Please join the SJSU iSchool for our symposium on Juneteenth Day presented in collaboration with the Black Student Library Collective (BSLC). 

AGENDA 

Nichole Brown, Moderator & Master of Ceremonies

Welcome (10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time)

• Dr. Anthony Chow, PhD: Professor and Director, SJSU iSchool

Moment of Silence for Binnie Tate Wilkin (10:10 a.m. – 10:11 a.m. Pacific Time)

• Remember Binnie, a trailblazer for California Libraries and a master storyteller.

Opening Presentation (10:11 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Pacific Time)

• By Kazuko Rance (Presentation)

Food Demonstration (10:25 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Pacific Time)

• Souley Vegan, Tamearra Dyson

Panel Discussion (10:50 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time)

• James Bell and U’ush, Members of  Mandela Grocery: A Worker-Owned Cooperative
• Ashlee Johnson-Geisse, Founder of Brown Girl Farms
• Mount Allen, Director of Network Engagement for SFJAZZ 

Black Student Library Collective (BSLC) Spotlight (11:45 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. Pacific Time)

Concluding Remarks (11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time)

• Carolyn Norman, President, California Librarians Black Caucus