All Events
Asianicity:Voices from Asia America
MCC THEATER
The Santa Barbara community and UCSB students collaborate for a selection of Asian American readings. Prose, poetry, and original pieces go to make up a heartfelt evening of what has been and what will be.
Co-sponsored by the Asian American Studies Department and the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation.
Art Exhibit
Malik Seneferu
MCC LOUNGE
A self-taught painter, draughtsman, muralist, poet, and illustrator, Seneferu is the founder of Aesthetic Ascension art social network. The purpose of his compositions is to elevate the social, political, environmental, and spiritual issues of people deeply challenged by oppression and to capture the Black experience in America. His work traveled to Durban, South Africa's War against Racism in 2001, as well as to Kenya, Haiti and Italy.
Cup of Culture
Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story
MCC THEATER
Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story portrays a contemporary American battle for civil rights. It follows three families in Yonkers, New York, in the middle of a confrontation about the politics and law of racial discrimination in housing and schools that challenges and changes their hometown. Drawn deeply into the conflict, the people in this film show how contemporary America confronts the issues of race and opportunity. Through their city's crucible, they deal with the meaning of civil rights in a current-day context. William Kavanagh, 53 min., English, 2007, USA.
Art Exhibit
OPENING RECEPTION Transracial Community Building
MCC LOUNGE
This exhibit creates a space for visual representation, embodied expression, and critical dialogue regarding the challenges, possibilities and visions of forming community across racial lines. Artists featured include Sophia Armen, Tara Atherley, Sandy Baños, Evan Bissell, Fabian Debora, Nayeli Guzmán, Nicole Leopardo, Ozi Magaña, Eric Murphy, Gabriel Navar, Shizue Seigel, Mica Valdez, Linda Vallejo. Join us for a reception and spoken word on April 7! Co-sponsored by the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department.
