Pepe Serna, whose acting career has spanned more than five decades, more than 100 films and 300 TV shows, and a memorable role in the movie “Scarface” with Al Pacino, is the Padrino de Honor (Honorary Chair) of LEAD Summit XIII. Register now for the free Sept. 27 conference at Cal State San Bernardino.
Annika Anderson (sociology), Rigaud Joseph (social work) and Paul Jones (social work lecturer) of CSUSB’s Project Rebound published a paper on the efficacy of programs that provide support services to formerly incarcerated college students, and Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was mentioned in an article about the naming of LEAD Summit XII’s honorary chairs.
Both are familiar with the summit’s theme, “¡Ya Basta! – Enough is Enough!: Education and Violence in the Context of our Schools, Community Safety, and Law-Enforcement,” having experienced different strands of it, said Enrique Murillo Jr., executive director of LEAD. Registration for LEAD Summit XII is now open online.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) wrote on the passing of civil rights activist and Cal State Northridge history professor Julian Nava, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in articles about California’s Stop the Hate initiative.
Registration for LEAD XI, “Movimiento y Compromiso: 50 Years of Challenges, Possibilities, and the Quest for Educational Equity,” set for Sept. 30 at CSUSB’s Santos Manuel Student Union North, can now be done online. The summit is open to the public and registration is free.
The LEAD Summit XI and its related events have been postponed to September and will become part of the CSUSB Hispanic Heritage Month series of events.
The nine events of LEAD 2020 are expected to welcome more than 3,500 attendees (in-person) to the CSUSB campus, with thousands more online via Town Hall viewing sites around the world.
Cheech Marin, the honorary chair/padrino de honor, is the morning featured speaker, and Rosalío Muñoz, chiefly remembered as the co-chair of the Chicano Moratorium Committee, will speak in the afternoon. The summit will take place on March 26.
Nearly 800 ninth-graders will participate in the PUENTE Project Student Leadership Conference and Feria Educativa at CSUSB on Wednesday, March 18.