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Event Details:
This afternoon and early evening event opens with two inspiring conversations featuring thought leaders who have made immigrants and their communities a cornerstone of their creative work and scholarship.
Join us after the conversations for a reception and concert with award-winning Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, and composer Meklit Hadero and The Movement Immigrant Orchestra.
Meklit is the 2025 Visiting Artist at the Institute for Advancing Just Societies and the Institute for Diversity in the Arts.
This event is free and open to the public.
Program
All events at Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University
4 pm, Opening remarks
Tomás R. Jiménez, Founding Faculty Co-Director, Institute for Advancing Just Societies
4:05 pm, Conversations
While listening to the conversations, please jot down your questions on the index cards provided.
We will collect the cards and provide them to the speakers.
Meklit Hadero, Moderator
Award-winning Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer, and podcaster
2025 Visiting Artist at the Institute for Advancing Just Societies and the Institute for Diversity in the Arts
Panel 1, concluding with Q&A
Asad L. Asad, Stanford Assistant Professor of Sociology
Dohee Lee, Performance Artist
Cecillia Wang, National Legal Director, ACLU
Panel 2, concluding with Q&A
Diana Gameros, Vocalist
Nunu Kidane, Founding Executive Director of Priority Africa Network
Nalan Sipar, 2024-25 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow
5:25 pm, Closing remarks
Brian S. Lowery, Founding Faculty Co-Director, Institute for Advancing Just Societies
5:30 - 6:15 pm, Reception
Light refreshments
6:30 - 8 pm, Concert
Meklit Hadero and The Movement Immigrant Orchestra
Meklit Hadero, Voice (Ethiopia)
Marco Peris, Tupan + Percussion (Italy)
Mamadou Sidibe, Ngoni + Voice (Mali)
Javi Jimenez, Acoustic + Electric Guitar (Spain)
Roziht Eve, Cello (Taiwan)
Prasant Radhakrishnan, Saxophone (India)
Safa Shokrai, Upright + Electric Bass (Iran)
Obrayan Calderon, Trombone (Cuba)
Nikki Campbell, Percussion (Panama)
Diana Gameros, Acoustic Guitar + Keyboard (Mexico)
Event sponsors
Institute for Advancing Just Societies
Institute for Diversity in the Arts
Stanford Arts
Department of Music
Please direct inquiries to justsocieties@stanford.edu