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1050 N. Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711 United States Get Directions
The George C.S. Benson Auditorium is in Avery Hall facing the Mounds in the center of campus.
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Lecture: Memories of the World War II Mass Incarceration and Japanese American Redress Activism

Benson Auditorium 1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

Event Description: This talk analyzes the movement to obtain redress for the mass removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Multiple generations of Japanese Americans participated in three campaigns that culminated in the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 providing an official apology and individual payments of $20,000 to surviving […]

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New Student Convocation

Benson Auditorium 1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

Pitzer College will host Convocation for the incoming class of 2027 and new incoming students on Friday, August 25 in Benson Auditorium from 12:15-1:15 p.m. Watch the live stream here: https://www.pitzer.edu/convocation/ Speakers President Strom C. Thacker Allen Omoto, Dean of Faculty Sanya Dhama, Student Senate President Alayna Session-Goins, OSA Nigel Boyle, FEC Chair

Event Series THIS IS IT: Spring 2023 End of Semester Screenings

THIS IS IT: Spring 2023 End of Semester Screenings

Benson Auditorium 1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

The Spring 2023 End of Semester Screenings will be on Wednesday, May 3rd  (All Participating Production Classes) and Thursday, May 4th (Senior Exhibitions) in Benson Auditorium (PZ Campus). The May 3rd Screenings program begins at 12:30pm, and includes works from: Media Arts for Social Justice, Intro to Video Classes, Intermediate Video Art, Digital Media Studies, Advanced […]

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An Evening with Michelle Dowd ’90: A Conversation on Storytelling

Benson Auditorium 1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

Moderated by Phil Zuckerman, Professor of Sociology & Secular Studies, and Associate Dean of Faculty. Michelle will also be signing copies of her new book, Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult. Check out the 2023 Alumni Weekend page for more events. Click here to register for this event.Questions? Please email [email protected].

The Boys Who Said NO! An Ode to the Power of Activism

Benson Auditorium 1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

The event will involve a panel of Vietnam war resisters who stood up to the United States government and fought to end the war. The acclaimed documentary film The Boys Who Said NO! will illustrate the anti-war movement and the depth of deception the United States government propagated. The Office of Alumni and Family Engagement […]

Crystal Diaries documentary screening

Benson Auditorium 1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States

Crystal Diaries is a feature-length documentary that shares the intimate stories of five members of the LGTBQ House and Ball community in Los Angeles whose lives have been impacted by the struggle with methamphetamine addiction. This film is intended to provide solidarity, conversations around healing, and representations that mainstream media has neglected. Crystal Diaries was […]

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