Events
Confronting Extremism
Author Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
Author Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give Public reading with Q&A 6:00-7:00 p.m. followed by a book signing Date: Thursday, October 26 Time: 6:00 pm Location: Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612 Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi. Her debut novel The Hate U Give is a #1 New York Times Bestseller and…
Courageous Conversations Workshop
Our final fall interactive workshop, Courageous Conversations, featuring guest speaker Percival Guevarra, will highlight three main ideas: becoming aware of perceptions, listening (without judging), and communicating effectively. Wednesday, November 15,…
The Fierce Urgency of Now
The Fierce Urgency of Now Climate & Context for Social Unrest and Community Healing November 16, 2017 • 5 PM UCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom C Doors open, food & refreshments provided at 4:30 p.m. RSVP HERE RSVP by November 16, 2017 12:00 PM Free Event • Limited Space. Register early! About the Program…
Anti-Blackness and the American Dream: Revisiting the 1992 LA Uprisings
Anti-Blackness and the American Dream: Revisiting the 1992 L.A. Uprisings Twenty-five years have passed since a jury acquitted the four police officers charged with beating motorist Rodney King. In the wake of that acquittal, Los Angeles experienced three days of dissent, disorder, violence, and protest. Although collective memory often (and rightly) centers the black…
What Matters to Me and Why: Al Valdez
What Matters to Me and Why VALUES - BELIEFS - MOTIVATIONS Personal Journeys: Choices made, difficulties encountered, commitments grasped and joys revealed. Faculty and Staff Series Offered since 2012, this informal lunchtime series is designed to build and strengthen bonds between people who teach, learn and work together daily, and to foster understanding of how…
Conversation Kitchen: A Tamale-Filled Holiday
Conversation Kitchen Presented in collaboration with the Department of Campus Recreation, Conversation Kitchen is a unique series of culinary workshops designed to explore the significant influence that food has in defining and shaping culture across the world. Each free workshop will focus on an area of the world undergoing conflict and transformation today. What…
Conversation Kitchen: A Tamale-Filled Holiday
Conversation Kitchen Presented in collaboration with the Department of Campus Recreation, Conversation Kitchen is a unique series of culinary workshops designed to explore the significant influence that food has in defining and shaping culture across the world. Each free workshop will focus on an area of the world undergoing conflict and transformation today. What is…
What Matters to Me and Why: Joanna Ho
VALUES - BELIEFS - MOTIVATIONS Personal Journeys: Choices made, difficulties encountered, commitments grasped and joys revealed. Faculty and Staff Series Offered since 2012, this informal lunchtime series is designed to build and strengthen bonds between people who teach, learn and work together daily, and to foster understanding of how each of us embraces the UCI…
Law & Social Movements Colloquium 2017-18: Abolition of the Criminal Legal System
The Law & Social Movements Colloquium will host a conversation on abolitionism, anti-violence, policing, and prisons featuring Rachel Herzing, organizer, writer, and co-founder of Critical Resistance. Herzing will be joined in discussion by Emily Thuma, Gender & Sexuality Studies, UC Irvine School of Humanities. Herzing is a long time organizer fighting against imprisonment and policing…