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UCSB — The Current — ‘Freedom in the aftermath of slavery’ and more news, events

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October 24, 2023

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Freedom in the aftermath of slavery

In “Nothing More Than Freedom,” historian Giuliana Perrone tracks the failure of abolition in American law.

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'A la Frontera de Aztlán' serigraph, Tony Ortega, 1995

Self Help Graphics and Chicano civil rights art on view at the library

The exhibition “Cultura Cura” showcases groundbreaking artwork from the L.A.-based community nonprofit, including printmaking from the Chicano Civil Rights Movement.

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Working toward a clean energy future, the university launches a campus decarbonization study

With an allocation from University of California of $1 million to begin its planning efforts to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, UC Santa Barbara launches its Clean Energy Master Plan.

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Featured Events

El Hedi ben Salem and Brigette Mira in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Revisiting the Classics: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

October 24, 2023

A screening of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1974 film is followed by a discussion with cinema scholar Timothy Corrigan of University of Pennsylvania and Patrice Petro, director of the Carsey-Wolf Center.

The Future of the Amazon

October 25-27, 2023

The international conference features in-person participation by Indigenous activists, environmental policymakers, activist-researchers and NGOs from China, Ecuador, Brazil and other countries in the Amazon region.

Group of people gathered at the Bren School

Mantell Symposium 2023

October 26, 2023

Outdoor Afro CEO Rue Mapp gives an opening keynote, followed by panel discussions featuring leaders in environmental justice and conservation innovation, Bren School faculty and Michael Mantell Fellows.