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SUMMARY:Humanities in the Age of AI Lunch meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Humanities Institute Research cluster\, “Humanities in the Age of AI\,” is pleased to invite you to it’s inaugural lunch meeting scheduled for October 2 (Monday) at noon in HUM 210. The research cluster boasts a diverse group of core participants. This includes six esteemed faculty members from various disciplines\, graduate students representing politics\, history\, literature\, philosophy\, feminist studies\, and film and visual studies\, and undergraduate scholars from computer science\, computational media\, and creative writing. \nThe objective of our forthcoming meeting is dual: to foster social and intellectual connections. We aspire to cultivate a community centered on the humanities and artificial intelligence nexus. In alignment with this vision\, each participant must be prepared to introduce themselves to the collective formally. Also\, in each meeting\, we will highlight a participant to present a project they are currently engaged with. For our inaugural luncheon\, Ms. Lucia Vitale from the Department of Politics has consented to share insights from her recent study\, “Artificial Intelligence and the Politics of Avoidance in Global Health.” \nThe Humanities Institute (THI) will graciously cater lunch. Once we have obtained our meals\, we will gather and take our seats. 10 minutes has been set aside to elucidate the cluster’s overview. Following this\, we will go ahead with individual introductions. After a short five-minute recess\, Ms. Vitale will begin her presentation\, anticipated to last for approximately 20 minutes. A structured dialogue on the topic will follow. \nFor those who prefer to schedule in advance\, please note the dates for our brown bag meetings throughout the academic year: 10/2 (lunch provided)\, 11/6\, 12/11\, 1/8 (lunch provided)\, 2/12 (featuring Davide Panagia)\, 3/4\, 4/8 (lunch provided)\, and 5/6. THI will graciously cater on the three specified dates. For the remaining meetings\, attendees are cordially invited to bring their lunch. We are honored to have Professor Davide Panagia from UCLA present on 2/12; arrangements are underway to secure another external speaker for a subsequent session.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/humanities-in-the-age-of-ai-lunch-meeting/
LOCATION:Humanities 1\, Room 210\, 1156 high st\, Santa cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
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SUMMARY:Climate Justice Leaders: Voices from the Pajaro Valley
DESCRIPTION:Dive into the heart of climate justice at the Center for Reimagining Leadership’s inaugural event. Join us for an enlightening panel discussion on October 3rd\, 2023\, as we illuminate the untold stories of the Pajaro Valley Levee Breach. Explore leadership in emergencies\, environmental equity\, and community resilience through the eyes of local climate justice leaders. This event goes beyond conversation – we invite you to be a part of the solution\, contributing to the healing of the Pajaro Valley community. Brought to you by UCSC Center for Reimagining Leadership and moderated by Ayo Banjo. Don’t miss the chance to engage\, learn\, and take action for a more just world. \nPanelists:\nKeisha Browder\, CEO United Way Santa Cruz County\nMireya Gomez Contreras\, Co-Director Esperanza Community Farms\nMaria Elena de la Garza\, Executive Director\, Community Action Board\nErika Zavaleta\, Professor Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, UCSC \nModerator: National Organizer Ayo Banjo \nCo-sponsored by Porter College\, John R. Lewis College\, College Nine\, Merrill College\, Oakes College\, Kresge College\, Cowell College\, Rachel Carson College\, The Humanities Institute\, Office of CP/EVC\, Vera Rubin Presidential Chair\, The Heising-Simons Foundation\, and The Center for Coastal Climate Resilience
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/climate-justice-leaders-voices-from-the-pajaro-valley/
LOCATION:Quarry Amphitheater
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SUMMARY:PhD+ Series – Proactive Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion with Lorato Anderson
DESCRIPTION:Recommended Reading: Ely\, Robin J.\, and Thomas\, David A. “Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business Case.” Harvard Business Review\, November-December 2020 Magazine Issue. \nHow do you proactively promote diversity\, equity\, and inclusion in your role as a graduate student\, a researcher\, a teaching assistant\, a peer and undergraduate mentor? Learn active steps you can take in every role to promote a just and welcoming environment at UCSC in every space. \nLorato Anderson is the Director of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion at UCSC\nLorato Anderson is the Director of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion in Graduate Studies at UC Santa Cruz. Her role centers on advancing initiatives for minoritized graduate student support across multiple campus-wide projects\, as well as providing direct support to students\, staff\, faculty\, and programs. Lorato graduated with a B.A. in Literature/Writing from UC San Diego and received her M.S. in Higher Education Administration and Policy from Northwestern University\, where she researched and developed assessment models for English Language Learners and created multiple DEI programs that are still active today. She has extensive