2:00 - 4:00 pm PDT/ 4:00 - 6:00pm CDT/ 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT. This will be a look at-and a listen to-the role African American music has played in embodying and inspiring the ongoing struggle for freedom and full equality in the U.S.A. The session will be a mix of music video clips (Billie Holiday, ... Read more
You haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 12:00pm PT / 2:00pm CT / 3:00pm ET Join us. The literary, artistic, and social movement “Solar Punk” often portrays a futuristic, post-capitalist, and even decolonial, world. What does “Solar Punk” have to do with Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Computing (STEM+C) Learning? Is there a relationship between ... Read more
You haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 12-2pm PDT / 2-4 pm CDT/ 3-4 pm EDT. How do queer artists create spaces of freedom-not just for survival, but for creative process? Amid the federal administration's threats to sanctuary jurisdictions, MovingGround initiated Sanctuary Spaces, an art-action network to share narratives and shed light on people's lives ... Read more
You haven't missed. Watch on YouTube. 11:00 am PDT/ 1 pm CDT/ 2 pm EDT Join us. What is the philosophy of freedom? Freedomista Joanna Wheeldin is joined by SRJC philosophy instructors Sean Martin and Dr. Alexa Forrester to discuss freedom, independence and nonviolent resistance. In this zoom meeting, we'll dive into texts like Barbara ... Read more
12 pm PDT/ 2pm CDT/ 3pm EDT The Declaration of Independence is one of America’s significant founding documents. On its face, it is a declaration of war. A look at the structure of the document, it follows the archetype of 18th century enlightenment thinking, laying out fundamental principles drawn from the laws of nature and ... Read more
This community educational forum will bring together legal practitioners and community leaders to discuss the current landscape of U.S. immigration law and policy, including DHS detention practices and the broader impact of policy changes on communities. The event will feature expert panelists and offer attendees the opportunity to learn, ask questions, and engage in meaningful ... Read more
This will be a look at-and a listen to-the role African American music has played in embodying and inspiring the ongoing struggle for freedom and full equality in the U.S.A. The session will be a mix of music video clips (Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Stevie Wonder, among others) and informal conversation led by progressive ... Read more
Come play with us during improvscience Community Office Hours! The community office hours are held weekly for those who work and organize within and adjacent to Dr. Raquell Holmes and improvscience. The Zoom room is for people to work, plan, and create with others. If you want to collaborate with friends on projects, bounce ideas ... Read more
Social therapeutics might be the thing you didn't know you needed. Come watch real human coaches and clients in actual conversation and get a feel for what it means to grow with people, not just alongside them. We'll give you the context to know what to listen for, and there's space throughout to ask questions ... Read more
Participants are invited to share stories of confronting slavery in their own families. The goal is to provide a safe, unrecorded space where people can discuss the cultural norms passed down through generations that keep us from being free of our histories. Host, Dr. Laura Peticolas, will provide her own stories of her slave-owning ancestors ... Read more
You haven't missed it. Watch on YouTube. Reading Excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and from Frederick Douglass We invite you all to join us at the Freedom Festival for a collective reading of excerpts from both the Declaration of Independence and Fredrick Douglass’s speech “What to a slave is the Fourth of July?” We’ll ... Read more
The HEARTbeat of Freedom is based on the famous Fourth of July speech by Frederick Douglass delivered on July 5, 1852. We will present three different renditions of an excerpt from this speech. You will HEAR with your EAR this operatic ART and I know it will touch your HEART. We will begin with the ... Read more