MOTAL: A Class Action - Panel Discussion
Date and Time
Saturday Mar 10, 2012
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST
Saturday, March 10, 2012
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location
Old Courthouse: 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92701
Website
Contact Information
visit www.motal.org and www.ocparks.com/oldcourthouse
MOTAL: A Class Action - Panel Discuss...
Description
The Museum of Teaching and Learning (MOTAL) and The Old Orange County Courthouse will present a distinguished group of individuals with scholarship, careers, and lives closely involved with Mexican American issues and history.
With Judge Frederick Aguirre serving as moderator, scholars Jose Moreno, Mike Madrid, and Christina Luna will join in to examine the topic with an eye toward factors that have affected education.The Old Orange County Courthouse is OPEN this Saturday, March 10 with special hours for this special event! Come to the Gallery on the 3rd floor. Use the main staircase or ride the elevator just inside the north parking lot door.
10:00 Enjoy coffee and snacks with time to stroll through the outstanding exhibit, A Class Action: The Grassroots Struggle for School Desegregation in California
10:20 Panelists and audience gather
Introductions
Discussion
11:30 Audience participation in Q&A
When questioning ends, guests may spend remaining time in further enjoyment of the exhibit.
12:30 Courthouse closes for the day.
More information can be found at www.motal.org.
The Class Action exhibit explores the meaning of the landmark court case Mendez et al v. Westminster et al., which brought an end to school segregation in this state and paved the way for the the decision of Brown v. Board of Education.
