Raritan Valley Community College’s Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies will present an online commemoration for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Friday, October 9, from 10-11 a.m.
The program will feature special guest speaker Cemelli de Aztlan, a community organizer engaged in advocacy and grassroots efforts to defend the Earth and the most marginalized populations.
Previously, as a university lecturer, de Aztlan created courses on Indigenous Spirituality, Woman & Gender, and Colonization & Femicide. De Aztlan received a Master of Divinity with a focus on Women in Religious Studies & Indigenous Religious Studies from Harvard University.
The webinar is free to the public, but registration is required. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/mtd4sdpt. For additional information contact Michelle Edgar, Holocaust Institute Program Specialist, at michelle.edgar@raritanval.edu.
The Institute of Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Raritan Valley Community College is a collaboration with the Jewish Federation of West-Central New Jersey. To learn more about the Institute, visit https://www.raritanval.edu/community-resources/holocaust-institute.
RVCC is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2026
PR #19
