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More than a job, the MCC internship offers more than just a monetary compensation. With the unique hxstory of the MCC, rooted in the twLF, and looking toward cross-cultural, social justice, and student-led work, the MCC internship is a once in a life opportunity. Interns have the opportunity to not only grow as individual, but to also work as a collective for the betterment of our communities.
Internship Overview (The Basics)
- 10-12 hours/week
- $11.15/hour
- Year-long position (Fall & Spring semesters)
- Mandatory Intern Seminar Monday's 6-9pm
- Mandatory Summer Retreat, late August (TBD)
- Work-study is preferred and highly encouraged but a few non-work study positions are available.
- Must be a registered undergraduate student at UCB
Responsibilities: Where does the work happen?
THE FRONT DESK
- Welcome people into the space.
- Make sure the MCC is clean (vacuum, sort and take out trash, clean tables etc.
- Help organizations set up for events and encourage our values of collaboration.
- Communicate with your fellow interns about work that needs to get done.
- Event evaluations, feedback!
COMMITTEES
- Art & Beautification
- Campus & Community Outreach
- Programming
- Documentation & Archival
- Library
- Curriculum & Pedagogy
- Community-Based Media
COMMITTEE WORK
- Weekly Check-ins, sometimes off shift
- Report Backs during seminar
- Tasks for committees should be completed during shifts! There should be minimal work taken home.
- Accountability and communication
MCC PROGRAMMING
- Interns are highly encouraged to vision, plan, and implement original programming.
- Events, workshops, resources that reflect the values of the MCC
- MCC Wednesdays are reserved for intern programs.
- Examples: WoCR/NoCR, short video project, MCC Cinemas, DREAMER Dialogue, Research symposium etc.
Check out the MCC Internship page for our 2014-2015 Intern Application (Due April 11, 2014)!!
MCC Internship Inforsessions will be held in the MCC :
- Tuesday, April 1 @ 12n
- Wednesday, April 2 @ 11am & 4pm
- Thursday, April 3 @ 1pm
- Friday, April 4 @ 11am & 4pm
And as always, come by and hang out with us any time. You can find us in:
Hearst Field Annex D-37
Hours: M 9am-6pm Tu-F 9am-10pm Sa 9am-5pm.
MCC Events Calendar & Collective Community Events Calendar
In solidarity,
The Multicultural Community Center
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Come Join us tonight -Wednesday April 2nd @ the MCC for the screening of the film, "Bless Me, Ultima"
Based on the novel (today, considered a banned book in numerous states across the nation) by Rudolfo Anaya in which his protagonist, Antonio Marez y Luna tells the story of his coming-of-age with the guidance of his curandera, mentor, and protector, Ultima.
Movie trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yg9kkqCul0
ADA and Snack accessible :)
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Graduate School Admissions Professor Panel
Thu, April 3, 5pm – 8pm
The event will be a workshop for undergraduate students seeking to apply to grad school. The workshop will include a panel of Berkeley professors from different fields that will be available to answer questions about Grad school, the application process and admissions.
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A NIGHT OF SPOKEN WORD AND PRISON STORIES
Fri, April 4, 7pm – 9pm
Please join us and invite folks for an evening of poetry and story telling, to share different people's experiences and/or thoughts in relation to the Prison Industrial Complex that has plagued our society.
If you or someone you know would like to perform or share their story, please feel free to send us a message as soon as possible. We might not have enough time to have everyone perform or share their stories, therefore priority will be given to those who sign up first.
We hope this will be the beginning of a larger movement to continue discussing issues pertaining to this era of mass incarceration.
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** Semana de la Dignidad y Rebeldia **
Semana de la Dignidad Rebelde (April 8-12, 2014) is a week long of events that bring visibility to various struggles that are often marginalized and current movements taking place in the Bay area and internationally.We plan to have each day designated to a theme, art for liberation, talking circle, Peace & Dignity Journeys Teach-In, plantita workshop, escuelita zapatista report back leading up to our annual Indingenous People's Night of Resistance. Through this week of 'dignidad rebelde' we honor our ancestors who continue to guide us, mother earth for her sacrifices and love and to each other as indigenous/people of color who continue to thrive and survive.
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Xinaxtli, a Xicanx/Indigenous organization at UC Berkeley, would like to invite you to our 7th annual Indigenous Peoples Night of Resistance! Saturday April 12th 2-9 PM
IPNOR, is a night to honor all people who walk with the earth to protect and defend it. Indigenous peoples from Africa, Asia, Native America, and the Pacific Islands are not of the past but continue to live with dignity. We continue to hold a great responsibility in sharing the knowledge of our ancestors who resisted colonialism in order for us to be here today. - Xinaxtli
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