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Holistic Safety Plan Community Series: A Ki To Be Free
MCC Lounge
Join us for the kickoff of the HSP Community Series, A Ki to be FREE, a space to share, reflect, and connect around issues at the heart of community and identity. Held on Wednesdays at noon in the MCC Lounge from November 6th to the 20th, this series invites you to bring your lunch and your voice as we explore meaningful questions together.
Our first session on November 6th will focus on the theme: In what ways does political change impact the feeling of safety, belonging, and identity within our academic and local communities?
Wednesdays 12:00pm MCC Lounge
Each week, we’ll tackle new topics that deepen our understanding of community building, resilience, and support within the unique context of our academic space.
Housing Resources Panel
Jennifer Ja Birchim, Natalie Armistead, Martin Carranza, Savannah Martin and Isobel Frueh
Hybrid: MCC Lounge and Zoom
Presented by the Rapid Rehousing Program, Basic Needs/Financial Crisis Response Team, University and Community Housing Services, UCSB Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), and the MultiCultural center
Join us for this panel discussion that will cover several critical housing resources and services available on campus. Attendees will hear from members of University and Community Housing Services where they will discuss how to search for housing off-campus and key resources available including lease agreement review; the Financial Crisis Response Team will focus on transitional housing, housing vouchers, and case management; and Rapid Rehousing Program will share how they can connect students experiencing housing insecurity to housing resources.
Presenters Jennifer Ja Birchim, Manager, Community Housing Services University and Community Housing Services; Natalie Armistead, Basic Needs Coordinator and Financial Crisis Response Team, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships; Martin Carranza, Counselor, Transfer Students Academic Support, Educational Opportunity Program; Savannah Martin, Housing Advocate, Rapid Rehousing Program; and Isobel Frueh, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator. Rapid Rehousing Program.
HYBRID EVENT
Option of attending in-person at the MCC Lounge or via Zoom. Zoom link details will be provided upon RSVP.
Dinner will be provided.
For more information or assistance in accommodating people of varying abilities, contact the MultiCultural Center at 805-893-8411. Wheelchair access for in-person attendees. Captions will be provided for Zoom attendees.
Cup of Culture
How To Make A Rainbow
Director: Ryan Maxey
Film Screening/Online
“How to Make a Rainbow” observes a young girl and her mother over the course of two years as they move together through transitions of home, identity and name.
The story centers around Alaizah and her process of figuring out what to call her ‘papa,’ who is in the beginning years of a gender transition. Together they navigate homelessness, Jade’s exploration of gender, as well as the daily joys and struggles of growing up.
In its timely exploration of our perceived limits of love, gender expression, motherhood and childhood, this film invites us to let Alaizah be our guide as we learn and unlearn alongside her the limits and possibilities of identity and connection. 2019. 16 mins
Post-film discussion with Jade and Alaizah Martinez.
Resilient Love Series
How We Move Forward: The Fight for Disability Justice
Judith (Judy) Heumann
Online
Judith (Judy) Heumann is a lifelong advocate for the rights of disabled people. She contracted polio in 1949 in Brooklyn, New York and began to use a wheelchair for her mobility. She was denied the right to attend school because she was considered a “fire hazard” at the age of five. Her parents played a strong role in fighting for her rights as a child, but Judy soon determined that she, working in collaboration with other disabled people, had to play an advocacy role due to continuous discrimination.
Co-sponsored by the Women’s Center, DSP, UCSB Library, Disability Studies Initiative (RFG, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center), Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Graduate Division, and Feminist Futures.
This event will be captioned
Registration is required for this event.
