Conversations on Altruism 2026-27
Native American Center
Please join Professors Maral Attallah and Ronnie Swartz for this year's public conversation with seasoned academics, researchers, practitioners, and educators who join a new generation of those interested in possibilities for doing good.
Marylyn Paik-Nicely was the Director of the MultiCultural Center (MCC) at Humboldt State University for almost 20 years and currently serves as the Humboldt Area Foundation board liaison to the Native Cultures Fund.
Event Title: The Oliner Altruism Institute's 2026-27 Conversations on Altruism: Marylyn Paik-Nicely. Organization: ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR INSTITUTE, ITEPP NATIVE AMERICAN CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Ronnie Swartz.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Behavioral & Social Sciences 162 - Native American Forum.
Ban This!: Fighting Censorship
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Explores historical and current book-banning movements and strategies to fight censorship.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Ban This!: Fighting Censorship Through Banned Books Week. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Explores historical and current book-banning movements and strategies to fight censorship.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
A Red Horse Manifesto
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Presentation on environmental justice, community action, and land relationships.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: A Red Horse Manifesto. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Presentation on environmental justice, community action, and land relationships. Environmental degradation and Indigenous land sovereignty topics.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
My Hidden Strength: Fostering Resilience
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Workshop helping non-privileged students identify strengths and navigate higher education institutions.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: My Hidden Strength: Fostering Resilience & Success for Non-Privileged Students. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Workshop helping non-privileged students identify strengths and navigate higher education institutions. Discussions of socioeconomic barriers and institutional marginalization.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
Bob Marley’s Activist Voice
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents Bob Marley’s Activist Voice: Music, Memory, and Resistance. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
Practicing CLCBE
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Applies Howard Stevenson's Racial Literacy Model to develop skills for navigating racial stress and dialogue.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Practicing CLCBE for Courageous Racial Dialogue using Howard Stevenson's Racial Literacy Model. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Discussions of racial literacy, prejudice, and systemic racism
Applies Howard Stevenson's Racial Literacy Model to develop skills for navigating racial stress and dialogue.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 131 - Banquet Room.
Yung Stands Strong
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Highlights the Eureka Chinatown Project's work in preserving local history and counteracting historical erasure.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Yung Stands Strong: Fighting Erasure with a Children's Book. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Highlights the Eureka Chinatown Project's work in preserving local history and counteracting historical erasure.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
How Much a Dollar Cost
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Explores how capitalism uses the Black body as currency from the era of slavery to the present day through an intersectional lens.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: How Much a Dollar Cost; How Capitalist Institutions Profit off the Black Body. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Explores how capitalism uses the Black body as currency from the era of slavery to the present day through an intersectional lens.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Anita Say Chan
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents Featured Speaker: Dr. Anita Say Chan. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
Amerika's Public Lands
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Critically analyzes the history of conservation and public land management through the lens of eco-fascism.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: A Nation’s Best Idea? Amerika’s Public Lands and the Eco-Fascist Ideal. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Critically analyzes the history of conservation and public land management through the lens of eco-fascism.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
Black Panther Party Legacy
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
How the Legacy and Resurgence of the Black Panther Party and Revolutionary Collectives Still Shapes Our Understanding of Community.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: How the Legacy and Resurgence of the Black Panther Party and Revolutionary Collectives Still Shapes. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Examines how revolutionary collectives and Black Panther initiatives continue to shape community organizing.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
Another World is Possible
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Continues the work of former students who confronted consolidated power by engaging in analysis and action based on Conviviality and Paulo Freire's concept of critical consciousness.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Another World is Possible. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Continues the work of former students who confronted consolidated power by engaging in analysis and action based on Conviviality and Paulo Freire's concept of critical consciousness.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
Sanctuary Commitment to Community
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
City officials and law enforcement clarify Arcata's sanctuary city status in practice, discussing local policies, legal limitations, interagency coordination, and community safety.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Sanctuary City: Arcata’s Commitment to the Community. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Addresses immigration enforcement, ICE activity, sanctuary policies, law enforcement interactions, and racialized impacts. Grounding exercises and support resources provided.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
Mindfulness as Radical Resistance
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Explores mindfulness practice as a tool for burnout prevention and collective resistance.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Mindfulness as Radical Resistance. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Explores mindfulness practice as a tool for burnout prevention and collective resistance.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
Fighting Fascism and Erasure the Voices
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Explores hip hop music and culture as historical mediums of anti-fascist expression and oral history.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Fighting Fascism and Erasure the Voices of Hip Hop. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Explores hip hop music and culture as historical mediums of anti-fascist expression and oral history.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
Ethics of Care
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Discusses practical frameworks for shifting institutional dynamics toward an ethics of care and mutual support.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Ethics of Care: Towards a Caring Campus. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Discusses practical frameworks for shifting institutional dynamics toward an ethics of care and mutual support.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
Liberation is sexy!
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Learn about the queer history of BDSM, how intimate lives can be radical, and ways to critically examine power dynamics within relationships.
Includes historical/contemporary mentions of police violence against the LGBTQ community and discussions of sexuality. Attendees may step out or self-regulate as needed; printed resource sheets will be provided.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Liberation is sexy! Kink, Power, and the Politics of Respectability. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Learn about the queer history of BDSM, how intimate lives can be radical, and ways to critically examine power dynamics within relationships. Includes historical/contemporary mentions of police violence against the LGBTQ community and discussions of sexuality. Attendees may step out or self-regulate as needed; printed resource sheets will be provided.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
Warlock in the White House
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Facilitated conversation on current executive power, authoritarianism, and grassroots responses.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Warlock in the White House: What We Gonna Do? Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Facilitated conversation on current executive power, authoritarianism, and grassroots responses.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
No One Can Pin Us Down!
