A conference flyer for a previous Stan State Social Justice Conference. (Signal photo/ Mariah Esparza)
Stan State’s College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will be sponsoring the fourth annual Social Justice in the Central Valley Conference this week (Nov. 13-15).Speakers hosting the conference panels will bring awareness to impactful issues such as home life, displacement, work, family, indigenous farmworker’s family/ environmental health, coalition-based activism, immigrant/youth engagement and patterns of social inequality.
There will be keynote speakers prepared to discuss these issues and share their own projects in regards to raising awareness. The speakers will be touching on at-risk populations and show how we can address these issues in our own community. The conference will have 25 sessions over three days and evenings.
The conference will begin on Tuessday from 10:00 am to 9:30 pm. Speakers will focus on issues of the home and displacement from home. The speakers will also discuss how we and our neighbors cope with the loss of housing. Grassroots advocacy stemming from challenges, ethnic or cultural heritage and a displaced sense of belonging will also be discussed.
The following is a list of speakers and the time and place they will be presenting on Tuesday:
Marisol Aguilar, 10:00-11:00 am, MSR 130Grecia Elenes, 11:00 am-12:15 pm MSR 130Sammy Nunez, 3:30 pm-4:45 pm, MSR 130Showing (Work x Family), 5:00-5:50 pm, University Art Gallery
The opening keynote program includes:
Caleb Duarte, 6:00-6:40 pm, Snider Recital HallEve Reyes Aguirre, 6:40-7:30 pm, Snider Recital HallHomeless in Modesto, 7:30-9:30 pm, Snider Recital Hall
The conference will continue on Wednesday from 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Challenges facing indigenous migrant farmworkers, including environmental/health concerns, sexual identity and diversity, community-based participatory research projects and protest art will be points of discussion.
The following is a list of speakers and the time and place they will be presenting on Wednesday:
Pam Whelan, Lourdes Oliva & Sophia Garcia, 11:00am-12:00pm, Mainstage TheatreElisa Oceguera, 12:00-12:45 pm, Mainstage TheatreRoza Calderon, 12:45-1:30 pm, Mainstage TheatreOralia Meceda, 1:30-2:15 pm, Mainstage TheatreAntonio Tovar-Aguilar, 3:00-4:45 pm, Mainstage TheatreSeth Holmes & Dvera Saxton, 3:00-5:15 pm, Mainstage TheatreVoice for the Voiceless: Malaquias Montoya, 5:00-6:00 pm, University Art Gallery
Keynote presentations for Wednesday include:
Seth Holmes, 6:00-6:50 pm, Snider Recital HallDvera Saxton, 6:50-7:40 pm, Snider Recital HallSarah Horton, 7:40-8:30 pm, Snider Recital Hall
The conference will end on Thursday and wil go from 8:00 am to 8:30pm. This day of the conference will address social justice inequities through the cultural lens of race, gender and ethnicity, with presentations focused on DACA, immigrant/youth activism and disparities in prosecuting police shootings.
The following is a list of speakers and the time and place they will be presenting on Thursday:
Calvin Terrell, 8:00 am-9:15 pm, MSR 130Calvin Terrell, 9:30-10:45 pm, MSR 130Karla De La Torre, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, MSR 130Catherine Garoupa White, 12:30-1:15 pm, MSR 130Karla De La Torre & Teresa Guerrero, 1:15-2:00 pm, MSR 130Blake Wilson, 2:00-2:45 pm, MSR 130Heidy Sarabia, 2:45-3:30 pm, MSR 130Calvin Terrell, 3:30-4:45 pm, MSR 130
The closing keynote program and speakers includes:
Purple Dreams, 5:00-6:10pm, Snider Recital HallCorey Mitchell, 6:15-7:00 pm, Snider Recital HallTeresa Kaepernick, 7:00-7:15 pm, Snider Recital HallCalvin Terrell, 7:20-8:30 pm, Snider Recital Hall
Attendees may park free of charge in the following locations:
Tuesday, Nov. 13 – Lot 3Wednesday, Nov. 14 – Lot 2Thursday, Nov. 15 – Lots 2 & 3
There will be no admission charge for any conference events. The Campus Map highlights event venues locations and suggested parking. All events are subject to change.
If you have any questions, contact Dr. James Tuedio, Dean of the College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, at [email protected] or (209)667-3254.