sjs 2016 final program

COME TOGETHER, ACT TOGETHER

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Without the following sponsors, the Social Justice Summit would not be possible. These

departments, vendors, and friends gave generously to ensure this event remains FREE, open to all, and that we are able to maintain socially responsible choices throughout the day.

THANK YOU!

A SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Student Success Initiates

Vice President of Student Affairs

Associated Students, Inc.

Community Service Inter-Club Council

Dean of Students Office

Student Life and Leadership

University Conference Center

Titan Student Union

Titan Shops

Kean Coffee

Volunteer Service Programs

About the Social Justice Summit

The CSUF Volunteer Service has been a resource to the campus community since 1995, originally known as the Community Service Action Team (CSAT). With an outstanding track record of coordinating thousands of student volunteers in the community, our student Project Directors asked what more they could do to make a difference in 2004. After some researching and brainstorming ideas about what our campus community needed, a new program entitled Resources to Engage in Advocating Civic Transformation (REACT) was formed. Because of the timing of 2004 Presidential Elections, the initial project was a campus-wide voter mobilization effort entitled “CSUF Votes!” During their active engagement with the CSUF campus through this campaign, the REACT coordinators observed social and political action at CSUF, but also found a lack of information on “how to” participate in civic engagement and promote social justice. They listened when students remarked, “What can I do? I am just a student!” when asked about non-involvement. Apathy is one thing, but to feel a sense of helplessness because you feel a lack of empowerment is another. As a result, the REACT Team acted on an opportunity to develop and host a Social Justice Student Summit. Today’s Social Justice Student Summit will engage you in the education of what is happening around us, empower you to get involved and finally connect you to community based organizations in order to Act! Renamed Students ACT in fall of 2005, the student collective continues to grow and develop, bringing together individual students and student organizations to sponsor a variety of educational dialogues, forums, debates, panels, and films on pressing social and political issues. The Fall Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week and spring Social Justice Summit are the two major events book-ending the year. Don’t see a workshop topic you were hoping would be in the Program that follows? The Social Justice Summit is coordinated by a Student Planning Committee comprised of a diversity of students from CSUF. It is up to these students to brainstorm all possible workshop topics they would like to see at the Summit, narrow these down to the top wish list, and then seek to find organizations that can present on the topic. As you can imagine, it is a rigorous process and there are only so many workshops that can be accommodated in any given year, though there are many, many more we would like to have. Also, we cannot always find presenters on the topics despite our best efforts. So, what can you do? If you are a student, join next year’s Social Justice Summit Student Planning Committee!! Ask us how.


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SOCIAL JUSTICE SUMMIT

PROGRAM

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. WELCOME Pavilion BC

Dr. Vijay Pendakur

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 1

Sculpting Race: An Innovative Approach to Understanding Racial Identity Development………...Gabrielino

Supporting Undocumented Students……………………………………..…............................Theater

The Untamed State: Defeating Gang Injunctions & Empowering Communities of Color.. Alvarado

Social Justice for Persons with Disabilities: Access and Inclusion…...........…...........…...Ontiveros

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 2

Challenging Islamophobia……........…...........…...........…...........…...........…...........….... Gabrielino Think Critically, Give Consciously: Evaluating Nonprofit Organization ……...……...............Theater

Collateral Consequences of Mass Incarceration: Barriers to Higher Education….………...Alvarado

Step Up!, Violence Prevention Programs…......…...........…...... …...….............................Ontiveros

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch Pavilion BC 1:15pm -2:45pm Jamie Kilstein Titan Theater

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 3

Beyond Sexuality: Resources to Make a Community Trans Inclusive…...……………… Gabrielino

Breaking the Cycle………………………………………………………………………………….Alvarado

Institutionalized! The Dangers of Mis-Education..……………………………...………………Ontiveros

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker Pavilion BC

Featuring: Clint Smith 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Debrief/ Resource Fair

Writing Your Way through Healing: A Workshop………………………………..……………Gabrielino

Slam Team..…………………………………………….………………………………….............Theater

Resource Fair..………….……………………………………….…………………… Outside Pavilions


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Speakers

Welcome Speaker Dr. Vijay Pendakur

Dr. Vijay Pendakur serves as an Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at California State University – Fullerton. Prior to joining Cal State Fullerton, Dr. Pendakur worked for over a decade in numerous student affairs roles dedicated to issues of diversity, social justice, and student success. He is the editor of the forthcoming book, “Closing the Opportunity Gap: Identity-Conscious Strategies for Retention and Student Success” and is the author of several chapters on Asian American race consciousness and color-blind racism.