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Participants design and press their own protest buttons using collage, drawing, text, and historical movement graphics to turn political conviction into wearable resistance.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: No One Can Pin Us Down! An Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Button-Making Workshop. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Participants design and press their own protest buttons using collage, drawing, text, and historical movement graphics to turn political conviction into wearable resistance.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 131 - Banquet Room.
Spoken Pedagogies
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Collaborative panel showcasing student-led cultural knowledge sharing and alternative learning models.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Spoken Pedagogies: Let Each One Teach One. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Collaborative panel showcasing student-led cultural knowledge sharing and alternative learning models.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 131 - Banquet Room.
Resisting Censorship in Uni Publishing
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Resisting Censorship in University Publishing: Lessons Learned from Two Years Publishing in Solidarity with Palestine.
Event Title: CDOR 2026: Resisting Censorship in University Publishing: Lessons Learned from Two Years Publishing in Solidari. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
To be announced.
Interconnected Imaginations
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
interconnected imaginations--decolonial dignity: contemplating practical approaches to decolonizing the collective imagination.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Interconnected Imaginations--decolonial dignity. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
QTBIPOC Film Coalition Presentation
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Screenings and discussions highlighting QTBIPOC student filmmakers and cinematic resistance.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: QTBIPOC Film Coalition Presentation. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Screenings and discussions highlighting QTBIPOC student filmmakers and cinematic resistance.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
El Leñador Resistance
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
The staff of Humboldt's bilingual student newspaper discusses student journalism as community empowerment.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: El Leñador: Local News, Voice, and Resistance. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: The staff of Humboldt's bilingual student newspaper discusses student journalism as community empowerment.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
Featured Speaker: Chief Judge Abby Abina
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Featured Speaker: Chief Judge Abby Abinanti. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Featured Speaker.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
Constructive Dialog
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Designed for students who want to build confidence engaging across difference using storytelling, deep listening, and guided dialogue to explore personal values, identity, and perspective-taking.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Constructive Dialog: values, identity, and perspective-taking. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Fernando Paz. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Designed for students who want to build confidence engaging across difference using storytelling, deep listening, and guided dialogue to explore personal values, identity, and perspective-taking.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
College Creek Community Center 260 - Great Hall.
A Discussion With SURJ
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
A Discussion With SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice): A space to discuss why it's not only important, but critical for white folks to work for racial justice (all racial backgrounds welcome).
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: A Discussion With SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice). Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Community discussion on organizing white communities for racial justice and anti-racist accountability.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 131 - Banquet Room.
CSU Funding & Social Justice
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Examines public education funding structures and their direct impacts on student equity and faculty labor.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Social Justice and the Funding of the CSU. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Examines public education funding structures and their direct impacts on student equity and faculty labor.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
We Are Here SAG Presentation
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Alongside Campus Dialogues on Race, the Student Access Gallery will invite students to submit visual artwork responding to “We Are Here! Fighting Fascism and Erasure.” Through the exhibition and opening reception, participants will engage with student perspectives on race, fascism, and erasure while discussing how art can challenge dominant narratives and envision a just world.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Student Access Gallery Presents: We Are Here! Fighting Fascism and Erasure. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Visual art presentation centering themes of fighting erasure and resisting fascism.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 131 - Banquet Room.
Unsettling The Roots
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Interactive workshop guiding participants through family history to uncover and dismantle settler-colonial legacies.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: Unsettling The Roots: Tracing lineages of colonization and white supremacy through family history. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Interactive workshop guiding participants through family history to uncover and dismantle settler-colonial legacies.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Nelson Hall 102 - Goodwin Forum.
In the what?
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center
In the what? event where we explore gender identity and the binary from different cultural backgrounds.
Event Title: CDOR 2026 presents: In the what? event where we explore gender identity and the binary from different cultural backgroun. Organization: SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Frank Herrera.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Library 209 - Library Fishbowl.
CIACE Presents...Mid-Semester Study Hall
Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence
Lock in and study for exams and assignments! Join us on Tuesday, October 27th for an evening study session in the Kate Buchanan Room (Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 225) from 5 - 7:30pm.
Food!
Tutoring!
Writing Support!
All are welcome! Bring a friend or study group!
Organized by the Centers for Inclusive Academic and Career Excellence. ,
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Event Title: Study hall for students. Organization: EL CENTRO, UMOJA CENTER FOR PAN AFRICAN EXCELLENCE. Responsible Person at Event Name: Marcos Hernandez.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 225 - Kate Buchanan Room (KBR).
CIACE Presents...Mid-Semester Study Hall
El Centro Academico Cultural
Lock in and study for exams and assignments! Join us on Tuesday, October 27th for an evening study session in the Kate Buchanan Room (Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 225) from 5 - 7:30pm.
Food!
Tutoring!
Writing Support!
All are welcome! Bring a friend or study group!
Organized by the Centers for Inclusive Academic and Career Excellence. ,
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Event Title: Study hall for students. Organization: EL CENTRO, UMOJA CENTER FOR PAN AFRICAN EXCELLENCE. Responsible Person at Event Name: Marcos Hernandez.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 225 - Kate Buchanan Room (KBR).