All Events
Dreaming of Freedom: Prisons, Politics, and Black Liberation Theresa Shoatz and Quincy Saul
MCC Lounge
Theresa Shoatz and Quincy Saul discuss Maroon the Implacable by Russell Maroon Shoatz, former Black Panther and current political prisoner. This new collection of writings offers self-critical and fresh analyses on Black Liberation struggles, prisons, and theories and methods of organizing. Theresa Shoatz is a longtime community organizer and Russell Maroon Shoatz’s daughter. Quincy Saul is co-editor (with Fred Ho) of Maroon the Implacable. Co-sponsored by the Center for Black Studies Research; the Center for New Racial Studies; the Department of Asian American Studies; and the Department of Feminist Studies.
Diversity Dialogue
The Politics of Film Preservation: The Case of The Man and Other Hidden Cultural Legacies
MCC Theater
Actor and activist Clayton LeBouef (Something the Lord Made, The Wire, and Homicide: Life on the Street) brings his Make the People Conscious (MTPC) campaign to UC Santa Barbara and raises this question. MTPC is a people’s film preservation movement concerned with the politics of film preservation and race. The lost 35mm print of The Man, a 1972 film about America’s first black president, informs a timely conversation between LeBouef, Professors Jeffrey Stewart (Black Studies) and Ross Melnick (Film and Media Studies), with University Librarian Denise Stephens. A Screening of The Man will be shown in the Pollock Theater Tuesday, April 23 at 1 pm. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Academic Policy and the Office of Equal Opportunity & Sexual Harassment/Title IX Compliance.
Dakota 38
MCC Theater
Native spiritual leader Jim Miller and a group of riders retraced the 330-mile route on horseback from Lower Brule, South Dakota to Mankato, Minnesota to arrive at the hanging site of 38 Dakota ancestors on the anniversary of their execution ordered by President Lincoln. This is the story of their journey- the blizzards they endure, the Native and Non-Native communities that house and feed them along the way as well as the dark history they wipe away. Smooth Feather Productions, 78 min., English, 2012, USA. Co-sponsored by the EOP- American Indian Cultural Resource Center.
Art Exhibit
Dignidad Rebelde: A Conversation with the Artist/Opening Reception
MCC Lounge
Oakland-based artists and activists Jesus Barraza and Melanie Cervantes boldly partner their social and creative work, spreading knowledge on the artform of silkscreen printing and fostering an awareness of social justice issues worldwide. Signs of Solidarity showcases a selection of portraits and posters that they have created to reflect political and cultural struggles and visions. A screen printing demonstration by Barraza will take place at the opening reception. Co-sponsored by the Art, Design, & Architecture Museum – UC Santa Barbara; Chicano Studies Institute; and the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies.
