No Ban No Wall: Confronting the Militarization of Our Borders
Tuesday, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, No Ban No Wall: Confronting the Militarization of Our Borders
UC Berkeley
221 Kroeber Hall, Gifford Room
Berkeley
Wheelchair accessible
Free / Open to public
A panel discussion entitled No Ban, No Wall: Confronting the Militarization of Our Borders and Communities
The Trump presidency has increased attacks on immigrant and marginalized communities through targeting sanctuary cities, instituting the Muslim ban, and revoking temporary protected status for thousands. But, these actions are based on a long-standing foundation of xenophobia and criminalization. Such repression manifests not only at borders, but also in our backyards in the form of militarized policing, state surveillance, and collusion between local and federal law enforcement.
Join us for a panel discussion to analyze these intersections with some of the individuals working to defend the health and rights of immigrant communities.
• Ofelia Ortiz Cuevas, Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis
• Lara Kiswani, Executive Director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC)
• Pierre Labossiere, Co-Founder of the Haiti Action Committee
• Abraham Vela M.D., Clinica Martin-Baro volunteer
This event is part of the “Social Medicine for Our Times” event series organized by BCSM and CNA/NNU.
