All Events
Douglass Day Community Event and Transcribe-a-thon featuring the Colored Conventions Project
MCC Lounge
You’re invited to Frederick Douglass’ birthday party! Help us celebrate Douglass Day and Black History Month by participating in a national transcribe-a-thon. You’ll learn how to bring 19th century Black history to life by transforming digitized Colored Conventions documents into legible text. There will be birthday cake, music, and more! Just bring your computers, yourselves, and a friend. (UCSB affiliates can also check out a laptop at UCSB Library.) No experience necessary. Free and open to the public.
Opening remarks will be made at the start of the event and guests are welcome to drop-in as their schedule allows. Registration is recommended, but not required: https://douglassday.org/ucsb/
Co-Sponsors: Department of English, Office of Black Student Development, African Diasporic Cultural Resource Center, UCSB Library
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 Feb 19th & Mar 5 2:00-3:30 pm MCC Lounge
Race & Religion
Connecting With Your Ancestors - A Conversation with Juju Bae
Juju Bae and Dr. Terrell Winder
MCC Theater and Lounge
Join author and priestess Osunfunmilola, also known as Juju Bae, to discuss the importance of ancestral veneration, communion, and honor during Black History Month. In her latest book, The Book of Juju: Africana Spirituality for Healing, Liberation, and Self-Discovery, Juju highlights the deep societal need for inclusive and affirming spiritual traditions that are accessible to all humans. In this lecture, we will discuss often historically marginalized spiritual systems and how they might be accessed for deeper healing, knowledge, and ancestral support. After the discussion, Dr. Terrell Winder will lead a Q&A, followed by dinner. This event is in collaboration with the Office of Black Student Development (OBSD), African diasporic Cultural Resource Center (AdCRC), and Black Women’s Health Collaborative (BWHC).
Co-Sponsors: Office of Black Student Development (OBSD), African diasporic Cultural Resource Center (AdCRC), Black Women’s Health Collaborative (BWHC)
Children’s Day Event – Around the World in a Day
Orfalea Family Children's Center
Join the Multicultural Center and UCSB Children's Center for a day of traveling the globe, no plane ticket needed! Around the World in a Day gives kids a playful, hands-on way to explore cultures from near and far. With their own Passport to the World, they’ll stop by different cultural discovery zones hosted by UCSB student organizations, picking up stamps as they listen to stories, participate in creative projects, and experience new traditions. It’s an afternoon meant to spark curiosity and imagination and to celebrate identity. Come take a trip around the world, right here in the community!
Orfalea Family Children's Center, West Campus Lane, UCSB Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Co-Sponsor: UCSB Children's Center, West Campus
