2021 Forum & Festival Program
Program schedule, speakers and performers will be listed as they are confirmed.
Please join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Local to Global Justice in 2021!
20th Annual Local to Global Justice Virtual Forum & Festival
Community Resilience and Action
Saturday, February 27, 2021 • 10:30am – 12:30pm (MST)
Program Schedule
10:30 – 10:40 AM
Welcome
Dr. Jen Richter, Co-Adviser, Local to Global Justice
10:45 – 11:30 AM
Panel of Arizona Activists
Dr. Grace Gamez, Tucson, American Friends Service Committee
Klee Benally, Flagstaff, Indigenous Activist, Filmmaker and Musician
Miriam Araya, Phoenix, Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro, PhD student, Justice Studies
Moderator: Sam Royall, PhD student, Justice Studies (ASU)
11:30 – 11:45 AM
Music
Salma Anjum Lata, Singer, Bangladesh
Introduction: Sultana Afrin, PhD student, Justice Studies (ASU)
11:45 AM – 12:10 PM
Group Discussion
Small group discussion with panel members
12:10 – 12:30 PM
Closing
Closing discussion and potential actions: Dr. Beth Blue Swadener, Co-Adviser, Local to Global Justice
Featured Speakers and Performers
Grace Gámez, Ph.D.
Grace Gámez, Ph.D. is a mother, partner, embodied leader, researcher and storyteller. She is the founder of ReFraming Justice - an advocacy platform in Arizona for directly impacted communities to promote responses to harm that center transformative justice and healing. She values wholeheartedness, complexity, accountability over punishment and brave visioning.
Klee Benally
Klee Benally is a Diné musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee provides strategic planning and direct action training with Indigenous Action. Klee has helped establish a range of organizations including Táala Hooghan Infoshop, Clean Up The Mines, Haul No, Protect the Peaks, and is currently organizing COVID-19 response with Kinłani Mutual Aid and IndigenousMutualAid.org.
Miriam Araya
Mimi A. is dedicated to achieving social justice and Black liberation. She is a Co-Director and Art minister at Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro. Mimi is a teacher of love and has a true passion for building her community, abolishing the carceral state and ending all forms of anti-Black violence. Mimi has been organizing against systemic oppression for 11 years and is also a scholar in the field of justice and plans to continue engaging in work that furthers the liberation of all oppressed people with Black folks at the center.
Music
Salma Anjum Lata
Salma Anjum Lata (center) - Previous enlisted A-grade singer; Bangladesh Television & Bangladesh Radio.
Please join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Local to Global Justice in 2021!
20th Annual Local to Global Justice Virtual Forum & Festival
Community Resilience and Action
Saturday, February 27, 2021 • 10:30am – 12:30pm (MST)
Forum and Festival Overview
Promoting diversity, freedom of speech, and academic freedom of discussion.
The Local to Global Justice Forum and Festival is a gathering for sharing knowledge that doesn’t rely entirely on “experts.” At this annual event, we recognize that everyone has something to teach and something to learn. Similar to the Social Forums that have been held around the world, this L2GJ event feels more like a festival than a conference.
Since 2001 our primary goal has been to educate ASU students and the greater community about local and global justice, while promoting diversity, freedom of speech, and academic freedom of discussion. We believe it is vital to connect local diversity, sustainability, and social justice issues to larger global struggles.
The Forum and Festival is absolutely FREE of charge. While we certainly appreciate donations, we are dedicated to providing free speakers, food, workshops and entertainment.
