Afrofuturism: Visions of a Black Green City

Afrofuturism: Visions of a Black Green City

By UC Berkeley - ESPM GDC and MCC

Date and time

Thursday, November 29, 2018 · 4:30 - 7:30pm PST

Location

Multicultural Community Center

Berkeley, CA 94720

Description

UC Berkeley's Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, Gradute Diversity Council (ESPM GDC) and the Multicultural Center (MCC) present Afrofuturism: Visions of a Black Green City!

Inspired by C.N.E Corbin's article titled: Wakanda! Take the Wheel! Visions of a Black Green City, we are holding a discussion on AFRO-FUTURISM.

Please join us and our guest speakers as we delve into the genre and the importance it has on our culture today. The discussion will be followed by a film screening of Black Panther! Food & drinks provided!

Link to article:

https://www.academia.edu/36969329/Wakanda_Take_the_Wheel_Visions_of_a_Black_Green_City


Details:

Thursday, November 29th from 4:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

Where: Multi-Cultural Community Center

ADA Accessible


Guest speaker links:

C.N.E. Corbin, a current doctoral candidate in ESPM

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/people/chryl-corbin


Kalimah A. Priforce, founder of Qeyno Group

https://www.priforce.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaD4eBJbOwU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS6pL9377fA

Organized by

Graduate Diverity Council

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/current-graduate-students/graduate-student-organizations

Multicultural Community Center

https://campusclimate.berkeley.edu/students/ejce/mcc

https://www.facebook.com/MulticulturalCommunityCenter/

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