26th Annual Campus and Community Dialogue on Race will be Oct. 21-26
Keynote speakers, Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb (left) and Andy Trimlet (right). Photo courtesy of Janet M. Winston
Update: “The Phoenix of Gaza XR Project exhibition has been delayed. Please let you readers know to check social media and CDOR website for the new exhibition dates. Dr. Melanie K. Yazzie, Diné, has had to cancel her campus visit. We are arranging another speaker(s) during the Wed., Oct. 23 1 to 2:30 pm time slot,” said Janet M. Winston over email.
This year Cal Poly Humboldt will be holding the 26th Annual Campus and Community Dialogue on Race. Students, faculty and community members will hear from a variety of diverse speakers, participate in workshops and engage with a variety of topics relating to racial justice, oppression and resistance. The theme for this year is “Voices of our Community: Reclaiming Stories.”
The events will take place starting Monday, Oct. 21 to Friday, Oct. 26 in various buildings across campus.
Professor Janet Winston is one of the organizers of CDOR 2024.
“I am thrilled that Cal Poly Humboldt has been honored to welcome to our campus renowned keynote speakers Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb, Dr. Melanie K. Yazzie (Diné), and Andy Trimlet, who will provide frameworks to understand settler colonialism as a structure on Turtle Island and in Palestine,” Winston said. “Our campus will be the fifth in the nation to host the Phoenix of Gaza XR Project, a virtual exhibition that captures the multiplicity of life in Gaza and is now a cultural heritage preservation project.”
Some highlights from the event will include:
Phoenix of Gaza: A virtual reality exhibition showing the reality of pre- and post-war Gaza. The purpose is to highlight the resilience of the citizens of Gaza and those affected preserving cultural heritage. The exhibition will be available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Native American foyer BSS 162.
Movie Screening and Keynote: On Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. there will be a screening of “36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime,” a film about three Muslim-American students who were executed in their home while eating dinner in Chapel Hill, NC. The film will be followed by a talk from Dr. Ahlem Muhtaseb, co-producer and lead researcher for the film.
All of the keynote speakers and screenings will take place in BSS 162. Information about exact times and locations of each speaker and event can be found on the Campus and Community Dialogue on Race website.
