Events
Confronting Extremism
Combatting Online Extremism: Join us for a free 5-session online training ♥
ZoomCombatting Online Extremism: Join us for a free 5-session online training Join Orange County Human Relations (OCHR) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) for a five-part, free online training that will offer tools and resources for how to combat online extremism. Using modules developed as part of UC Irvine’s Confronting Digital Extremism initiative, UCI…
UCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series: Southern California Exhibition Premiere Americans and the Holocaust ♥
ZoomUCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series In conjunction with the American Library Association and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Americans and the Holocaust, the UCI Libraries’ Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series explores antisemitism, extremism, and the power of human connection. Guests are encouraged to visit the traveling…
UCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series: A Journey Through the Holocaust ♥
ZoomUCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series In conjunction with the American Library Association and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Americans and the Holocaust, the UCI Libraries’ Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series explores antisemitism, extremism, and the power of human connection. Guests are encouraged to visit the traveling exhibition located in the lobby…
UCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series: Deborah Lipstadt Author Talk ♥
ZoomDeborah Lipstadt Author Talk Wednesday, February 16, 2022 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. This event will be held on Zoom. Join Deborah Lipstadt for a discussion of her latest book, Antisemitism: Here and Now, a captivating analysis of current political trends that bolster prejudice and hostility towards Jews in today’s world. Deborah Lipstadt is currently…
UCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series: Author Discussion with Jeffrey Veidlinger ♥
ZoomUCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series In conjunction with the American Library Association and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Americans and the Holocaust, the UCI Libraries’ Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series explores antisemitism, extremism, and the power of human connection. Guests are encouraged to visit the traveling exhibition located in the lobby…
Judge Stephen Reinhardt and Ramona Ripston Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin ♥
ZoomJudge Stephen Reinhardt and Ramona Ripston Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin Constitutional Patriotism, the Failures of Partisanship, and the Future of American Democracy Presented by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Congressman for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives Moderated by: Richard L. Hasen Chancellor’s Professor of Law…
Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series: Seeking Asylum: Then and Now with Rory Kennedy and Scott Miller ♥
ZoomUCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series In conjunction with the American Library Association and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Americans and the Holocaust, the UCI Libraries’ Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series explores antisemitism, extremism, and the power of human connection. Guests are encouraged to visit the traveling…
Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series: Seeking Asylum: Confronting Extremism: A Conversation with Deborah Lipstadt and Douglas Haynes ♥
ZoomUCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series In conjunction with the American Library Association and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Americans and the Holocaust, the UCI Libraries’ Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series explores antisemitism, extremism, and the power of human connection. Guests are encouraged to visit the traveling exhibition located in the lobby…
Richard L. Hasen Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It ♥
ZoomRichard L. Hasen Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It The Guest Speaker Series and Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law welcome Center Co-Director and Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science Richard L. Hasen to discuss his new book, Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics–and How…
Building Community Talks ♥
Newkirk Alumni Center 450 Alumni Ct, Irvine, CA, United StatesThe Confronting Extremism Program in the Office of Inclusive Excellence invites students, faculty, staff and community members to join in-person Building Community Talks on May 12, 2022. WHAT: Building Community to Confront Extremism: Public TED Talks by Awardees WHEN: 4 p.m.-6 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 Pacific time WHERE: Pacific Ballroom D, UCI Student Center…
Healing in the Face of Extremism ♥ ✚
ZoomHealing in the Face of Extremism The regularly scheduled Black Thriving module on Change the Culture through Personal, Professional, and Institutional Accountability is open as a forum for reflecting, healing and supporting one another amid the shootings experienced Saturday (May 14) and Sunday (May 15) while planning a way forward in fellowship. WHAT:: Healing in…
Commemorating George Floyd: Virtual Film Screening of Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America ♥
VirtualThe anniversary of the death of George Floyd challenges UCI and the community to examine the broader issues of systemic racism. The Office of Inclusive Excellence invites its UCI students, staff, faculty and alumni to join in a virtual screening of the documentary Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2021). This 118-minute film is…
Confronting White Supremacist Extremism and Online Disinformation: A Conversation with Joan Donovan ♥
ZoomJoan Donovan is the research director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School. Donovan leads the field in examining internet and technology studies, online extremism, media manipulation, and disinformation campaigns. Donovan also leads The Technology and Social Change Project (TaSC) which explores how media manipulation is a…
Driving Out Darkness: Orange County Summit on Antisemitism and Hate ♥
311 West Peltason Drive, Irvine, CADriving Out Darkness is a one-day, immersive learning experience for leaders in Orange County’s civic, governmental, non-profit, religious, educational, media and law enforcement sectors. We will explore past and current manifestations of antisemitism and their relationship to other forms of hate, gain valuable tools and uncover strategies for countering rising levels of hate in our…
The 1619 Project BioSci Program & Reception
Dr. Jessica Millward (History) facilitates discussion following a watch party of the first episode of The 1619 Project docuseries. Hosted by the UCI Biological Sciences Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, the UCI Black Thriving Initiative, and the UCI End Racism Initiative. Program begins at 2 p.m., and reception starts at 4 p.m. in the…