# @ucsc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BTcG5maAqSE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20347059-ucsc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-04-28T18:31:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UC Santa Cruz (@ucsc) — https://gondola.cc/ucsc

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"Coming from a community that was plagued by violence and recently losing my sister, UC Santa Cruz was an environment where I was able to heal but also created a learning experience where I became politically activated. The programs that were offered to me as a first generation student encouraged me to truly find my passion. I was one of the first mentees of Aida Hurtado through the Chicano-Latino Resource Center and I got to travel off campus to work with students in Pescadero and learn about racial inequality first hand. UC Santa Cruz was the vehicle by which I was able to articulate the injustices of my community and drive that into change."
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UCSC alumna, co-chair of womensmarch and executive director of gather4justice Carmen Perez (msladyjustice1) is our keynote speaker for #ucscalumniweekend which kicks off tonight. Ms. Perez will be speaking this evening at Cocoanut Grove. Get tickets at alumniweekend.ucsc.edu 
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📸: Paul Octavious
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#humansofucsc #ucsc #thinkucsc #womensmarch #justiceleague

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thinkucsc, ucsc, womensmarch, ucscalumniweekend, justiceleague, humansofucsc

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