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Exhibition Spotlights the ‘Hope and Dignity’ of the Farmworker Movement
“Hope and Dignity: The Farmworker Movement,” curated by California State University, Northridge’s Tom & Ethel Bradley Center, captures the faces of hundreds of men and women who made up the movement. The exhibition opens this week at the Museum of Social Justice in downtown Los Angeles. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Capri Maddox Leads L.A. Reparations Advisory Commission for Historic Report
This groundbreaking study, which was publicly released on August 27 at CSU Northridge SOL Center, represents the first city-sponsored analysis of the Black experience in Los Angeles, documenting over 100 years of historical and contemporary harm faced by Black Angelenos. -- Los Angeles Sentinel
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Aug. 29-Sept. 5
The Soraya: The 2024-2025 calendar of events at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts includes dance, and music performances. Tickets on sale now. Location, on the California State University, Northridge campus, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-8800. www.facebook.com/TheSorayaStage. www.thesoraya.org -- Los Angeles Daily News
Katie Holloway Bridge, Jamie Whitmore: CSUN Alums to Compete for Team USA at 2024 Paralympics
Two former CSUN athletes, Katie Holloway Bridge and Jamie Whitmore, are set to represent Team USA at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Holloway Bridge will compete in sitting volleyball, marking her fifth Paralympic appearance, while Whitmore will participate in paracycling for the third time. Both athletes have impressive backgrounds, with Holloway Bridge having earned multiple gold medals and accolades in sitting volleyball and Whitmore overcoming significant health challenges to excel in paracycling. -- BVM Sports
LA City Releases Report to Guide Future Development of Reparations Program
As part of the report, researchers from Cal State Northridge and the committee conducted a study, which involved survey responses and original historical research, covering from 1930 to 2022. -- KFI
IWITNESS: NARRATIVES OF RESISTANCE
(AUGUST 26-OCTOBER 22) Los Angeles, CA – The Art Galleries at California State University, Northridge are pleased to be hosting iwitness: Narratives of Resistance in its West Gallery. This exhibition by the iwitness Project tells the story of the genocide of the Western Armenian population (1915-23) through the portraits and narratives of survivor witnesses using photography, oral history, installation, and sound. -- Discover Los Angeles
Commission Releases Report to Guide Future Development of Reparations Program
As part of the report, researchers from Cal State Northridge and the committee conducted a study, which involved survey responses and original historical research, covering from 1930 to 2022. -- MyNewsLA
Therapy that Works Institute Delivers Compelling TEDx Talk: A Blueprint for Overcoming the Global Mental Health Crisis
Dr. Diane R. Gehart is an award-winning author, educator, and TEDx speaker who has trained thousands of licensed mental health professionals over the past 30 years. As the Founder of the Therapy that Works Institute, she pioneers a Unifying Framework for Psychotherapy and is Professor Emerita at California State University, Northridge. Dr. Gehart’s publications include “Theory and Treatment Planning in Counseling and Psychotherapy,” “Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy,” and “Mindfulness for Chocolate Lovers.” The Therapy that Works Institute specializes in training therapists in cutting-edge, evidence-informed psychotherapy approaches to meet the challenges of the 21st century. -- The Hood Magazine
Paralympians from the Sacramento region set to compete in Paris
After graduating from California State University, Northridge, she became the most successful female athlete in XTERRA history with 37 wins, six national titles and one world championship, according to her Team USA bio. -- FOX 40
LA city leaders to release guide to creating reparations program
The Los Angeles Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department and its Reparations Advisory Commission will host a news conference at Cal State Northridge's Student Union to discuss the study, which encompasses survey responses and original historical research conducted by the university, covering from 1930 to 2022. -- Los Angeles Daily News