Dr. Pendakur is an experienced trainer and facilitator on issues of social justice and diversity education, and has worked with colleges and universities throughout the country. His primary research interests are Asian American college students, critical race theory, and college student retention and student success interventions.

He holds a bachelor's degree in history and East Asian studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a master's degree in U.S. history from the University of California, San Diego, and a doctorate in education from DePaul University.

Lunch Speaker Jamie Kilstein

After his last sold out tour Jamie Kilstein wanted to do something different and is bringing his decades of playing music and his infamous rants and fusing them together for the first time to prepare for his first special to be taped in the fall. He's been seen on Conan, is a regular on MSNBC, as been featured on FX (where is clip went viral with over 2 million hits), Showtime, CNN and many shows around the world.

He co-hosts Citizen Radio, which has been praised by Janeane Garofalo, Noam Chomsky, Adam Savage and Robin Williams. He and his co-host were named by The Nation Magazine as top "media heroes". Most importantly Glenn Beck has called him a "doofus" and "goofball".


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Speakers Jamie has been a Timeout Chicago, Sydney, New York and London's Critics Pick. He has played the concert hall of the Sydney Opera House. His first book #Newsfail was just released from Simon and Schuster. Before that he lived out of his car and dropped out of high school. Take that, life!

Keynote Speaker Clint Smith

Clint Smith believes we all share a story, the human story. It’s in the telling, he believes, that we emerge as individuals and celebrate what we have in common. His TED Talk, a presentation of his spoken word poem, The Danger of Silence, has been viewed more than two million times, and was named one of the Top 20 TED Talks of 2014. Using his

experience as an award-winning teacher and poet to share personal stories of justice, community, and education, his customizable art-form illuminates how we can all find the courage to create change, overcome challenges, and unite ourselves through the power of the collective voice.

CSULB Slam Team

The CSULB Slam Team is made up of five members: Stephanie Carranza, Chestina Craig, A.J. Elam, Lauren Brodowski, and Sheila Sadr. All five members were chosen by a panel of judges after participating in a university wide audition. Meetings are held weekly and allow the team members to have a reserved time set aside for poetry. The members all have different styles of poetry which adds to the diversity of our group. We represent the different lifestyles, heritages, and experiences which can be found throughout the university. The CSULB Slam Team aims to be a voice for Cal State Long Beach as well as the Long Beach community. Our poets have featured at events such as The Definitive Soap Box, Young Women's Empowerment Summit held by Congressman Alan Lowenthal, and Tongue and Groove in long beach. The team's goal for this school year is to make poetry a more prominent part of university culture.

https://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_the_danger_of_silence


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WORKSHOP SESSION I (9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.)

Gabrielino Sculpting Race: An Innovative Approach to Understanding Racial Identity Development

Sculpting Race: An Innovative Approach to Understanding Racial Identity Development In this interactive session, the presenter will develop a human sculpture in order to teach the dynamics of Janet Helms’ People of Color and White racial identity development models. Participants will contribute to the sculpting exercise and learn more about how to interact and work with people from different life experiences.

Presenter: Dr. Joy Hoffman, Director Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers, CSUF

Theater Supporting Undocumented Students

California legislation continues to increase access and affordability of a higher education for undocumented students, and institutions across the state continue to respond by creating centers primarily designed to meet and serve the needs of this group of students. For nearly two years, the Titan Dreamers Resource Center has implemented a number of programs and services designed to support the needs of undocumented students that call CSUF home. This session will discuss the undocumented student experience, and the programs and services designed and implemented to provide undocumented students with academic and emotional support, referrals to financial assistance, and a comforting environment where students can connect with one another.

Presenter: Henoc Preciado, Irvin Medina, Carlos Beltran, Alexis Partida, Titan Dreamer Resource Center at CSUF

Alvarado The Untamed State: Defeating Gang Injunctions& Empowering Communities of Color

Civil gang injunctions (GIs), started in the 1980s, are a popular California law enforcement method used by the state for suppressing gang activity in specific geographic areas known as “safety zones.” The fallout from these GIs has been devastating for communities of color, while doing little in the long term to eliminate the underlying causes of poverty, crime and the attraction of gang life. In addition, “safety zones” are often targeted for development, further displacing long-time residents and changing the foundational character of the targeted neighborhood. This presentation will provide a structured analysis and discussion of the failings of GIs in communities of color and share strategies for combating these civil actions through community engagement, student research internships, and grassroots organizing. Presenters: Gabriela Hernandez, Miguel Zamudio, Susan Luévano, Dr. Erualdo Gonzales Chican@s Unidos

