IMAGINING JUSTICE
Archives of Injustice: Race, History, Criminal Justice
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RACE, TECH + CIVIL SOCIETY
Tools for Combatting Bias in Datasets & Models
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BIDEN ISSUES A SLEW OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS
CCSRE Faculty Affiliates Respond
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BY CCSRE STAFF
What is the significance of the current executive actions on immigration, particularly DACA?
By all accounts, the Biden-Harris administration hit the ground running. On his first day in office, President Biden signed several executive actions on immigration that sought to “roll back” some of the more controversial aspects of the Trump administration’s policies. And more work on immigration policy appears to be on the way. I applaud these efforts, which seem to signal that the current administration is interested in pursuing more measured immigration policies than those of its predecessor. Some of the executive actions—like undoing the “Muslim Ban,” reaffirming DACA protections, and including undocumented immigrants in U.S. population counts—will go a long way toward promoting the legal and social inclusion of groups who have struggled to make sense of their place in the United States over the last several years.
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What are the strengths and limits of these executive actions?
Even as I applaud the Biden administration’s efforts to undo some of the carnage from the previous administration, I can’t help but note why these efforts are necessary. Congress has failed to meaningfully restructure U.S. immigration law for over two decades, even as the promises and challenges of international migration have evolved during that same time period.
Given congressional inaction to change immigration law, the Executive Branch has had great discretion in implementing immigration policy. But law and policy are not the same thing—laws are more stable across time than are policies. The Trump administration took advantage of this reality, pursuing policies that were dubious from a human rights perspective but sometimes allowable from a legal perspective. Though it is reassuring that the Biden administration has chosen to pursue an alternative route, presidential elections are unpredictable; legal change now is necessary to ensure the long-term inclusion of scapegoated social groups later.
What additional policy changes do you hope to see moving forward?
All this to say, I think there are opportunities for the Biden administration to set policies that are not only measured but also humane. It’s heartening to see the administration’s multi-pronged plan for immigration reform, including a pathway to legalization for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. Without a supermajority in either the House or Senate, I worry that the Biden administration will compromise too much on this provision and allow only a select few to become permanent members of U.S. society. I hope I am wrong.
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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF INDIGENOUS EXCELLENCE AT STANFORD
Notable Native American Scholars Panel
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February 11, 2021 | 3-5pm PST
Join the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), and the Stanford Native American Studies Program & Native American Cultural Center for a panel discussion with phenomenal Indigenous scholars to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Harvard and Stanford Native American Programs.
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Henrietta Mann (Cheyenne) - Professor Emerita of Native American Studies at the University of Montana, Missoula and Montana State University, Bozeman and the Founding President of Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College.
Greg Sarris (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria) - Tribal Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (Coast Miwok), and Endowed Chair in Creative Writing and Native American Studies at Sonoma State University.
Philip J. Deloria (Yankton Dakota) - Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History at Harvard University.
K. Tsianina Lomawaima (Creek Nation) - Professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University, and Co-founder of the Native American & Indigenous Studies Association.
Robert Warrior (Osage Nation) - Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas.
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Asian American Activities Center Director, Cindy Ng, Earns a 2020 Amy J. Blue Award
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Three members of the Stanford staff have been selected to receive 2020 Amy J. Blue Awards, which honor staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
The awards honor the life and work of the late Amy J. Blue, associate vice president for administrative services and facilities, who was known as a woman of incisive intelligence, abundant energy and unrelenting honesty.
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FACULTY AFFILIATE JAYASHRI SRIKANTIAH (LAW)
ON BIDEN'S REVERSAL OF "MUSLIM BAN"
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BY MELISSA DE WITTE
Biden’s reversal of the “Muslim Ban” – a policy that restricted entry from foreign nationals coming from predominantly Muslim and African countries, which include Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – signals his intent to reverse those changes, Jayashri Srikantiah said.
“I think this is really an important step forward. It’s a way to definitely indicate that this administration is moving in a very different direction than the Trump administration, which was widely criticized for the Muslim ban as a sign of xenophobia,” she added. READ THE FULL STORY HERE.
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RACE IN TECHNOLOGY
Race, Surveillance, and All the Things
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February 3 | 4p PT
The Program in Science, Technology & Society presents "Race, Surveillance, and All the Things" with Mutale Nkonde (Digital Civil Society Lab Non-Resident Fellow and ED of AI for the People) and CCSRE Faculty Affiliate Sharad Goel (Management Science & Engineering).
