All Events
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.
Up from the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Post-Katrina • Jason Berry
MCC THEATER
Jason Berry, distinguished author, cultural historian, and documentarian will share a video of jazz funerals in New Orleans and discuss the state of music and politics since Hurricane Katrina. He will sign copies of the book Up from the Cradle of Jazz after his presentation.
Cup of Culture
American Indian Heritage Month Alcatraz is Not an Island
MCC THEATER
In November 1969, a small group of Native American students and urban Indians began the occupation of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay Area. Eventually joined by thousands of Native Americans, they reclaimed “Indian land” for the first time since the 1880s, forever changing the way Native Americans viewed themselves, their culture, and their sovereign rights. Discussion following the screening. James M. Fortier, 69 min., English, USA.
Cup of Culture
OUTRAGEOUS! OPENING NIGHT SB Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival
MCC THEATER
The MCC is excited to present the first screening of the 18th Annual Santa Barbara Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival. The film shorts presented on this night will feature the latest and greatest in film by and for queer communities throughout the United States. A free reception to meet and greet will follow the show.
