The Eighth Annual Maurice Amado Foundation Lecture in Jewish Ethics “Reading Noah's Ark in the Age of Climate Change: Jewish Stories on Gender, Disability, and the Politics of Survival” JULIA WATTS BELSER, PH.D.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 9:30am
In stories about Noah, his ark, the individuals who survive the flood, and those left behind, Jewish tradition reckons with questions of human hubris and survival. We will use these ancient Jewish texts along with testimony from contemporary disability communities to grapple with climate change and the question of whose lives we deem worth saving. Read more
Career Paths for English Majors: A Three-Part Panel Series - Panel Three: Hitting the Ground Running: How to Successfully Transition from College to Career
Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Making the transition from college to career requires strategy and planning. Join us for an in-depth chat, job-seeking tips, and more with one of CSUN’s most successful alums. Read more
Career Paths for English Majors: A Three-Part Panel Series - Panel Two: Thinking Outside the Publishing Box: Careers for English Majors
Saturday, March 27, 2021 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Many English majors focus on careers in publishing and education, but a wide range of professions require stellar writing and communication skills; fields with good salaries and career ladders. Four CSUN English alumni will discuss their professional journeys, how they use their English degrees in their daily work, what skills and expertise students need to compete in today’s workforce, and what they wished they’d done in college to prepare for their careers. Read more
Career Paths for English Majors - A Three-Part Series- Panel One: The Current State of the Publishing Industry: Realities and Opportunities
Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
What are the career opportunities for English majors in today’s publishing industry? A panel of four experienced publishing professionals will discuss the state of the industry today, the availability of jobs, what skills and expertise are required to be competitive, what a book producer does, and overlooked avenues into the publishing world. Read more
Beatriz Cortez: Longenecker-Roth Guest Lecture
Friday, January 22, 2021 - 12:00pm
Professor Beatriz Cortez, Department of Central American and Transborder Studies, is a multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Her work explores simultaneity, life in different temporalities and versions of modernity, memory and loss in the aftermath of war and the experience of migration, and in relation to imagining possible futures. Read more
Southeast Asian American Journeys: 45 Years of Resilience, Advocacy, and Organizing
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
SEARAC is a national civil rights organization that advocates for justice and equality for Southeast Asian American communities on a local, state, and national level. Its work hopes to inspire and empower future generations to fight for social equity for refugee communities, communities of color, and other social justice movements. Katrina Dizon Mariategue will speak on SEARAC’s work promoting refugee advocacy, developing leadership amongst Southeast Asian American youth, building interracial solidarity, and struggling against migrant detention and deportation. Read more
MARCH - A Virtual Teach-In
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 9:30am to 10:45am
Join us to discuss March, the graphic memoir by the late Congressman and Civil Rights icon John Lewis, in collaboration with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. This account of the Civil Rights movement is one of the most acclaimed comics of our time. How does it speak to us about this moment, now? Read more
CDSC 10th Anniversary, 2010-2020: Ten Years of Vision, Struggle, and Movement Building
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 12:30pm
This event celebrates CDSC’s tenth anniversary, grounding the initiative’s origins in student activism. CSUN alumni Dr. José Gómez, Jonnae Thompson, and Justin Marks were organizers of the March 4, 2010 student mobilization against tuition/fee hikes during the Great Recession and for undocumented students. The three alumni will speak about the March 4th mobilization, the LAPD crackdown of the protest and arrest of six of the marchers, and the subsequent legal struggle to have charges dropped. Read more
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: NASRIN
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 4:00pm
NASRIN is an immersive portrait of attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, one of the world’s most prominent human rights activists and political prisoners. Nasrin has long fought for the rights of women, children, LGBT prisoners, religious and ethnic minorities, journalists and artists, and those facing the death penalty. She was arrested in June 2018 for representing women who were protesting Iran’s mandatory hijab law, and she was sentenced to 38 years in prison, plus 148 lashes (12 years of which she must serve). Read more
"Continuing the Struggle for Justice through Electoral Politics: The 2020 Election"
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Please join us for "Continuing the Struggle for Justice through Electoral Politics: The 2020 Election" with guest speakers Margaret Prescod (activist, author, journalist, and radio host) and Annaly Medrano (Assistant Campaign Manager for Grace Yoo for LA City Council CD 10). Moderated by Dr. Marta Lopez-Garza. Please register at https://tinyurl.com/y5nagzlb