Ontiveros Social Justice for Persons with Disabilities: Access and Inclusion

Social Justice for persons with disabilities in higher education is about more than compliance. It encompasses the accessibility of all environments: physical, digital, communications and policy. While federal and state legislation set compliance standards as a mandatory minimum, equity and inclusion are not realized without a commitment to examine attitudes and environments. In this session, we will explore views and attitudes of disability, the role of accommodations and the importance of accessibility. Participants will be asked to reflect on their own perceptions and awareness of barriers to access. Presenter: Tom L. Thompson, Interim Director to Disability Support Services at CSUF


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WORKSHOP SESSION II (11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)

Gabrielino Challenging Islamophobia

How do we experience stereotypes in our daily lives? What specific stereotypes exist about Islam? Join us for a discussion about the Myths of Islamophobia and ways to combat islamophobia as a community of allies to the Muslim community. Presenters: Ali Mir, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Greater Los Angeles Area Chapter

Theater Think Critically, Give Consciously: Evaluating Nonprofit Organizations

Through a series of reflective writing activities and group discussion, you will leave this workshop with strategies on how to evaluate the nonprofit organizations (NPOs) you are considering committing your time and resources toward. The workshop facilitator will introduce NPO case studies for participants to evaluate as we think more largely about NPOs and understand their function within a larger continuum of social change. By the end of the session, the workshop facilitator will encourage participants to embrace mindful giving and become advocates for mindful giving to their peers. Presenter: Martha Althea Webber, Assistant Professor of English

Alvarado Collateral Consequences of Mass Incarceration: Barriers to Higher Education

This workshop will begin with a brief background on Jub Sankofa’s story of struggle and redemption with the criminal justice system and journey from prison to pursing a Ph.D. Jub will give a brief history of Mass Incarceration in the United States and its impact on urban communities. The main focus of the workshop will be analyzing the collateral consequences of criminal convictions and access to higher education. Following the informational presentation will be a group discussion around the effects of mass incarceration and how people can become involved with organizing around these issues Presenters: Jub Sankofa, McNair Graduate Student UCLA

Ontiveros Step Up!, Violence Prevention Programs

This workshop is aimed to teach participants how to spot red flags of potential assault and how to intervene. Learn ways we can change our culture and create a safe community for all. Provide resources and information for folks who are looking for support. Presenter: Gloria Alonzo, Mona Jama, Destiny Caro, CSUF WoMen’s and Adult Re-Entry Center

(12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.) Join us in back in Pavilions BC for Lunch

Titan Theater Jamie Kilstein 1:15pm -2:45pm


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WORKSHOP SESSION III (1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.)

Gabrielino Beyond Sexuality: Resources to Make a Community Trans Inclusive

This interactive workshop will reveal strategies to create an inclusive campus environment and community for trans students.

Presenter: Dr. Vincent Vigil, Director of Student Life and Leadership at CSUF

Alvarado Breaking The Cycle

In this workshop we will examine the reality of homelessness as well as challenge some of our own misconceptions regarding this issue. We will address some of the causes and systemic issues that contribute to the growing number of individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles and Orange County. With a broader understanding we will discuss solutions and how you can get involved in ending hunger and homelessness in your community. Presenter: Rebecca Holt, Alycia Capone: Pathways of Hope

Ontiveros Institutionalized! The Dangers of Mis-Education

Serving the CSU Long Beach community as the Outreach & Recruitment Specialist, Trimaine Davis has a history in working with African American and underserved student populations. Trimaine advised the Student African American Brotherhood, Afrikan Student Union and consulted as a specialist for holistic identity development for Division 1 African American Student-Athletes. Presenters: Trimaine Davis, CSU Long Beach / Advisor of Black Student Union

(3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.) Join us in back in Pavilions BC for our Keynote Speaker:

Clint Smith

Debrief/ Resource Fair (4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

Gabrielino Writing Your Way through Healing: A Workshop

In this workshop, participants will be presented with some information about the healing properties of memoir writing, and then will be walked through different prompts and given time to write and reflect. Presenter: Nicky Rehnberg, LA Southwest College

Titan Theater Slam Team

The CSULB Slam team will share various spoken word pieces. Presenters: Taylor Buhler-Scott, Stephanie Carranza, Sheila Sadr, Chestina Craig, CSULB

Slam Team


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WORKSHOP PRESENTERS Dr. Joy Hoffman Dr. Joy Hoffman serves as the Director of Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers at CSUF. She oversees the Titan Dreamers, African American, Chicano/a, and the Asian Pacific American Resource Centers. She is also responsible for diversity trainings and workshops, conversations around campus climate, policies, and processes, and responding

to bias incidences.

