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Cup of Culture
Meet the Filmmaker Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
MCC THEATER
This award-winning film explores Patsy Takemoto Mink’s legacy as the first woman of color to ever serve in the United States Congress. A legislative trailblazer, Mink overcame racial and gender discrimination to become one of the most influential public servants of her generation. She was a tenacious advocate of women’s rights who co-authored the ground-breaking Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the landmark legislation that mandated gender equity in education and especially celebrated for its impact on women’s high school and college athletics. Discussion with director Kimberlee Bassford following the screening. Kimberlee Bassford, 56 min., English, 2008, USA
Open Mic
Open Mic with CYPHER
MCC LOUNGE
Come and check out CYPHER (Culture of Youth Progressing Humanity in Expression and Rhythm) in an open mic expression night of local artists that share their work through spoken word, freestyle battles, beat boxers, dancers, and plenty of other art forms of expression.
Children’s Event
Caribbean Mask Making
MCC LOUNGE
Learn about the masks of the world in this mask-making workshop with Dancing Drum. This session will focus on making a Vejigante-style mask from Puerto Rico, using paper, paint, and a variety of colorful materials. Participants will learn about the use of this style of mask in Caribbean culture, listen to plena and bomba music that is traditionally played for the mask dance, and create their own wearable mask to take home with them. This workshop is for children ages 6 and up.
DIVERSITY LECTURE
MEDIA THAT NURTURES • Gregory Coyes
MCC THEATER
For the last twenty-five years, Gregory Coyes has been producing award-winning films and television in the Metis and First Nations communities of Canada. His work has been broadcast on Canadian and international networks, including the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. In this lecture, Coyes will consider what we regard as value in our own communities, why it is of value to our communities, and what approach we take in the treatment of this information to bring it to a wider, public audience.
