All Events
Cup of Culture
Two Americans
MCC THEATER
During a two-year period beginning in July of 2010, the parents of over 200,000 US children were removed from the country; the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, Arizona, run by Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio incarcerates more undocumented immigrants than any other prison in the nation. Bolstered by federal programs and draconian state laws, Arpaio has routinely conducted work site raids and saturation patrols to make arrests in neighborhoods that are predominantly Latino. Two Americans is a character-driven documentary that redefines what it means to be “American.” English, 2012, US.
Religion Today
Not Quite Conquered: Identity Politics and Free Speech in a Secular Age - Abbas Barzegar
MCC LOUNGE
From Chick-fil-A to Charlie Hebdo, the boundaries of freedom of speech and religion continue to provoke public debate. Although European social thought and practice divided the worlds of science, philosophy, and political organization over the course of its own Enlightenment experiment, similar efforts were rarely realized in the contact zones of Colonialism. Is it helpful to understand religious identity as an unconquered site of colonial modernity? This talk explores the historical and philosophical underpinnings of contemporary American and European debates on the limits of free speech and religious identity. Abbas Barzegar is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Georgia State University.
Children of All Ages Event
TUPUA Hawaiian Dance
MCC COURTYARD
Leave your worries behind and journey through the Polynesian Islands with dance and storytelling from Hawaii, Tahiti, and Aotearoa. Feel the beat of the rhythmic Tahitian drums and the Hula Maidens will enchant you with their graceful performance. The TUPUA dancers will teach the attendees, young and old, a fun Hawaiian dance with the spirit of aloha!
Ana Tijoux
THE HUB
Award-winning French-Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux is coming to rock The Hub! Regarded as one of Latin America’s leading female MCs, Tijoux has a hip-hop style and sound that crosses borders, which comprises of socially conscious lyrics, a hypnotic jazzy voice, and dynamic beats. Named 'Best Female Rap Album of 2014' by the Los Angeles Times, her album ‘Vengo’—a mix of soulful, funky cumbia, throwback hip-hop, neo-soul, and folk--debuted #1 on iTunes and has earned strong praise at Rolling Stone, NY Times, and many more outlets around the world.