Rebecca Holt Rebecca Holt is a Sociology student at CSUF and through Pathways of Hope manages a Food Distribution Program in Fullerton. During her time with Pathways of Hope her focus has been on capacity building to underline some of the issues in the community that lead to food insecurity and homelessness.

Alycia Capone Alycia Capone serves as the Architect of Opportunities for Pathways of Hope creating opportunities for the community to engage in the work and mission of Pathways. Hailing from the mid-west and east coast, Alycia has worked with numerous communities in NYC, Philly, Chicago addressing systemic issues of poverty and homelessness.

Gabriela Hernandez Gabriela Hernandez is an activist and strategist who has worked on defeating gang injunctions is Orange County and Santa Barbara counties. She chairs the Justice Committee of Chican@s Unidos. She serves as a mentor for the Chican@s Unidos summer interns.

Miguel Zamudio Miguel Zamudio is a senior Chicana & Chicano Studies (CCS) major at CSUF. In fall 2015, he worked with Chican@s Unidos as a research intern as part of a community service component of a CCS class. He studied the connections between gang injunctions and gentrification.

Susan Luévano Susan Luévano is a founding member of Chican@s Unidos. She is conducting research on the correlations between Orange County gang injunctions and gentrification. She serves as a mentor for the Chican@s Unidos summer interns.

Jub Sankofa Jub Sankofa is a McNair Scholar graduate student in the African American Studies Department at UCLA and author of “ The Luxury of Misery.” Jub’s research interest focuses on the U.S. Carceral Regime—juvenile and adult criminal justice system at the intersections of race, law, sociology, and history.

Nicky Rehnberg Nicky Rehnberg is a writer and instructor whose work focuses on memoir writing and its healing components.

Trimaine Davis Serving the CSU Long Beach community as the Outreach & Recruitment Specialist, Trimaine Davis has a history in working with African American and underserved student populations. Trimaine advised the Student African American Brotherhood, Afrikan Student Union and consulted as a specialist for holistic identity development for Division 1 African American Student-Athletes.

Ali Mir Ali Mir is the Outreach Coordinator at CAIR—LA. His role is to organize and market outreach events through assisting with the mobilization of the community through campaigns, projects, activities and coordinating trainings and other workshops. Mr. Mir is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine where he received his B.A. in Anthropology, and his M.A. in Professional Communications from California State University, Fullerton.


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WORKSHOP PRESENTERS

Martha Althea Webber Martha Althea Webber is a CSU Fullerton Assistant Professor and participant-researcher of transnational nonprofit organizations (NPOs) with a focus on how these organizations use writing to develop and communicate their mission. She has served with or on the planning board of NPOs with an emphasis on service-learning, art, and activism.

Stephanie Carranza, Sheila Sadr, Chestina Craig, Taylor Buhler-Scott CSULB Slam Team.

Henoc Preciado Henoc currently serves as the Coordinator of the Titan Dreamers Resource Center at CSUF. Housed within the Diversity Initiatives & Resource Centers department, this Center is the first of its kind in the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system designed primarily to serve the needs of undocumented students.

Carlos Beltran Carlos is a fifth-year Ronald E. McNair Scholar at CSUF, majoring in Political Science and Ethnic Studies. He is a Student Assistant at the Titan Dreamers Resource Center and assists with program planning and facilitation. Carlos is active in campus organizations, such as the Chicana and Chicano Studies Alliance.

Alexis Partida Alexis is a second-year student at CSUF, majoring in History. He currently serves as a Student Assistant at the Titan Dreamers Resource Center and assists with program planning and facilitation. Previously, Alexis has served as a Student Ambassador at the conference of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education.

Tom L. Thompson Tom is the current Director of CSUF's Disability Services and a retired Director of Access & Disability Services in Illinois. He is a higher education consultant in Disability Resources nod Accessibility, having worked with 25-30 colleges and universities, as well as Co-Chair of NASPA's Disability Knowledge Community.

