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Police Brutality, Confederate Imagery, and the Post-1960s Civil Rights Movement: A Book Talk with Michael Butler

Pugh Hall, Room 210

In the past year, citizens have consistently made headlines fighting against remembered systems of oppression. All the while, racism continues to be perpetuated in American political and social systems. In past months, the visible memory of Confederate monuments throughout the South have been challenged by its citizens. Most recently, our nation as a whole is being confronted by …

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Public Screening of “Gator Tales”

Bo Diddle Plaza 111 E. University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601, FL

“Gator Tales” is an award-winning play scripted and directed by UF Arts Professor Kevin Marshall using archived narratives of first generation African American students at the University of Florida. The performance brings to life the voices of those African Americans in Gainesville who struggled for civil rights and educational equality for all.

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Love and Solidarity: A Film Screening and Q/A with Michael Honey

Pugh Hall University of Florida, Gainesville

Join us on February 28, 2017, as we welcome acclaimed labor and civil rights historian Michael Honey and award winning filmmaker Errol Webber for a screening of Love and Solidarity. Their film illuminates the struggle against violence and the fight for human rights, peace, and economic justice through interviews with Reverend Lawson and archival film footage. By illuminating his extraordinary experiences, the film also sheds light on nonviolent social change at the forefront of contemporary civil rights struggles.

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Big News: We’re On the Air!

Beginning Thursday, March 16th, the SPOHP Radio Hour hits the airwaves DAILY at 8:00 a.m. on WUBA 88.1 FM. Drawing from the 7,500+ interviews in the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program archive at the University of Florida, the SPOHP Radio Hour will air daily at 8 am on WUBA 88.1 FM with fascinating stories on people from all walks …

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Chicano Poet Matt Sedillo Brown Bag and Workshop

We are excited to announce that SPOHP will be hosting the visit of Chicano slam poet Matt Sedillo during which he will be hosting two public programs on Tuesday March 28th. The first event will be a brown bag lunch with Matt Sedillo in Pugh 210 from 11:30AM to 1:00PM. The second event will be a poetry workshop held on the …

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“La Casita” Encuentro (Reunion)

Ustler Hall University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Participate in a public dialogue between founding members of UF’s Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, known as “La Casita,” and those who were there during its earliest years. Our participants include the students who petitioned and labored to create the house, and the faculty who supported their efforts and/or became involved once the institute was up and running.

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Upcoming MFP Trip

Please complete the application below by June 4, 2021, at 11:59 PM. If you have any questions, feel free to email the trip coordinator: Omar Sanchez (omar.sanchez@ufl.edu