Past Events

Join us at: http://bit.ly/OMAlounge “It’s easy to enter the country legally. My ancestors did! Why can’t immigrants do the same thing today!?” This statement is one of the many misconceptions that people have regarding immigration today. For this real-talk series, led and facilitated by Julius Wibisono, we will debunk some of the popular myths that center around the topic of immigration. Hosted by OMA Ambassador Julius Wibisono

Join us at: http://bit.ly/OMAlounge Invisible at the Margins: A Frank Talk on the History of Intersectional Anti-Asian Violence and Resistance Hosted by Chris Liang, Jenn Ocampo-Castaneda and Jessica Mun This discussion will focus attention on the history of intersectional anti-Asian violence and resistance. Panelists will discuss their observations and reactions to recent anti-Asian violence within the context of a history of White Supremacy.

Most recently, we’ve heard about the mass hysterectomies that have occurred at the immigration detention centers where there has been a public outcry at how dehumanizing this is. However, this is not a one-off instance. The United States has a history of forced sterilization of women of color. These abuses have occurred to Black, Native, Mexican immigrants, and Puerto Rican women and inform the modern reproductive justice movement today. This real talk should serve to be an introduction to this topic. Real Talk ~ Hosted by Mericel Mirabal OMA Ambassador

Feminism and the feminist movement consistently needs to get right with itself, acknowledging where and how it has failed the very people it says it wants to include. In our current moment, how do/can white women engage with feminist theories by BIPOC feminists? How can white feminists embed their work within intersectionality? Pre-read: Interview/Q&A with Mikki Kendall from Prism Reports https://www.prismreports.org/article/2020/3/2/from-solidarityisforwhitewomen-to-hood-feminism-a-qa-with-author-mikki-kendall Hosted by Dr. Rita Jones and Leslie Pearson, Center for Gender Equity