A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Without the following sponsors, the Social Justice Summit would not be possible. These
departments, vendors, and friends gave generously to ensure this event remains FREE, open
to all, and that we are able to maintain socially responsible choices throughout the day.
THANK YOU!

A SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Student Success Initiates
Vice President of Student Affairs
Associated Students, Inc.
Community Service Inter-Club Council
Dean of Students Office
Student Life and Leadership
University Conference Center
Titan Student Union
Titan Shops
Kean Coffee
Volunteer Service Programs
About the Social Justice Summit
The CSUF Volunteer Service has been a resource to the campus community since 1995, originally known as the
Community Service Action Team (CSAT). With an outstanding track record of coordinating thousands of student
volunteers in the community, our student Project Directors asked what more they could do to make a difference in
2004. After some researching and brainstorming ideas about what our campus community needed, a new program
entitled Resources to Engage in Advocating Civic Transformation (REACT) was formed. Because of the timing of 2004
Presidential Elections, the initial project was a campus-wide voter mobilization effort entitled CSUF Votes!
During their active engagement with the CSUF campus through this campaign, the REACT coordinators observed
social and political action at CSUF, but also found a lack of information on how to participate in civic engagement and
promote social justice. They listened when students remarked, What can I do? I am just a student! when asked about
non-involvement. Apathy is one thing, but to feel a sense of helplessness because you feel a lack of empowerment is
another. As a result, the REACT Team acted on an opportunity to develop and host a Social Justice Student Summit.
Todays Social Justice Student Summit will engage you in the education of what is happening around us, empower you
to get involved and finally connect you to community based organizations in order to Act!
Renamed Students ACT in fall of 2005, the student collective continues to grow and develop, bringing together
individual students and student organizations to sponsor a variety of educational dialogues, forums, debates, panels,
and films on pressing social and political issues. The Fall Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week and spring Social
Justice Summit are the two major events book-ending the year.
Dont see a workshop topic you were hoping would be in the Program that follows? The Social Justice Summit
is coordinated by a Student Planning Committee comprised of a diversity of students from CSUF. It is up to these
students to brainstorm all possible workshop topics they would like to see at the Summit, narrow these down to the top
wish list, and then seek to find organizations that can present on the topic. As you can imagine, it is a rigorous process
and there are only so many workshops that can be accommodated in any given year, though there are many, many
more we would like to have. Also, we cannot always find presenters on the topics despite our best efforts. So, what
can you do? If you are a student, join next years Social Justice Summit Student Planning Committee!! Ask us
how.

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PROGRAM

9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m.

WELCOME

Pavilion BC

Dr. Vijay Pendakur

9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m.

WORKSHOP SESSION 1

Sculpting Race: An Innovative Approach to Understanding Racial Identity Development...Gabrielino

Supporting Undocumented Students............................ ..Theater

The Untamed State: Defeating Gang Injunctions & Empowering Communities of Color.. Alvarado
Social Justice for Persons with Disabilities: Access and Inclusion.........................Ontiveros

11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m.

WORKSHOP SESSION 2

Challenging Islamophobia................................................................... Gabrielino

Think Critically, Give Consciously: Evaluating Nonprofit Organization ..................Theater
Collateral Consequences of Mass Incarceration: Barriers to Higher Education....Alvarado
Step Up!, Violence Prevention Programs....................... ................................Ontiveros

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15pm -2:45pm

Jamie Kilstein

1:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m.

Pavilion BC
Titan Theater

WORKSHOP SESSION 3

Beyond Sexuality: Resources to Make a Community Trans Inclusive... Gabrielino

Breaking the Cycle.Alvarado
Institutionalized! The Dangers of Mis-Education.....Ontiveros

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Keynote Speaker

Pavilion BC

Featuring: Clint Smith

4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

Debrief/ Resource Fair

Writing Your Way through Healing: A Workshop..Gabrielino

Slam Team................Theater
Resource Fair.... Outside Pavilions

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Speakers
Welcome Speaker Dr. Vijay Pendakur
Dr. Vijay Pendakur serves as an Associate Vice
President for Student Affairs at California State
University Fullerton. Prior to joining Cal State
Fullerton, Dr. Pendakur worked for over a decade in
numerous student affairs roles dedicated to issues of
diversity, social justice, and student success. He is the
editor of the forthcoming book, Closing the
Opportunity Gap: Identity-Conscious Strategies for
Retention and Student Success and is the author of
several chapters on Asian American race
consciousness and color-blind racism.
Dr. Pendakur is an experienced trainer and facilitator
on issues of social justice and diversity education, and
has worked with colleges and universities throughout
the country. His primary research interests are Asian
American college students, critical race theory, and
college student retention and student success
interventions.
He holds a bachelor's degree in history and East Asian studies from the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, a master's degree in U.S. history from the University of California,
San Diego, and a doctorate in education from DePaul University.

