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UCI lecturer Brook Haley faces felony vandalism charge

UC Irvine Humanities Core Program lecturer Brook Haley was charged with felony vandalism in the Orange County Superior Court after being arrested in May,...

UC research and public service professionals vote to unionize

Research and public service professionals (RPSPs) voted to form a new local union that represents 7,200 University of California (UC) staff members on Sept....

UCI’s Special Collections & Archives

The main floor of Langson Library currently hosts an exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of UC Irvine. Scans and copies of significant documents appear...

Posting without impact

Younger generations like Gen Z have proven to be more involved in activism in comparison to their older peers. Driven by a sense of...

Lynda Blackon Lowery’s story: the ongoing need for student activism 

UC Irvine’s Center for Racial Justice invited Lynda Blackon Lowery for its From Selma to Now: A Conversation on Youth Activism and Civil Rights...

Selling solidarity: The dangers of social justice capitalism

A business selling Pride Month stickers in June can be seen as either a noble attempt to represent LGBTQ+ customers or a superficial, opportunistic...

Palestine solidarity and student performative action

The Israel-Palestine conflict has been widely covered, not only in the news but also on social media. As a result, many people have taken...

Social Media Has Encouraged Misinformation and Performative Activism

While the prolific use of social media has been beneficial in spreading awareness about social causes, it has also negatively redefined the meaning of activism.

Cal State Long Beach Is a Threat to Puvungna

Puvungna cannot be utilized for its traditional, sacred purposes when CSULB consistently exploits their authority to take advantage of the site. They have consistently advanced their own agenda by overrunning Puvungna, which shows their disregard for the site and Native American culture. 

The Irvine 11: An Example of UCI’s Islamophobia Towards Campus Activism

The Irvine 11 and the interruptions of Yang’s discussion were both forms of disruption, yet, the reaction to the Irvine 11 was significantly harsher. This indicates UCI’s discriminatory reaction to student activism and free speech, which is based in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Hypocritically “Protect the Youth” by Criminalizing Trans People

Tennessee governor Bill Lee signed Senate Bill 3, which seeks to ban  “adult cabaret entertainment” — including drag performers — from performing in public spaces, on March 2. While the bill has been hailed by some for protecting children from obscenity, the bill actually only serves to further stigmatize and endanger youths belonging to the LGBTQ+ community.

“Greenwashing” Impairs Understanding of True Environmental Activism

The greenwashing agenda is exploitative of consumers’ well-intended efforts to live more sustainably for the sole purpose of capital gain, which leads to a misinterpretation of environmentalism as a whole. 

America’s Fast Furniture Epidemic Must Be Solved

Ultimately, the consequences of fast furniture in the United States are dire when considering its long-term effects on both the environment and marginalized communities. The implementation of sustainable policies for corporations contributing the most to this crisis, along with consumers adopting sustainable personal practices and advocating for governmental change are the best approaches towards fixing this issue.

An Activist-Led Conversation on Afghanistan and Women’s Rights

UCI, Cal State Long Beach and Northridge collaborated on a feminism, women’s rights and Afghanistan event called “Islamization, Women's Rights and Feminist Engagement: A...

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