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September 2019
Night in the American Village Book Talk with Akemi Johnson
"NIGHT IN THE AMERICAN VILLAGE: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa" Book Talk Featured Speaker: AKEMI JOHNSON, Author The JASC Legacy Center Presents A “Memories of Now” (MON) Seminar Series Presentation. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS) and JACL Chicago. At the southern end of the Japanese archipelago lies Okinawa, host to a vast complex of U.S. military bases. A legacy of World War II, these bases have been a fraught issue…
Find out more »Never Again is Now: The 13th Film Screening
Ava DuVernay's documentary "13th" is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and explores the historical and present-day effects of mass criminalization and incarceration in the African American community. In this current political climate, it’s more important than ever that we remain informed about the ways in which incarceration has (and is) used as a tool of oppression against marginalized communities in the US. Please join us for a screening of this film followed by a reflective discussion.…
Find out more »October 2019
Never Again is Now: Mass Incarceration Workshop
Today, about 2.2 million people are incarcerated in jails and prisons in the U.S., the highest rate of incarceration of any country on the planet, and a 500% increase in the rate of incarceration from 40 years ago. While Black people make up only about 12% of the U.S. population, about 33.4% of people in U.S. prisons and jails are Black. The systematic targeting of Black communities by racist policing and incarceration policies is a major focus of racial justice…
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