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