Vincent Vigil Vincent Vigil serves as the Director for Student Life & Leadership. Previously, he served as the founder of the LGBT Resource Center at USC.

Gloria Alonzo My name is Gloria Alonzo and I am a third year Health Science student. I am a Peer Educator in the Violence Prevention Programs within the WoMen’s & Adult Re-Entry Center and Historian for Consnet Is Key.

Mona Jama My name is Mona Jama and I am a third year Health Science student. . I am a Peer Educator in the Violence Prevention Programs within the WoMen’s & Adult Re-Entry Center and Secretary for Consent Is Key.

Destiny Caro My name is Destiny Caro and I am a fourth year Human Services and Queer Studies student. I am a Peer Educator in the Violence Prevention Programs within the WoMen's & Adult Reentry Center as well as President of the Women and Gender Studies Student Association. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Irvin Medina Irvin Medina grew up in Veracruz, Mexico. He moved to the United States when he became a teenager. He will be graduating in May from CSUF with a major in Electrical Engineering and he is designing a Solid-Fuel Rocket for his senior project, and plans to specialize in Communications Systems.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Project Directors

Hina Ahmad (Political Science & Public Administration Major; Minor Islamic Studies)

Berlin Edmond (English Major)

Amanda Wetrick (Grad Student, English)

ADVISORY BOARD

Dr. Vincent Vigil Anthony Pang

Heidi Elmer Xiaopan (Pamela) Xue Eloisa Amador Lara

Thank you for the Support:

Dr. Berenecea Eanes Dr. Lea Jarnagin

Dr. Vijay Pendakur Angela Warren Martha Poledna

Community Services Inter Club Council Yvette Garcia

Nathan Olmenda Samuel Morales Tim Alexander

Allison Ho Bobby Chau

**A special thank you to everyone who has assisted in making this event possible. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Planning Committee or Advisory Board, please contact

the CSUF Volunteer Service (657) 278-7623 and/or [email protected] **


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OUR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CHOICES At the Social Justice Summit, we work very hard to be socially responsible in the many

choices we make throughout the day. From the materials we use, to the food and beverages we serve, to the vendors we do business with, this day is filled with

deliberant decisions. Below is some information about those decisions and the local companies that made it possible, often through generous discounts and donations.

We also selected food and beverages that were made from organic materials, fair trade, and supported some of our favorite local vendors to encourage you to do the same! Today’s beverages came from the following vendor: Kean Coffee: Today’s morning coffee can be found at this unique coffeehouse

dedicated to making socially responsible choices in all aspects of their business - http://www.keancoffee.com/

Why a Recycle Bag, Biodegradable Plates, Cups & Cutlery? We believe that socially and environmentally responsible choices should extend to all aspects of our lives. That’s why we encourage attendees to use the tote bags we have provided as an alternative to plastic bags and to use eating implements that biodegrade or are non-disposable. Plastic is a serious and unnecessary threat to our environment and natural resources. It is not only responsible for spoiling our parks and beaches, but is a serious threat to our wildlife ecosystems. As a consumer, you have the power to put an end to this destruction by stopping use of plastic materials. Three easy changes you can make right away-- stop using plastic water bottles and start remembering to carry your refillable water containers with you to school, work and on all your outings; take tote bags or even paper bags with you every time you grocery shop and say “no” to plastic; pack a set of your home silverware with your lunch. These small steps can make a big difference!

Why Use Recycled Paper & Shop Union? We all know recycling is critical and using paper made from recycled material is one way we can promote that choice. Using recycled paper saves trees, uses less energy, and reduces air pollution, landfill use, and litter. Make sure you check the packaging when you buy paper for your home or work printers, and ask for recycled paper when you print or make copies at copy centers. You can also find many promotional items made from recycled content, like our recycled newspaper pencils. Moreover, shopping union ensures you are supporting worker’s rights and justice for working families.

About Yasmeen the student that design this year’s Social Justice Summit Image: This is my third year as a Graphic Design major. My personal work currently focuses on taking designated colors and logos to expand my research in stationary and marketing materials. I love simplicity in design and believe that minimalism is the best solution to any design problem. My “simple brander” mindset allows me to incorporate my skills in drawing that involve sketching and experimentation in order to achieve the design goal.

http://www.keancoffee.com/


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Social Justice Summit Sponsor Logos’:

Student Life & Leadership Community Service Interclub Council

Volunteer Service Programs

http://www.titanbookstore.com/


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