Events By Quarter
Cup of Culture
Straight Outta Compton
MCC Theater
“…an electrifying piece of hip-hop history that speaks urgently to right now.” – The Rolling Stone
In 1987, the streets of South Los Angeles were some of the most dangerous in the U.S. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Straight Outta Compton follows the rise and fall of N.W.A. as they used the most dangerous weapon around, their music, to expose the world to the truth about life in the hood and ignite a cultural revolution. (147 min, English, 2015)
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsbWEF1Sju0
An Evening of Afro-Latin Funk: Jungle Fire
MCC Theater
The Jungle Fire sound digs deep into Afro-Latin Funk (or TropiFunk) with an approach that is authentic and highly explosive. Jungle Fire pulls its influences from music of legends such as Irakere, Ray Barretto, James Brown, Fela Kuti, and Manu Dibango while creating a melting pot of Afro-Caribbean and West African rhythms with a heavy break beat funk aesthetic. The result is musical cocktail ready and able to ignite any dance floor!
Listen to Jungle Fire music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_w3wqMYLpE
Tickets: $5 UCSB Students and Children Under 12 / $15 general. Purchase tickets at A.S. Ticket Office or online here.
Race Matters Series
Is Culture a Fashion Statement? What is Cultural Appropriation?
MCC Lounge & Theater
Can something as simple as your outfit perpetuate legacies of oppression? Amongst heightened pushback surrounding racist and identity-erasing costumes or fashion statements often seen in themed parties, music videos and the run-way, it’s difficult to know where the boundaries are. This faculty- led panel will examine and explore the nuances surrounding cultural appropriation, appreciation and assimilation through an anti-racist and historical lens. The academic panel will be followed by a fashion show displaying culturally honored representations of self through outfits.
Cup of Culture
Very Young Girls
MCC Theater
Addressing the sexual exploitation of girls in NYC, this sobering documentary details the stories of barely adolescent girls sold on the street by pimps, but treated as adult criminals by the police. Gender and race are not only risk factors for trafficking, but correlate with how victims are treated. This bold exposé identifies hope for girls in the organization GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services), a recovery agency founded and run by a survivor of commercial sexual exploitation. GEMS helped ensure the passage of NY’s Safe Harbour for Sexually Exploited Children Act, which in 2008 became the first law in the nation to protect and not punish trafficked and exploited youth. (83 min, English, 2007)
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fX6EaHuRCg