This event is part of the RACE IN TECHNOLOGY weekly lecture series exploring the intersections of race, racism, and technology and is limited to Stanford students, faculty, and staff.
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ARTS + JUSTICE WORKSHOP SERIES
March to March:
Bearing Witness to Injustice Via Comic Art
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February 4 | 4:30p
Featuring Andrew Aydin, Hillary Chute and Richard Ford and moderated by Jamie Fine
Sponsored by the Stanford Humanities Center
Co-sponsored by the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, the Stanford Arts Institute, and the Department of Theater and Performance Studies
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The Black Community Services Center Presents
2021 BLACK LIBERATION MONTH
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UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS
DUE TODAY - Feb 1
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Social Justice and Community Engagement Undergraduate Summer Fellowship opportunities include the following foci:
PRAXIS
Community Engagement, Advocacy & Social Change
CBR
Community Based Research
TECH + RACE
Technology and Racial Justice
QSR
Queer Student Resources + Queer Studies of Race
ITESO
Humanizing Pedagogies and Community Practice
VAMP
Visual Art Making as Praxis
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LATINO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
DUE TODAY - Feb 1
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Latino Leadership Alliance invites mid-level professionals seeking to grow their leadership, get connected to hundreds of Latinx local leaders and affect their communities to apply for the 2021 Latino Leadership Academy Cohort XI. The academy was developed in collaboration with CCSRE. |
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BLACK ACTIVISM IN THE BAY AREA
Commemorating the 55th Anniversary
Of The Black Panther Party
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THE FIGHT FOR ETHNIC STUDIES IN CA
Webinar with Guest Speaker Angela Davis
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February 2 | 2p
Join the Save Arab American Studies Coalition for a webinar on the fight for Ethnic Studies in California with special guest Angela Davis, also featuring Nadine Naber, Andrew Jolivette, Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Russell Jeung, Theresa Montano, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, and Jason Ferreira.
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COMMITTEE ON BLACK PERFORMING ARTS
Artist Talk with Sharon Bridgforth
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February 3 | 4P PST
As part of the Artist Talk Series, the Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA) welcomes the extraordinary author and playwright Sharon Bridgforth, one of the Committee on Black Performing Arts (CBPA) Mentors for the 2020/2021 cohort. After an introduction by her CBPA mentees, Sharon Bridgforth will be in conversation about her work, art practice, and career.
Sharon has been in residence with: Brown University’s MFA Playwriting Program; University of Iowa’s MFA Playwrights Program; The Theatre School at DePaul University; allgo, A Texas Statewide QPOC organization; and The Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University. Widely published, Sharon is Executive Producer and Host of the Who Yo People Is podcast series. To learn more about Sharon Bridgforth's work, check www.whoyopeopleis.com/podcast.
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LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIETY
Race and Power | GSB Winter Series
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Stanford Graduate School of Business’ Brian Lowery hosts a series of critical and high visibility conversations to examine the way race interacts with structures of power, and how systemic racism manifests itself in institutions and our daily lives.
On February 1, Lowery talks with The President of the University of California system, Michael Drake, and Stanford’s resident expert on educational equity & CCSRE Faculty Affiliate Sean Reardon. They talk about the causes, patterns, and consequences of social and educational inequality, and discuss what can be done to reduce these inequalities.
The virtual conversations are available to the Stanford community and open to the general public. Webinars are held on Mondays at 6:15pm PST and as a podcast series.
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BOOK TALK
Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law in Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana
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February 9 | 12:45p-2p PT
Stanford Center for Law and History present Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, adn Law in Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana, a book talk with co-author Ariela Gross (USC Gould School of Law) in conversation with Kathryn Olivarius (Stanford History).
Please register by February 1. For inquiries, contact sclh@law.stanford.edu.
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2020 STATE OF LATINO ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
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The report by the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative at the Graduate School of Business highlights the impact of Latino-owned employer businesses in the U.S. economy and compares their experiences to those of White-owned employer firms in the United States. This year, U.S. Latino business owners were surveyed as well as a comparison group of White business owners to identify similarities and differences in their experiences. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE.
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