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An Evening of Jarocho Music with Conjunto Hueyapan de la Familia Herrera
MCC THEATER
Founded by Professor Fermín Herrera in 1973, Conjunto Hueyapan performs the finest interpretation of the festive, traditional music of Veracruz, Mexico, known as son jarocho. This familiy masters the jarana, therequinto, and the dual harp. They have delighted audiences at the Kennedy Center in Washington, President Ronald Reagan's 1985 Inaugural Ball, the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival, and numerous other national and international venues and television programs. In addition, individual members have been guest performers in concert tours and recordings by Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos, and Jaguares. Tickets $5 students / $15 general. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at 805-893-2064.
Race Matters Series
Graduate Students of Color at UC Santa Barbara Domestic Abuse and Communities of Color
MCC LOUNGE
Members of the Graduate Student Association at UC Santa Barbara will lead a discussion on issues related to the experiences of graduate students of color at this campus. They will address the particular challenges they face including isolation and language barriers, lack of diversity on the campus, labeling, peer (mis)perceptions, mentoring, and faculty/graduate student relations. At the same time, presenters will highlight both campus and community resources. Undergraduate students considering graduate school should also attend. Participation is encouraged, so please bring questions and comments!
Student Series
Bordertown
MCC THEATER
Bordertown is based on the tragic account of hundreds of women working in American-owned factories in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where dozens of women working in the maquiladoras have been kidnapped, raped, and murdered; and little, if anything, has been done about it. Eva, a 16-year-old factory worker who was left for dead by the two men who raped her, seeks the help of a local newspaper man. Lauren Adrian, an up-and-coming Chicago newspaper reporter is assigned to the story. What she finds is a corrupt system of unfair labor practices, where workers are offered absolutely no protection from the police, the government agencies, or the companies they slave for. Discussion with Mujeres de Juarez de UCSB following the screening. Gregory Nava, 112 min., English and Spanish, 2006, USA.
Race Matters Series
Does Race Matter? The Henry Louis Gates Case and RaceRelations in America
MCC LOUNGE
The arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 16, 2009 ignited a wide range of legal and social debate as well as a media firestorm worldwide. Mark Sawyer, Associate Professor of African American Studies and Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Politics at UCLA; Tarika Lewis, community activist and first female recruit of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense; and law enforcement representatives will address topics such as racial profiling, civil rights, incarceration, and other topics on race relations in America.
