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Cup of Culture - Meet the Filmmaker
COINTELPRO 101
MCC THEATER
COINTELPRO 101 is both a formal program of the FBI and a term frequently used to describe a conspiracy among local, state, and federal government agencies to destroy movements for self-determination and liberation for Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous struggles, as well as mount an institutionalized attack against allies of these movements and other progressive organizations. It represents the state’s strategy to prevent movements and communities from overturning white supremacy and creating racial justice. This documentary will introduce viewers new to this history to the social justice movements of the sixties and seventies. Discussion with director Claude Marks and former Black Panther Hank Jones following the screening. Andres Alegria, Prentis Hemphill, Anita Johnson, and Claude Marks, 56 min., English, 2010, USA. Co-sponsored by the Department of Asian American Studies and KCSB-FM.
Patricia Selbert in Conversation with Pico Iyer. The House of Six Doors
MCC LOUNGE
In an intimate conversation with renowned author Pico Iyer, local author Patricia Selbert shares her experiences and excerpts from her recent novel, The House of Six Doors, a compelling story of immigration from the Caribbean Islands to California that follows a girl as she moves between two cultures, cradled between longing for her indigenous past and the glittering promise of her future in America. Born to Dutch parents in the jungles of Venezuela and raised in Curaçao, Selbert richly spices this novel with images from her own life and experiences. She artfully portrays the honest transformation of an immigrant family, moving from memories of a windswept island and a grandmother’s wisdom to the poignant integration and reality facing all American immigrants. Refreshments will be served.
Patricia Selbert in Conversation with Pico Iyer. The House of Six Doors
MCC LOUNGE
In an intimate conversation with renowned author Pico Iyer, local author Patricia Selbert shares her experiences and excerpts from her recent novel, The House of Six Doors, a compelling story of immigration from the Caribbean Islands to California that follows a girl as she moves between two cultures, cradled between longing for her indigenous past and the glittering promise of her future in America. Born to Dutch parents in the jungles of Venezuela and raised in Curaçao, Selbert richly spices this novel with images from her own life and experiences. She artfully portrays the honest transformation of an immigrant family, moving from memories of a windswept island and a grandmother’s wisdom to the poignant integration and reality facing all American immigrants. Refreshments will be served.
Children’s Event
Silly Rabbit: Tricksters Are for Kids! Trickster Tales from Around the World. Boxtales
MCC THEATER
Join us for a fun and magical journey with wily creatures who teach us folk wisdom, morals, and life lessons in this collection of Trickster Tales from around the world. Through these stories, Boxtales inspires self-reliance and creative problem solving. Directed by the company, this show features performers Matt Tavianini, Michael Andrews, and Deven Sisler and beautiful masks by Ann Chevrefils and Lindsay Rust. Co-sponsored by UCSB Early Childhood Care & Education Services.
