The Tenth Annual Practical Activism Conference at Colleges Nine and Ten

October 05, 2012

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The Practical Activism Conference is having its tenth anniversary conference and you are invited!

Practical Activism is a day-long conference featuring ten interactive workshops, keynote speaker Angela Davis, spoken word artist Terisa Siagatonu, and a variety of hands-on creative activities and opportunities on a wide range of social justice issues. The conference serves to provide information, tools, and opportunities to generate local and global change.  Practical Activism is coordinated, planned, and implemented by a group of passionate students from College Nine, College Ten, and Oakes College.

This year, Angela Davis will be returning as keynote speaker to celebrate the conference’s 10th anniversary.  Davis is an educator and activist for social and civil rights. She was a professor in the History of Consciousness and the Feminist Studies Departments at UCSC from 1991 to 2008 and is now Distinguished Professor Emerita.

Workshop topics:

Social Media for Social Justice

Education not Incarceration

UCSC Budget Cuts and Retention

Sustainable Agriculture

Transgender Healthcare

Reproductive Rights

Psychological Disabilities: Beyond Stereotypes

Resource Extraction

Anti-Immigrant Legislation 

LGBT Rights Around the World

The Conference is free and open to the public.  Registration takes place on site.

Conference Schedule:

10:30-11:45: Registration, Refreshments, Creative Activist Opportunities,

Fair Trade Goods & Music

11:45-12:50: Opening Session, Spoken Word, Keynote Speaker Angela Davis

1:00-2:15: First Session of Concurrent Workshops

2:25-3:40: Second Session of Concurrent Workshops

3:30-5:00: Organizations Tabling, Refreshments, Performance, Creative Activist Opportunities, Organic Farm Stand, & Fair Trade Goods

 *Limited Parking Available, Purchase $5 permit on site. Car-pooling/Public Transportation Recommended

 

 

For more information visit activism.ucsc.edu