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The Jackson Social Justice Legacy Scholarship Interns Present: 10th Annual Social Justice Conference (SJCON)
MCC Theater
The MCC’s Jackson Social Justice Legacy Scholarship Interns Presents:
10th Annual Social Justice Conference 2023 (SJCON)
RESTORATION FOR REVOLUTION
February 25th & 26th, 2023
9:00am-3:30pm
Free workshops with guest artists, healers, scholars, food, and raffles.
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/SJCON2023RSVP
Zoom RSVP available
As we find ourselves in the third year of the pandemic, continued state neglect has resulted in brutal recession conditions, widespread infrastructure failures, and immense loss of life. Although quarantine restrictions have lifted, rebuilding safe and resilient communities under our current vacillating reality has not been simple. In a world that encourages hyperindividualism and subjection to labor, more and more marginalized people recognize the value of rest, healing justice, and grieving as a necessary form of resistance.
With the intention to create a joyful and authentic space for repair, this year’s Social Justice Conference theme is “Restoration for Revolution.” For us, restoration means rebelling from oppressive ideologies and institutions that deny us of our right to dream, create, and be loved as we are. We intend to engage with critical thought to deepen our relationships with ourselves and each other -- outside of the realm of domination, shame, disposability, and the carceral state.
We hope to foster a space where curiosity is welcomed and encouraged as we learn/unlearn practices and ideologies that influence our attitudes towards well-being. Restoration facilitates a care-based lens where individuals and collectives can move forward in a world that encourages our self-neglect. Through Restoration for Revolution, we intend to develop means derived from sincerity and self-determination to achieve the ends of conscious resistance.
The Jackson Social Justice Legacy Scholarship Interns invite you to RSVP and take part in this community-centered educational space on the weekend of February 25th and 26th, 2023. SJCON 2023 will be hosted in person on the UCSB campus, with remote options, closed captioning, and ASL interpretation services provided by request.
Questions? jacksonsjlegacyscholarship@gmail.com
For latest updates, follow @jacksonsjinterns.
Open Mic
MCC Lounge
The MCC hosts a quarterly open mic for all to artistically express themselves using any creative outlet including spoken word, poetry, music, and dance. All are welcome to attend and participate!
DJ Darla Bea, a UCSB Alumni and local Santa Barbaran has become the go-to name in events around town. If you’ve been out and about over the last fifteen years, you probably danced to a DJ Darla Bea mix at least once at a corporate party, non-profit fundraiser, wedding, parade or community party.
She hosts the two-hour KCSB-FM 91.9 campus radio show “Rock It Properly” featuring a high-energy mix of nostalgic songs and rare tracks from a wide range of artists and genre themes from Afrobeat to Zydeco music every Sunday since 2007.
Last year, Santa Barbara residents voted Darla as Winner of the “Best Event DJ” Award in the Santa Barbara Independent’s Annual Readers’ Poll for the 7th year in a row – a happy honor for someone who loves her hometown and the many celebrations that populate its busy calendar. For more information visit www.DJDarlaBea.com.
Cup of Culture
Powerlands
MCC Theater
Directed by Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, a young Navajo filmmaker, Powerlands investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On this personal and political journey, she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents. Runtime: 1 hour 15 minutes
Week 10 Study Jam: Winter Quarter 2023
MCC Lounge
WEEK 10
- MON., MARCH 13, 12PM–10PM
- (CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER: 3/14)
- WED., MARCH 15, 10:30AM – 10PM
- THURS. MARCH, 16, 10:30AM – 10PM
- FRI., MARCH 17, 10:30AM – 3PM
Coffee - Tea - Fruit - Snacks - Scantrons - Bluebooks
