Professor Andy Workman
As part of our 2007-2008 Speaker Series, Professor Andy Workman, Vice Provost of Mills College, spoke to our students about the history of San Leandro through the lens of race.
Vice Mayor Surlene Grant
The second lecture of SJA’s 2007-2008 speaker series brought us Surlene Grant, Vice Mayor and District 2 Council Woman of San Leandro, who spoke to our students about her experience as the first person of color to be elected to the San Leandro City Council. In this segment, she shares a story about the complexities of race.
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Dolores Huerta
SJA’s 2007-2008 speaker series was fortunate enough to bring activist Dolores Huerta to SLHS. Ms. Huerta, who cofounded the United Farmworkers Union with Cesar Chavez, spoke to students about immigration, rights of farm workers, rights of women, and our responsibility to be active citizens in our communities.
Antonio Medrano
The third lecture of SJA’s 2007-2008 speaker series brought us Antonio Medrano of Amnesty International. Mr. Medrano, who routinely visits Central and South America to investigate human rights abuses, spoke to our students about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, various types of abuses, and about the need to help protect all of our freedoms in the Bay Area and beyond.