Now you can make your gift to the MCC online!

For over 2 decades the MultiCultural Center (MCC) has been committed to presenting cutting-edge programs, fostering diversity of expression, and providing a public forum/ safe space in the struggle against exclusion and discrimination. We have strived to inspire and stimulate thousands of UCSB students, community members, and local organizations to build relationships across differences.

In the coming year, we will be challenged in our work given the failing economy and resultant budget cuts. We have the energy and optimism of the students we serve, the personal commitment of our leaders in Student Affairs, and a tremendously dedicated, experienced, and hard-working staff. But we need your support now more than ever. And supporting the MCC has become even easier with online giving! Working together, we all can make a difference for the 20 years to come.

To make a donation: Go to http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/giving/, click on the "You may make your gift online" link. Then scroll down the online giving page to the drop down menu and select "MultiCultural Center" from the list of giving options. Questions? Contact Catherine Boyer at Student Affairs Grants and Development at (805) 893-5037 or Catherine.boyer@sa.ucsb.edu. For more information about giving to UC Santa Barbara, go to www.ucsb.edu

MCC Voices

Tickets for MCC concerts go on sale on April 4.
Call the A.S. Ticket Office at 805-893-2064.

Upcoming Events

Muslims and Arabs on TV in a Post-Racial America
Dina Ibrahim

Tuesday, May 15, 6:30 pm
Discussion/MCC Lounge

In a post-racial landscape, cable television comedies are going beyond the portrayals of Muslims as terrorists and are using humor to humanize Muslims and Arabs. This conversation will be a platform to discuss the evolving images of Islam and Arabs and how audiences are reading them. Dina Ibrahim is an Associate Professor in the Broadcasting & Electronic Communication Department at San Francisco State University. Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle East Studies; Education Abroad Program, UC Santa Barbara; the Muslim Student Association; the Persian Student Group; and Students for Justice in Palestine.

Bronx Princess and A Son’s Sacrifice

Wednesday, May 16, 6pm
Film Screening/MCC Theater

Two unique shorts on intergenerational immigrant conflict and identity. Bronx Princess follows headstrong 17-year-old teenager Rocky's journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father, a chief in Ghana, West Africa. A Son's Sacrifice is the coming-of-age story of Imran, a young American Muslim who struggles to take over his father's halal slaughterhouse in Queens, New York City respectively. Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed, 38 min., English, 2008, USA and Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed, 30 min., English 2007, USA. Co-sponsored by Education Abroad Program, UC Santa Barbara.

MCC in I.V.
An Evening of Spoken Word

Thursday, May 17, 8pm
OPEN MIC/ISLA VISTA FOOD COOP, 6575 SEVILLE RD

Calling all conscious poets to the stage! The MCC is creating an open mic for anyone to artistically express themselves while educating others on current issues affecting students of color, women, differently abled people, queers, and allies. Come, enjoy, and share talents in this safe space for a night of "edutainment."

What’s Race Got To Do With It? Dating Across the Color Line Steven Moreno-Terrill

Tuesday, May 22, 6:30 pm
DISCUSSION/MCC LOUNGE

While recent research indicates the acceptance of interracial dating increases generationally, the history and politics of race and sexuality in the U.S. cannot be ignored. For many, dating and desiring across the color line remains a contentious topic. Join us as we explore the issues surrounding interracial dating and the politics of desire such as persistent stereotypes, contemporary stigmas, media depictions, popular discourses, LGBTQ perspectives, and personal/cultural beliefs. Steven Moreno-Terrill is a social justice educator in the CSU system with a graduate background in Communication and Chicana/o Studies specializing in intercultural communication and race & sexuality in mass media.

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