experience in grant writing\, teaching\, advising\, assessment\, and creating long-lasting research-backed programs to promote minoritized undergraduate and graduate student success. \nLorato has worked on campus since 2016 and received the 2020 Outstanding Staff Achievement Award in Social Sciences. Her previous roles include Graduate Program Advisor and Coordinator for Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) and Politics\, as well as Undergraduate Advisor for Psychology. She takes pride in incorporating social justice\, as well as empathetic advising strategies and teaching pedagogies\, in her work in advising\, administration\, and grant and program development. \n \nThis workshop is presented by the Division of Graduate Studies and co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute as part of our 2023-2024 PhD+ series. The Division of Graduate Studies’ workshops are for current UC Santa Cruz graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and require an active UC Santa Cruz email address. \nAbout the PhD+ Workshop Series \nJoin us for the eighth year of PhD+ Workshops\, hosted (or co-sponsored) by The Humanities Institute. Our meetings provide the opportunity to discuss possible career paths for PhDs\, internship possibilities\, grant/fellowships\, work/life balance\, elements of style\, online identity issues\, and much\, much more.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/phd-series-proactive-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-with-lorato-anderson/
LOCATION:Graduate Student Commons\, Room 204\, 420 Hagar Dr\, Santa Cruz\, 95064
CATEGORIES:PhD+ Event
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SUMMARY:Reimagining Leadership for Climate Science and Justice Virtual Panel
DESCRIPTION:Addressing the urgent impacts of climate change\, particularly on vulnerable communities\, requires us to reconsider how we approach science. It requires a new approach to scientific leadership that centers justice and diverse approaches to knowing and being in the world. This event will showcase and celebrate scholars whose scientific leadership in addressing climate change reflects the values at the foundation of the Center for Reimagining Leadership: equitable access\, multimodal expertise\, responsible stewardship\, and accountability. The event will illuminate why the pursuit of science—and by extension scientific excellence—is inseparable from the humans who animate it. \n \nPanel:\nCutcha Risling Baldy\, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Native American Studies at California Polytechnic State University\, Humboldt. Her research focuses on Indigenous feminisms\, California Indians\, Environmental Justice\, and Decolonization. She received her Ph.D. in Native American Studies with a Designated Emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research from UC Davis and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Literary Research from San Diego State University. Risling Baldy is Hupa\, Yurok and Karuk and an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe in Northern California. \nAsmeret Asefaw Berhe\, Ph.D. is the Director of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. She is on leave from UC Merced where she holds the Ted and Jan Falasco Chair in Earth Sciences and Geology\, is a Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry\, and previously served as Associate Dean for Graduate Education. She is a biogeochemist with research focus on climate change impacts on nutrient budgets in soils. She conducted the TED talk: “A Climate Solution that’s Right Under Our Feet.” Her research focus lies at the intersection of soil science\, global change science\, and political ecology with an emphasis on how the soil system regulates the earth’s climate and the dynamic two-way relationship between the natural environment and human communities. Berhe’s scholarship and efforts to ensure equity and inclusion of people from all walks of life in the scientific enterprise have received numerous awards and honors. \nMaya Carrasquillo\, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the PI of the Liberatory Infrastructures Lab (LiL) at UC Berkeley. The mission of LiL is to develop systems of critical infrastructure that support liberation and restorative justice for all. She is also the Faculty Director of the (CEE)² Community-Engaged Education program at UC Berkeley. Carrasquillo’s research focuses on sustainable and equitable urban water infrastructure\, food-energy-water systems (FEWs)\, community engagement and community science in decision-making\, and environmental and infrastructural justice. She is a certified Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) and a College of Engineering Huelskamp Faculty Fellow. Carrasquillo is a recipient of the prestigious Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40 award for the Class of 2022. \nAlexii Sigona is a fifth year Ph.D. candidate at UC Berkeley’s Department of Environmental Science\, Policy\, and Management with a research focus on Indigenous resource management. Alexii is involved in his tribal Youth Group and serves as Chair of Lands Committee of the Amah Mutsun Land Trust. \nModerator: Sikina Jinnah\, Ph.D. is a Professor of Environmental Studies and Associate Director of the Center for Reimagining Leadership at UC Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on environmental governance in the areas of climate change\, climate engineering\, and the nexus between international trade and environmental politics. She is the author or editor of six books and over 50 articles and chapters. Her first book\, “Post-treaty Politics” (MIT Press) received the 2016 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award for best book in international environmental affairs from the International Studies Association\, and her newest book “Teaching Environmental Justice: Practices to Engage Students and Build Community” is forthcoming in fall 2023. She is an Andrew Carnegie Fellow\, edits the journal Environmental Politics\, and serves on the U.S. National Academies of Science\, Engineering and Medicine Committee on Atmospheric Methane Removal. Jinnah has a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Environmental Science\, Policy and Management.