The University Student Union invites the CSUN Community as we welcome the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter, Chair of Pan-African Studies and Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, Dr. Melina Abdullah during Black Lives Matter and the Making of a Mass Movement.
Friday, June 12
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Zoom Meeting ID: 972-2278-9027
Join us on Zoom for a presentation by one of the original members and an on-the-ground organizer of the #BlackLivesMatter global network, offering a political history of the movement as a point in Black freedom struggle. Through personal narrative and movement analysis, this conversation presents the vision and hope for the movement as well as its approach and tactics while also providing tangible ways to plug in to the work.
Friday, June 12
2 – 3:30 p.m.
Zoom Meeting ID: 972-3408-1020
The University Student Union invites Black Matadors to open a dialogue with co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter, Chair of Pan-African Studies and Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, Dr. Melina Abdullah, for an essential conversation centered on social change, advocacy and empowerment. Dr. Abdullah is a recognized expert on race, gender, class, and social movement. She was among the original group of organizers that convened to form Black Lives Matter and continues to serve as a Los Angeles chapter leader. Dr. Abdullah is a womanist scholar-activist, understanding the role that she plays in the academy is intrinsically linked to broader struggles for the liberation of oppressed people.
RSVP on our webpage to connect with us on Zoom for a conversation on social change and advocacy as a way to elevate and empower student leaders to continue the fight for justice.