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"Associated Students created this 'Week of Activism' to promote awareness and to follow up on important issues of our community," said Robert Hanff, president of CSUN's student government, Associated Students, Inc.
The "Week of Activism'' starts Wednesday with a presentation by Rick Shenkman, historian, journalist and author, who will talk about the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Voters." While the media may focus on the length of a kiss or language candidates use, Shenkman will give students tips on how to cut through the gibberish and focus on the issues that are important in this year's presidential race. Shenkman's latest book is Presidential Ambition: Gaining Power at Any Cost.
Shenkman's speech is at 11 a.m. in the Grand Salon of the University Student Union, near the center of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge.
Thursday, Sept. 21, "Boys Don't Cry" will be screened at 8 and 10 p.m., in the Shoshone Room of the Satellite Student Union at the north end of the campus. "Boys Don't Cry" is the true account of the life and death of Teena Marie Brandon, a Nebraska teen-aged girl who lived her life as a boy. Members of the student group Project ACT - Advocates for Cultural Talk will facilitate an exercise and discussion related to the movie immediately following the 8 p.m. screening.
Judy Shepard will speak at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, in the Performing Arts Center in the University Student Union. Her son Matthew, a 22-year-old college student, was beaten, pistol-whipped and left to die tied to a fence in rural Wyoming in 1998 by two men who targeted him because he was gay. Both men are now serving live sentences.
Since her son's death, Shepard has toured the country speaking out against hate crimes.
On Saturday, Sept. 23, students are invited to take part in the United Way's Day of Caring, when the public join nonprofit community-based agencies in their efforts. Participants will meet at 8 a.m. in the university's Parking Lot C, on the east side of the campus at Zelzah Avenue, to catch buses that will take them to sites throughout the city.
Students and recent graduates will get another opportunity to learn more about the nonprofit arena during a "Non-Profit Networking Fair" on Monday, Sept. 25. The fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the University Student Union and give participants a chance to learn about internships, service learning and volunteer opportunities with nonprofit agencies that serve the Los Angeles area.
Students also will have a chance to learn how to effectively organize others to affect change in the community in "Organizing 101," a workshop taught by CSUN graduate student Philip Leonard from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 25 in the Santa Clarita Room of the University Student Union.
Faculty will talk about their own activism on Tuesday, Sept. 26, during a panel discussion from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Grand Salon of the University Student Union. Among those taking part are political science professor Jane Bayes, Pan African studies professor Verne Bryant, philosophy professor Charles Crittenden, Asian American studies professor Glenn Omatsu and communication studies professor Kathryn Sorrells.
The week will culminate with the workshop "How to Influence Your Legislature" from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Santa Clarita Room of the University Student Union. Organizers will discuss effective ways of getting your voice heard by your elected representatives.
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