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Race Matters Series
Quiet is the New Loud: Art for Social Change Ramiro Gomez
MCC Lounge
Los Angeles artist Ramiro Gomez Jr. is getting international attention for his cardboard cutouts of Latino gardeners and other domestic workers that he places on lawns in Beverly Hills and other well-off areas. Gomez will discuss the use of unconventional materials and social media for protests in creative, subtle ways to incite conversations rather than riots. This conversation will seek to find ways to move beyond anger with art as a tool to move beyond the marches and spark one-on-one dialogue. Co-sponosored by the Chicano Studies Institute.
Cup of Culture
Gun Hill Road
MCC Theater
An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test. Rashaad Ernesto Green, 88 min., English, 2011, USA. Co-sponsored by the Chicano Studies Institute, La Familia de Colores and the Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity.
China Heavyweight
MCC Theater
In China Heavyweight, award-winning filmmaker Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) returns to China for another riveting documentary on that country’s ever-changing economic landscape—this time through the lens of sports. Chang follows the charismatic Qi Moxiang, a former boxing star and state coach who recruits young fighting talent from the impoverished farms and villages across Sichuan province. Discussion following the screening. Co-sponsored by the Partnership in International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRECCI). Yung Chang, 89 min., Chinese and Sichuanese with English subtitles, 2012, Canada/China.
Proud to Be Me We Tell Stories
MCC Theater
Proud to be Me, an interactive collection of folktales that will take you around the world. These extraordinary stories will teach you to be proud of who you are, believe in yourself, respect others, and follow your dreams. We Tell Stories shows are “a hoot...filled with energy, lots of chuckles and frequently hilarious audience participation...This is the multicultural troupe at its creative, professional best.” —LYNNE HEFFLEY, The Los Angeles Times. Co-sponsored by the Isla Vista/UCSB Liaison and the UCSB Early Childhood Care & Education Services.
