Filipinx dance artist and activist Jay Carlon performed an excerpt from their work “Wake” at Scripps College’s Richardson Dance Studio on Nov. 8. “Wake” is a queer post-colonial reimagination of Bisaya rituals for grieving and healing, inspired by Filipinx traditions. Carlon, who sees dance as a tool for liberation, choreographed the piece as an exploration of individual and collective grief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Carlon envisions future performances in spaces designed for queer audiences, emphasizing the importance of creating a world that suits the needs of marginalized communities.
Author: Molly Murphey
Freedom First concert series: Keith LaMar performs spoken word poetry from death row
Keith LaMar has spent the last 30 years of his life on death row for a crime that evidence shows he did not commit. Since his conviction, LaMar has dedicated his life to criminal justice reform activism and education. His work has taken the form of starting book clubs at high schools, writing and autobiography, and co-writing a jazz album, “Freedom First” with pianist Albert Marquès.
On Oct. 7, Marquès was joined by Zack O’Farrill, Kazemde George, and Yosmel Montejo in the final performance of the Freedom First West Coast tour at Pomona’s Lyman Concert Hall. While the musicians performed on stage, LaMar called in to recite his original spoken word poetry from an Ohio prison.
Future Under Fire brings reworked fashion designs and sustainability to the 5Cs
Last year, four Pitzer students were inspired by their closets of unworn clothes and a shared vision of sustainability to start a club focused on reworking garments. After hours of work over the summer, the group was ready to launch their first collection of reworked clothing designs and the label behind it, Future Under Fire, at the start of this school year.
The founders of Future Under Fire say that reworked clothing is just the beginning plan to develop a network of creatives across the Claremont Colleges and beyond.
South African Scholars open this year’s Oldenborg Luncheon Colloquium Program
Each year the Globalization, Environment and Society (GES) study abroad program at the University of Cape Town (UCT) brings four Pomona College students to South Africa for a semester of study. Last week, Dr. Shari Daya and Dr. Pippin Anderson, both professors at the University of Cape Town, visited Pomona to give students and faculty a sample of the program’s curriculum.
President Starr launches plans to address financial discrimination, antisemitism at Pomona
At the end of the fall ’22 semester, Pomona president Gabi Starr announced plans to combat antisemitism and support middle-income student enrollment.
After Tongva land reclamation, 5Cs reflect on Indigenous history, resources
For the first time in nearly two centuries, the first people who inhabited the Los Angeles area will have land of their own. Owing to an Oct. 10 donation from an Altadena resident, the Tongva, whose ancestral lands extend to the Channel islands, received the first returned plot of land
War in Ukraine Social Engagement Fair encourages student action through speakers, silent auction
As the war in Ukraine nears eight months since invasion by Russian forces, 5C students reaffirmed their support for Ukraine at an event hosted by Claremont McKenna College Oct. 7-8.
Pitzer’s CASA program to hire staff, support local organizations with $250,000 anonymous donation
A recent $250,000 donation to Pitzer College’s Critical Action and Social Advocacy (CASA) program will boost collaborations between Pitzer students and social justice groups in the Inland Empire region.