Upcoming SASS Events
last updated: Monday, 01/16/2012
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Tavis Smiley
Broadcaster, Author, Publisher, Advocate, and Philanthropist
7:00 PM, Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012
Beckman Auditorium, (Bldg 91), Caltech
Free, no tickets required.
From his celebrated conversations with world figures to his work to inspire the next generation of leaders; as a broadcaster, author, publisher, advocate, and philanthropist, Tavis Smiley continues to be an outstanding voice for change. Smiley is currently the host of the late-night television talk show Tavis Smiley on PBS and two Public Radio International Shows, The Tavis Smiley Show and Smiley and West. [More...]
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Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series
Committee Meeting
3:00 PM, Friday, January 20, 2012
Caltech Y House (New Location on Wilson)
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Past Events
4/22/2011:
A World Fest Film Screening & Discussion: "Hiding"
Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) is a grassroots organization in North America working on North Korean human rights issues. "Hiding" exposes the struggle North Korean refugees must go through in China to find freedom. Through this documentary, you will be introduced to those still in hiding and learn about ways you can help bring them to safety.
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10/12/2010:
CA Gubernatorial Debate Watch: Round 3
Do you know who you’ll be voting for in November? Whether you’re on the
fence, out of the loop, or in the choir, join other like-minded individuals
to watch the third and final California gubernatorial debate of the election
cycle.
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10/7/2010:
Alexis Madrigal
Alexis Madrigal is a leading writer with a unique and hopeful perspective
on green technology and its business potential. From a completely different
point of departure than other thought leaders in the field, Alexis looks at
the history of past alternative energy breakthroughs. He is the leading
authority on this lost history in America—why these innovations have been
forgotten, what we can learn from them, and how that history can help us
build a greener future.
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9/28/2010:
CA Gubernatorial Debate Watch: Round 1
It’s election season! Come watch former eBay executive, Meg Whitman, debate former governor, Jerry Brown,
for Brown’s old job. The issues up for debate will affect all Californians: jobs, education, taxes,
and the environment.
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9/23/2010:
A Discussion of Proposition 23
A discussion and screening of a short film produced by The Union of Concerned Scientists entitled
"No to Dirty Energy." The group will be making a case against Proposition 23, which is purported to put California's
clean energy law AB32 at risk.
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6/10/2010:
Sheefteh & Dastan Khalili
California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture was founded by Nader Khalili, a world-renowned Iranian-American architect
and innovator of the Geltaftan Earth-and-Fire system known as Ceramic Houses, and of the Superadobe construction system. Sheefteh &
Dastan Khalili discussed the prototype home Cal-Earth is designing called Haiti One, and their fund-raising efforts to get a Cal-Earth
crew in Haiti to train Haitians how to build earth quake resistant, affordable structures for their families.
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5/25/2010:
Matt Gonzalez
Activist, civil-rights lawyer and politician Matt Gonzalez on adiscussion of the Arizona immigration law:
"Civil Rights and Politics: Arizona and Beyond"
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5/17/2010:
Jeremy Scahill
Independent Journalist and author, Jeremy Scahill on the international best-seller
"Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army"
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4/21/2010:
Felicia Williams
Cyclists Inciting Change thru Live Exchange Representative Felicia Williams
discussed efforts to build bicyle lanes, bike boulevards, chicanes and other
facilities that can make streets safer and more convenient for bicycling and walking.
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4/20/2010:
Kalaya'an Mendoza
Amnesty International-USA Field Organizer Kalaya'an Mendoza discussed how
the social justice landscape has been revolutionized by Web 2.0 tools like
Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, and how citizen journalists, activists and
ordinary folks have integrated technology into their grassroots strategy.
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2/25/2010:
Karim Sadjadpour
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Associate Karim Sadjadpour presented
the third and last lecture on "A Series on Iran: Struggle of a Nation" discussing
"How Iran could change, and how change in Iran could change the world."
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1/26/2010:
Dr. Abbas Milani
Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University and Co-director of the Iran
Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution Dr. Abbas Milani presented
the second lecture on "A Series on Iran: Struggle of a Nation" discussing
"Problems and Prospects for Democracy In Iran: A Historical Perspective."
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The Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series student-run organization of Caltech (California Institute of Technology, CIT). Caltech is in Pasadena, California, near Pasadena City College (PCC),
Past Speakers include: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Margaret Mead, Tim Wise, Saul Alinsky, Betty Friedan, Senator Barry Goldwater, Ted Sorensen, Dolores Huerta, Nikki Giovanni, Carl Rogers. Also Jody Williams, William F. Buckley, Jr., Huwaida Arraf & Adam Shapiro, Theodore Postol, Tahmeena Faryl, Amy Goodman. And recently: Scott Ritter, Adam Werbach, Julian Bond, D.C. James, Peter Camejo, Rahul Mahajan, Gerard Ungerman, Bernie Sanders, Mike Farrell, Peter Dreier, Chuck Collins, Ka Hsaw Wa, Kurt Gottfried, Steve Barr, Nikki Giovanni, Chris Mooney, Jack DuVall, Maquiladora workers, George Regas, Reagan Demas, Kevin Sites, Invisible Children, Life Straw.
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