Events By Quarter
The Family Markowitz by Allegra Goodman Facilitated by: Cheri Gurse
MCC Meeting Room
Last year the MultiCultural Center kicked off a new series to explore the issues of race and belonging through literature. This series is an interactive space for lively discussions on various theories about race, a safe space for articulating perspectives on identity and belonging which are contextualized by different authors, and an intentional time for centering the narratives of marginalized communities. Discussions will be facilitated by various faculty members, graduate students, and staff members. Reading the materials is suggested but are not required for attendance. This series hopes to cultivate open dialogue, and a spirit of appreciation and intellectual kinship. All are welcome.
Music Performance
AN EXTENDED DRUM SOLO ON THE DJEMBE
NGOKI JUMBE
Santa Barbara-based Ngoki has developed his own style and vocabulary of drumming that he calls Primal Funk or Roots Funk, with influences from hip hop, rhythm and blues, soul, and beyond.
Cup of Culture Series
Standing Above The Clouds
MCC Theater
Standing Above the Clouds is a story of inter-generational women activists, who call themselves Aloha ??ina, or warriors of the land. The mothers and daughters find themselves standing with many others at the forefront of the Indigenous movement to safeguard their sacred mountain, Mauna a Wakea, after a construction permit was granted for an eighteen story, Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to be built directly below the summit on pristine, untouched land. The film brings into focus how this movement has brought a new found expression of solidarity and a spirit of hope to people across lands and oceans who work to form alliances that will safeguard their environment, lifeways, and future. Post film discussion panel to follow.
Spoken Word
The Flourish
Jahman Hill
MCC Lounge
Jahman Ariel Hill is a poet, playwright, and college professor based in Birmingham, AL. He is currently ranked 3rd in the world in slam poetry and is touring his award-winning one man show, Black Enough, which previewed Off Broadway at Theatre Row. As an academic, he has earned a BA in International Studies with a focus in Middle East Relations, an MA in Communication Studies, and is working towards an MA in Women's Studies. His academic and activist work helped earn him the Marsha Houston Award for Outstanding Student Work in Social Justice and Diversity.
