2008 Woodie Awards
Legacy Week to celebrate SJSU's history of activism
Ya-an Chan
Issue date: 10/9/08 Section: News
Associated Students aims to connect SJSU students to historic activism on campus by hosting Legacy Week from Oct. 13 to 16.
"This weeklong series of events is to educate students about Tommie Smith and John Carlos and the statement they're trying to make," said Duncan Lange, marketing and events manager, "also make students more aware of the opportunity around them and how the university has been socially active in the past."
Lange said A.S. hosts a weeklong event in hope to make it more accessible to students.
Diana Victa, a senior sociology major and a staff member at the Cesar Chavez Community Action Center, said the goal of the event is to inspire and motivate students to be more involved in social justice.
"It's important to be conscious of what's going on," Victa said.
As part of the 40th anniversary celebration of Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the event features speeches by keynote speaker Chuck D and current student activists, SJSU Legacy Path, the "Speed City" exhibit and free showings of documentary "Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games."
"You can go to these events without being an activist but just to inform yourself," said Lilly Perez, a senior sociology major.
Chuck D, co-founder of rap group Public Enemy and national spokesperson for various social activist groups, will speak about mass media, technology and race, Lange said.
"I'm a huge fan of Public Enemy, and it's good to know Chuck D is down for social activism," said Shauncuy Fifer, a freshman television, radio, film and theatre major.
The speaking event is co-sponsored by the Student Union, Lange said.
The film "Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games" is a documentary about Smith and Carlos's road to 1968 Summer Olympics and what happened at the Games.
The "Speed City" exhibition at the Cesar Chavez Community Action Center shows historic background of the track and field program at SJSU in the 1960s.
"This weeklong series of events is to educate students about Tommie Smith and John Carlos and the statement they're trying to make," said Duncan Lange, marketing and events manager, "also make students more aware of the opportunity around them and how the university has been socially active in the past."
Lange said A.S. hosts a weeklong event in hope to make it more accessible to students.
Diana Victa, a senior sociology major and a staff member at the Cesar Chavez Community Action Center, said the goal of the event is to inspire and motivate students to be more involved in social justice.
"It's important to be conscious of what's going on," Victa said.
As part of the 40th anniversary celebration of Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the event features speeches by keynote speaker Chuck D and current student activists, SJSU Legacy Path, the "Speed City" exhibit and free showings of documentary "Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games."
"You can go to these events without being an activist but just to inform yourself," said Lilly Perez, a senior sociology major.
Chuck D, co-founder of rap group Public Enemy and national spokesperson for various social activist groups, will speak about mass media, technology and race, Lange said.
"I'm a huge fan of Public Enemy, and it's good to know Chuck D is down for social activism," said Shauncuy Fifer, a freshman television, radio, film and theatre major.
The speaking event is co-sponsored by the Student Union, Lange said.
The film "Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games" is a documentary about Smith and Carlos's road to 1968 Summer Olympics and what happened at the Games.
The "Speed City" exhibition at the Cesar Chavez Community Action Center shows historic background of the track and field program at SJSU in the 1960s.
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