U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), whose Congressional committee assignments include the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, will share his thoughts at the Nov. 1 program, set for 1 p.m. on Zoom.
Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was on a program that discussed paths to peace between Palestine and Israel and was interviewed for a report on how a German media outlet is instructing its journalists on how to cover the escalating violence in Gaza, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was on a segment about the surge of threats against Jewish and Muslim American communities.
Tony Coulson (cybersecurity) discusses CSUSB’s leading role in training cybersecurity professionals, Jonathan Duboism (anthropology) explains the symbolism behind snake tattoos, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed on various topics related to extremism and hate crimes.
Dorothy Roberts, author of “Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World,” will be the next speaker on the ongoing series at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, on Zoom.
The second of the two colloquiums, "Borderlands, California and Migration," will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The first, "Aging and Cognition," was held on Oct. 24.
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) co-wrote an op-ed column on school site safety and school shootings, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the rise in violent hate crimes in the U.S. in recent years, and Yolonda Youngs (geography and environmental sciences) helped put together an exhibit on Wyoming’s Snake River for a Jackson Hole museum.
The nonpartisan Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSUSB takes action to share insights and analysis of extremism around the world
The documentary by Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), “1948: Creation & Catastrophe,” continues to be shown online to Australian audiences by the organizers of the postponed 2023 Palestinian Film Festival Australia, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for separate articles about the increase in hate crimes, some linked to Israel-Hamas war.
During a time of stark misinformation about the current events in Gaza, the Center for the Study of Muslim & Arab Worlds will host a teach-in panel, “Contextualizing Current Violence in Gaza,” 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19.