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Music Performance
The Klezmatics
MCC Theater
The Klezmatics are globally-renowned world music superstars — and the only klezmer band to win a Grammy award. The Klezmatics emerged out of the vibrant cultural scene of New York City’s East Village in 1986 with klezmer steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality, while incorporating contemporary themes such as human rights, anti-fundamentalism and eclectic musical influences including Arab, African, Latin, and Balkan rhythms, jazz and punk. Join us for what promises to be a sold out night of entertainment! $5 for UCSB students and youth under 12; $15 for general admission.
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Empowering Women of Color and Their Feminism(s): Feminista Jones
MCC Theater
Due to heightened and forceful impositions of western feminism, this talk is aimed at validating the lived experiences of women of color and empowering them to practice feminism in a way that speaks true to their identities, backgrounds, and political beliefs. Feminista Jones is a Philadelphia-based feminist writer, public speaker, retired social worker, and community activist. She is an award-winning blogger and the author of four books, including the critically acclaimed 2019 release, Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World From the Tweets to the Streets. Her writing and activism centers Black American culture, feminism, critical race theory, intersectionality, mental health, poverty, and women’s health and well-being.
Cup of Culture
Decade of Fire
MCC Theater
Throughout the 1970’s, fires consumed the South Bronx. Black and Puerto Rican residents were blamed for the devastation even as they battled daily to save their neighborhoods. In DECADE OF FIRE, Bronx-born Vivian Vázquez Irizarry pursues the truth surrounding the fires – uncovering policies of racism and neglect that still shape our cities, and offering hope to communities on the brink today. 1h 16m
Race Matters Series
Antiracism Inc.: Why the Way We Talk about Racial Justice Matters Felice Blake, Paula Ioanide, Alison Reed
MCC Lounge
This talk focuses on contemporary political strategies that appropriate
antiracist discourses and practices to perpetuate injustice. From “free speech,” to “diversity,” to “implicit bias,” to “all lives matter,” we give everyday examples of new strategies for reinventing racism, yet also examine the ways organizers continue to struggle for racial justice in the context of such appropriations and incorporations. Dr. Felice Blake is a faculty member of the English Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Paula Ioanide is an associate professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies at Ithaca College in New York. Alison Reed is an assistant professor of English at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
