I was asked last December to submit a response to the topic of the “activist academic” and “public intellectual” for a Digital Roundtable in the inaugural issue of Powerlines, a peer-reviewed, online American Studies journal based at the University of Maryland, College Park. The journal launched today and you can read and comment on my full response here.
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I had the distinguished honor of representing the Sociology Department at Cal Sate University, Dominguez Hills at Preview Day 2013. I organized tabling with two Sociology students from the department, and then planned, coordinated and facilitated a Student Forum for Sociology Majors, where current Sociology students were able to talk to and with in-coming students for Fall 2013. The Forum was standing-room only and was one of the best attended workshops of the day. Thanks to all the students involved!
In the Fall of 2011, I took a Sociology class from the University of Southern California on a field trip to Occupy Los Angeles. Here is a video synopsis of the trip.
When you attend a party curated by DJ Jus Rhyme, you can expect your body and mind to move. It’s no exception with #PeoplesParty, the latest brainchild of the MTV and VH1-featured artist/activist, which has found a semi-monthly home in the Los Angeles area. More info: http://peoplespartybiz.wordpress.com
In the Spring of 2010, I was organizing with the Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere – Los Angeles (AWARE-LA), on issues of racism, Tea Party Organizing, and white anti-racist organizing. Here is a film clip of me offering context for the work at a conference in LA.
