Going Viral with Juju Chang and Masih Alinejad

“Empowering Asian Women’s Voices in the US Media Today”

Thursday, February 15, 2024 • 7:30 p.m.

$35 | Free for Fairfield University students with Stag ID

H Quick Member: $25 H

Join us for a powerfully engaging evening presented in affiliation with Fairfield’s newly established Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. With “no holds barred,” Juju Chang and Masih Alinejad welcome a wide-ranging conversation about the ongoing challenges of women of color, offering positive strategies in advancing feminist agendas with global impact today.

Emmy Award-winning Juju Chang is one of the most prominent Asian Americans in broadcast news, serving as co-anchor of ABC News Nightline and a regular contributor to Good Morning America and 20/20. With the rise of hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, Chang leveraged her platform to become a much-admired champion of social change.

Masih Alinejad is an Iranian-American journalist and women’s rights activist who gained worldwide attention when she removed her veil, or hijab, and posted a photo on her Facebook page standing proudly with her hair blowing in the wind. From that, My Stealthy Freedom was born—her viral social media campaign against compulsory hijab that became the biggest civil disobedience movement in the history of the Islamic Republic. Today, it has almost 11 million followers.

Iranian authorities responded violently, arresting protesters and violating their rights while in custody. Alinejad continues to oppose the compulsory hijab and to speak out in defense of her fellow activists. Alinejad wrote the widely acclaimed, bestselling memoir, The Wind in My Hair, sharing her extraordinary story about living in exile, leaving her country, challenging tradition and sparking change.