EmPower Hour 2021: Activating the Activist

Our newest series will focus on alumni reflections on activism. From student activism to protests, this series will dive into the lived experiences of our alumni guests and offer participants an opportunity to reflect on their own activism practices.

Watch recorded sessions below.

Upcoming Sessions from Activating the Activist (click titles to RSVP)

• Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m. (PST) – EmPower Hour: Be an Activist, Be the Match
  • Feat. Dr. Alexes Harris M.A. ’99, Ph.D. ’02
  • In partnership with Be The Match
  • Tackling health disparities for Black and mixed race populations

• March 25 at 5:30 p.m. (PST) – EmPower Hour: BIPOC Women Reframing Self Care for Community
  • Feat. Daedra C. Staten J.D. ’13 and Ilona Salmons ’07, Ed.D, LMFT
  • Moderated by Leiauna Anderson ’96, Vice President of UCLA Mixed Alumni Association

• April 13 at 5:30 p.m. (PST) – EmPower Hour: Reginaldo Francisco del Valle – Activist, Legislator and UCLA’s Latino Forefather
  • Feat. Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Seira Santizo Greenwood ’10
  • In Partnership with the UCLA Health Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture
• May (TBD) – EmPower Hour: Lights, Camera, Activism!

Postponed (Date TBD):

• Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. (PST) – EmPower Hour: Understanding Your Activist Positionality
  • Feat. George Chacon ’10, Pilipino Alumni Association board member and Director of UCLA Labor Center’s Immigrant Justice Fellowship

Past Sessions from Activating the Activist

• Abolition 101: Decolonizing Your Student Activism
  • Click Here for Presentation Resources

Past Programs have Included:

• Feb. 2018: Parenting in the 21st Century with Tyrone Howard, Ph.D.
• Nov. 2017: Live with David Wang ’00 – Food, Family and Home
• Feb. 2016: Your Best Advocate is You
• Jan. 2016: Supporting Undocumented Bruins
• Nov. 2015: Self-Preservation as Activism
• Sep. 2015: TRANSformation: The Transgender Experience at UCLA and Beyond
• March 2015: Resilient Women