Lunch Speaker Jamie Kilstein

After his last sold out tour Jamie Kilstein wanted to do something different and is bringing
his decades of playing music and
his infamous rants and fusing them
together for the first time to
prepare for his first special to be
taped in the fall. He's been seen on
Conan, is a regular on MSNBC, as
been featured on FX (where is clip
went viral with over 2 million hits),
Showtime, CNN and many shows
around the world.
He co-hosts Citizen Radio, which
has been praised by Janeane Garofalo, Noam Chomsky, Adam Savage and Robin
Williams. He and his co-host were named by The Nation Magazine as top "media heroes".
Most importantly Glenn Beck has called him a "doofus" and "goofball".

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Jamie has been a Timeout Chicago, Sydney, New York and London's Critics Pick. He
has played the concert hall of the Sydney Opera House. His first book #Newsfail was
just released from Simon and Schuster. Before that he lived out of his car and dropped
out of high school. Take that, life!

Keynote Speaker Clint Smith

Clint Smith believes we all
share a story, the human
story. Its in the telling, he
believes, that we emerge as
individuals and celebrate
what we have in common.
His TED Talk, a presentation
of his spoken word poem,
The Danger of Silence, has
been viewed more than two
million times, and was named
one of the Top 20 TED Talks
of
2014.
Using
his
experience as an award-winning teacher and poet to share personal stories of justice,
community, and education, his customizable art-form illuminates how we can all find the
courage to create change, overcome challenges, and unite ourselves through the power
of the collective voice.

CSULB Slam Team

The CSULB Slam Team is made up of
five members: Stephanie Carranza,
Chestina Craig, A.J. Elam, Lauren
Brodowski, and Sheila Sadr. All five
members were chosen by a panel of
judges after participating in a university
wide audition. Meetings are held weekly
and allow the team members to have a
reserved time set aside for poetry. The
members all have different styles of
poetry which adds to the diversity of our
group. We represent the different lifestyles, heritages, and experiences which can be
found throughout the university. The CSULB Slam Team aims to be a voice for Cal State
Long Beach as well as the Long Beach community. Our poets have featured at events
such as The Definitive Soap Box, Young Women's Empowerment Summit held by
Congressman Alan Lowenthal, and Tongue and Groove in long beach. The team's goal
for this school year is to make poetry a more prominent part of university culture.
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WORKSHOP SESSION I
(9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m.)
Gabrielino

Sculpting Race: An Innovative Approach to Understanding Racial Identity Development

Sculpting Race: An Innovative Approach to Understanding Racial Identity Development

In this interactive session, the presenter will develop a human sculpture in order to teach
the dynamics of Janet Helms People of Color and White racial identity development
models. Participants will contribute to the sculpting exercise and learn more about how to
interact and work with people from different life experiences.
Presenter: Dr. Joy Hoffman, Director Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers, CSUF
Theater

Supporting Undocumented Students

California legislation continues to increase access and affordability of a higher education
for undocumented students, and institutions across the state continue to respond by
creating centers primarily designed to meet and serve the needs of this group of students.
For nearly two years, the Titan Dreamers Resource Center has implemented a number of
programs and services designed to support the needs of undocumented students that call
CSUF home. This session will discuss the undocumented student experience, and the
programs and services designed and implemented to provide undocumented students
with academic and emotional support, referrals to financial assistance, and a comforting
environment where students can connect with one another.
Presenter: Henoc Preciado, Irvin Medina, Carlos Beltran, Alexis Partida, Titan Dreamer
Resource Center at CSUF

Alvarado

The Untamed State: Defeating Gang Injunctions& Empowering Communities of Color

Civil gang injunctions (GIs), started in the 1980s, are a popular California law enforcement
method used by the state for suppressing gang activity in specific geographic areas known
as safety zones.
The fallout from these GIs has been devastating for communities of color, while doing little
in the long term to eliminate the underlying causes of poverty, crime and the attraction of
gang life. In addition, safety zones are often targeted for development, further displacing
long-time residents and changing the foundational character of the targeted
neighborhood.
This presentation will provide a structured analysis and discussion of the failings of GIs in
communities of color and share strategies for combating these civil actions through
community engagement, student research internships, and grassroots organizing.
Presenters: Gabriela Hernandez, Miguel Zamudio, Susan Luvano, Dr. Erualdo
Gonzales Chican@s Unidos
Ontiveros

