Thursday, December 14, 2023
5-6:45 pm
Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV)
612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Cosponsored by the RCNV and the History and Civics Project (HCP) with support from The Humanities Institute (THI)
In a moment of broad statewide implementation of ethnic studies in response to AB 101, this workshop revisits the field’s origins in the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) struggles led by students at Bay Area universities. Among other questions, we will explore how returning to the roots of ethnic studies enables us to understand its relevance to anticolonial and anti-racist struggles today. We will ask: how was the internationalist concept of the “Third World” vital to the field’s formation? Why did the state unleash war and police power against striking students? By delving into digital archives together, we will collectively examine select materials and discuss incorporating them into teaching, in both classrooms and community spaces.
Please register here: https://forms.gle/
This workshop is open to the public, but space is limited, and the participation of K-12 teachers, teachers in training, and community organizers will be prioritized. Dinner (vegan and gf options) will be provided.
This is the first workshop in a series organized around foundational areas of ethnic studies. Participants are encouraged to attend all four workshops. Please save the dates!
- Thursday, December 14, 2023 (history)
- Thursday, January 18, 2024 (theories and ways of knowing)
- Thursday, February 15, 2024 (methods and social transformation)
- Wednesday, May 8, 2024 (community archives)
Participation in this series will include access to a digital resource library and a community of practice to support teachers, educators, and community members interested in ethnic studies.