Fannie Lou Hamer Human and Civil Rights Symposium
Who: The Africana Studies Program and The Unified Black Students Society
What: 14th Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human and Civil Rights Symposium
When: 2:30 p.m.,Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017
Where: Performing Arts Center
Cost: Free
Event Description: The topic for this year鈥檚 symposium is 鈥淭he New Civil Rights Movement in the Age of Social Media.鈥
Journalist and social justice advocate Shaun King will be the featured speaker. Currently a writer-in-residence at Harvard Law School鈥檚 Fair Justice Project, he formerly wrote on social justice issues for the New York Daily News. He uses Twitter and Facebook to tell stories about the violence across the country.
King is also a fundraiser for victims of injustice and founder of both TwitChange and HopeMob. He is the author of 鈥淭he Power of 100.鈥
The symposium will also feature a panel discussion with Professor of Anthropology Nazia Kazi, Associate Professor of Political Science James Avery, Public Policy Consultant Richard Roper and moderator and Associate Professor of Social Work Allison Sinanan.
Hamer, a native of Mississippi who became a noted civil rights activist in the 1960s, spoke on behalf of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the 1964 Democratic Convention in Atlantic City. One of her most famous quotes is 鈥淎ll my life I鈥檝e been sick and tired. Now I鈥檓 sick and tired of being sick and tired.鈥
鈥淗er historic visit to Atlantic City for the 1964 Democratic Convention has been etched in our memories,鈥 said Donnetrice Allison, professor and coordinator of Africana studies program at Stockton. 鈥淭he symposium continues her legacy by giving a voice to current civil rights issues.鈥
The symposium is sponsored by the Africana Studies Program and the United Black Students Society, or UBSS.
Mahalia Bazile, president of UBSS, said King represents young activism.
鈥淗e embodies what it means to be young and have a voice,鈥 she said. 鈥淗e is willing to speak up, hear both sides of an argument, and be part of the conversation.鈥
The annual symposium also receives support from the Office of the Provost, The Council of Black Faculty and Staff, Office of the President, Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity and Office of Student Development.
Tickets are not required. The event is free, but space is limited.
Learn more about Fannie Lou Hamer and the symposium at: /arts-humanities/fannie-lou-hamer.html
