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

http://www.motal.org

Contact Information

visit www.motal.org and www.ocparks.com/oldcourthouse

MOTAL: A Class Action - Panel Discuss...

Enter your email address below to receive a reminder message.

Please complete the Captcha

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.