E-mail Notice
November 2, 2005
Campus Dialogue on Race
Dear HSU Community:
The 8th annual Campus Dialogue on Race (CDOR) will be held November 1 through November 13. Many of our students, faculty and staff have worked hard on this important annual campus event. Please visit the CDOR website for the schedule of speakers, workshops and dialogue sessions:
http://www.humboldt.edu/~dialogue
In addition to the two weeks of events, on Friday, November 4, there will be a one-day conference titled "Race and Racism at HSU." The workshops in this conference are designed specifically for faculty, staff and administrators. In our efforts to educate ourselves and strive for inclusive excellence at HSU, I encourage all of you to attend the November 4 workshops.
Rollin C. Richmond
President
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SCHEDULE: "RACE AND RACISM" - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2005
Session 1, 10am-Noon: Redefining Diversity at HSU
***Lunch will be provided at Noon (lunch tickets distributed at Session 1)***
Session 2, 1pm-3pm: Decolonizing Academic Institutional Spaces
Session 3, 3pm-5pm: Transformative Knowledges in the University
10:00 am-Noon, Goodwin Forum
SESSION 1: Redefining Diversity at HSU
This program will require participants to interrogate the dominant discourse and representations of race and racism at HSU and in the surrounding community. In addition, the autonomous organizing efforts of the various communities of color will be highlighted to offer a critique of the normative diversity strategies employed by our institution. The goal of this session is to provide a basis for the continuation and creation of alternative pedagogical, curricular, structural, social and cultural spaces at HSU and in Humboldt County. [Presented by Issac Carter (Housing & Ethnic Studies); Ryan Mann-Hamilton (EOP & Ethnic Studies); James Braggs (Graduate Student, Environment and Community); Brittany Espinosa (Women's Studies Major)]
1pm-3pm, Goodwin Forum
SESSION 2: Decolonizing Academic Institutional Spaces
This workshop introduces key issues, theory and methods regarding innovations in "decolonizing" the classroom and public spaces at HSU and at other universities. [Presented by Marlon Sherman (Native American Studies); Squiggy Rubio-Hale (Ethnic Studies/Women's Studies Major); Elisa Oceguera (Ethnic Studies); Manolo Callahan (Ethnic Studies)]
3pm-5pm, Goodwin Forum
SESSION 3: Transformative Knowledges in the University
*What counts as knowledge?
*Who produces official knowledge?
*What interests are served by official knowledge?
*How do transformative knowledges bring about a genuine democracy?
All knowledge is produced within specific social and historical contexts. Official knowledge serves to support dominant values and institutions. James Banks argues, "Although it is often marginalized and made invisible within the dominant society, transformative knowledge--when combined with action--helps to democratize society and its institutions." As disciplines born out of social justice movements, Native American Studies, Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies necessarily challenge dominant constructions of knowledge because of our marginalized perspectives in society. This session begins a collaborative process of addressing these epistemological questions with attention to sharing critical thinking tools and resources. [Presented by Kim Berry (Women's Studies); Marlon Sherman (Native American Studies); María Corral-Ribordy (Ethnic Studies); Jessica Urban (Women's Studies); Julio Orellana (Ethnic Studies Major); Candice Rice (Ethnic Studies Major); Christina Accomando (Ethnic Studies, Women's Studies, & English); Matt Pearce (Leadership Studies & Housing); and other NAS, ES and WS faculty and students]