ICYMI: 7th Annual Fred Korematsu Day (Sun 1/29/17) – Oakland, CA

I had the honor again of attending Fred Korematsu Day Of Civil Liberties And The Constitution celebration in Oakland, California recently. I’ve attended I think almost every celebration since its inception in 2011.

For those who couldn’t attend but are still interested in learning more, please watch the above video.

Program:

• 00:00:00 – 00:13:00 – PRE-SHOW – Emeryville Taiko
• 00:13:00 – 00:17:00 – WELCOME – David Ono, Emcee
• 00:17:00 – 00:21:00 – SPEECH CONTEST WINNER – Ethan Garcia, Fred T Korematsu Middle School
• 00:22:00 – 00:32:00 – SAN FRANCISCO HIP HOP ARTIST – Equipto
• 00:32:00 – 00:36:00 – FILM TRAILER, Konrad Aderer, Director “RESISTANCE ATTULE LAKE”
• 00:36:00 – 00:47:00 – EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066: Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Legacy Voice
• 00:47:00 – 00:53:00 – SPOKEN WORD: SOCIAL JUSTICE – Young Gifted & Black
• 00:54:00 – 01:03:30 – “AMERICA NEEDS A RACIAL FACIAL” Short Film by: Jeff Adachi
• 01:03:30 – 01:30:15 –  IN CONVERSATION : “MASS INCARCERATION ACCROSS  COMMUNITITES- WHAT’S NEXT”
• Moderator: David Ono
• Jeff Adachi, Public Defender of the City and County of San Francisco
• Farhana Khera, Muslim Advocates
• Timothy Long , Peer educator at San Quentin GED program
• 01:30:15 – 01:32:20 – PSA Fred Koremat su Day
• 01:32:20 – 01:55:31 – KOREMATSU INSTITUTE UPDATE – Karen Korematsu