Social Justice for Persons with Disabilities: Access and Inclusion

Social Justice for persons with disabilities in higher education is about more than
compliance. It encompasses the accessibility of all environments: physical, digital,
communications and policy. While federal and state legislation set compliance standards
as a mandatory minimum, equity and inclusion are not realized without a commitment to
examine attitudes and environments. In this session, we will explore views and attitudes
of disability, the role of accommodations and the importance of accessibility. Participants
will be asked to reflect on their own perceptions and awareness of barriers to access.
Presenter: Tom L. Thompson, Interim Director to Disability Support Services at CSUF
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WORKSHOP SESSION II
(11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m.)
Gabrielino

Challenging Islamophobia
How do we experience stereotypes in our daily lives? What specific stereotypes exist
about Islam? Join us for a discussion about the Myths of Islamophobia and ways to
combat islamophobia as a community of allies to the Muslim community.
Presenters: Ali Mir, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Greater Los Angeles Area Chapter

Theater

Think Critically, Give Consciously: Evaluating Nonprofit Organizations

Through a series of reflective writing activities and group discussion, you will leave this
workshop with strategies on how to evaluate the nonprofit organizations (NPOs) you are
considering committing your time and resources toward. The workshop facilitator will
introduce NPO case studies for participants to evaluate as we think more largely about
NPOs and understand their function within a larger continuum of social change. By the
end of the session, the workshop facilitator will encourage participants to embrace mindful
giving and become advocates for mindful giving to their peers.
Presenter: Martha Althea Webber, Assistant Professor of English

Alvarado

Collateral Consequences of Mass Incarceration: Barriers to Higher Education

This workshop will begin with a brief background on Jub Sankofas story of struggle and
redemption with the criminal justice system and journey from prison to pursing a Ph.D.
Jub will give a brief history of Mass Incarceration in the United States and its impact on
urban communities. The main focus of the workshop will be analyzing the collateral
consequences of criminal convictions and access to higher education. Following the
informational presentation will be a group discussion around the effects of mass
incarceration and how people can become involved with organizing around these issues
Presenters: Jub Sankofa, McNair Graduate Student UCLA

Ontiveros

Step Up!, Violence Prevention Programs

This workshop is aimed to teach participants how to spot red flags of potential assault and
how to intervene. Learn ways we can change our culture and create a safe community for
all. Provide resources and information for folks who are looking for support.
Presenter: Gloria Alonzo, Mona Jama, Destiny Caro, CSUF WoMens and Adult ReEntry Center

(12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.)

Join us in back in Pavilions BC for Lunch

Titan Theater

Jamie Kilstein 1:15pm -2:45pm

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WORKSHOP SESSION III

(1:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m.)
Gabrielino

Beyond Sexuality: Resources to Make a Community Trans Inclusive

This interactive workshop will reveal strategies to create an inclusive campus environment
and community for trans students.
Presenter: Dr. Vincent Vigil, Director of Student Life and Leadership at CSUF

Alvarado

Breaking The Cycle

In this workshop we will examine the reality of homelessness as well as challenge some
of our own misconceptions regarding this issue. We will address some of the causes and
systemic issues that contribute to the growing number of individuals experiencing
homelessness in Los Angeles and Orange County. With a broader understanding we will
discuss solutions and how you can get involved in ending hunger and homelessness in
your community.
Presenter: Rebecca Holt, Alycia Capone: Pathways of Hope

Ontiveros

Institutionalized! The Dangers of Mis-Education

Serving the CSU Long Beach community as the Outreach & Recruitment Specialist,
Trimaine Davis has a history in working with African American and underserved student
populations. Trimaine advised the Student African American Brotherhood, Afrikan Student
Union and consulted as a specialist for holistic identity development for Division 1 African
American Student-Athletes.
Presenters: Trimaine Davis, CSU Long Beach / Advisor of Black Student Union

(3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)

Join us in back in Pavilions BC for our Keynote Speaker:

Clint Smith
Debrief/ Resource Fair
(4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.)
Gabrielino

Writing Your Way through Healing: A Workshop

In this workshop, participants will be presented with some information about the healing
properties of memoir writing, and then will be walked through different prompts and given
time to write and reflect.
Presenter: Nicky Rehnberg, LA Southwest College

Titan Theater Slam Team

The CSULB Slam team will share various spoken word pieces.
Presenters: Taylor Buhler-Scott, Stephanie Carranza, Sheila Sadr, Chestina Craig, CSULB
Slam Team

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WORKSHOP PRESENTERS
Dr. Joy Hoffman
Dr. Joy Hoffman serves as the Director of Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers at CSUF. She oversees the Titan
Dreamers, African American, Chicano/a, and the Asian Pacific American Resource Centers. She is also responsible
for diversity trainings and workshops, conversations around campus climate, policies, and processes, and responding
to bias incidences.

