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Scared of Revolution
MCC Theater
The legacy of the Last Poets is a signature and essential Black Arts Movement contribution that was part of the African diaspora oral tradition, which includes storytelling, the blues, jazz singing, spoken word, and rap and has had a significant impact on hip-hop. In intimate conversations with a Last Poets member, Umar Bin Hassan, and those closest to him, Scared of Revolution follows the visionary artist as he confronts the hardships of his past and strives to reconnect with his family. 1h 12m
Music Performance
Ritmo Y Sonido Latino Los Pinguos
MCC Theater
Los Pinguos came to the United States from Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a mixture of Latin rhythms, reggae, rumba flamenca and rock. The sound of the band has claimed fans worldwide. Los Pinguos have appeared on three of the famous Putumayo World Music compilation albums, Baila!, Radio Latino, and World Party. They have performed worldwide in places such as India, Bali, The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, and throughout the United States. $5 for UCSB students and youth under 12; $15 for general admission.
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Workshops:
Unpacking Your Privilege, White or Other Donald Proby
MCC Lounge
How do earned or unearned privileges interlock to create systems of power and marginalization? How do we make White privilege visible, as we unpack and reframe it, to move forward in cultivating spaces of allyship and belonging? This workshop is aimed at providing a platform to both learn about how to use privilege(s), as well as give an opportunity for people of color themselves to create and express definitions of allyship they appreciate. Donald Proby is the Senior Director of Training at Coro Northern California and has a long history working in higher education, leadership development, and diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: Joy DeGruy
MCC Theater
In this talk, Dr. DeGruy presents facts that illustrate how varying levels of both clinically induced and socially learned residual stress related issues were passed along through generations as a result of slavery. The theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome suggests that centuries of slavery followed by systemic racism and oppression have resulted in multigenerational adaptive behaviors—some of which have been positive and re?ective of resilience and others that are detrimental and destructive. Dr. Joy DeGruy is a nationally and internationally renowned researcher, educator, author, and presenter. She is a tell-it-like-it-is ambassador for healing and a voice for those who’ve struggled in search of the past and continue to struggle through the present.
