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Race Matters Series
Brooklyn Beats to Beirut Streets
MCC LOUNGE
Poet and Educator Mark Gonzales (an Alaskan-born Mexican-American) and hip hop artists Nizar Wattad and Omar Chakaki (hailing from Palestine and Syria, respectively), offer a unique examination of identity, pop culture, and growing up an ‘other’ in the United States. Brooklyn Beats to Beruit Streets Traces the artists development alongside the birth and growth of hip-hop, then invites audience members to participate in a discussion.
'What are you… Deaf?' Performed by CJ Jones
MCC THEATER
In WHAT ARE YOU…DEAF?, CJ Jones blends his unique style of visual imagery and storytelling. Combining voice, American Sign Language (ASL) and mime, along with recorded music and multi-media projections, Jones paints colorful, riveting pictures of his life experiences, revealing what it was like to grow up in a tough St. Louis neighborhood, in the shadow of his deaf Golden Gloves champion boxer dad and on through the challenges faced during his quest to make it as a comedian and actor in Hollywood. Language interpreter will be available for hearing audience.
The Cooking Show con Karimi & Comrades: A Live Cooking Performance for Your Heart, Mind, Stomach & Funny Bone
MCC THEATER
Savor a tasty theatrical experience with revolutionary chef Mero Cocinero Karimi and his culinary comrades as they dish up Iranian-Guatemalan-Filipino food, cultural consciousness, and humor. Chef Mero creates revolutionary recipes live onstage, serving up stories, healthy political discussion combined with delicious culinary samples, guaranteeing every audience member their own satisfying taste. Admission at the door: Students Free / $5 General
The Sari Soldiers
MCC THEATER
Filmed over three years during the most historic and pivotal time in Nepal’s modern history, The Sari Soldiers is an extraordinary story of six women’s courageous efforts to shape Nepal’s future in the midst of an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents, and the King’s crackdown on civil liberties. When Devi, mother of a 15-year-old girl, witnesses her niece being tortured and murdered by the Royal Nepal Army, she speaks publicly about the atrocity. The army abducts her daughter in retaliation, and Devi embarks on a three-year struggle to uncover her daughter’s fate and see justice done. Julie Bridgham, 90 min, Nepali/English, 2008, US/Nepal.
