Newsletters with evocative titles such as “Practical Anarchy” and “Bolshevik Tendencies” — tucked away in cardboard boxes bearing labels like “Anarchism Collection (Box 2) — sit, uncatalogued, in the library basement at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Shelves there contain more than 5,700 books devoted to fringe and mainstream political movements, and diverse subjects such as Nazi Germany, the Spanish Civil War and the American Civil Rights movement. And there are scrapbooks, buttons, video and audio tapes, personal papers of activists, and cheaply produced pamphlets — often discarded quickly, they are now rare — crammed into dozens of cardboard boxes. This hodgepodge of political ... Read More
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International Students Help Build Sweat Equity in Watts
A group of international students studying at CSUDH literally helped build walls and figuratively built connections at a Habitat for Humanity build day recently in Watts. Not even the unseasonably warm weather could dampen the students’ enthusiasm for their charitable work, as they worked together to make a house a home for a family in need. As Siba Kattan, a student from Saudi Arabia, put it, “I feel good about helping people who need it. I've never experienced something like that. It's like doing yoga ten times! You feel so good on the inside after you help someone. (Everyone) should do it!” The international group comprised Toro exchange students, as well as students in the ... Read More
Danny Bakewell Sr. to Receive Honorary Doctorate from CSUDH
Danny Bakewell, Sr., founder and chairman of The Bakewell Company, one of the largest African American commercial real estate development groups in the western United States, will receive a California State University honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) during its 2017 commencement. CSUDH will hold two college-based commencement ceremonies for its 4,500 graduating seniors on Friday, May 19. Bakewell will be awarded the honorary degree at the 9 a.m. ceremony for the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, and the College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing, where he will also provide the keynote address. Deborah ... Read More
Labor, Social, and Environmental Justice Fair Connects Students with Activists
Students, faculty, labor and community organizations from across the greater Los Angeles area will come together to celebrate the Ninth Annual Labor, Social and Environmental Justice Fair hosted by the California State University Dominguez Hills Labor and Social Justice Club and Labor Studies Program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25. The day-long fair is designed to connect students and members of the community with local unions and community organizations that are doing social justice work, while enjoying art, music, dance and theater. “We’re proud to be sponsored by unions, student government and individual donations. We’re overjoyed to have the participation of over 40 ... Read More
Peace Pole Installation Marks End to Watts Rebellion Commemoration
As a symbol of inspiration, awakening, and the vital role California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) plays in the communities it serves, the university installed a peace pole on April 26 in the Sculpture Garden during the campus’s annual Unity Fest celebration. The peace pole’s unveiling and dedication marked the end to the university’s year-long 50th Anniversary Watts Rebellion Commemoration. The CSUDH peace pole is a six-sided, hand-crafted monument engraved with the message and prayer “May Peace Prevail on Earth.” It is one of tens-of-thousands of peace poles in 180 countries around the world erected to remind passersby to “visualize and pray for world peace.” It is also an ... Read More
