2011 Ella Baker Day, University of Virginia
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On April 1, 2011 we launched the first Ella Baker Day. It took place at the Rotunda Dome Room at the University of Virginia.
Panel One included (in order of presentation):
Todne Thomas Chipumuro: a graduate student in the department of Anthropology at UVa, she works on issues of African American and Religious studies. She now holds a post-doctoral position at the University of Vermont.
Claudrena Harold: professor of history at UVa, she specializes in African American history, black cultural politics, and labor history. She is the author of The Rise and Fall of the Garvey Movement in the Urban South.
Ruby Sales: social activist, scholar, administrator, manager, and educator in the areas of civil, gender, and human rights. She directs The SpiritHouse Project.
Tomiko Brown-Nagin: professor of law at UVa, she teaches courses on American social and legal history, education law, and policy and public interest law. She is the author of Courage to Dissent.
Panel Two included (in order of presentation):
Stephanie de Wolfe: UVa 2010 graduate with a degree in Political and Social Thought and African American and African Studies, she now works for the Global Fund for Children.
Lawrie Balfour: professor of politics at UVa, she teaches and researches issues of race and democratic theory. She is the author of Democracy’s Reconstruction: Thinking Politically with W.E.B. Du Bois.
Reginald Benbow: 2011 UVa graduate majoring in Political & Social Thought and African American and African Studies. While at the University he worked with Black Student Alliance, Minority Rights Coalition, and the LGBT Resource Center.
Hallie Clark: UVa student working towards a Political and Social Thought and Studies of Women in Gender double major. She has worked with several organizations including Amnesty International, the Human Rights Festival, Minority Squared, and the Living Wage Campaign.
Karen Waters: A graduate of UVa with both a bachelor’s and master’s, she has worked with several nonprofits including MACAA, Planned Parenthood, and the Under Fives Study Center. She now is the Director of Quality Community Council.
We also delivered the Ella Baker Social Justice Award!
Awarded to a student organization that has distinguished itself by working towards social justice for underserved, underrepresented, and/or disadvantaged populations.
Awarded to
Workers and Students United/The Living Wage Campaign @ UVa
Honorable Mention
Sister II Sister
Panel One included (in order of presentation):
Todne Thomas Chipumuro: a graduate student in the department of Anthropology at UVa, she works on issues of African American and Religious studies. She now holds a post-doctoral position at the University of Vermont.
Claudrena Harold: professor of history at UVa, she specializes in African American history, black cultural politics, and labor history. She is the author of The Rise and Fall of the Garvey Movement in the Urban South.
Ruby Sales: social activist, scholar, administrator, manager, and educator in the areas of civil, gender, and human rights. She directs The SpiritHouse Project.
Tomiko Brown-Nagin: professor of law at UVa, she teaches courses on American social and legal history, education law, and policy and public interest law. She is the author of Courage to Dissent.
Panel Two included (in order of presentation):
Stephanie de Wolfe: UVa 2010 graduate with a degree in Political and Social Thought and African American and African Studies, she now works for the Global Fund for Children.
Lawrie Balfour: professor of politics at UVa, she teaches and researches issues of race and democratic theory. She is the author of Democracy’s Reconstruction: Thinking Politically with W.E.B. Du Bois.
Reginald Benbow: 2011 UVa graduate majoring in Political & Social Thought and African American and African Studies. While at the University he worked with Black Student Alliance, Minority Rights Coalition, and the LGBT Resource Center.
Hallie Clark: UVa student working towards a Political and Social Thought and Studies of Women in Gender double major. She has worked with several organizations including Amnesty International, the Human Rights Festival, Minority Squared, and the Living Wage Campaign.
Karen Waters: A graduate of UVa with both a bachelor’s and master’s, she has worked with several nonprofits including MACAA, Planned Parenthood, and the Under Fives Study Center. She now is the Director of Quality Community Council.
We also delivered the Ella Baker Social Justice Award!
Awarded to a student organization that has distinguished itself by working towards social justice for underserved, underrepresented, and/or disadvantaged populations.
Awarded to
Workers and Students United/The Living Wage Campaign @ UVa
Honorable Mention
Sister II Sister