The Race, Equity and Inclusion Steering Committee invites you to join us for our three day Social Justice Week Program. The theme will be Challenging Conversations: Building Pathways to Hope and Unity.
| Session 1: BMCC Real Conversations We Asked and We Heard/Sharing Silent Voices Performance: BMCC Jazz Ensemble | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Theatre II |
| Session 2: Keynote Address by Dr. Jelani Cobb Challenging Conversations: Forging Pathways to Hope and Unity. Dr. Cobb, Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism at Columbia School of Journalism, will join us to speak about historical and recent challenges to our democracy, how it impedes the social justice movement, and what we as non-politicians have agency in. | 12:30-1 p.m. | Theatre II |
| Question and Answer Session with Dr. Cobb | 1-1:30 p.m. | Theatre II |
| Performance: Stephanie Marrow | 1:30-1:45 p.m. | Theatre II |
| Performance: BMCC Choir Professor Jee Eun Ahn, Pianist Professor Eugenia Oi Yan Yau, Director | 1:45-2 p.m. | Theatre II |
| Closing | 2 p.m. | Theatre II |
| Session 3: Movie Screening: The Five Demands Democracy in Action: In April 1969, a small group of Black and Puerto Rican students shut down the City College of New York. Fueled by the revolutionary fervor sweeping the nation, the strike soon turned into an uprising, leading to the extended occupation of the campus, classes being canceled, students being arrested, and the resignation of the college president. | 3-4 p.m. | Theatre II |
| Debrief/Discussion Discussion moderated by BMCC Professor Alvin Eng, Speech, Communications and Theatre Arts | 4-4:30 p.m. | Theatre II |
Social Justice Week 2024 is sponsored by the CUNY Multi-Year Anti-Hate Initiative.
BMCC Students can earn Co-Curricular Transcript Credit (CCT) by attending two or more Social Justice Week events.
If you have any questions, contact us at REI@bmcc.cuny.edu.
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