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Bid to Host the Students of Color Conference Envisioning Summit 2019!

Download this application to begin your bid.

The Student of Color Conference bid is a dual-pronged proposal that includes a 15-20 minute presentation and a written application. Both the written application and presentation is due on November 17, at least 2 weeks prior to the December Board meeting. All materials should be submitted to UCSA’s Statewide Organizing Director at organizing@staging.ucsa.org. Please review the following guidelines which distinguish the roles and responsibilities of campus host and UCSA. Lastly, in order to submit a bid, the applicant must be actively engaged with UCSA’s Racial Justice Now Campaign.

As Executive Director, Salih leads our staff team and organizational strategy, keeps the UCSA office in operation, supports the Board and other student leaders, and fundraises to maximize the potential of our organization. Salih also oversees planning for UCSA’s annual statewide conferences.

 

Raised in Oakland, California, Salih Muhammad strives to embody the principles of service, sacrifice, and selflessness. For much of his life, he has been committed to living toward the liberation of Black people, at home and abroad.

 

In 2009, he continued the pursuit of knowledge at the University of California, Berkeley, where he excelled as a Black student and organizer on campus. His favorite quote is from Franz Fanon, who stated, “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”