Events By Quarter
MCC Community Forum: Diversity, Belonging, and Empowerment
MCC Lounge
The MCC in collaboration with MCC Council, JS Interns, and MCC Student Teams
Join us for a collaborative space to exchange ideas, discuss pressing issues, and explore community-driven solutions.
Together, we’ll focus on themes of diversity, belonging, and empowerment, fostering dialogue that will shape future MCC programming under the Holistic Safety Plan. Be part of creating supportive spaces for connection and resilience on our campus.
Join us for dinner and community.
Stay tuned for details and we look forward to your participation!
Mixed In America
Meagan Smith and Jazmine Jarvis
MCC Theater and Lounge
Begin your mixed healing journey with Mixed Identity Specialists and Founders of Mixed in America – Meagan Smith & Jazmine Jarvis. Join the Office of Black Student Development and MCC, for a trauma-informed workshop designed to help you explore and embrace your mixed-race identity with authenticity and truth. Gain practical tools for healing identity wounds in a safe, supportive, and judgment-free space. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect, reflect, and grow.
Co-Sponsors: MCC, OBSD, BWHC
Unlearning Academic Ableism
Angela M. Carter and Rui Rui Bleifuss
Online Zoom
Disability Justice is currently trending on social media and within larger social justice movement spaces. But what does disability justice mean for college students? This interactive Zoom workshop hosted by the MCC and CODE will begin with a brief overview of disability as an intersectional identity and experience. Next, participants will learn how to utilize the principles of Disability Justice to recognize and disrupt academic ableism. Lastly, there will be ample time to ask questions and engage in discussion.
Guest Bios:
As a Ronald E. McNair scholar, Angela M. Carter (she/her) became a first-generation college graduate in 2009 when she earned her BA in English from Truman State University. Dr. Carter completed her Ph.D. in Feminist Studies at the University of Minnesota in 2019. She has worked in various capacities over the last 20 years teaching, researching, and advocating, around experiences of injustice and inequity in higher education. Currently, she is organizing with other disabled Minnesotans to form a grassroots community organization, named AmplifyMN: A Disability Justice Collective. Angela identifies as a white anti-racist, multiply-disabled, rural queer, feminist.
Rui Rui Bleifuss (she/her) is a Chinese American disability activist from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and an intern with AmplifyMN: A Disability Justice Collective. Currently, Rui Rui is a junior at Davidson College where she is pursuing a major in Disability Studies and a minor in Chinese Studies. Outside of her work, Rui Rui loves listening to podcasts, baking, and spending time with her service dog, Yeti.
Co-Sponsor: CODE
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Cup of Culture
Wadjda
MCC Theater
Wadjda, directed by Haifaa Al Mansour, is a groundbreaking film and the first feature entirely shot in Saudi Arabia. It follows the story of a spirited 10-year-old girl in Riyadh who dreams of owning a green bicycle and defying cultural norms. The film took five years to complete due to numerous challenges, including Saudi Arabia's strict gender segregation laws. Al Mansour directed much of the movie from a van, using a monitor and walkie-talkie to communicate with her crew. Despite these difficulties, Wadjda not only highlights the struggles of Saudi women but also marks a historic milestone as the debut feature of Saudi Arabia's first female filmmaker.
Directed by: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Produced by: Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul
Guest Bio:
Haifaa Al Mansour is the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia. She studied comparative literature at the American University in Cairo. She recently completed a Master’s degree in Film Studies from the University of Sydney under the prestigious Endeavour Scholarship Award. She began her film directing career with three shorts, Who?, Bereavement of the Fledgling, and The Only Way Out, followed by her award-winning documentary Women Without Shadows. The success of her films around the world inspired a new movement of independent filmmaking in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She is famous for penetrating the wall of silence surrounding the lives of Saudi women and providing a platform for their unheard voices. Her work is dedicated to fostering change for Arab women. Her first feature film, Wadjda, was developed within the pilot screenwriters lab that inaugurated the collaboration between TorinoFilmLab and the Dubai International Film Festival in 2009.
