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Cup of Culture
A Better Life
MCC Theater
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give him the opportunities he never had. Chris Weitz, 98 min., English, 2011, USA.
Selfless Giving: An Interfaith Case for Empathy
MCC Theater
What does it mean to connect with others in a state of empathy? Can we offer ourselves without expectation of reward? This lecture will provide insights about the art of selfless giving from the perspective of Craig Rennebohm, a Lutheran chaplain working on the streets with people struggling with mental illness, and Pravrajika Vrajaprana, a nun at Vedanta Society of Sarada Convent. Rennebohm is a Mental Health Chaplain and author of Souls in the Hands of a Tender God. Vrajaprana is the author of Vedanta: A Simple Introduction. In 2006, she was a co-speaker with the 14th Dalai Lama at the Interfaith Conference in San Francisco. Generously supported by the University Religious Center Interfaith Fund. Co-sponsored by the Interfaith Initiative of Santa Barbara County and the Religious Studies Department at UCSB.
'Love thy neighbor as thyself, because your neighbor is yourself.' Swami Vivekananda
Race Matters Series
Muslims and Arabs on TV in a Post-Racial America Dina Ibrahim
MCC Lounge
In a post-racial landscape, cable television comedies are going beyond the portrayals of Muslims as terrorists and are using humor to humanize Muslims and Arabs. This conversation will be a platform to discuss the evolving images of Islam and Arabs and how audiences are reading them. Dina Ibrahim is an Associate Professor in the Broadcasting & Electronic Communication Department at San Francisco State University. Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle East Studies; Education Abroad Program, UC Santa Barbara; the Muslim Student Association; the Persian Student Group; and Students for Justice in Palestine.
Cup of Culture
Bronx Princess and A Son’s Sacrifice
MCC Theater
Two unique shorts on intergenerational immigrant conflict and identity. Bronx Princess follows headstrong 17-year-old teenager Rocky's journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father, a chief in Ghana, West Africa. A Son's Sacrifice is the coming-of-age story of Imran, a young American Muslim who struggles to take over his father's halal slaughterhouse in Queens, New York City respectively. Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed, 38 min., English, 2008, USA and Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed, 30 min., English 2007, USA. Co-sponsored by Education Abroad Program, UC Santa Barbara.
