The Council for Racial & Social Justice promotes and supports anti-racism & social justice in the CSU and CFA. To this end:

The Council is committed to dismantling oppression based on Age, Ancestry, Caste, Color, Disability, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Expression, Gender Identity, Genetic Information, Marital Status, Medical Condition, Military Status, Nationality, Race, Religion, Religious Creed, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Sex Stereotype, and Veteran Status.  (Consistent with Article 16.1 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement). The Council’s responsibilities include being vigilant, assuming leadership, organizing, and taking action to ensure CFA’s goals toward the promotion of racially and socially just practices.

The Council cultivates the ARSJ lens throughout our CFA work. The lens helps direct the creation of new initiatives within the organization. The Council also works diligently to promote Anti-Racism and Social Justice throughout the CSU.

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Equity Conference

The Equity Conference connects CFA members for co-liberation. The now-annual event reflects the concerted efforts undertaken over the last several years to center Anti-Racism & Social Justice in all things CFA, beginning with the recognition that racism and white supremacy are institutionalized in our organization and a commitment to what we call our Anti-Racism & Social Justice Transformation. Equity Conference Album (Facebook)


Meet the Team

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Preeti Sharma

CFA Associate Vice President, Racial & Social Justice, South
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Audrena Redmond

Director for Anti-Racism & Social Justice
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Cailey Bronny

Anti-Racism & Social Justice Administrative Assistant
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Chris Cox

CFA Associate Vice President, Racial & Social Justice, North
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N'dea Johnson

Program Director of Anti-Racism & Social Justice

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The CFA workshops are designed to explore the complexities of white supremacy, racism, and privilege in the California State University workplace and to understand the theories that inform these complex topics. The workshops are an opportunity to build awareness by strengthening individual and institutional anti-racism practices, improving the university environment.


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“E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G — is connected. The soil needs rain, organic matter, air, worms and life in order to do what it needs to do to give and receive life. Each element is an essential component. “Organizing takes humility and selflessness and patience and rhythm while our ultimate goal of liberation will take many expert components. Some of us build and fight for land, healthy bodies, healthy relationships, clean air, water, homes, safety, dignity, and humanizing education. Others of us fight for food and political prisoners and abolition and environmental justice. Our work is intersectional and multifaceted. Nature teaches us that our work has to be nuanced and steadfast. And more than anything, that we need each other—at our highest natural glory—in order to get free.”

“Every society needs educated people, but the primary responsibility of educated people is to bring wisdom back into the community and make it available to others so that the lives they are leading make sense.”

Vine Deloria Jr.

Useful Resources

Social Justice Study Hall

CFA is committed to our Anti-Racism and Social Justice Transformation work. In recognition of our continued growth and learning, we have compiled a range of resources, including thoughtful articles, academic discourse, podcasts, and videos. 

These resources will be updated, with the newest content at the top. Please check back occasionally to see what’s new in our Social Justice Study Hall.  

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