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3 min readOct 13, 2016

College of Alameda hosts Fall Wellness Fair on Oct. 13
Free food and information from health and wellness organizations in the quad from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Laney College’s Black Student Union holds info session
Faculty, staff, and students interested in learning about the club encouraged to go to Room 403 in Laney College’s Student Center on Oct. 13 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM

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Chancellor Jowel Laguerre holds special town hall
Event to cover “Putting the Community in Community College” at Defremery park on 1651 Adeline St. in Oakland on Oct. 13 at 6 PM

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SF Mime Troupe brings hit show “Freedomland” to Laney College on Oct. 17
Critically-acclaimed show will be donation-friendly, no one turned away for lack of funds; music begins in Laney Theatre at 6:30 PM, show at 7 PM

Merritt College’s Black Student Union holds film screening
Award-winning film “Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers Party” to be shown in L-127 on Oct. 18 from 12:30 PM to 2 PM

Peralta’s Puente Club screens documentary at Merritt College
“Mirar Morir: El Ejercito en la Noche de Iguala” documents the unsolved disappearance of 43 college students in Mexico in 2015; Oct. 18 from 12 PM to 2:30 PM in R-110

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Laney College hosts teach-in on Oct. 19
Students and faculty come together to educate themselves about ballot measures; begins at 12 PM on the quad, continues in the Laney Forum until 5 PM

Event to honor wrongfully incarcerated Black Panthers Party members
Event to be held in R-110 at Merritt College on Oct. 19 from 11 AM to 2 PM

Last day to petition to graduate is Oct. 21
Students seeking Associate’s Degree or Certificate must petition to graduate by this day

Former Black Panthers Party leader Kathleen Cleaver speaks at Merritt College
Event will focus on “Engaging in Radical Change” in R-110 at Merritt College on Oct. 24 from 11 AM to 2 PM

Last day to register to vote is Oct. 24
Potential voters for the Nov. elections must register by this day

Laney College hosts event as part of Mental Health Awareness Week
Forum titled “Mental Health in the Hood II: Dealing with Trauma in Traumatic Times” to be held in D-200 at Laney College on Oct. 26 at 7 PM

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Merritt College draws Emory Douglas for guest lecture
Douglas to speak on “Art as Social Justice to Move the People” in S-352 at Merritt College on Oct. 26 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM

Day of the Dead celebration and reception at Laney College
Event honors ancestors and deceased loved ones with food, ceremony, and altars in June Steingart Gallery at Laney College Tower on Nov. 2 from 5 PM to 7 PM

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