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Cup of Culture Series
Songs That Never End
Film Screening/Online
Having fled their home in Iran, the Dayan family is greeted in Houston with hurricanes and perilous politics. Nine-year-old Hana is bold and brilliant and struggles to be heard while her family comes to grips with life in the sprawling Texan metropolis, constantly reaching out to all that is gone but is still here: a hunger for the future, and songs about a kind world. Post-film discussion with filmmaker, Yehuda Sharim, to follow. 1h 54m. 2019.
Art Exhibit
Stay Home, Stay Woke!
Showcasing UCSB Students
Online
In the spirit of keeping ourselves, loved ones, and community safe, we’re all staying home – but that doesn’t mean our advocacy for justice has to be put on hold! We understand art as a platform for the political and revolutionary consciousness we need now more than ever as we navigate a pandemic. Stay Home, Stay Woke! is a virtual art exhibition showcasing UCSB students’ creative expressions. Join us as we appreciate and honor our student community’s artwork!
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Resilient Love
Staying on Mission: Race, Equity, and Justice in the Midst of Polarizing Politics
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Online Discussion
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Universities advertise themselves as places where members of the community can engage in the "marketplace of ideas”. Recently, state legislatures are attempting to limit inquiry and discussion around issues of race, ethnicity, and gender. This talk explores the current critical race theory debate and how universities can clarify the misinformation and disinformation surrounding its meanings. It speaks to what it is and what it is not as well as the implications for other areas of diversity.
Bio: Gloria Ladson-Billings is the former Kellner Distinguished Chair of Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, a Fellow of the Hagler Institute of Texas A&M University, and a member of the National Academy of Education (where she served as President from 2017 - 2021).
Her area of expertise is culturally relevant pedagogy and equity focused instruction. She is author of the critically acclaimed book, “The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children” as well as 2 other single authored books, 10 edited books, and more than 100 journal articles and book chapters. She is the recipient of 9 honorary degrees from US and international universities.
Co-sponsors: The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
