Ohlone College Diversity, Inclusion, Advisory Committee (ODIAC) in collaboration with NAKA Dance Theater present:
5th Annual Social Justice, Inclusion, and Equity Symposium
Radical Resistance, Radical Imagination
A monthly series of virtual performances and discussions with prominent local artists exploring the intersection of contemporary art and social justice, ritual and community empowerment. This year's conference will be a 5-part virtual series, with an optional in-person event on October 22.
Featuring: Regina Evans / BELOVED: An Insistence
Thursday, October 22nd 3pm - 5pm PT
Outdoors near EastSide Cultural Center 2277 International Blvd, Oakland
In-person event
Join us as we transform the street, by building offerings of beauty and healing in the neighborhood!
**Please wear masks and observe social distancing protocols. Care for one another; keep each other safe!**
Regina Evans, a native of Oakland, California, is a Poet, Playwright , Social Justice Performer, and a Modern Day Abolitionist in the fight against sex trafficking. Her most current stage play, 52 Letters, a poetic stage play bringing awareness to the issue of sex trafficking in the United States, was honored to win a Best of 2013 San Francisco Fringe Festival Award. Ms Evans has also performed 52 Letters as a part of the 2013 DIVAS Tell All series, curated by Catherine Debon, at The EXIT Café in San Francisco, CA, 2013 DIVAfest, at the EXIT Studio in SF, CA (as a part of the DIVAS Tell All Series), and at the 2013 SF Fringe Festival, EXIT STage Left, SF, CA.
As a Modern Day Abolitionist, Ms. Evans is a member of The S.H.A.D.E. Project, an organization founded by powerhouse Sarai Smith-Mazariegos, which empowers survivors of exploitation and trafficking with the thought that survivor Leadership is paramount to creating positive change and empowerment within and outside the movement. Ms. Evans also volunteers with Love Never Fails, a Bay Area Anti Trafficking organization, founded by the extraordinary Vanessa Russell.
Ms. Evans has traveled extensively throughout the world and resided in Sydney, Australia for 15 years where she operated and owned The Diva's Closet Vintage Clothing Boutique which catered to a celebrity clientele including Beyonce and Cate Blanchett. The boutique was also a costume and red carpet styling resource for the Australian theater, music, television and movie industries. Her dresses were seen at Cannes Film Festival, MTV Awards, Aria Awards, Logie Awards, and AFI Awards.
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Ohlone Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee (ODIAC) is proud to announce the 5th Annual Social Justice, Inclusion, and Equity Symposium. The conference’s purpose is to illuminate social and institutional injustices that impact communities of color. Our mission is to engage critical thought, raise awareness, motivate action, and create social change. This symposium is free and open to the college community and the public.