Rebecca Holt
Rebecca Holt is a Sociology student at CSUF and through Pathways of Hope manages a Food Distribution
Program in Fullerton. During her time with Pathways of Hope her focus has been on capacity building to
underline some of the issues in the community that lead to food insecurity and homelessness.

Alycia Capone
Alycia Capone serves as the Architect of Opportunities for Pathways of Hope creating opportunities for
the community to engage in the work and mission of Pathways. Hailing from the mid-west and east coast,
Alycia has worked with numerous communities in NYC, Philly, Chicago addressing systemic issues of
poverty and homelessness.

Gabriela Hernandez
Gabriela Hernandez is an activist and strategist who has worked on defeating gang injunctions is Orange
County and Santa Barbara counties. She chairs the Justice Committee of Chican@s Unidos. She serves
as a mentor for the Chican@s Unidos summer interns.

Miguel Zamudio
Miguel Zamudio is a senior Chicana & Chicano Studies (CCS) major at CSUF. In fall 2015, he worked
with Chican@s Unidos as a research intern as part of a community service component of a CCS class.
He studied the connections between gang injunctions and gentrification.

Susan Luvano
Susan Luvano is a founding member of Chican@s Unidos. She is conducting research on the correlations
between Orange County gang injunctions and gentrification. She serves as a mentor for the Chican@s
Unidos summer interns.

Jub Sankofa
Jub Sankofa is a McNair Scholar graduate student in the African American Studies Department at UCLA
and author of The Luxury of Misery. Jubs research interest focuses on the U.S. Carceral Regime
juvenile and adult criminal justice system at the intersections of race, law, sociology, and history.

Nicky Rehnberg
Nicky Rehnberg is a writer and instructor whose work focuses on memoir writing and its healing
components.

Trimaine Davis
Serving the CSU Long Beach community as the Outreach & Recruitment Specialist, Trimaine Davis has a history in
working with African American and underserved student populations. Trimaine advised the Student African American
Brotherhood, Afrikan Student Union and consulted as a specialist for holistic identity development for Division 1 African
American Student-Athletes.

Ali Mir
Ali Mir is the Outreach Coordinator at CAIRLA. His role is to organize and market outreach events through assisting
with the mobilization of the community through campaigns, projects, activities and coordinating trainings and other
workshops. Mr. Mir is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine where he received his B.A. in Anthropology,
and his M.A. in Professional Communications from California State University, Fullerton.

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Martha Althea Webber
Martha Althea Webber is a CSU Fullerton Assistant Professor and participant-researcher of transnational nonprofit
organizations (NPOs) with a focus on how these organizations use writing to develop and communicate their mission.
She has served with or on the planning board of NPOs with an emphasis on service-learning, art, and activism.

Stephanie Carranza, Sheila Sadr, Chestina Craig, Taylor Buhler-Scott

CSULB Slam Team.

Henoc Preciado
Henoc currently serves as the Coordinator of the Titan Dreamers Resource Center at CSUF. Housed within the
Diversity Initiatives & Resource Centers department, this Center is the first of its kind in the 23-campus California
State University (CSU) system designed primarily to serve the needs of undocumented students.

Carlos Beltran
Carlos is a fifth-year Ronald E. McNair Scholar at CSUF, majoring in Political Science and Ethnic Studies. He is a
Student Assistant at the Titan Dreamers Resource Center and assists with program planning and facilitation. Carlos
is active in campus organizations, such as the Chicana and Chicano Studies Alliance.

Alexis Partida
Alexis is a second-year student at CSUF, majoring in History. He currently serves as a Student Assistant at the Titan
Dreamers Resource Center and assists with program planning and facilitation. Previously, Alexis has served as a
Student Ambassador at the conference of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education.

Tom L. Thompson
Tom is the current Director of CSUF's Disability Services and a retired Director of Access & Disability Services in
Illinois. He is a higher education consultant in Disability Resources nod Accessibility, having worked with 25-30
colleges and universities, as well as Co-Chair of NASPA's Disability Knowledge Community.

