Center for Culture and Social Justice
This is your safe haven. It’s a place where you can meet with a faculty member or have a club meeting. It’s a place where students who were previously in the foster care system or incarcerated, as well as veterans, can get specialized support. The Center for Culture and Social Justice helps the hungry, homeless and Dreamers, along with many other groups.
Events
View and Print the January Calendar of Event
View and Print the Black History Month Calendar of Events
I am Chaffey Community Discussions: Dr. King's Dream and the Continuity of White Supremacy
Featuring Omar Dphrepaulezz, History Instructor
January 28, 2021 from 12-1 :00 pm
Zoom link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98938066639
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Humanize My Hoodie Documentary
Hosted by NextUp and Special Populations & Equity Programs
Special guest: Film Creators; Andre Wright & Jason Sole and panel participant Donald Essex (DPS Faculty)
Join us on Thursday, January 28 from 1:00pm-2:30pm
Please register by Wednesday (1/27/21) at 5p.
Register at: https://chaffeycollegehspartnerships.formstack.com/forms/humanize_my_hoodie_documentary_rsvp
The Humanize My Hoodie Movement originated from a demand to end
the killing of Black and Indigenous People across the world. Our mission is to debunk
that stereotype by designing revolutionary social justice campaigns for Black and
Indigenous People of Color to be HUMANIZED, not criminalized. For more information
visit https://www.humanizemyhoodie.com/about
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Register Now For Voices of Freedom
Stories of Hope from Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated
Rising Scholars Students
The California Community Colleges announce the launch of the Rising Scholars Network, an equity-driven initiative of the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to prioritize and serve incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students. Join more than 50 participating community colleges as we elevate the powerful voices of students who have experienced incarceration. Hosted in partnership with the Campaign for College Opportunity.
- Hear directly from students, including a student who will join the webinar from prison
- Learn how the student experience is impacted by the deep inequities of the criminal justice system, and how higher education can bring us closer to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice
- Preview The Possibility Report, the Campaign for College Opportunity’s forthcoming report on systematic barriers formerly incarcerated individuals face in accessing and completing a college education
- Experience Reginald Dwayne Betts, award-winning American poet and New York Times author, as he talks about his journey from incarceration to Yale Law School
California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley will welcome the speakers.
DATE: Friday, February 5 from 10:00- 11:00 a.m. PST
Register Here Now
FEATURING:
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Award-winning American poet and New York Times author
If you have any questions, please contact info@risingscholarsnetwork.org
Made possible through support by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ballmer Group, Bank of America, ECMC Foundation and Michelson 20MM Foundation.
The Center for Culture and Social Justice in collaboration with the LGBTQ+ Advocates
Committee present
LOVING MORE THAN ONE: A Workshop on Polyamory, Ethical Non-Monogamy, and Safe Queer Sex
With Speaker Sasha Jones
Along with being the CEO of Cuties LA, Sasha Jones is a Community Organizer and Co-Founder
of Very Close Ties, an organization for QTI-BIPOC practicing ethical non-monogamy,
polyamory & open relationships.
https://www.hicuties.com/about
TUESDAY, February 23rd at 12pm
Zoom Link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/97093335679
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#RealTalk Series-Racial Battle Fatigue
Join the CCSJ and College Wrap on the fourth Friday of the month as we have #RealTalks on your real experiences. This is a great opportunity to learn more about these topics, how they manifest, and gain some ways to overcome!
February 26th from 12pm-1pm
Zoom link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98567982037
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#RealTalk Series-Gaslighting
Join the CCSJ and College Wrap on the fourth Friday of the month as we have #RealTalks on your real experiences. This is a great opportunity to learn more about these topics, how they manifest, and gain some ways to overcome!
March 26th from 12pm-1pm
Zoom link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98567982037
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#RealTalk Series-Stereotype Threat
Join the CCSJ and College Wrap on the fourth Friday of the month as we have #RealTalks on your real experiences. This is a great opportunity to learn more about these topics, how they manifest, and gain some ways to overcome!
April 23rd from 12pm-1pm
Zoom link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98567982037
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Special Populations and Equity Programs
Rancho Cucamonga campus, AD-109
909-652-6504
equity.support@chaffey.edu
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Mission
The Center for Culture and Social Justice (CCSJ) is a culturally conscious safe-haven dedicated to cultivating socially responsive leaders. Unwaveringly committed to fostering solidarity and amplifying the student voice, the CCSJ will evolve with the needs of our student population, always seeking to empower, inspire and encircle the Panther community.
Services
In addition to meeting spaces, students have free access to computers and printing
at the center. The following student services are also available:
1 to 4 p.m., Mondays - financial aid
8 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays - counseling
8 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays - admission and records