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/reimagining-leadership-for-climate-science-and-justice-virtual-panel/
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual Filipino American History Month Festival - Tobera Project
DESCRIPTION:Join the Tobera Project’s 2nd annual Filipino American History Month festival on the Watsonville City Plaza from on Saturday Oct. 7th from 12-5pm.  \nThe event will celebrate and honor our proud and rich history here in the Pajaro Valley since the 1920’s. The festival will feature cultural arts and food vendors from the region. Guests can observe traditional music from the Southern Philippines known as kulintang\, which a series large and small gongs and bells played in rhythmic patterns. There will also be a traditional marital arts demonstration\, poetry by acclaimed writer Shirley Ancheta and a 3-piece instrumental jazz/ groove band called Ripplings.  \nJoin us for this free\, fun and festive community event!  \n \nThis event is presented by The Tobera Project.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/67047/
LOCATION:Watsonville City Plaza\, 358 Main St.\, Watsonville\, CA\, 95076\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T150000
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SUMMARY:Never Again is Now: Japanese American Women Activists and the Legacy of the Mass Incarceration Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Japanese American women who experienced the World War II mass incarceration have a long history of activism that includes protests within the camps\, participation in the social movements of the 1960s\, and the successful campaign for a national apology and monetary redress. They\, their daughters\, granddaughters\, and non-binary individuals continue to invoke memories of the World War II injustice to defend the rights of all people of color in their activism and art.  \nShowing the powerful connection between the past and the present\, this exhibit highlights how women’s historical memories helped win redress\, challenged racial and gender stereotypes\, promoted intergenerational ties\, and developed coalitions with other communities fighting discrimination based on race\, national origin\, religion\, immigration status\, gender\, and sexual orientation. \n \nThis exhibit was curated by Associate History Professor Alice Yang and sponsored by The Humanities Institute\, The Humanities Division\, and the California Civil Liberties Public Education Fund.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/never-again-is-now-japanese-american-women-activists-and-the-legacy-of-the-mass-incarceration-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery\, Cowell College\, Cowell College‎ 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T200000
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SUMMARY:Ambassa in America featuring Arivu
DESCRIPTION:ARIVU is a soulful composer\, versatile song writer\, fierce rapper and an energetic performer all fused into one package. He is best-known for his contributions in the global hit Single Enjoy Enjaami besides his hard-hitting political raps which made him one of the most powerful youth voice coming out of India. \nThrough his rebellious singles such as Anti-Indian\, Kalla Mouni and Sanda Seivom\, Arivu came to be known as a prodigal talent with the guts to speak truth to power. His first hip-hop album\, THERUKURAL (2019)\, with Ofro\, received widespread appreciation from the audience and rave reviews from critics. \n \nDoors open at 7pm\, show starts at 8pm\nPresented by the Center for South Asian Studies \nArivu leads the Ambassa band\, an experiment in bringing together the western elements of hip-hop\, beat boxing and rock with our native sounds of Folk\, Gana and Oppari. Ambassa’s mission is to piece together the scattered elements of divided humanity and make it whole again through the celebrative as well as cathartic powers of music. Ambassa is celebration and peace. \nPresently\, Arivu is crafting his second studio album\, Valliyamma Perandi which is scheduled to be out soon. You can find Arivu on Instagram (@therukural) and Twitter (@TherukuralArivu). \nBand members: Gana Balachander aka Gana B – Singer; Sarath Kumar aka Sattiyaan – Percussionist; Chris Jason aka Chris Jason – Lead Guitarist; Kevin Jason aka Kevin Jason – Bass Guitarist \nMusic Video Links: \n\nEnjoy Enjaami Music Video\nKallamouni Music Video\nNamma Stories | Netflix\nSagavasi | Coke Studio\n\n 
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/ambassa-in-america-featuring-arivu/
LOCATION:Quarry Amphitheater\, 1156 High St\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95062\, United States
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