This monthly series will consist of speakers and facilitated breakout room small group discussions to promote the development of LMU as an anti-racist institution through campus-wide dialogue and education. The fall series will examine anti-racism through different lenses and issues—free speech, impacts of white supremacy and anti-Black racism, and religious/spiritual values and traditions. The spring series will focus on the Jesuit legacy and Catholic church’s role in impeding and supporting racial justice.
FALL SEMESTER
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michelle Deutchman - Executive Director, National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, UCI
Departmental Sponsors:
- Office of Intercultural Affairs
- Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
- Ethnic and Intercultural Services
- ASLMU
- Intercultural Facilitators
Mental Health Resources for Racial Trauma
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis - Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab at Pepperdine University
Dr. Bryant-Davis is a licensed psychologist, ordained minister, and sacred artist who has worked nationally and globally to provide relief and empowerment to marginalized persons. Dr. Bryant-Davis received her doctorate from Duke University in Clinical Psychology with a focus on the cultural context of trauma recovery, as well as the intersection of gender and racial identity. She completed her post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical Center’s Victims of Violence Program, and is a past American Psychological Association representative to the United Nations. She is a tenured professor of psychology at Pepperdine University where she teaches on Trauma in Diverse Populations and Clinical Skills.
Departmental Sponsors:
- Office of Intercultural Affairs
- Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
- Ethnic and Intercultural Services
- GSLMU
- ASLMU
Please note that this forum video is only available to those with LMU login credentials.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Metzl – Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University
Departmental Sponsors:
- Office of Intercultural Affairs
- Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
- Ethnic and Intercultural Services
- Health and Society Program
- GSLMU
- BCLA Dean's Office
- AWARE-LMU
SPRING SEMESTER
Panelists:
- Fr. Tim Kesicki, SJ, President of the Jesuit Conference
- Cheryllyn Branche, President of the GU272 Descendants Association
- Danielle Harrison, M.A., J.D., Co-Director of the Slavery, History, Memory and Reconciliation Project
The Office of Intercultural Affairs, as part of the CSJ Center 2021 Symposium and the LMU Anti-Racism Project, is hosting a virtual forum with the Jesuit Community on February 4 from 4-5:30 pm. Truth and Reconciliation: The Sin of Jesuit Slaveholding will feature panelists: Fr. Tim Kesicki, SJ, President of the Jesuit Conference, Cheryllyn Branche, President of the GU272 Descendants Association and Danielle Harrison, Co-Director of the Slavery, History, Memory and Reconciliation Project.
Departmental Sponsors:
- Office of Intercultural Affairs
- Jesuit Community
- Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
- Ethnic and Intercultural Services
- ASLMU
- GSLMU
March 19, 2021 | 2:00 - 3:15pm | REGISTER HERE
A Faith That Does Justice: Interfaith Perspectives
Keynote Speaker: Marla Frederick, Ph.D., Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Religion and Culture at Emory University
Department Sponsors:
- Office of Intercultural Affairs
- Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
- Campus Ministry
- Interfaith Council
- Ethnic and Intercultural Services
- ASLMU
- GSLMU
Dr. Marla F. Frederick employs an interdisciplinary approach to examine the overlapping spheres of religion, race, gender, media, politics, and economics. Her teaching interests encompass the anthropology of religion and the African American religious experience, and her ongoing research interests include the study of religion and media, religion and economics, and the sustainability of Black institutions in a 'post-racial' world. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Milton Fund, the Louisville Institute, and the Ford Foundation, among others. She currently serves as the vice president of the American Academy of Religion, the world’s largest association of scholars in religious studies and related fields.
April 13, 2021 | 3:00 - 4:30pm | REGISTER
LMU Anti-Racism Project: Year 1 Report and Reflection
The last Virtual Forum of the 2020-21 academic year focuses on LMU’s actions towards anti-racism. What has been accomplished this year? What lessons can we learn from our actions? Calling all faculty, staff, and students to hear about actions taken across the university to move towards anti-racism and to share what you have learned in this process. This forum will provide the LMU community with a year-end time for review, reflection, and renewal.
Other Notable Events
The 3rd Annual Politics of Citation Roundtable: (In)formal Economics and Citation Practice
Thursday, Feb 18, 9:30-11:30AM
Keynote Speaker: K. Melchor Quick Hall, Ph.D., Doctoral faculty, Fielding University
Event Departmental Sponsors: The Office of the Core, William H.Hannon Library, The Office of InterculturalAffairs, and The Citation Initiative