Events By Quarter
Wade Clark Roof Lecture on Human Rights: Challenging Hate: How to Stop Anti-AAPI Violence and Bias
Manjusha Kulkarni, Co-Founder, Stop AAPI Hate and Executive Director of AAPI Equity Alliance
MCC Theater
Sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across the country have been subjected to increased hate incidents, including verbal harassment, civil rights violations, and physical assaults. Since its founding in March 2020, thousands of incidents have been reported to the Stop AAPI Hate coalition. Manjusha Kulkarni will discuss how Stop AAPI Hate is addressing anti-Asian hate through civil rights enforcement, education equity, community-based safety, and building a movement against systemic racism.
Speaker Bio: Manjusha P. Kulkarni, Esq., is Executive Director of AAPI Equity Alliance and Co-Founder of Stop AAPI Hate. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, on NPR and CNN, and was recognized with the co-founders of Stop AAPI Hate, Cynthia Choi and Russell Jeung, by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential individuals in the world in 2021.
Co-sponsors: Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public LifeAsian American Studies Department, Religious Studies Department, East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies Department, East Asia Center, Center for Taiwan Studies, Center for Sikh and Punjab Studies, Center for Middle East Studies
Housing Resources Panel
Jennifer Ja Birchim, Natalie Armistead, Martin Carranza, Savannah Martin and Isobel Frueh
Hybrid: MCC Lounge and Zoom
Presented by the Rapid Rehousing Program, Basic Needs/Financial Crisis Response Team, University and Community Housing Services, UCSB Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), and the MultiCultural center
Join us for this panel discussion that will cover several critical housing resources and services available on campus. Attendees will hear from members of University and Community Housing Services where they will discuss how to search for housing off-campus and key resources available including lease agreement review; the Financial Crisis Response Team will focus on transitional housing, housing vouchers, and case management; and Rapid Rehousing Program will share how they can connect students experiencing housing insecurity to housing resources.
Presenters Jennifer Ja Birchim, Manager, Community Housing Services University and Community Housing Services; Natalie Armistead, Basic Needs Coordinator and Financial Crisis Response Team, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships; Martin Carranza, Counselor, Transfer Students Academic Support, Educational Opportunity Program; Savannah Martin, Housing Advocate, Rapid Rehousing Program; and Isobel Frueh, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator. Rapid Rehousing Program.
HYBRID EVENT
Option of attending in-person at the MCC Lounge or via Zoom. Zoom link details will be provided upon RSVP.
Dinner will be provided.
For more information or assistance in accommodating people of varying abilities, contact the MultiCultural Center at 805-893-8411. Wheelchair access for in-person attendees. Captions will be provided for Zoom attendees.
A DEI Arts and Craft Printing Workshop
Jesse Avila
MCC Lounge
Arts and crafts are tools for self-expression and a means to understand the world around us, and this fun and interactive workshop will teach children about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, along with the meanings behind symbols. The children will also create their own hand-made prints by using a printing press and will take home the DEI art they create. Five years and older are recommended, but all are welcome to participate.
Speaker Bio: Jesse Avila received his BA in Art from the University of California Santa Barbara and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Organization and Leadership in Higher Education at the University of San Francisco. He is also the Interim Program Director and Office Manager for the UCSB MultiCultural Center where he bridges his passions for social justice programming with the arts.
Art Exhibition
Day 1 - PYNK POSSIBILITIES: BLACK GENDER CREATIVE + ART FOR SURVIVAL
Matt Richardson (Feminist Studies) and Omise’eke Tinsley (Black Studies)
MCC Lounge
Day 1 of 2-day event -
Art Exhibit: Shades of Black & Pynk: A Celebration of Black Trans+Queer Art, Love, and Writing
The two-day event opens on Sunday, April 30 with art exhibit and panel “PYNK Possibilities: Black Gender Creative + Art for Survival.” This exhibit is a multimedia installation that celebrates the boundless imagination of Black Queer, Trans, and Gender Creative artists. Curated in honor of the release of The Color Pynk: Black Femme Art for Survival by Professor Omise'eke Tinsley (Black Studies), the exhibit features original short film The Siren by Dominican-American filmmaker Helen Peña, collage by scholarartist Mariah Webber (Feminist Studies), and more. This exhibition seeks to spotlight the world-making power of rebellious Black LGBT artists and awaken love, collectivity and solidarity. The exhibit opening is also a party, nail salon, mini runway class, audience-inclusive fashion show, and interactive conversation with the artists as well as Color Pynk authors Omise’eke Tinsley and Candice Lyons.
