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Black Lives Matter 101: Class #1 - Mobilizing the African Diaspora

Black Lives Matter 101: Class #1 - Mobilizing the African Diaspora

Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College
General Public 

How do we mobilize people from around the world into a fully formed international movement? How do we build these coalitions locally and across the globe? This panel examines theses questions and more as panelists explore the African Diaspora and its role in facilitating an international movement.

Visiting Scholars include:

Nicholas Richards, Founder of ROHO and Former Assistant Pastor of The Abyssinian Baptist Church

Jamila Hammami, Executive Director, Queer Detainee Empowerment Project

Rosa Clemente, Hip Hop Activist, President and Founder of Know Thy Self Productions, and former 2008 Green Party VP Candidate

Lauryn Tamar Minter, Bilingual Political Scientist, Former Professor at The University of New Orleans

Carl Lipscombe (moderator), Policy and Legal Manager, BAJI

 

This event is a part of the Black Lives Matter Symposium organized by The New Black School. Co- sponsored by Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Policy, the Schools of Public Engagement, theOffice of Student Development and Activities, theUniversity Student Senate, and the Lang Student Union


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