WEEKLY eNEWSLETTER | MAY 20, 2021 |
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As a scholar who believes in equal rights and dignity and who opposes settler colonialism and the militarization of the police, I condemn the Israeli State’s recent escalation of longstanding oppressive actions against the Palestinian people. These aggressions go against principles of international law and human rights. The unlawful eviction of Palestinians from their homes, the building of illegal settlements, and attacks on worshippers at Al Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan continue the dispossession of an already disenfranchised population. My ardent wish for the Palestinian and the Israeli people, who also have endured negative effects from the occupation, is for an immediate ceasefire.
I express my support, concern and compassion for students, faculty and staff affected by the ongoing violence in Palestine-Israel, and especially to members of our community who have friends, colleagues, family and/or roots in the region and therefore are suffering.
I also recognize that faculty, students and the community at large have a variety of opinions on this geopolitical situation, and that this topic is extremely sensitive. I encourage everyone to be mindful of how we engage with others, and of how to keep mentally and physically safe in this context. I unequivocally condemn all forms of hatred and stand in solidarity with those who are engaged in the struggle for liberation, structural change and racial justice.
-Jennifer DeVere Brody, Director of CCSRE
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STRENGTH IN SOLIDARITY
25 Years of Education, Research, & Community
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Please join us for an evening of reflection, gratitude,
and community building as we celebrate CCSRE at 25.
JUNE 4, 2021
The Main Program includes the presentation of awards for:
Distinguished Leadership | Community Building
Emerging Scholar | Community Engagement
Distinguished Alumnus/a/x
FEATURING
Reaching Towards Warmer Suns, 2020
Award recipients and presenters:
Al Camarillo | Michael Tubbs
Tania Mitchell | Tricia & Jeff Raikes
Karen Beistman | Jackelyn Hwang
and more...
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TODAY
16TH ANNUAL ANNE & LOREN KIEVE
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
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Faculty Affiliate Gordon Chang Featured In
History Channel Podcast
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May 10, 1869. On the dusty, barren plains of Promontory Summit, Utah, a crowd is gathered to celebrate an American milestone – the completion of the transcontinental railroad, the first piece of infrastructure to connect the two sides of the United States. But this achievement didn’t come without great sacrifice, especially from Chinese immigrants, who made up more than 90% of the Central Pacific Railroad company workforce. |
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MEMORY AND RESISTANCE LABORATORY PRESENTS
AROUND ABOLITION VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL
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AVAILABLE ON YouTube
IMAGINING JUSTICE LECTURE SERIES
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The Imperative of Repair: Race, Crime, and Restorative Justice |
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View this timely discussion on race and restorative justice with Fania Davis, author of The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice: Black Lives, Healing and US Social Transformation, and Danielle Sered, author of Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair. Moderated by CCSRE Faculty Affiliate Matthew Clair (Soc).
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RACE IN MEDICINE
Speaker Series
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RACE IN MEDICINE SPEAKER SERIES
Spring '21
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NEWS & EVENTS OF INTEREST |
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In California, the pandemic hits Latinos hard |
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Members of the state’s largest ethnic group have faced greater exposure to COVID-19 and have contracted and died from the coronavirus at higher rates than non-Hispanic whites, a Stanford-led study finds. |
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Stanford Medicine News Center | May 13, 2021
In every corner of California, the Latino population has faced a greater risk of exposure to COVID-19, undergone testing at a lower rate, and suffered more deaths than any other race or ethnicity, according to Stanford-led research.
The effect of the finding is substantial, given that the proportion of Latinos in the Golden State surpassed that of non-Hispanic whites in 2015 — they now make up 39.1% of the population. Whites make up 37.5%; Asians, 14.4% and African Americans, 5.3%. Although Latinos are overrepresented in cumulative cases, Black Californians have died of COVID-19 at a higher rate.
The study, published May 12 in Health Affairs, analyzed testing and case rates by race or ethnicity, at the sub-county level, from March 22 to Oct. 3, 2020. Previous studies of COVID-19 disparities in California have focused on single neighborhoods, specific health-care systems, a single county or the state as a whole.
“The fact that Latinos in California are the majority racial or ethnic group yet have the worst COVID rates highlights that this is not just a small-population issue,” said Marissa Reitsma, a PhD student at Stanford Health Policy and co-lead author of the study with Anneke Claypool, who recently earned her PhD from Stanford in management science and engineering. “Across California, Latinos disproportionately face structural risks that put them at higher risk of exposure to COVID-19, including the housing and occupation risks identified in our study.”
During the coronavirus shutdowns, Reitsma said, essential workers provided many services that allowed other people to shelter in place to avoid the epidemic risks—and many of those essential workers were Latinos who are paid an hourly wage and have no guaranteed paid sick leave. Read the full story here.
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The Arrow Lecture on Ethics & Leadership
Featuring CSRE Graduate Michael Tubbs
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Witness at the Border Presents
"Floaters": Poetry Reading & Discussion
w/ Martín Espada
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"We Are Still Here"
New Muwekma Ohlone Mural in Downtown SJ
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The Ohlone mural, located on the Guadalupe River Walk next to W San Fernando Street Bridge near the Adobe building and Park Avenue, is a tribute to the proud culture and history of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area. It was painted by Alfonso Salazar, a Native Indian, born in San Jose. The mural is sponsored by Pow Wow San Jose and the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy in San Jose as part of the Artist in Residence program. -Our Lives Our Photographs
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Have news or events to share? |
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We invite news and stories written by and about our CCSRE community—including from faculty, students, staff, alumni, and on and off campus partners—as well as race-centered events to feature in our newsletter and blog.
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