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ONLINE - Tony’s Wheels
Author Mila Philipzig
Online
Special guest: Antonio “Tony” Flores a.k.a the real life Tony!
Inspired by a true story, Tony’s Wheels follows a boy who moves to Canada from the Philippines and becomes successful in wheelchair racing. He becomes so good he gets to join the National Canadian Team. While competing internationally, Tony meets para-athletes from his old country and notices that their equipment is old and heavy. Tony wins the race, but how does he treat his competitors? Authored by Mila Bongco-Philipzig.
Bio Mila is the author of bi-lingual children’s books celebrating stories of migration and travel, culture, heritage, and traditions. Born and raised in Manila, she currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with her husband, Jan. They have one son, Mats. Mila is an avid marathoner and a passionate advocate for human rights and inclusion and diversity.
Cup of Culture
ONLINE - Woman of Earth
Director & Cinematographer Isadora Carneiro
Online Film Screening
(1/7/21) - This event is now online.
Mayara grew up in Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil and Latin America. She was a teenager surrounded by millions of people, technology, and everything the modern world could offer. But she still felt empty. In search of Brazil's roots, she traveled to indigenous, quilombola (communities founded in 19th century by runaway slaves), and rural communities. She was searching for women who could answer her questions. She found them. She calls them, Women of Earth.
Isadora Carneiro is a filmmaker known for her 1,001 uses: she films, photographs, edits and produces. She directed the project’s first documentary miniseries. She also dedicates herself to her personal project of filming and photographing births.
Post film Q&A with the director and cinematographer
Meeting ID: 929 3910 6309
Passcode: 933071
MCC in I.V
Open Mic and An Evening of Self Expression
Lady Dane
The MCC hosts a quarterly open mic for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color especially to artistically express themselves using creative outlets including spoken word, poetry, and music. All are welcome to attend and participate! This quarters open mic will be hosted by Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi. Dubbed the Ancient Jazz Priestess of Mother Africa, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a Black Nigerian, Cuban, Indigenous, American Performance Artist, Author, Educator, Speech Writer, a Helen Hayes Award winning Playwright (Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem (Helen Hayes Award 2020), For Black Trans Girls…, Ghost/Writer, The Diaz Family Talent Show, Quest of The Reed Marsh Daughter, The Dance of Memories), Advocate, Dramaturg, a 2x Helen Hayes Award Nominated choreographer (2016, 2018) and co-editor/co-Director of the Black Trans Prayer Book.
Spoken Word
Open Mic and An Evening of Self Expression
MC: Keith Mar
MCC Lounge
The MCC hosts a quarterly open mic for all to artistically express themselves using any creative outlets including spoken word, poetry, music, and dance. All are welcome to attend and participate!
This quarter’s MC will be Keith Mar, a spoken word poet who works in images, colors and unflinchingly honest personal stories. His poetry asks questions about race, identity, self-love and social justice. Intensely personal, his work seeks moments of emotional connection through the depiction of universal experiences.
Keith believes that spoken word can build bridges between communities, help celebrate roots and inspire a sense of social connection at a time our culture is urgently in need of it. Keith has been an invited poet to ethnic festivals, literary readings, writing workshops, cultural celebrations, political events, benefits, national podcasts on race, television and radio programs, art exhibits, and numerous universities and graduate programs. For many years, he has used his poetry to deepen the cultural awareness of graduate students studying multicultural counseling at numerous universities. He has also been an MC for an Evening of Spoken Word, UCSB Multicultural Center and a poetry workshop leader for the Center for Equity and Social Justice, SBCC.
