Building Justice

In this episode, Dr. Kristina Flores Victor shares her history about creating the Odyssey Mentoring Program with Dr. Danielle Slakoff.  Dr. Flores Victor also discusses conducting student-led research on the experiences of first-generation students in higher education.

In this episode, Dr. Stan Oden, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Sac State talks with Sociology Professor Dr. Heidy Sarabia about his activism in the Black Panther Party, his community involvement in Oakland, and his research project on Oakland politics.

In this episode, Stan Oden, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Sacramento State talks with Sociology Professor Dr. Heidy Sarabia about he grew up in San Diego, his activist days at UC Davis, and his initiation into the Black Panther Party

Mark Brown and Monicka Tutschka, both political science professors at Sacramento State, discuss racial justice work by white people – what they often get wrong, and how they can do better.

In this episode Dr. Monicka Tutschka interviews Sacramento State Professor Basia Ellis about her research into the psycho-social processes shaping the subjectivities of resilient undocumented migrants who respond in creative and strategic ways to their illegal status.

In this episode, Dr. Kristina Flores Victor interviews Dr. Danielle Slakoff about her journey from California State University, Long Beach through her PhD program in Nebraska. The pair also discuss Dr. Slakoff's work on the Missing White Woman Syndrome, a phenomenon relate to the overrepresentation of missing White women and girls in the media compared to their non-White counterparts.

Erik Ramirez, Coordinator of the Dreamer Resource Center at Sacramento State, discusses how the Center functions to empower and transform the lives of students impacted by undocumented status. The discussion explores how institutional agents—including staff, administrators, faculty and students—can work collaboratively to build social justice within institutional settings.

The trailer welcomes new listeners to the Building Justice Podcast created by Sacramento State's Center on Race, Immigration and Social Justice (CRISJ). To learn more please visit the Center's webpage at: www.csus.edu/crisj