Art Reception for the MCC Staff Exhibition
Please join us for the MCC’s 35th Anniversary Art Reception honoring the caretakers of the MCC. The “Staff” (career staff,
MultiCultural Center Lounge, UCSB
The Building Blocks of American Music: David Rojas
Explore American percussion rhythms with blues musical artist David Rojas in a hands-on workshop! Learn the diasporic roots of musical
Screening and Panel Discussion: Surviving Home
SURVIVING HOME is an intimate documentary that follows four U.S. military veterans from different generations over an eight-year period as
Constellations of Protest: Race, Solidarity, and Resistance with Greg Burris
This talk examines the history of solidarity networks and relations through the lens of media and culture. Focusing on a
Unpacking Your Privilege, White or Other: Donald Proby
How do earned or unearned privileges interlock to create systems of power and marginalization? How do we make White privilege
The Long Vendetta: Paul Robeson, Black Freedom, and the Warfare State – Jordan Camp
In this talk, Jordan T. Camp examines the state surveillance and repression of Black freedom leaders. He offers a new
Advocacy and Identity Through Art: Andrew Morrison
In a journey into the arts through spray paint, advocacy, truth, and love; Andrew Morrison, will work with youth to
Antiracism Inc.: Why the Way We Talk about Racial Justice Matters Felice Blake, Paula Ioanide, Alison Reed
This talk focuses on contemporary political strategies that appropriate antiracist discourses and practices to perpetuate injustice. From “free speech,” to
Writing Myself into the Diaspora Shyam Selvadurai
Shyam Selvadurai will read from his novels Funny Boy and The Hungry Ghosts and talk about what it means to
A Night of Spoken Word and Slam Poetry: Javon Johnson
Merging race and gender theory with comedy, lyricism, and rhyme schemes, Javon Johnson is a renowned and highly awarded slam and