Hernán Díaz Alonso welcomes everyone to the first event of SCI-Arc’s 2021 Black Lives Matter Week of Action.
The student hosts Allyn Viault and Babatunde-Majadi Adejare describe the week as a student-run event held in the first week of February, dedicated to unapologetic conversations and presentations on Black culture, expression, and justice.
The session moderator Natou Fall introduces Pascale Sablan.
At 8:27, Pascale Sablan discusses a range of recent education and activism projects to empower minority architects, and raise awareness of their work. At 33:34 the panelists discuss her work with her.
At 1:09:04, Kahlila Williams describes the work of the youth-led organization Students Deserve “making Black lives matter in school,” by creating police-free public schools and redirecting funds to services schools need. At 1:29:43 the panelists discuss their achievements and challenges.
At 1:52:24, David “Mr. StarCity” White discusses his recent multimedia paintings, sculptures, and installations with Natou Fall, the panelists, and livestream participants.