Meeting the Moment for Trans Justice and Solidarity

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About

This hybrid session was offered as a space for dialogue and building solidarity around trans justice in the current moment. The session will feature a panel of content experts who will share theoretical, political, personal and legal analysis related to trans experiences on our campus and in our communities, contextualizing them within broader work for belonging, social justice, and liberation. Panelists will explore what it means to “meet the moment” for trans justice today, how to safeguard the work on trans topics and activism amid backlash, and concrete actions on how to support in material and sustainable ways. After the panel conversation and Q&A, watch party attendees were invited to participate in collaborative dialogue and strategy sharing toward collective care and action in our classrooms, workplaces, and beyond.

Event Speakers: 

  • Moderator: Jordan Tudisco, UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Film and Media, UC Berkeley

  • Panelist: Alex Torrez, Ph.D. Student and Chancellor’s Fellow, Department of Sociology, UC Berkeley

  • Panelist: Eric Stanley, Associate Professor, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, Vice Chair for Research, and Haas Distinguished Chair in LGBT Equity, UC Berkeley

  • Panelist: Laurel Westbrook, Professor, Department of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara

  • Panelist: Vanessa Aviva Gonzalez-Siegel, Director, LGBTQ Campus Resource Center Chair, Committee on LGBTQ Affairs, UCLA

Event Details

  • Date: December 4, 2025
  • Times: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Co-Hosts

This current conversation extends and builds from the Teaching in Troubled Times workshop series offered by the American Cultures Center, Center for Teaching and Learning,  Division of Equity & Inclusion, Multicultural Community Center, and Gender Equity Resource Center

All TWTT events are open to all UC Berkeley community members, regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other protected class status. UC Berkeley is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that welcomes participants from all backgrounds.