Supporting Free Speech Tuesday April 13 2:00 pm
This presentation will draw on the nuanced history of free speech to present a vision of ‘free speech for all’, a belief in both upholding free speech and ensuring that people from all backgrounds have opportunities to speak, be heard, and be respected. Register here.
Journeys Toward Justice: Public Art as a Form of Activism and Untold Narratives of BIPOC Voices
Tuesday, April 13, 6:00 p.m.
Speakers: Brandan “BMike” Odums, Lead Artist & Curator and Studio BE, and Frederick "Wood" Delahoussaye, Artistic Director at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center
The Presenter, Brandan “BMike” Odums is a New Orleans-based visual artist who, through exhibitions, public programs, and public art works, is engaged in a transnational dialogue about the intersection of art and resistance. From film to murals to installations, Odums’ work encapsulates the political fervor of a generation of Black American activists who came of age amidst the tenure of the nation’s first Black president, the resurgence of popular interest in law enforcement violence, and the emergence of the self-care movement. Most often working with spray paint, Odums paints brightly-colored, wall-sized murals that depict historical figures, contemporary creatives, and everyday people. In his otherwise figurative work, Odums departs from realism to play with color – blending lavender to paint the skin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King and robin’s egg blue for Harriet Tubman, for instance – suggesting an ethos of boldness that unites the subjects of his work and surpasses race, time, or any other aspect of physical reality. Join us for conversation with BMike and Fredrick “Wood” Delahoussaye, the Artistic Director at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center of New Orleans, as we explore the use of Public Art in all spaces.
Hosted by Tulane University's Center for Public Service. Register here.
Peace Building in the US Wednesday, April 14 at 2:00 pm
Living Room Conversations offers a simple, sociable and structured way to practice communicating across differences while building understanding and relationships. Typically, 4-7 people meet in person or by video call for about 90 minutes to listen to and be heard by others. RSVP here.
Voter Registration Training Wednesday April 14 6:30
Young people make up the largest and most diverse group of potential voters in this country, and when we vote, we have the power shape our communities and our future. We also know that part of the university's goal is to create engaged citizens that contribute to their community and state. Register here.
Journeys Toward Justice: History Revoiced: Opening the Classroom to Stories that Change Our World
Friday, April 16, 6:00 PM
Speakers: Kathy Bancroft, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation and Cultural Resources Monitor for Owens Lake, Pat Steenland, Continuing Lecturer for the College Writing Programs at UC Berkeley, and UC Berkeley students Sera Smith and Sage Alexander
The genocide that happened to Native peoples in California has been conclusively documented. But we have barely begun to confront its cultural, historical, and emotional impact.The University of California, Berkeley, sits on indigenous land and still holds over 10,000 unrepatriated ancestors. In the wake of this unacknowledged genocide in which higher education has been complicit, how can university classrooms and students grapple with this legacy? Can classrooms truly partner with native communities and educators to imagine new institutional spaces and ways of learning? This multi-year partnership between a Berkeley class and Tribal leaders from the Eastern Sierra's Payahuunadü (renamed the Owens Valley) asks these questions.
Hosted by the University of California, Berkeley's Public Service Center. Register here.
