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 7: Hip Hop Performances: Savannah Lucas and Zurishaddai Salehe | 11-11:30 a.m. | Theatre II |
| Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos: Hip Hop Politics, Prison Reform, and Abolition Moderated by Professor Remy Salas, Department of Ethnic and Race Studies faculty - Jasmine Mitchell, BMCC Student - Candy Assanah, BMCC Student - Linda Tigani, NYC Racial Equity Commission - Carlene Pinto, Immigration Campaign Manager for the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) The panel will discuss the trajectory of hip hop politics, including the current state of the cultural and political force of the music. Additionally, each person will talk about how hip hop has and can generate discourse around topics related to prison reform and abolition. | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Theatre II |
| Light Refreshments and Mixer | 1:30-2 p.m. | Hudson Room |
| Session 8: Voices of Change – Student Government Association | 2-3 p.m. | Hudson Room |
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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