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Playing in Unity: Strengthening Community through Music
Vince Feliciano
MCC Lounge
In collaboration with This May Help, a project of the Pahl Initiative, join us for an evening of community building through music with UCSB Alumni Vince Feliciano. This event seeks to democratize, decommodify, and reclaim music by dismantling barriers of resources, elitism, and market forces that dictate who gets to create. Together, we will play music as a form of playful expression and communal connection — accessible to all, beyond the label of “musician.”
Guest Bio: Vince is a private music instructor and performer based in the Bay Area. He currently teaches at PnC Music Company, where he offers lessons in piano, guitar, ukulele, electric bass, drums, recorder, and cajon. As a bassist, Vince primarily plays with several Bay Area groups in styles ranging from jazz, funk, R&B, Japanese pop, and acoustic indie. As an acoustic guitarist, he has accompanied vocalists in neo-soul, hip-hop, and Mexican folk music. As a pianist, he has served as a wedding music director and performed throughout the Midwest and East Coast as a vocal accompanist. Vince also previously taught English/Language Arts and Music in elementary school classroom settings.
Vince graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a Bachelor's in Asian American Studies, Sociology, and Philosophy, and a minor in Education. As a student, he was an EXITO Scholar and a founding member of Students Against Sexual Assault. He is currently working on his Master's in Music Therapy at Lesley University.
A project of the Pahl Initiative.
Spiritual Care Club
MCC Lounge
Spiritual Care Club is a recurring space where members will learn how to use and trust divine and intuitive tools for their healing and care, identity development, and dreams and goals formation. It will be an intentional space where we can experience personal and collective growth, joy, and care in a safe and encouraging environment.
Thursdays Oct 23rd Nov 13th & 20th
12:00-1:30 pm
3RD SESSION – HOLISTIC SAFETY PLAN COMMUNITY SERIES: A KI TO BE FREE
MCC Lounge
Join us for the HSP Community Series, A Ki To Be FREE, a space to share, reflect, and connect around issues at the heart of community and identity. Held on Tuesdays at noon in the MCC Lounge on 10/28 and 11/18, this series, in collaboration with the Office of DEI, invites you to bring your lunch and your voice as we explore meaningful questions together.
Our third session on October 28th will focus on the theme:
– How do themes of cringe, shame, and guilt shape your ability to connect with self and community?
– In what ways do these themes function as policing tools against community engagement, expressions, and connection?
Race Matters Series
EVENT RESCHEDULED TO OCT. 30 - Unlovable: Situationships, Sexism, and the Struggle for Real Connection
Dr. Sabrina Strings
MCC Theater and Lounge
*** Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been rescheduled to Thursday, October 30th from Oct. 16th. We look forward to seeing you on the new date October 30, 5-7 PM in the MCC Theater and Lounge ***
Join us as Dr. Sabrina Strings argues that the rise of “situationships” isn’t accidental, but a powerful entry point into understanding how racism, sexism, and modern dating culture disintegrate our capacity for connection and intimacy.
In a world of dating apps, ghosting, and the so-called situationship, many—especially women and marginalized folks—are left questioning whether real love is still possible. In her groundbreaking book, The End of Love: Racism, Sexism and the Death of Romance, Dr. Strings reveals how the withholding of love has become a tool of control shaped by history and culture.
Don’t miss this urgent conversation with Dr. Strings on love, power, and the possibility of liberation.
Guest Bio: Sabrina Strings, Ph.D., is Professor and North Hall Chair of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She was a recipient of the UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship with a joint appointment in the School of Public Health and Department of Sociology. Sabrina is also an award-winning author with publications in diverse venues. Her first book, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (NYU Press 2019), was named one of Essence magazine’s "10 Books We're Dying To Toss Into Our Summer Totes." It also made “must read” lists in Ms. Magazine, Colorlines, and Bitchmedia, and has been featured on NPR, KPFA and WNYC. Her latest book The End of Love: Racism, Sexism, and the Death of Romance was released by Beacon Press (Jan 2024), and has been featured in Ms. Magazine, The Atlantic, NPR, and the hit show Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.
Department of Feminist Studies, Black Studies Department, RCSGD, Queer & Trans Student Union, Black Student Union
