LIVINGALONGTHEFENCELINE:MILITARISMANDGENDER
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PERFORMER:SKIM
SKIMweavestogetherstoriesofloveandresiliencewithhersultrysingingmixedwith
herfieryraplyrics.Sheflowsthroughelementsofhiphopandindigenouskorean
culturesseeminglyseamlessly,dedicatedtocultivatinghermusicfurtherandplaying
herpartinlocalandglobalstrugglesforsocialchange.Herreachiscontinuously
expandingashersoulfulsoundsbreakthroughemotionalbarriersandpolitical
borders—whetheronHBO’sDefPoetryoronPacificaRadio,atcollegecampusesor
juvenilehalls,atLGBTorseniorcarecenters,harmonizingwiththeChicagoChildren's
ChoirorchantingwiththeOctober22ndCoalitiontoStopPoliceBrutality,Repression
andtheCriminalizationofaGeneration.SAEUNengagesheraudienceseverywhereas
shedefiessimplecategorization.Alongwithworkingoncollaborativemultimediaand
community‐basedprojects,SAEUNiscurrentlyamemberofKoreatownImmigrant
Workers'Alliance,AlternativeInterventionModels,TuesdayNightProject,andICU
Love2Live.
PANELISTS:
Dr.AnnieFukushimareceivedherdoctoratefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,
BerkeleyinEthnicStudieswithaDesignatedEmphasisinWomen,Gender&Sexuality
Studies.ThetitleofherdissertationisCreatingSurfaces:(Re)Articulationsofthe
Visible/InvisibleParadigmofHumanTraffickingandMigration.Fukushimaspecializes
ingenderandmigration,transnationalfeminisms,visualculture,andsocialmovement
theory.Heracademicworkandactivismhasledtoherroleasatechnicalassistant
providerandexpertonhumantraffickingforfederallyfundedhumantrafficking
initiativesaswellaslocalcollaborations.Fukushimahaspublishedonissuesof
militarismsandtheAsia‐Pacific,immigration,andhumantrafficking.
Dr.GwynKirkisascholar‐activistconcernedwithgender,racialandenvironmental
justice.ShepublishesWomen’sLives:MulticulturalPerspectiveswithMargoOkazawa‐
Rey,whichisusedinclassroomsnationwide.SheisafoundingmemberofWomenfor
GenuineSecuritytheUS‐basedgroupaffiliatedwiththeInternationalWomen's
NetworkAgainstMilitarism,acollaborationofactivistsandscholarswhooppose
militarismandpromoteeverydaysecurity.
DeborahLeehasworkedattheintersectionoffaithandsocialjusticeforover25years
asaneducatorandorganizeronissuesofrace,gender,ajust‐economy,anti‐militarism
andimmigration.SheservesastheDirectoroftheInterfaithCoalitionforImmigrant
Rights,aprogramofClergyandLaityUnitedforEconomicJustice‐California.Sheisalso
amemberofWomenforGenuineSecurity,theUS‐basedgroupoftheInternational
Women’sNetworkAgainstMilitarismwhichseekstoholdtheU.S.government
accountablefortheviolence,sexualexploitation,economicandenvironmentaleffectsof
U.S.militarisminthemanycountrieswhichhostU.S.bases.
Dr.LisalindNatividad(viaSKYPE)isanAssistantProfessorofSocialWorkatthe
UniversityofGuam.SheisthePresidentfortheGuahanCoalitionforPeaceandJustice.
Dr.NatividadhaspublishedontheimpactsofmilitarismsonGuahan(Guam),
Charmorroself‐determination,andU.S.colonialimpactsonGuahan.
Ellen‐RaeCacholaisaPhDcandidateinUCLA'sGraduateSchoolofEducationand
InformationStudies,specializinginArchivalStudies.Herresearchinterestsare
communitybasedarchives,feminismanddemilitarization.Since2004,Ellen‐Raehas
beenworkingwithcommunityorganizationsinHawaiiandSanFranciscotoempower
women’svoicesandanalysisonmilitarism,peaceandsecuritythroughnewmedia
productionandcommunityorganizingatlocalandinternationallevels.