Student Life

PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO JOIN WEBINAR:

https://occidental.zoom.us/j/89853446320?pwd=bUxiVTRvZHlsWGlDVnZyRXlPQWRtdz09

Zoom: https://occidental.zoom.us/j/97555312548

Passcode: 753203

ID# 975 5531 2548

CTSJ Prof. and Attorney Marisol Leon and guests Oxy Alumns  Myell Mergaert, JD, Oxy '14 &  Katie Democker, JD, Oxy '10

Zoom Link to the Meeting

Meeting ID: 870 4914 0484

Passcode: 277779

Zoom: https://occidental.zoom.us/j/86062631626

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Passcode: 860824

A core element of our partnership with the In Plain Sight coalition is to consider how artists and art spaces can be advocates for social change, on a local and global level. As part of our fall programming, we are offering a series of workshops led by community organizers on topics related to our exhibition and critical to supporting the well-being of our communities—abolishing prisons, ICE and police, and creating community care through mutual aid networks.

All workshops meet on Tuesdays, at 5pm PST. 

Register for the event "Land & Language" with award-winning Mojave poet Natalie Diaz (nominated for a 2020 National Book Award) and featuring NTT Professor Kai Small '07 (who is teaching CTSJ 376: Settler Colonial Studies this Fall) by going HERE.

Register here 

In this poetic reflection, writer/director Darla Howell provides a nuanced perspective of being a Black student at Occidental College. The film features over 25 students who explore their personal experiences of vulnerability, seeking safety, and navigating the various realities of life at a predominantly white institution.  

Zoom: https://occidental.zoom.us/j/98678829642

Passcode:104652

ID# 986 7882 9642

Zoom: https://occidental.zoom.us/j/86374134449

Passcode: 411214

In this lecture and workshop, Brooklyn-based author John Paul Brammer will talk about how he launched his advice column ¡Hola Papi! with Grindr and eventually turned it into a book with Simon & Schuster. More specifically, he'll talk about how he incorporates his real experiences as a gay Latino into his writing while negotiating those experiences with industry appetites. Attendees of this workshop will also have the opportunity to write an essay, a short story, a humor piece, or even a poem that centers a lived experience they have had.