Social Justice Institute 2019 Events
Second Annual Jess Nieto Memorial Conference
April 23-25, 2019
Levan Center for the Humanities and Forum 101
The second-annual conference in honor of Chicanx Studies pioneer Jess Nieto featured a roundtable discussion on Ray Gonzales; art by Jorge Guillen, Diego Monterrubio, and BC students; a keynote discussion by Sean Arce; a screening of the documentary "Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo", about Chicano activist Oscar Zeta Acosta; graduate student presentations about Chicanx history; and much more. 2019 Jess Nieto Conference flyer.
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Si, Ella Puede! The Rhetorical Legacy of Dolores Huerta and United Farm Workers
April 10, 2019
Levan Center for the Humanities
In recognition of Dolores Huerta Day, the Levan Center and the National Endowment for the Humanities presented a discussion with Dr. Stacey K. Sowards, professor and chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Texas in El Paso. Sowards discussed her book, "Si, Ella Puede! The Rhetorical Legacy of Dolores Huerta and the United Farm Workers", which contextualizes Huerta's activism through close, theoretical analysis of the activist's speeches, letters and interviews. Dolores Huerta flyer.
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Adios Amor: The Search for Maria Moreno
March 28, 2019
Indoor Theater
Project Conexiones and the Social Justice Institute presented a screening of director Laurie Coyle's documentary "Adios Amor", which tells the story of Maria Moreno's struggle to organize California's migrant farm workers while raising 12 children. The documentary also interweaves Coyle's quest to find photographs and more information about Moreno through the attics and archives of the California Central Valley. After the screening, Coyle and students from Project Conexiones held a roundtable Q and A session.
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A Culture of Power: Race, Youth, Labor and Sound in East Bakersfield
February 14, 2019
Levan Center for the Humanities
Daniel Rios, a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D in Ethnic Studies at UC San Diego and a Bakersfield native, presented his research on the political, social, geographic, and cultural production of Bakersfield in the 20th Century, examining how the interplay of race, class, gender, and labor played a central role in shaping the daily lives of working class communities of color.
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