Panel: Reclaiming Space Locally and Globally -- Project: The Wall as Witness: Muralism, Spatial Justice, and Social Rights

Event Date: Thursday, April 15 - 4:00 pm
Location: Zoom [Registration necessary]
Illustration made by Omar Sosa-Tzec that shows a hummingbird representing Latinx emerging from a tuna decorated with the American flag. Tuna is the fruit of the nopal, a cactus.

The panel "Reclaiming Space Locally and Globally" is one of the academic events of the project, "The Wall as Witness: Muralism, Spatial Justice, and Social Rights" which engages with muralism practice in San Francisco and the USA both historically and in the present, focusing on social and racial justice issues related to access to space, Latina/o/x representation, and resistance.

We are honored to have the following panelists to discuss these issues from their perspective:
  • Yocelyn Riojas, Graphic Designer
  • Daniel Velasquez, Artist
  • Miguel Luciano, Artist

Zoom registration link: https://bit.ly/3cn4Pjy

Events of "The Wall as Witness: Muralism, Spatial Justice, and Social Rights" are organized by Abigail Lapin Dardashti and Victor De La Rosa (School of Art) and Omar Sosa-Tzec (School of Design) with the support of the Extraordinary Ideas Grant 2021.