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SUMMARY:Virtual: Backtalkers Academy: Critical Race Theory\, historical memory\, feminism\, democracy\, and education
DESCRIPTION:Since 2020\, AAPF’s summer schools have served as foundational platforms for learning about the forbidden histories and knowledge that make collective advocacy and activation possible. \nOver the course of five Wednesdays starting May 27th\, and together with our partners the Freedom to Learn Network and Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School\, Backtalkers Academy through homerooms\, plenaries\, intensives and office hours\, will engage in interactive conversations on Critical Race Theory\, historical memory\, feminism\, democracy\, and education. Featuring some of the most distinguished racial justice and democracy experts including Carol Anderson\, Barbara Arnwine\, Kimberlé Crenshaw\, Ibram X. Kendi\, Nancy MacLean\, Jason Stanley\, and Kaye Wise Whitehead\, and many more\, this is a space to sharpen your analysis of the democratic crisis we are living through and forge the tools needed to fight back. \nWe will be running a special 10% early bird discount to the first 100 people who register by April 10th. Just use EarlyBird10 at checkout. \nIn addition\, limited 50% scholarships are available  for those who would not otherwise be able to attend.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/virtual-backtalkers-academy-critical-race-theory-historical-memory-feminism-democracy-and-education/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Education,History,Virtual,Walking Tour
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SUMMARY:The AI Strategy Lab for Social Justice Advocates: Critical analysis and grounded decision making for our collective future
DESCRIPTION:AI Strategy Lab for Social Justice Advocates is a live\, online learning series designed for change agents who want to understand AI with more groundedness\, clarity\, and rigor. We are here to slow down the panic and give you a clear place to process the complexity. Across four live sessions\, we will move beyond hype\, panic\, and abstract concern to building a solid foundation for understanding what AI is\, how it works\, and how to make sense of the range of opportunities and harms that exist. We will examine concrete case studies\, practice making complex decisions around AI usage\, intervention\, and accountability\, and restore agency by creating practical options beyond all-or-nothing. You will leave with better questions\, immediately useful tools\, and more confidence to participate in shaping our future. \nAI systems are already being embedded into schools\, workplaces\, media\, and everyday decision-making at a speed and scale we simply cannot ignore. \nThis series is an invitation to locate yourself in the struggle. \nYour expertise already matters. This course will help you understand where and how to use it. \n✅ CLASS 1. AI Fundamentals: Current technical and ethical landscape       June 4\n✅ ​CLASS 2. The Dual Edge of AI: When opportunity meets systemic harm  June 11\n​✅ CLASS 3. Grounded Decision Making: Choices beyond all or nothing      June 18\n​✅ CLASS 4. Collective Courage: Building sustainable conditions                 June 25 \nYou will leave with a set of tools\, frameworks\, and principles necessary to evaluate AI’s impacts (both good and bad) and make grounded decisions. \nThe program isn’t about learning “how to use AI\,” but rather locating ourselves in the broader context of AI and building the capacity to ask *better* questions and make honest choices for ourselves\, our workplaces\, and communities. \nCritical analysis and grounded decision making for our collective future. \nFor justice-oriented leaders\, advocates\, organizers\, educators\, funders\, nonprofit professionals\, HR/DEI practitioners\, policymakers\, and change makers who want to understand AI with more clarity\, rigor\, and courage. \nMichelle MiJung Kim is an award-winning author\, speaker\, entrepreneur\, and lifelong social justice activist whose work sits at the intersection of personal transformation and systemic change. She is the founder and CEO of The Courage Studio\, a strategy lab and practice ground for collective courage.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-ai-strategy-lab-for-social-justice-advocates-critical-analysis-and-grounded-decision-making-for-our-collective-future/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Technology,Virtual,Webinar,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T230000
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SUMMARY:Beyond 250: We Belong:  Citizenship and Exclusion
