Join us for the third E of I session of 2026 tonight focused on Sanctuary for All
Tonight 02/02/2026 from 6-8 pm cst we’re joined by Dr. A. Naiomi Paik. More about Dr. Paik.
Dr. Paik’s Bio:
Dr. Naomi Paik, Phd., is the author of Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary: Understanding U.S. Immigration for the 21st Century (2020, University of California Press) and Rightlessness: Testimony and Redress in U.S. Prison Camps since World War II (2016, UNC Press; winner, Best Book in History, AAAS 2018; runner-up, John Hope Franklin prize for best book in American Studies, ASA, 2017), as well as articles, opinion pieces, and interviews in a range of academic and public-facing venues. Her next book-length project, “Sanctuary for All,” calls for the most capacious conception of sanctuary that brings together migrant and environmental justice. A member of the Radical History Review editorial collective, she has coedited four special issues of the journal—“Militarism and Capitalism (Winter 2019), “Radical Histories of Sanctuary” (Fall 2019), “Policing, Justice, and the Radical Imagination” (Spring 2020), and “Alternatives to the Anthropocene” (Winter 2023). She co-edits the “Borderlands” section of Public Books alongside Cat Ramirez, as well as “The Politics of Sanctuary” blog of the Smithsonian Institution with Sam Vong. She is an associate professor of Criminology, Law, and Justice and Global Asian Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago, and a member of the Sanctuary Campus Network, Sanctuary for All UIC, the Migration Scholars Collaborative, and Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, UIC. Her research and teaching interests include critical ethnic studies; U.S. imperialism; U.S. militarism; social and cultural approaches to legal studies; transnational and women-of-color feminisms; abolition; carceral spaces; and labor, race, and migration.
Join us for any and all E of I sessions this semester!
As a friendly reminder, the course theme is Community Resistance for Public Health Regeneration. This theme is inspired by mycelium networks in nature and by the community networks that many folks are creating to share resources and keep each other safe in these times.
The course will meet Mondays from 6-8 pm CST between January 12, 2026, and April 27, 2026, via Zoom. You do not need to attend all sessions to participate in the course as a community member. We strongly encourage folks to attend which ever sessions interest them or work for their schedule.
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Questions about the course?
Sure, we’re happy to answer them! Reach out to the course instruction team for support:
Jeni Hebert-Beirne (Course Instructor): [email protected]
Nancy Valentin (Course TA - Community Attendee Focus): [email protected]
Caesar Thompson (Course TA - UIC Student Focus): [email protected]