January 21-22, 2005 - TransAfrica Forum in Collaboration with The Pan-African Activisit Coalition (PAAC), UCLA African Student Union, UCLA Black Law Students Association, and the UCLA School of Public Afairs present this conference on student activism and the African diaspora. Invited guests include Danny Glover, John Carlos, Dr. Ruthie Gilmore, Prof. Kimberle Crenshaw, Congresswomen Maxine Waters, Barbara Lee, Diane Watson and other outstanding progressive voices.

Saturday, January 22, 2005
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
3250 Public Policy Bldg.
UCLA campus
enter Hilgard Ave. and Wyton Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90095

TransAfrica Student Network Conference

January 21-22, 2005

Los Angeles , California

Conference Agenda

Saturday, January 22, 2005

8:00am

• Registration

• Continental Breakfast

9:00am

• Welcome and Opening

• Keynote Speaker (TBA)

10:00am-11:25pm

• Workshops Series I

  • HIV/AIDS and the Diaspora

  • Taking Back Land and Resources: Dilemmas of Post-Liberation Africa

  • The Prison-Industrial Complex: Why Crime Does Pay

  • Pan-African Identity and Unity

11:30am-12:55pm

• Workshops Series II

  • Culture as an Organizing Tool

  • Gang Violence and Civil War

  • U.S. Immigration Policy: Haiti and Haitian migrants

  • African Athletics: Can Athletes be Activists Too?

1:00pm

• Lunch

2:15pm - 3:45pm

• Workshops Series III

  • Life-Blood of Our Struggle: Women Activists of the African Diaspora

  • Matters of Life and Debt: The IMF, World Bank, and U.S. Trade Policies

  • Access to Education: Why Diversity Matters in the 21 st Century Classroom

  • The Economics of Land Restoration

 3:45pm – 5:00pm

• Closing Plenary: US Policy toward the African World: Test Case Haiti

5:00pm – 6:00pm

• Conference Wrap-up

Cost : $25 registration fee for students; $50 for non-students; parking is available in lot 3 for $7.

www.transafricaforum.org

Sponsor(s): Transamerica Forum in Collaboration with The Pan-African Activisit Coalition (PAAC), UCLA African Student Union, UCLA Black Law Students Association, and the UCLA School of Public Affairs. Information on non-JSCASC events posted for informational purposes only and does not reflect opinions of or endorsements by ASC personnel.