The Journey to Belonging Public Forum; Jordi Savall

LOCATION: Wheeler Auditorium FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NO TICKET REQUIRED JORDI SAVALL'S FAR-ranging program pays tribute to the enormous contributions of enslaved Africans to world culture. This event begins with an artist talk with SAVALL, followed by an interactive musical activity with vocal activist Melanie DeMore and a panel discussion informed by the Haas Institute’s Othering & BELONGING FRAMEWORK (https://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/othering-belonging [https://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/othering-belonging]) focusing on how outsider/subversive culture becomes part of the PUBLIC SPHERE; how music is a key to how people understand each other; and, in the words of JORDI SAVALL, “What we share is more than what divides us.” The JOURNEY TO BELONGING PUBLIC FORUM SCHEDULE AND PARTICIPANTS JUST ANNOUNCED! Panelists: -Ahmad Sikainga, Dept of History, The Ohio State University, a scholar whose work addresses slavery, labor, urban history and popular culture in Africa, the African Diaspora, and the Middle East -Maria Elena Diaz, Dept of History, UC Santa Cruz, who focuses on the African Diaspora and the legacy of slavery and colonialism in Latin America -Mina Girgis, musicologist and founder of The Nile Project. -Olivia Araiza, (facilitator) Haas Institute, Network for Transformative Change, Blueprint for BELONGING. Free and open to the PUBLIC. No ticket required. 3pm Artist talk with JORDI SAVALL (Sabrina Klein, moderator) 4pm Interactive song experience with vocal activist Melanie DeMore 4:20pm The JOURNEY TO BELONGING, a Panel Discussion with Ahmad Sikainga (The Ohio State University Dept of History), Maria Elena Diaz (UC Santa Cruz Dept of History), and Mina Girgis (CEO and Producer, The Nile Project) moderated by Olivia Araiza, (The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society) 5:30pm Reception Free and open to the public. No ticket required.