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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.
EPCA WORKSHOP
MEGAPHONIC LITERATURE: CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE POETRY • Jason Magabo Perez
MCC LOUNGE
Jason Magabo Perez teaches creative writing and performance for the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of San Diego. Through critical dialogue, creative writing, and performance exercises, attendees will explore representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality in the media and use their bodies and languages to represent themselves. The literary practice of spoken word and methods of the Theatre of the Oppressed will be used as tools for resistance and radical social transformation. Be prepared to read, write, perform, and resist!
Cup of Culture
Pilipino American Heritage Month Meet the Filmmaker Sounds of a New Hope
MCC THEATER
Sounds of a New Hope is a documentary film about the life of Pilipino-American emcee KIWI and the growing use of hip-hop as an organizing tool in the people’s movement for national liberation and democracy in the Philippines. Eric Tandoc's short film draws connections between music and politics, the Philippines, and Pilipino America. He follows KIWI as the young rapper grows from his brash youth as a gang banger on the streets of Koreatown to radical political activism promoted throughout the slum-dwellings of the Philippines. Followed by a performance by KIWI and a Q & A with the director. Eric Tandoc, 45 min., English and Tagalog, 2009, USA/Philippines.
The Cultural and Religious Significance of Food in the Middle East • Magda Campo
MCC LOUNGE
Ful Midammis, falafel anyone? Egyptian fast food dishes throughout the Middle East, although simple in their appearance and preparation, are part of Egyptian identity and culture and encompass religious meanings and practices. In her talk, Magda Campo, who teaches Arabic in the Religious Studies Department at UC Santa Barbara, will discuss the significance of these dishes accompanied by a demonstration on how to make them.
