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Social Justice and Activism

Cultural expression has long been a site for confronting injustice and imagining more equitable futures. This theme foregrounds movements that challenge systems of oppression and advocate for social change across race, gender, class, ability, and more. Perspectives may highlight protest, resistance, solidarity, and the role of art in shaping public consciousness and collective action.

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PERSPECTIVES

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PEOPLE

Tanya Aguiniga with a top knot, smiling and wearing glasses and a black top

Tanya

Aguiñiga

Artist, Designer, and Craftsperson

Close up on Helen Burgos Ellis smiling

Helen

Burgos-Ellis

Art Historian and Lecturer

César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

Tutupika Carillo de la Cruz outside, in colorful clothing, wiht a round thatch rooted building behind him

Tutupika

Carrillo de la Cruz

Linguist and Language Activist

formal headshot of Youssef Carter wearing a brown jacket and black shirt

Youssef

Carter

Assistant Professor and Kenan Rifai Fellow in Islamic Studies

Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Veronica Castillo outdoors with red shirt and glasses

Verónica

Castillo

Ceramicist, Clay Sculptor, Illustrator, and Painter

Myriam Chancy smiling outdoors

Myriam J. A.

Chancy

Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities

Scripps College

Paulette Crespillo seated, with short hair wearing a white and yellow top

Paulette

Crespillo-Cuison

President of the Kiyyangan Weavers Association

Member of the Save the lfugao Terraces Movement (SITMo))

Patrisse Cullors wearing a dark green headscarf and a light green button up shirt

Patrisse

Cullors

Artist, Author, Abolitionist

Kyrah Malika Daniels wearing a brightly colored shirt and glasses

Kyrah Malika

Daniels

Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Emory University

Faculty Co-Coordinator, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program

Mamyrah Douge Prosper standing oiutside with her arms crossed, wearing a blue dress

Mamyrah

Dougé-Prosper

Assistant Professor of Global and International Studies

University of California, Irvine

Jahsun Edmonds wearing a green khaki coat and a white shirt

Jahsun

Edmonds

Adjunct Professor of Africana Studies at California State University Dominguez Hills

Ifa Priest (Babalawo)

Ramy El Etreby in a white tunic looking off to the right

Ramy

El-Etreby

Writer, Performer, and Storyteller

Xochitl Marcial holding a big grey dog

Xóchitl M.

Flores-Marcial

Associate Professor

Department of Chicana/o Studies, California State University, Northridge

Silvia Forni with turquoise bars, wearing a necklace of large colored balls and a black shirt

Silvia

Forni

Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director, Fowler Museum at UCLA

Cindy Weyandt outside, wearing a beige wool coat and red scarf

Cyndy

García-Weyandt

Assistant Professor

Department of Critical Ethnic Studies, Kalamazoo College

Natalie Godinez in her studio wearing a bright orange jumpsuit with images of her prints behind her

Natalie

Godinez

Artist and Educator

Co-Director, AMBOS Project

Erica Jones wearing glasses, a black shirt and white bead necklace

Erica

Jones

Senior Curator of African Arts and Manager of Curatorial Affairs at the Fowler Museum at UCLA

Colson Kishimoto smiling, wearing a black suit jacket and tie

Colson

Kishimoto

UCLA graduate

Jean Daniel Lafontant wearing a dark suit against a dark red background

Jean-Daniel

Lafontant

Oungan (Vodou priest)

Executive Director, Haitian Cultural Foundation

Marlon Martin wearing tinted glasses and looking straight at the camera

Marlon

Martin

Executive Director of Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement

Co-director of Ifugao Archaeological Project

Mario Munoz Cayetano wearing a brightly colored shift and straw hat

Mario

Muñoz Cayetano

President Emeritus

Wixárika Union of Ceremonial Centers of Jalisco, Durango, and Nayarit A.C.

Mustafa Okon Briggs wearing a striped hat and coat

Mustafa

Okon-Briggs

Author and Scholar of West Africa

Noe Olivas with his arms folded wearing a beaded necklace

noe

olivas

Multimedia artist, cultural worker, cofounder Crenshaw Dairy Mart

Jerry Philogene wearing a black shirt against a dark grey background

Jerry

Philogene

Associate Professor, Chair of Black Studies Program

Middlebury College

formal headshot of Matthew Robb wearing a black suitjacket and white shirt

Matthew H.

Robb

Mesoamerican Specialist

Library of Congress

Katherine Smith wearing a green top, with a piece of a Myrlande Constant artwork visible behind her

Katherine

Smith

Former Curatorial and Research Associate of Haitian Arts

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Gina Ulysse with bright red hair against a brick background

Gina Athena

Ulysse

Professor, Graduate Director

Feminist Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz

Anuradha Vikram, a woman with short salt and pepper hair, wearing a irredescent top, with bright foliage in the background

Anuradha

Vikram

Writer, Curator, Educator

Faculty at UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture

Rudolph Ware wearing a black jacket with elaborate red embroidery

Rudolph T.

Ware

Associate Professor

Department of History, University of California, Santa Barbara

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