Events

Lessons on Liberated Learning: Oakland Community School ♥★

Discover the Black Panthers' Oakland Community School story. Learn lessons from this legacy to foster liberated learning for students today! About this Event About this Offering At the Black Teacher Project, we believe that honoring the wisdom of the past is necessary in creating a liberated future. Thus, we are thrilled to have the pleasure…

Announcing The Black Panther Oakland Community School Speaker Series | “Historicizing the Black Panther Party in Oakland” ♥ ★

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Announcing The Black Panther Oakland Community School Speaker Series "Historicizing the Black Panther Party in Oakland" Thursday, July 15th from 12:00-1:00 P.M. REGISTER HERE The speakers for this event are: Robyn C. Spencer Associate Professor of History, Lehman College & CUNY AND Robert P. Robinson Asst. Professor of Education, Grinnell College & Columbia University The…

The Black Panther Oakland Community School: Community Archives, Activism, and Storytelling ♥ ★

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The Black Panther Oakland Community School: Community Archives, Activism, and Storytelling Invites you to its Summer Fellows ShowcaseThursday, August 26 | 12-1 p.m. Over the summer of 2021, ten UCI students have researched the Oakland Community School (OCS), the longest-running community project organized by the Black Panthers. The summer fellows have been documenting the school's…

Reflections on the Black Panther Oakland Community School Project ♥ ★

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Please join us! Reflections on the Black Panther Oakland Community School Project Thursday, November 4, 2021 12-1 p.m. In Winter 2021, a new UCI humanities research cluster was formed to focus on the Oakland Community School (1973-1982), the longest-running serve-the-people program of the Black Panther Party. In the summer, the BPOCS research cluster hosted its…

Art | Power | Community A Black Panther Party 55th Anniversary Retrospective Multimedia Exhibit ♥

RSVP HERE Join us for a grand opening of a multi-media photography exhibition on the Black Panther Party 55th Anniversary. Photography by Micherlange Francois-Hemsley, UCI Senior and 2021 UCI Humanities Center Black Panther Oakland Community School Research Cluster Summer Fellow. Schedule: May 4, 2022 at 4pm-6pm 4:15 Opening Remarks 4:30 - 5:30 Artist Panel Moderated…