Author name: Yovana Gomez

BOOK LAUNCH: “Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity” by Cedríc de Leon (University of Massachusetts-Amherst) in conversation with Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz (University of California, Berkeley), Tianna Paschel (University of California, Berkeley), Steven Pitts (University of California, Berkeley) Time/Date: 30 April, 10-11:30am; Reception to follow (including book signing) Location: Social Science Matrix Conference Room – 820 Social Sciences Building RSVP: https://forms.gle/Ne157d4aggmuhEz68

“Working with Community Archives” with Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, CUNY and author of Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature. Date and Time: Wednesday, April 9, 4:30-6:30pm Location: African American Studies Conference Room – 650 Social Sciences Building. Professor Figueroa-Vásquez will lead graduate students, faculty and staff interested in community archival work in a hands-on workshop organized by the Anti-Colonial Lab at UC Berkeley. Workshop participants should bring 3-5 pictures AND a copy of 1-2 documents – birth, death, census, letter, card, mail, etc. These archives could be family archives or other archives that are important to you. Please come prepared to free-write and share. Participants should also read this short piece before the workshop. About Speaker Yomaira C. Figueroa-Vásquez is an Afro-Puerto Rican writer, teacher, and scholar from Hoboken, NJ whose archival and public humanities work is informed by community commitments, creative practices, and public writing (blogs, essays, podcasts). She is Professor of Africana, Puerto Rican, and Latino Studies and is the Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at CUNY Hunter. She is also an alumna of the UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Ph.D. program.

The Anticolonial Lab invites you to a special event:  “Global Battlefields: Memoir of a Legendary Public Intellectual from the Global South” with Walden Bello We are honored to host Walden Bello, who will discuss his memoir, Global Battlefields: Memoir of a Legendary Public Intellectual from the Global South. Bello recounts his journey from student activism to becoming a fixture of the international left: He will share with us reflections on his triumphs and setbacks, from his fight against the Marcos dictatorship to neoliberalism. Bello’s reflections provide a rare, firsthand perspective on the forces that have shaped contemporary struggles—from the streets of Manila to the battlefields of the anti-globalization movement. The event will feature an introduction by Lisandro Claudio (South & Southeast Asian Studies). A reception and book signing will follow the talk. Books will be available for purchase (cash or Venmo). This event holds special importance because it was Michael Burawoy, who connected us with Bello and we hold this conversation to honor his legacy. We hope you can join us! Tuesday, March 18 Social Sciences Building, 4th floor (UPDATE: Room 402) 2:00-4:00pm, followed by book signing & reception This event is co-sponsored by the Othering & Belonging Institute and the Oakland Institute. The Anticolonial Lab is supported by the Global Democracy Commons.