Join us for a lively conversation with environmental justice leaders from Southern California as they discuss how their communities mobilize storytelling for change and to save lives. The daylong symposium includes the following speakers, as well as a screening and discussion of the documentary, Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (2021). Spanish/English interpreters will be available throughout the day.
SCHEDULE
9 a.m.–9:30 a.m.: Join us for coffee and pastries
9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Symposium Welcome with Stevie Ruiz (CSUN), Lisa Sun-Hee Park (UCSB), and Cathy Gudis (UCR)
9:45 a.m.–11 a.m.: Organizing for Environmental Justice in Southern California. Featuring Rosa RiVera-Furumoto and Parent Pioneers (San Fernando Valley), Alicia Aguayo (People’s Collective for Environmental Justice), Amy Honjiyo (Sustainable Little Tokyo), and Nalleli Cobo (People Not Pozos); moderated by Stevie Ruiz
11 a.m.–12 p.m.: Self-guided tour of Climates of Inequality pop-up exhibition and the Japanese American National Museum. (Climates of Inequality Docents: Yvonne Marquez, Frances Tang, Azeneth Martinez)
12 p.m.–1 p.m.: Lunch Break. Please feel free to explore the options in Little Tokyo.
1 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Shifting the Narrative: Environmental Justice and the Place of Public Humanities. Featuring Liz Ševčenko (Humanities Action Lab), Yenyen Chan (National Park Service), Kristen Hayashi (Japanese American National Museum), and Nicole Lim (California Indian Museum and Cultural Center); moderated by Cathy Gudis
2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Break
2:30 p.m.–4 p.m.: Screening of Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (2021, 84 min., Spanish subtitles)
4 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Q&A with Ann Kaneko (Film Director) and Noah Williams (Bishop Paiute Tribe); moderated by Lisa Sun-Hee Park
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Closing Reception