The Global Spectrum of Racial Equity & Social Justice Speaker Series (also known as the Intercultural Speaker Series) is an annual series of speaking engagements created and sponsored by the Student Equity & Support Programs Division at Skyline College. Collectively, these engagements seek to increase awareness of the intersectionality of equity by discussing how inequities are created, systematicallty embedded within our infrastructures and institutions, and what we can do to address them.

Any and all students, faculty, classified professionals, administrators, and community members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Speaking topics include academic analysis of federal immigration policy, gender expression in a democracy, and the manifestation of white supremacy, among others. 

Fall 2025 Speaker Schedule

SEPTEMBER 17: REBECCA ALVARADO

How to Resist Racist Immigration Policies Against Communities of Color

This session will focus on the American immigration system, shedding light on recent federal policy shifts as well as methods to advocate for targeted communities.

OCTOBER 16: DR. TANYA BAKHRU

Why Gender and Reproductive Justice Are Vital in a Democracy

This session will focus on the relationship between democracy and gender expression in addition to how freedoms related to gender and sexuality are key components of a health democracy.

NOVEMBER 12: DANTE KING

Understanding White Supremacy and Racism in Times of U.S. Fascism

This session will explore how political leaders and government policies have been utilizing white supremacy as a tool, both historically and in the present.