Citizen’s Alert

Thu., Feb. 8

UCSB Panel Discussion: UCSB faculty members Lisa Hajjar, Kaia
Stern, Avery Gordon, Richard Falk, and Russell Samolsky present
Teaching Human Rights: Torture and America’s Future (Part I). 4pm.
McCune Conference Rm., Humanities & Social Sciences Bldg., 6th
Fl., UCSB. Visit
www.complit.ucsb.edu/projects/tortureandthefuture/events.html.

SBCC Continuing Education: Presents How the Alternative Media
Are Becoming Mainstream, featuring local media representatives and
moderated by Jerry Roberts. 7:30pm. Tannahill Auditorium, Schott
Ctr., 310 W. Padre St. Visit ce.sbcc.edu/current_events.htm.

MCC in I.V.: UCSB’s MultiCultural Center hosts a night of
self-expression. All are welcome to grace the mike with poetry,
song, or dance. 8pm. Eclectic Restaurant, 6530 Pardall Rd., Isla
Vista. Call 893-8411.

Sat., Feb. 10

Be Prepared: The Santa Barbara City Fire Department offers a
free seminar on disaster readiness. 10am-noon. Santa Barbara City
Fire Station 1, on the corner of Carrillo and Chapala sts. Call
564-5703.

Swoon: Contemporary Arts Forum (CAF) presents its 10th
Anniversary Exhibition and Benefit Auction. 6-9pm. CAF, 653 Paseo
Nuevo, 2nd Fl. Call 966-5373.

Sun., Feb. 11

HopeDance FiLMs: Presents a screening of Humanity Ascending
(with special guest Barbara Marx Hubbard) at 4:30pm and Crude
Impact at 6:30pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Main Library, 40 E.
Anapamu St. Visit hopedance.org.

Mon., Feb. 12

Race Matters Series: Presents a discussion with performer and
critical race theorist Sile P. Singleton. 6:30pm. UCSB
MultiCultural Center Lounge, University Center Rm. 1504. Call
893-8411.