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Art Exhibition Opening Reception
Art Reception: African American Quilters of Los Angeles
MCC Lounge
African American Quilters of Los Angeles (AAQLA) was founded in 1986 by a group of Bblack women who shared the love of quilting, whose goal is to increase the personal and public awareness and knowledge to support the expression of African American quilting, as well as celebrating and continuing the tradition of quilting. AAQLA has a broad outreach in the Los Angeles community with a diverse membership that reflects the growing interest in creating African American quilts and sharing quilted items to hospitals, foster homes, senior citizen centers, and in local quilt and art exhibits. Learn more at EASYSITE.COM/AAQLA
Palengke! Filipina/o/x Community Marketplace
MCC Lounge
Celebrated in October, Filipino American (Fil-Am) History Month honors the history, pursuits, accomplishments, and legacy of Filipinx in the United States. It also serves to provide a link between Filipinx in the U.S. and Filipinos in the Philippines by showcasing their shared culture and heritage. Tagalog is one of over 120 languages spoken in the Philippines and “palengke” is the Tagalog word for market. This evening centers and celebrates the diversity within the Filipinx community and all of the talents, skills, and trades it has to offer. Join us, various organizations, and creatives to enjoy delicious food, FREE self-care goodies, and so much more. We especially invite YOU to celebrate the Filipinx community as we highlight and empower our people through a night of music and good vibes.
Co- Sponsors: Kapatirang Pilipino
Harm Reduction Workshop: Building Skills and Knowledge for a World Without Police | in collaboration with Gauchos for Recovery
Maile Young, Kai Roldan and Kay Sosin - Facilitated by Osaze Osayande
MCC Lounge
Harm reduction is an approach to drug use that focuses on kindness, compassion, and respect—emphasizing practical goals and the needs for physical and emotional safety. The tabling segment of this event will offer free dinner and the opportunity to learn about local organizations that advance community safety and wellbeing through education and resources. At the hybrid panel, we will discuss the merits and challenges of advocating for harm reduction and how the drug decriminalization movement more broadly intersects with the abolitionist imagination.
5-6PM Dinner and Tabling. 6-7:30PM Panel on harm reduction in the context of abolitionist organizing on college campuses and beyond.
Co- Sponsors: EVPLA, EVPSA, Gauchos for Recovery, Public and Mental Health Coalition
Speaker Bios:
- Kai Roldan (he/they) graduated from UCSB with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and from Pacifica Graduate Institute with a Master’s in Counseling Psychology. With a background in serving people with disabilities, and providing therapy to teenagers, Kai desires to be of service to others. As the Program Administrator, Kai supports SB ACT’s collaborative initiatives, provides general operational support for the organization, and assists in working with community partners. Kai is also a board member of SB Transgender Advocacy Network, an organization that provides resources for gender affirming care.
- Maile Young
- Kay Sosin
Cup of Culture
Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World
MCC Theater
“Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World” (2021) follows five Native American communities as they restore their traditional land management practices in the face of a changing climate. For millennia, Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain these processes. From deserts, coastlines, forests, mountains, and prairies, Native communities across the US are restoring their ancient relationships with the land. The five stories include sustaining traditions of Hopi dryland farming in Arizona; restoring buffalo to the Blackfeet reservation in Montana; maintaining sustainable forestry on the Menominee reservation in Wisconsin; reviving native food forests in Hawaii; and returning prescribed fire to the landscape by the Karuk Tribe of California. As the climate crisis escalates, these time-tested practices of North America's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world.
Co- Sponsors: AIISA, American Indian Graduate Student Alliance
