Take a look at all of the events lined up for Critical Social Justice: Rise. We are also constantly adding events from partners, so stay tuned for more updates to this page as they come! Click here for a PDF version of the flyer below.
OCT 23 | MONDAY
Free Hour (12pm to 1pm) in UC 310
Join Amelia Meman, project coordinator for the Women’s Center, and Dr. Julie Murphy, senior lecturer of UMBC’s Psychology Department, as they facilitate a dialogue on activism, resistance, and resilience. With the hopes of learning from one another’s experiences, we plan to explore this year’s theme of “rise” and to collaborate to create a plan for continued engagement in critical social justice.
11am to 1:30pm on Academic Row
Stop by Academic Row to chalk your answer to the question, “What do you rise for?” You can also chat with some of our staff and volunteers to learn more about Critical Social Justice, this year’s theme, and more of the week’s events!
OCT 24 | TUESDAY
Lecture Title: “Native Appropriations, Indigenous Social Media, and Responding to Racism”
6pm in UC Ballroom, doors open at 5:30pm, a meet-and-greet reception will follow the keynote
This event is free and open to the public. If you have questions or need accommodations, please contact the Women’s Center at womenscenter@umbc.edu.
Our Critical Social Justice 2017 Keynote Lecturer is Native scholar and activist Dr. Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation), who writes about cultural appropriation and stereotypes of Native peoples in pop culture on her blog Native Appropriations. Keene examines the way Indigenous peoples are using new media to challenge racism, present authentic counter-narratives, and create innovative spaces for art and activism.
OCT 25 | WEDNESDAY
Free Hour in UC 310
This panel discussion explores the roles of faculty and staff in the current political atmosphere and pedagogical approaches to social justice. Consisting of UMBC faculty and staff, this panel is for university employees who wish to learn more about navigating politics and social justice in classroom and campus alike.
Panelists include:
- Jodi Kelber-Kaye (Honors College, Assistant Director), moderator
- Lee Blaney (Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor)
- Keisha Allen (Education, former Post-Doc Diversity Fellow)
- Rehana Shafi (Sherman Scholars, Director)
- Jason Loviglio (Media and Communication Studies, Associate Professor and Chair)
Rising in Times of International Tragedies: The Impact of Oppressive Symbols
6pm – 7:30pm, Skylight
Join the Mosaic Center in this featured panel and facilitated discussion centering European, Jewish and African American voices discussing their shared, intersectional perspectives connected to historically oppressive symbols. We will discuss how we can come together to stand against intolerable acts of hate in our country.
Panelists include:
- Dr. Marina Adler (Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy, Professor)
- Corinne Janet (Student Life, Coordinator for Leadership)
- Romy Huebler (Student Life, Coordinator for Student Organizations and Involvement)
- Dr. Jana Rehak (Anthropology, Instructor)
- Dr. Kimberly Moffitt (American Studies, Associate Professor)
- Rabbi Jeremy Fierstein (UMBC Hillel, Executive Director)
OCT 26 | THURSDAY
Display on Erickson Field, 10am to 4pm
Workshop in AOK Library 216L from 2pm to 4pm
“The Monument Quilt is a crowd-sourced collection of thousands of stories from survivors of rape and abuse. By stitching our stories together, we are creating and demanding public space to heal. The Monument Quilt is a platform to not only tell our stories, but work together to forever change how Americans respond to rape. We are creating a new culture where survivors are publicly supported, rather than publicly shamed.” – FORCE
Join us on Erickson Field to take a look and explore the Monument Quilt, and the thousands of stories that are woven into it. In the afternoon, be sure to join The Monument Quilt in a quilt square making workshop in the library. You will be able to take some time to reflect and craft your own quilt square that will be incorporated into the overall project.
OCT 27 | FRIDAY
Meet at the Women’s Center at noon
Free tickets available here (tickets are required)
Throughout history, people have been rising in Baltimore. From labor activists in the railroad industry or food service to the soldiers of the Civil War. Dr. Kate will take us down Pratt Street in the heart of Baltimore for a tour of our city’s sites of activism.
Special thanks to our Critical Social Justice co-sponsors:
Student Life’s Mosaic Center, Residential Life, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Honors College, Off-Campus Student Services, Counseling Center, University Health Services Health Promotions, Human Relations/Title IX Office, LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association, Relationship Violence Awareness and Prevention (RVAP), The Social Work Program, Student Disability Services, Department of Psychology, Women Involved in Learning and Leadership, Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy (SAHAP), Department of American Studies, Department of Media and Communication Studies, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication, Race & Inclusion Scholars
