The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Team Monthly Picks

The JEDI team makes monthly content recommendations to create dialogue with those interested in following along. If you prefer not to purchase recommended books, please check first with members of the JEDI team to borrow their copies, or check your local libraries!

March / April 2024 Selections

"Book cover for Finding Me by Viola Davis."

 

For Women’s History Month, I’d like to highlight Finding Me by actress Viola Davis. I read this memoir in 2023 and appreciated Viola’s authenticity in storytelling. She provided raw and vivid details of her life story, which is an important element in healing justice, and equity and inclusion work. Thank you, Viola, for sharing your story with the world!

– Dr. D'Anne Duncan, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Learner Success

 

 

This Women's History Month, I would like to uplift an event that will be celebrating International Women’s Day by standing with the women of Palestine. This event will be hosted by a radical national organization, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The members are rooted in the mass movements for justice, particularly in the movements of oppressed nations and nationalities. They are active in immigrant rights, anti-war, student and youth movements. Read their International Women’s Day statement here. The event itself will take place on March 8th from 6pm-8pm located at the Eastside Arts Alliance in Oakland (2277 International Blvd, Oakland Ca. 94606). They will have an amazing lineup of speakers from organizations: FRSO, Liyang, Community Liberation Programs, Anti-Police Terror Project, and Council on American-Islamic Relations.

- Berty Arreguin, Rosenberg-Hill Graduate Research Fellow, 2023-2024

 

"Logo for Stuff Mom Never Told You Podcast."

For Women’s History Month, I would like to share the Stuff Mom Never Told You podcast. In this podcast, hosts Anney and Samantha discuss a handful of topics from science to history to culture, all through an intersectional feminist perspective with the goal of better understanding the challenges facing women and marginalized folks. I have been listening to Stuff Mom Never Told You on and off over the years and I always find it to be a very insightful and accessible source of information (some episodes are an hour long but some are as short as 15 minutes!). If you are looking for a new podcast to listen to, I would definitely recommend checking out Stuff Mom Never Told You, particularly the episodes highlighting Feminists Around the World!

- Jessica Ip, Diversity Programs and Events Coordinator

Past Selections

Last updated March 6, 2024.