These collective realities…
Coronavirus Support Webinar Series: Walking for Mental Health ✚
Walking is a common source of exercise for many people, and it has well-recognized physical health benefits. But, did you know there are mental health benefits to walking, too? Anyone who walks for any reason could also be enjoying these benefits.This session will look at the benefits of meditative walking and walking in nature. Participants…
Improving Equity and Health During COVID-19 ♥ ★ ✚
https://inclusion.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/rsvp_today_light_blue.jpg What are the campus and medical center resources available for collaboration and inroads to care during the current pandemic? The Office of Inclusive Excellence and the LEAD-ABC (Leadership Education to Advance Diversity-African, Black, and Caribbean) program invite all campus and medical center members to join #ActForInclusion: Improving Equity and Health During Covid-19. This event…
Coronavirus Support Webinar Series | Talking to Kids About Violent Event with Widespread Media Coverage ✚
ZoomAfter an event with widespread media coverage, how do you talk to children about what happened? Should you have the conversation at all, or is it better to try to shield them from the news? This session will provide guidance on these important subjects. Friday, May 29 - 12:00 pm For more information about your…
‘Yonder they do not love your flesh’: Mourning, Anti-Blackness, and Claiming All of Us ♥ ✚
ZoomPlease join us to reflect on the persistence of anti-black violence and harm during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers: Jessica Millward, Associate Professor of History Sabrina Strings, Associate Professor of Sociology Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, Associate Professor of African American Studies Moderated by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Faculty Director of the Humanities Center Register for Zoom Link: bit.ly/MourningAntiBlackness "In this…
The Fire Next Time: Anti-Black Racism and the Struggle to Live in the United States ♥ ★ ✚
ZoomThe Fire Next Time: Racism and the Struggle to Live in the United States 4-5 p.m., Thursday, June 4, 2020 RSVP at: https://uciadvance.wufoo.com/forms/mmdlga00ce24rp/ (Zoom details will be shared with all registrants) Like James Baldwin's call to action, this forum aims to engage participants in strategies to surmount current anti-Blackness while charting the way forward to healing,…
BLM Discussion w/ Social Ecology Dean Guerra
Dear DECADE Community, Students are invited to a discussion form with Social Ecology Dean Nancy Guerra this Friday, June 4th at 12pm. All students regardless of major or discpline are welcome to share their thoughts and emotions in regards to the Black Lives Matter movement. Interested students may submit questions they would like addressed…
Self Care and Community ♥ ✚
ZoomJoin UCI Counselors in this unique session dedicated to help members process their care and get access to important resources.
Dismantling Systemic Racism in STEM: A #ShutDownSTEM Town Hall ♥ ★
ZoomDear Friends, Following on my message sent yesterday, we are beginning to brainstorm ways to take action and develop concrete plans to eliminate systemic racism on our campus and in our scientific community. On Wednesday, June 10th, the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory is joining the call to #ShutDownSTEM! We urge our colleagues to stop…