DISRUPTing CSUN
Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 2:30pm to 5:00pm

Readings from the groundbreaking FWN DISRUPT Filipina Leadership Book Series in celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Read more
Tardeada 50: Celebrating 50 Years of Chicana and Chicano Studies and Artivism at CSUN
Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm

Art Exhibit, Panel Discussions, Workshops, and Performances Read more
Gabriela Karin - Holocaust Survivor
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 9:30am to 10:45am

Gabriela Karin, a Holocaust survivor, will be speaking about her experiences in Europe and then living in Israel between 1949 and 1960. Read more
Jews and Muslims United: The Salaam-Shalom Initiative
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 11:00am to 12:15pm

Armin Langer, founder of the grass roots Salaam-Shalom Initiative, will discuss his efforts to unite Jews, Muslims, and allies against fear-mongering. Read more
Poetry Workshop with Manuel Tzoc Bucup (Maya-K'iche')
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm

Lecture by Manuel Tzoc Bucup (Maya-K'iche') earlier in the day 11am-12:15pm in Lakeview Terrace, USU. Followed by this Poetry Workshop. Read more
Lecture and Poetry Readings by Manuel Tzoc Bucup (Maya-K'iche'): "Identities: Mobile Bodies"
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 11:00am to 12:15pm

Talk will address the intersectional identitites that are implicit in his poetic and visual work. Read more
Creation - Day Two: Through the Lens of Art, Midrash, and Mysticism
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 11:00am to 12:15pm

Artist-scholar Revital Goldreich will discuss interpretations of the biblical book of Genesis through the ages in word and image. Read more
The History of Jews in Iran
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:45pm

Iranian-born American professor and author, Dr. Saba Soomekh, PhD, will be discussing the history of Jews in pre-modern Persia, Iran under the rule of the twentieth century Pahlavi dynasty, and the fate of Iranian Jews during the Islamic Revolution. Read more
Poetry and Community: Reading and Workshop
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Join us for an afternoon of poetry featuring Tía Chucha's Centro Cultural and a poetry workshop. Read more
Naila and the Uprising - free film screening
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 4:00pm

Join Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS) at CSUN for a film screening and discussion of the award-winning film, Naila and the Uprising, directed by Julia Bacha. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Professor Rana Sharif (Gender and Women's Studies and MEIS) and Dr. Jody Myers (Jewish and Religious Studies and MEIS), moderated by Dr. Nayereh Tohidi (GWS and MEIS). Read more