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Wanda Ali Batin Sabir
University of San Francisco
Hosted and continue to organize Maafa Awareness Month Activities October 1995-2005: Ritual, Film Festival, Poetry Readings, and Panel Discussion; Curated Art Exhibit 2003-4. Locations included Laney College Theatre, the African American Art and Culture Complex, the Malonga Center Casquelourd Center for the Arts, Ocean Beach. The 2005 panel included Oakland City Council member Desley Brooks’ participation, along with Professor and African Studies Scholar, Dr. Theophile Obenga, Psychologist, Dr. Rita Bobino, Professor of African Diaspora Studies, Manu Ampin, MA; and Public Health Professional, Aduni Luckett, MPH. Hosted and Organized: Maafa 2005: Hurricane Katrina, 9/20,05: Hosted and Organized a Poetry Event and Silent Art Auction at la Pena Cultural Center: Lee Williams, Ishmael Reed, Tennessee Reed, Ginny Lim, devorah major, Wanda Sabir, Karla Brundage, Kim Shuck, June Jordan’s Poetry for the People, Raymond Nat Turner, Leroy Moore, Paradise, Kaylah Marin, Charles Blackwell, and others. Raised over $2000 for the Houston Center for Independent Living for people with disabilities. Hosted, Organized and Featured in “The 14th Annual African American Celebration through Poetry: 40 years after the Voting Rights Act,” 2/5/05. Hosted Panel: “When Media makes History at Berkeley Rep, 5/7/05.” Panelists were Bob Calo, Andrew S. Ross, and Marshall Kilduff re: The People’s Temple – Free Post-Performance dialogues. Hosted and Organized “Poetic Protest 2005: Electorial Politics.” at College of Alameda on Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20, 2005. Featured poets included Wanda Sabir, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, Mary Rudge, Reginald James and others Panelist AfroSolo Arts Festival XII: “A Day of Learning: Develop, Fund and Market, Your Work,” August 8, 2005” Panelist, Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now,” February 12, 2005: Why has it been 10 years since the last Black Choreographers’ Festival? Hosted and Organized Film Screening and Panel Discussion: “Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed, Unbought,” at the African American Museum and Library, Oakland, January 17, 2005. Panelists included: U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, 9th District; Aileen Hernandez, Statewide Chair of the California Women's Agenda, Founder of Black Women Stirring the Waters and Second National President of the National Organization for Women (NOW); and Sister Makinyah Kouate, Human Rights Activist, First Corporate President of the Associated Students of Merritt College and Pan-Africanist. Hosted “Haiti 200th Anniversary and US Policies Panel” at Laney College (2005) with Haiti Action Committee. The panel included representatives from HAC, Haitian nationals, a Representative from Hon. Barbara Lee’s office and a film by KPFA 94.1 FM correspondent Kevin Pena at Haiti’s 200 year anniversary celebration February 2005. Host and presenter at, Lil Bobby Hutton Day. April 16, 2005. The theme was "Bobby Hutton, Oakland legend." Other special guest speakers and live entertainment were: Elbert "Big Man" Howard, author of "Panther on the Prowl," Straight Out Scribes and others, at the West Oakland Library. English Teacher Have taught a variety of college level English courses: basic skills (both reading and writing), preparatory English courses, as well as university required classes and curriculums. Facilitated inter-department collaboration between the English Dept. and English for International Students Dept. at CCC, as well as fostered a closer working relationship between the Forensics Dept. and Drama Dept. at CCC. Currently Instructor of Record in the Basic Skills English/English
as a Second Language Lab, where students served include: native
and non-native speakers, as well as students with developmental
and learning disabilities. I supervise a staff of ten: teachers,
a clerk and tutor(s), coordinate schedules, stay abreast of current
software and protocols for ESL and Basic Skills English, host college-wide
trainings, and inter-district collaboration with other ESL and Basic
Skills English staff. We also host study groups geared for specific
disciplines such as: automotive, computer information systems, dental
assisting, and child development. Freelance Journalist, January, 1994-present Berkeley Public Library, December, 1995-September, 1996 Women Organized in Response to Life Threatening Diseases,
September, 1995 The New Volunteer Center July, 1992-June, 1995 Publications: Interviews: Television, KPIX, Soul Beat, Cable Stations: Oakland, Alameda, San Mateo, San Francisco. Radio, KCBS, KPOO, KPFA, KALX, Berkeley High School Jacket. Print, Oakland Tribune, Montclarion, San Jose Mercury News. Professional Affiliations: Board Member, Friends of the Oakland Public Library, 1995-1998 Coalition for West Oakland Revitalization, 1993-present Women’s National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter, 1995 - 2001 International Black Writers and Artists, Local 5, 37, 1987- present Bay Area Poets Coalition, 1995 - 2001 National Writer’s Union, 1998 - present Squaw Valley Community of Writers, 1997 - present Bay Area Book Reviewers Association 1998 - present New California Media 1994 – present Modern Language Association – 1999 Society of Professional Journalists – 1999 - 2001 |
