Tag: UCSB Multicultural Center

May 25 — From 9/11 to Now: Immigrant Rights Matter to Us All (Ahilan Arulanantham)

SANTA BARBARA — Ahilan Arulanantham will present the Diversity Lecture “From 9/11 to Now: Immigrant Rights Matter to Us All” from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25 at the UCSB Multicultural Center. Reflecting on his own family history, rulanantham, director…

Feb. 24 — ‘An Evening of Chican@ Rock: Quetzal,” The Hub, Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center is hosting An Evening of Chicano Rock with East L.A. band QUETZAL on Friday, February 24th at 8 pm. A Grammy-Award winning East LA Chican@ rock group, Quetzal is the collaborative project of Quetzal Flores (guitar),…

La Misa Negra to perform at UCSB on Sept. 19

SANTA BARBARA — La Misa Negra will from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 at the San Miguel Stage at the UCSB Multicultural Center. La Misa Negra is a 9-piece band from Oakland, California that plays a unique blend of…

UCSB Multicultural Center’s Cup of Culture to present film screening of ‘Cartel Land’ on Oct. 7

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center’s Cup of Culture Film screening of “Cartel Land” will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the UCSB Multicultural Center, UCSB. Hailed by The New York Times as “urgent and…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present the discussion ‘Dreaming of Selena Twenty Years Later’ on May 11

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present the discussion “Dreaming of Selena Twenty Years Later” with Deborah Paredez at 6 p.m. Monday, May 11 at the MCC Lounge. 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Selena Quintanilla…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present ‘Challenging the Borders of Education: Undocumented Students …’ on April 30

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present the Race Matters discussion of “ Challenging the Borders of Education: Undocumented Students and Public Pedagogy – Jennifer Nájera” at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30 at the MCC Lounge. Who are our teachers? A critical…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present film screening of ‘Cesar’s Last Fast’ on April 29

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present the film screening of “Cesar’s Last Fast” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 at the MCC Theater. In 1988, César Chávez embarked on what would be the final act of protest in his…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present the Cup of Culture film screening of ‘La Mission’ on March 4

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present the Cup of Culture film screening of “La Mission” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 at the MCC Theater. Growing up in the Mission District of San Francisco, Che Rivera has always had…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present film screening, discussion of ‘No Más Bebés Por Vida / No More Babies for Life’ on Feb. 25

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present the Cup of Culture film screening and discussion of “No Más Bebés Por Vida / No More Babies for Life,” the story of Mexican-American women who were sterilized at the Los Angeles County-USC…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present screening of Baca’s ‘A Place to Stand’ on Feb. 18

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present a Cup of Culture film screening of  “A Place to Stand,” the story of Jimmy Santiago Baca’s transformation from a functionally illiterate convict to an award-winning poet, novelist and screenwriter, at 6…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present discussion on ‘Mass Deportation and Global Capitalism’ on Jan. 27

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center to present discussion on ‘Mass Deportation and Global Capitalism’ at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the MCC Lounge. In the spring of 2014, President Obama’s administration reached a landmark of more than…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present Cup of Culture film screening of ‘Who is Dayani Cristal?’ on Jan. 21

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center to present Cup of Culture film screening of ‘Who is Dayani Cristal?’ at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the MCC Theater. Following a team of dedicated staff from the Pima County Morgue in…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present the Cup of Culture film screening of ‘Documented’ on Nov. 12

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present the Cup of Culture film screening of “Documented” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 at UCSB. In 2011, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present ‘A Journey Through Brazil and Haiti with Alafia Dance Ensemble’ on Nov. 14

SANTA BARBARA –  The UCSB Multicultural Center will present “A Journey Through Brazil and Haiti with Alafia Dance Ensemble” at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 at the MCC Theater, UCSB. Alafia Dance Ensemble delivers program of music and dance from Brazil…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present ‘The Story of Salsa’ panel discussion, concert on Nov. 6

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present “The Story of Salsa” panel discussion from 6 to 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 6 at UCSB. The all-star panel discussion on the origin, cultural meaning, and current global boom of salsa music…

UCSB Multicultural Center to present ‘Arte Intimo, Arte Público: Spirit, Vision and Form / The Art of Judy Baca’ lecture on Oct. 16

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present “Arte Intimo, Arte Público: Spirit, Vision and Form | The Art of Judy Baca” through Dec. 19 at the MCC Lounge. Baca, a world-renowned painter and muralist, community arts pioneer, scholar and…