Vincent Vigil
Vincent Vigil serves as the Director for Student Life & Leadership. Previously, he served as the founder of
the LGBT Resource Center at USC.

Gloria Alonzo
My name is Gloria Alonzo and I am a third year Health Science student. I am a Peer Educator in the
Violence Prevention Programs within the WoMens & Adult Re-Entry Center and Historian for Consnet Is
Key.

Mona Jama
My name is Mona Jama and I am a third year Health Science student. . I am a Peer Educator in the
Violence Prevention Programs within the WoMens & Adult Re-Entry Center and Secretary for Consent Is
Key.

Destiny Caro
My name is Destiny Caro and I am a fourth year Human Services and Queer Studies student. I am a Peer
Educator in the Violence Prevention Programs within the WoMen's & Adult Reentry Center as well as
President of the Women and Gender Studies Student Association.
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Irvin Medina
Irvin Medina grew up in Veracruz, Mexico. He moved to the United States when he became a teenager. He will be
graduating in May from CSUF with a major in Electrical Engineering and he is designing a Solid-Fuel Rocket for his
senior project, and plans to specialize in Communications Systems.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Project Directors
Hina Ahmad

(Political Science & Public Administration

Major; Minor Islamic Studies)

Berlin Edmond

(English Major)

Amanda Wetrick (Grad Student, English)

ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Vincent Vigil
Anthony Pang
Heidi Elmer
Xiaopan (Pamela) Xue
Eloisa Amador Lara

Thank you for the Support:

Dr. Berenecea Eanes
Dr. Lea Jarnagin
Dr. Vijay Pendakur
Angela Warren
Martha Poledna
Community Services Inter Club Council
Yvette Garcia
Nathan Olmenda
Samuel Morales
Tim Alexander
Allison Ho
Bobby Chau
**A special thank you to everyone who has assisted in making this event possible. If you are
interested in becoming a member of the Planning Committee or Advisory Board, please contact
the CSUF Volunteer Service (657) 278-7623 and/or volunteer@fullerton.edu **

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OUR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CHOICES

At the Social Justice Summit, we work very hard to be socially responsible in the many
choices we make throughout the day. From the materials we use, to the food and
beverages we serve, to the vendors we do business with, this day is filled with
deliberant decisions. Below is some information about those decisions and the local
companies that made it possible, often through generous discounts and donations.
We also selected food and beverages that were made from organic materials, fair trade, and
supported some of our favorite local vendors to encourage you to do the same!
Todays beverages came from the following vendor:
Kean Coffee:
Todays morning coffee can be found at this unique coffeehouse
dedicated to making socially responsible choices in all aspects of their
business - http://www.keancoffee.com/

Why a Recycle Bag, Biodegradable Plates, Cups & Cutlery?

We believe that socially and environmentally responsible choices should extend to all aspects of
our lives. Thats why we encourage attendees to use the tote bags we have provided as an
alternative to plastic bags and to use eating implements that biodegrade or are non-disposable.
Plastic is a serious and unnecessary threat to our environment and natural resources. It is not
only responsible for spoiling our parks and beaches, but is a serious threat to our wildlife
ecosystems. As a consumer, you have the power to put an end to this destruction by stopping
use of plastic materials. Three easy changes you can make right away-- stop using plastic water
bottles and start remembering to carry your refillable water containers with you to school, work
and on all your outings; take tote bags or even paper bags with you every time you grocery shop
and say no to plastic; pack a set of your home silverware with your lunch. These small steps
can make a big difference!

Why Use Recycled Paper & Shop Union?

We all know recycling is critical and using paper made from recycled material is one way we can
promote that choice. Using recycled paper saves trees, uses less energy, and reduces air
pollution, landfill use, and litter. Make sure you check the packaging when you buy paper for
your home or work printers, and ask for recycled paper when you print or make copies at copy
centers. You can also find many promotional items made from recycled content, like our recycled
newspaper pencils. Moreover, shopping union ensures you are supporting workers rights and
justice for working families.

About Yasmeen the student that design this years Social Justice Summit Image:
This is my third year as a Graphic Design major. My personal work currently focuses on taking
designated colors and logos to expand my research in stationary and marketing materials. I love
simplicity in design and believe that minimalism is the best solution to any design problem. My
simple brander mindset allows me to incorporate my skills in drawing that involve sketching
and experimentation in order to achieve the design goal.

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Social Justice Summit Sponsor Logos:

Student Life & Leadership

Community Service Interclub Council
Volunteer Service Programs

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