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2nd Annual Social Justice Conference

March 22nd, 2024

9am - 5pm

Orton Center, University of Redlands

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Program
Session 1: 9:15am-10:15am
Panel I: Healthcare Infrastructure and You: Understanding Healthcare as a Vehicle for Oppression
Moderator: Professor James Kruger, Philosophy and Health Medicine and Society
Location: San Gorgonio

Rose Remember: "The History of Queer Medicalization and Identity"
Kayla Coria Dominguez: “Perpetuation of Colonialism on Healthcare”
Mayah Estrov: “Expandi
ng Medicaid at the State Level”
Panel II: Round Table: Israeli & Palestinian Peace Activists
Moderator: Professor Sharon Oster, English
Location: San Bernardino
Organizer: Professor Sharon Lang, Sociology
/Anthropology
Pane
lists: Aylin Aguilar, Willis Witherite, Adelyn Durazzo, Julia Smith, Gabrielle Freeland, Joseph Pang, Anika Louise Hernandez, Amelia Rees, Krislyn Mozga, Miranda Schmit.
Panel III: OIC Presents the Vagina Monologues
Location: Grove 


Session 2: 10:30am-11:30am
Panel I: Understanding Cultural Narratives of Rape
Moderator : Professor Althea Sircar, Political Science
Location: San Gorgonio
Madison Escoto: “It is That Bad: A look into how Rape affects Women
Grace Miles: “Charlotte the “Frisky” Stingray and a Deep Dive of Rape Culture in Different Forms of Media”
Panel II: Conversations with a real live midwife!
Moderator: Professor Jennifer Nelson, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Location: San Bernardino
Panelists: Brekke, Lelah Boyd, Sarah Fulmer, Ally Tarapata   Midwife: Katie Jones
Panel III: Roundtable: War and its Children
Moderator: Professor Priya Jha, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Location: Grove
Panelists: Pierce Babineaux, Zulema Cazares, Tiffany Elias, Dwan London, Isabel Ponce

Lunch + Keynote Speaker: 11:30am-1:00pm
Keynote Speaker: Professor Abraham Weil
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies - University of Kansas
Title -
Astro:TERFs: Reproductive Justice Beyond the Trans/TERF Dialectic


Session 3: 1:10pm-2:10pm
Panel I: Intersectional Social Justice
Moderator: Professor Samantha Sterba, Economics
​Location: San Gorgonio
Dylan Zito: “Intersectionality and Liberation”
Sadie Forkner: “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Reader: Interpretation and Identity in Alison Bechdel's Fun Home” Madison Escoto: “Northeastern University: A Threat to Higher Education Everywhere”
Marissa Spires: “Curls Long Withheld”

Panel II: Gender and Film
Moderator: Professor Kelly Hankin, Film Studies & Johnston Center
Location: San Bernardino

Julia Alvarez: "Girls on Film"
Becan Gage: “Banned”

Panel III: Roundtable: Racial Justice and War: Orientalism
Moderator: Professor Priya Jha, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Location: Grove
Panelists: Aeon Bantu, Shaniya Scott, Maigan Adams, Gift James, Nathan Anderson


Session 4: 2:20pm-3:20pm
Panel I: Roundtable: Can Sex Work Be Work?
Moderator: Professor Jennifer Nelson, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Location: San Gorgoni
o
Panelists: Marcelle Edenlord, Madison Escoto, Cassandra Rayas, Lexi Riffel, Neha Srikanth, Gus Miller

Panel II: Substance Abuse and Harm Awareness - CANCELED
Location: San Bernardino
Dylan Zito/PPGA/WRW: “Substance Abuse Awareness/Ha
rm Reduction Education”
Panel III: Staying true to yourself
Location: Grove
Moderator: Noelle Chavez
DAWGS: Noelle Chavez: “Staying true to yourself in academia, society, and business”


Session 5: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Senior Presentations: Celebrate!!!
Moderators: Professor Jennifer Nelson, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies & Professor Jennifer Tilton, Race and Ethnic Studies
Oral Presentations:
Diego Samaro (REST): “Generational Leadership”
Sydney Harness (WGS): “Fem Tech”
Jose Puente (REST): “The Socioeconomic Divide in Education”
Chelsee Colombo (WGS and English): "The Making of a Monster"
Mayah Estrov (REST): “Medical Trauma as a Result of the Dobbs Decision: Disproportional Impact on Minority Health”
Rose Remember (WGS): "A Modern History of Queer Medicalization, Identity, and Oppression"
Anathea Woirhaye (History): “Proof of otherness”: Corsetry, body modification, and exhibition practices at the Pitt Rivers museum."
Chantelle Martinez (REST): “The Nine Tenets of Tribal Critical Race Theory Within Louise Erdrich’s The Round House”
Halie Moses (Political Science & Pubic Policy): “Reproductive Control & Dobb’s Dilemma for Democracy”
Olivia Trujillo (REST): “Origin Stories”
Ruth Ruiz (REST): “Fronterizas: U.S.- Mexican Border Lifestyle and Identity”

Poster Presentations:
Isela Benavides (WGS): “The misconception believes of Sex Education in Latin America”
Joanna Valdez (WGS): “The Correlation between Neurodivergence and Gender Queerness”


Special Thanks To
For their assistance and financial contributions: DAWGS and all the alumni who donated last fall through our Social Justice RFund
Our Keynote Speaker: Professor Abraham Weil 
Event Assistance: Event Services, Media Services Conference


Participants: Rose Remember, Kayla Coria Dominguez Mayah Estrov, Madison Escoto, Grace Miles, Katie Jones, Sarah Brekke, Lelah Boyd, Sarah Fulmer, Ally Tarapata, Pierce Babineaux, Zulema Cazares,Tiffany Elias, Dwan London, Isabel Ponce, Dylan Zito, Sadie Forkner, Marissa Spires, Julia Alvarez, Becan Gage, Aeon Bantu, Shaniya Scott, Maigan Adams, Gift James, Nathan Anderson, Marcelle Edenlord, Cassandra Rayas, Lexi Riffel, Neha Srikanth, DAWGS, Isela Benavides, Joanna Valdez, Diego Samaro, Sydney Harness, Jose Puente, Chelsee Colombo, Anathea Woirhaye, Chantelle Martinez, Halie Moses, Olivia Trujillo, Ruth Ruiz, Aylin Aguilar, Willis Witherite, Adelyn Durazzo, Julia Smith, Gabrielle Freeland, Joseph Pang, Anika Louise Hernandez, Amelia Rees, Krislyn Mozga, Miranda Schmit, OIC.

Professors: James Kruger, Sharon Lang, Sharon Oster, Althea Sircar, Priya Jha, Samantha Sterba, Kelly Hankin
Representatives from: The Open Door, Planned Parenthood, Partners Against Violence, WRW, African American Student Association
Planning Committee: Jennifer Nelson, Isela Benavides, Savannah Butak, Sarah Brekke, Neha Srikanth, Lexi Riffel, Rose Remember
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program University of Redlands 1200 East Colton Avenue, Larsen 207 P.O. Box 3080 Redlands, CA. 92373-0999 Phone (909) 748-8345

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