Global Awareness & Student Activism Week (April 22–30) is an annual event dedicated to honoring student activism, reflecting on past movements, and building a future rooted in justice and collective action. This event emerged from the April 2024 student-led protests and encampment in solidarity with Palestine, a historic moment that exposed institutional repression and the power of student organizing.

Each year, this week will serve as a space for education, dialogue, and movement-building through teach-ins, performances, interactive sessions, workshops, and community gatherings. By engaging students, faculty, staff, and community allies, we will preserve the historical memory of student activism while fostering ongoing resistance and coalition-building.

2025 Theme: Reflection, Lessons Learned, Healing, and Trust Building

Our theme this year centers on the necessity of looking back to move forward. After a year of institutional retaliation and community resilience, we dedicate this week to:

• Reflecting on the events of April 2024 and previous student movements
• Extracting key lessons from past organizing efforts
• Healing from the trauma inflicted by university violence and repression
• Rebuilding trust between students, faculty, and community allies

This theme acknowledges that activism is not just about resisting but also about caring for one another, strengthening relationships, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of movements.

Events span campus venues and are open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to join with open hearts, ready to reflect on past movements, learn organizing strategies, and imagine radical futures grounded in community care, mutual aid, solidarity, and justice.

Week Highlights:

• Opening Rally & Keynote (April 22) – Featuring voices of student leaders, faculty, and community allies in the Art Quad. Keynote Speakers: Rami Younis, Chrisley Carpio.
  

• Art Expression Gallery (April 22–30) – A powerful multimedia showcase of protest imagery, student narratives, and creative resistance in the Lumberjack Lounge.
  

• Teach-ins, Film Screenings & Workshops – Including documentaries such as The Wanted 18, Who Bombed Judi Bari, and Lyd, as well as virtual exhibits like The Phoenix of Gaza XR.
  

• Solidarity Actions & Performances – From non-violence training and multifaith activism panels to poetry, music, and mutual aid gatherings.
  

• Step Up for Justice Walk (April 26) – A community solidarity walk at Redwood Community Park.
  

• Radical Joy: Community Potluck & Free Market (April 27)– Hosted by Mutual Aid Kitchen, a community gathering for joy and togetherness.

• Campus History Walking Tour & Archival Workshops – Preserving memory, building movements.

Website and program

Calendar of events