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Art Exhibition
Reception - 50 Years Strong and Counting: The Revolutionary Art of the Black Panther Party
MCC Lounge
Fifty years after the formation of the Black Panther Party (BPP), the cultural work of Panther artists continues to inform and inspire the activism of today’s freedom movements. This exhibit showcases the work of revolutionary artists, Emory Douglas, former Minister of Culture of the BPP, and Akinsanya Kambon, author of the Black Panther Coloring Book. This exhibit explores the origins of their art, and reflects upon their ongoing contributions to the liberation of Black communities across the globe.
CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS: Emory Douglas and Akinsanya Kambon, in conversation with Professors Felice Blake and Diane Fujino, will deliver a presentation on the role of art in cultivating a radical imagination and developing activist practices on Mon, Nov 14, at 6-8pm in the MCC Theater. Conversation to be followed by reception honoring the artists’ work in the MCC Lounge at 8 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Can We “Teach to Transgress”?
MCC Theater
A social justice approach to building campus community encourages activism. What does it look like to have an inclusive university invested in just community values on and off campus? A conversation about the challenges, lessons learned, and thoughts about the way forward. Dr. Margaret Klawunn is the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at UCSB where she oversees over 20 non-academic departments on campus that exist to serve the student body.
Cup of Culture
A Thousand Voices
MCC Theater
From the proverb, “It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story,” this is a documentary that builds from thousands of voices to present one universal story of New Mexico’s Native American women. These women have been purveyors of culture since creation. In spite of Western invasions, Native American women remain strong and grounded in traditional values by enduring courage and wisdom. (English, 2014, 57 min)
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXfEpcGTe9A
The MCC in Santa Barbara
Speak Deadly: Poetry as Social Justice / An Evening of Spoken Word with Paul Tran
Breakfast Culture Club, 711 Chapala St
Paul Tran is a queer & gender queer Vietnamese American poet & historian. In 2015, they became the 10th ranked slam poet in the world & the first Asian American to represent the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe at the National Poetry Slam. Paul is a teaching artist at Urban Word NYC and Poetry Editor at The Offing, a channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books. Join us for a night of poetry & conversation about intergenerational trauma, racialized labor, U.S. Empire, & sexual violence.