DESCRIPTION:Register for “Beyond 250: We Belong\,” a timely conversation on citizenship and exclusion in the U.S. with National Immigration Law Center\, Asian Law Caucus\, and the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI)\, happening tomorrow\, Wednesday\, June 17 at 10 am ET.\n\nBeyond 250: We Belong\nWednesday\, June 17\, 2026 10:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM PT \n\nBirthright citizenship is under attack. The 14th Amendment — born out of the fight to recognize Black Americans as full citizens — is being weaponized to strip citizenship from children of immigrants and redefine who this country claims as its own. \n\n\nThe United States’ 250th anniversary must be a moment of reckoning and taking stock of where we are as a country\, what it means to build a multiracial democracy\, and who truly has a path to citizenship and belonging. In the opening webinar of Advancement Project’s new campaign “Beyond 250: Another World is Possible\,” we embrace the concept that we belong in America’s next 250 years. \n\n\nWe’ll be joined by Cassandra Charles\, National Immigration Law Center; Nana Gyamfi\, Black Alliance for Just Immigration; and Aarti Kohli\, Asian Law Caucus\, as we examine the history of citizenship and exclusion in America\, the legal and political battles happening right now\, and what a democracy that truly belongs to all of us could look like.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/beyond-250-we-belong-citizenship-and-exclusion/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:History,Legal,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Loneliness\, Masculinity\, and the Manosphere to Reproductive Justice
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday\, join us for a virtual fireside chat about loneliness\, masculinity\, and the Manosphere with our friends from the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC). \nNAKASEC released groundbreaking research earlier this year that examines the digital media habits\, emotional experiences\, and exposure to manosphere content among Asian American men. Their findings offer important insights into how loneliness\, isolation\, and the search for belonging can make young men vulnerable to online communities that promote misogyny\, anti-feminism\, and harmful gender norms. \nSenior Director of Policy\, Fajer Saeed Ebrahim and Rachel Koelzer\, Communications Director at NAKASEC will discuss what these findings mean for our movements. Together\, they’ll explore how the rise of the manosphere intersects with broader attacks on gender equity\, reproductive freedom\, and community well-being\, and discuss what advocates\, organizers\, and community leaders can do to build healthier pathways to connection and belonging. \nSign up for this discussion here. The event will run from 2:00 to 3:00pm ET on June 17th\, and is free to join. All you need is a device that can handle a Zoom call!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/loneliness-masculinity-and-the-manosphere-to-reproductive-justice/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Data,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T150000
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SUMMARY:AANHPI: We’re Here\, We’re Queer Pride Month with with Reggie Gravely and Mai Li O'Keefe
DESCRIPTION:We’re Here\, We’re Queer: Pride Month Edition \nJune LEAP Connect with Reggie Gravely and Mai Li O’Keefe \nQueer and trans people have always been in AANHPI communities\, and vice versa! To transition from AAPI Month in May to Pride in June\, we’ll spend time getting to know pieces of QTAAPI history\, culture\, and organizing. The LGBTQ+ & AANHPI umbrella is huge\, so while we’ll only scratch the surface of the richness of our community\, you’ll leave with ways to stay engaged and support queer and trans folks beyond Pride.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/aanhpi-were-here-were-queer-pride-month-with-with-reggie-gravely-and-mai-li-okeefe/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:History,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T170000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Voting Barriers for Asian American Women
DESCRIPTION:2026 Women’s Collective Office Hours Series:     Voting Barriers for Asian American Women \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the APAICS Women’s Collective for the next installment of the Women’s Collective Office Hours series\, “Voting Barriers for Asian American Women.” As the 2026 Midterm elections approach\, this timely conversation will explore the unique challenges women and Asian American communities face in accessing and participating in the democratic process. \nThe discussion will cover: \n\nResources and tools available to support women and AA & NH/PI voters\nThe growing influence and civic impact of AA & NH/PI communities in elections\nThe potential effects of the SAVE America Act and ongoing barriers such as language access and voter outreach\n\nFeatured Speakers: \n\nJessica Jones Capparell\, League of Women Voters\nChristine Chen\, APIAVote\nFajer Saeed Ebrahim\, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)\n(Mod.) Annie Nguyen\, APAICS\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to engage in an important conversation on civic participation\, representation\, and voter accessibility. \nDate: Wednesday\, June 17\, 2026 \nTime: 4:00-5:00 PM ET \nLocation: Virtual on Zoom. The link to join will be sent closer to the event. \nFind more Women’s Collective Office Hours here. \nLearn more about the APAICS Women’s Collective here.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/webinar-voting-barriers-for-asian-american-women/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Keynote,Virtual
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