The Multicultural Community Center (MCC) is currently seeking Student Interns to staff and implement programming in the MCC for the 2016-2017 academic school year. The MCC Internship is intended to facilitate students’ greater involvement in the MCC as well as their broader engagement in multicultural- related education, collaboration and community-building.
Rooted in the 1999 Ethnic Studies Strike and Agreement, the MCC has had a profound history of struggle, student-visioning and vibrant programming in the decade since its inception. Building on increased—and student-won—funding, Interns are an integral part of the MCC’s future as a student-driven and community-centered space. The MCC Internship is a unique opportunity to create and engage in innovative, reflexive and grass roots programming and project design, collective decision-making structures, equitable and accessible space management, evaluation processes, etc. As an ever growing and evolving space on campus, we are looking for interns who are highly motivated and ready to invest in both themselves and the year-long MCC internship program.
The majority of MCC Intern positions will be allocated to workstudy eligible students. Non-workstudy eligible students (including AB540 and undocumented students) will also be considered for MCC Intern positions based on their specific potential to contribute particular skills and expertise needed for the MCC to fulfill its programmatic and logistical vision.
If you are interested in being an MCC Intern next year, check out more info here and please fill out the application below!!
Priority Deadline: Thursday, April 7th @5pm
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If you have been or are currently an MCC Intern and would like to re-apply for next year, please fill out the application below!
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The Multicultural Community Center is excited to announce our 5th annual Research Symposium! Join us on Thursday, April 21st from 10 am -6 pm as we showcase original research conducted by amazing undergraduate and graduate students of color and community members. The MCC Research Symposium provides individuals and communities a mutual space to share developing ideas, theories, and dreams that root our academic ambitions and desires.
As spaces rooted in the legacies of resistance and resiliency of twLF, we enthusiastically reach out to everyone in our communities to participate in sharing research, projects, and knowledge that has been developed by POC minds here at Cal. This year, we encourage prospective participants to reflect on work they have created and that engages with our core values, including: Anti-Oppression, Cross Cultural Understanding & Solidarity, Sustainability & Wellness, Popular Education, and Social Justice. We are excited to receive your research papers, projects, presentations, and passions in any way they manifest. The MCC is proud to honor the work our communities have developed; as artists, scholars, and activists.
We invite submissions from undergraduate students, graduate students, activists, organizers, and community members. There are no restrictions as to the field or topic of study and we are very open to, and highly encourage, creative submissions. For those who are interested in presenting your work in the symposium please fill out the short google form here:http://tinyurl.com/MCCresearchsubmission2016
Also the symposium will offer a light lunch and refreshments for all participants and attendees. Please help us ensure the symposium’s success by registering as soon as possible to give us a better idea how to best create an open and welcoming space for you all. Please register by filling out the following google form: http://tinyurl.com/MCCresearchsymposiumRSVP2016
Share with us your completed thesis, capstone project, research paper/project, etc!! We would love to share in your passion!! Deadline for abstract submission is April 15th by 5pm! Paper and poster submissions can be submitted online and should include a 250 word research abstract -- again found at the following google form: http://tinyurl.com/MCCresearchsubmission2016
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Join Students for Sensible Drug Policy at UC Berkeley and California College of the Arts Professor Claudia Bernardi in welcoming the Tree of Life Mural to UC Berkeley Campus!
This evening we aim to start a conversation regarding the failed War on Drugs and its impacts on youth south of the border. We hope to sit in the intersection of art and incarceration to explore the various impacts migration and detention has had on Latin@ communities.
Location: Multicultural Community Center (220 MLK)
Date: Wednesday, April 13th
Time: 4pm - 6pm
For more information on the mural visit the link below:
https://www.cca.edu/news/2015/07/08/claudia-bernardi-tree-life-mural-project-upholds-walls-hopes-mission
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Wednesday, April 13th 5:30-7:00pm
Gender Equity Resource Center
202 Cesar Chavez Ctr, Berkeley, California 94720
Join us for a panel of women in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields. Our panel will touch upon a range of topics from their our journeys and strategies for sustaining oneself in a male dominated field.
Panelists:
*Shaila Kotadia, Ph.D.
Education, Outreach, & Diversity Manager, Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center (Synberc)
At Synberc, Shaila directs numerous programs at the pre-college through postdoctoral levels. Her strong interest in promoting diversity within STEM fields is reflected in her stewardship of programs such as the Introductory College Level Experience in Microbiology (iCLEM) program and this Expanding Potential Workshop, and her participation in the "Women in Science" series featured on In Other Words Montana Public Radio. Dr. Kotadia received her Ph.D. in genetics and development from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Her postdoctoral work at the University of California, Santa Cruz focused on cell division and chromosome segregation.
*Sabriya Rosemo, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Stacey Group and Biology Scholar's Program, UC Berkeley
Originally from Philadelphia, Sabriya earned a biology degree from Hampton University an HBCU (Historically Black College/University) in Virginia. As an MCB graduate student at Cal, Sabriya studied protein folding and thermodynamics in Susan Marqusee's lab and graduated in 2014. Since then I have been working to create inclusive learning environments through my work as a science curriculum developer and researcher currently working on a redesigned section of Chem1A.
*Clare Stinchcombe
Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics, UC Berkeley
She currently teaches undergrads there; in the past, she’s also taught elementary- and middle-school students at the Center for Talent Development, high-school students in Chicago Public Schools, and college students at San Quentin State Prison.Her math research interests are in inner model theory and large cardinals. Her educational research interests are in the integration of digital and classroom instruction, and in feedback and quality measurement in instructional design .
Wonder Women Wednesdays is a series on women’s empowerment and healing. This event is all about creating a space for women to receive mentorship, advice and inspiration from fellow women. We welcome all who experience life through the lens of woman in body, spirit, identity - past, present, future, and fluid.
Questions? Contact Marisa at mboyce@berkeley.edu
Sponsored by the Gender Equity Resource Center
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Join Underrepresented Researchers of Color this Thursday, April 14th for a workshop titled:
Finishing Your Semester Strong and Self-Care!
Come converse with student researchers of color as we share space to collaborate and move forward with our research aspirations.
Thursday, April 14th 1pm - 2:30pm @ 220 MLK in the MCC
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Food is intensely personal — we all need it, but it's also racialized, cultural, and social. As food justice awareness increases on UC Berkeley's campus, People Of Color experiences and voices are still not heard and some needs remain unmet. Whether you are deeply involved in food justice work already or are interested in the connections between race and food in the context of campus, your experiences and visions are welcome. Please join us in exploring our relationships to food and to each other in a student of color only space. We are excited to reflect and build together. The gathering will be followed by a shared meal. Registration required. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XdFW4NZvBiq0Wzni48VoFBGHyyjM9c3mAa9i6c0QMcY/viewform
Presented by fellows from the project Building Equitable and Inclusive Food Systems at UC Berkeley.
http://food.berkeley.edu/students-of-color-community-gathering-for-food-justice/
Event Contact: foodinstitute@berkeley.edu
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UC Berkeley Africa Week 2016 will be a 4 day long series of events created to celebrate and appreciate the cultural richness yet diverse identities that come with identifying as African. We shall hold two student discussion sessions on Day1 and Day3, one dance session on Day2, and the main Cultural Performances Banquet & after party on Day4. This week shall also serve to increase campus awareness of the diversity that comes with identifying with Mama Africa; thus open to everyone no matter your identity!
You're welcome to attend and partake in any/all events scheduled for this week.
Snacks shall be provided for Wednesday and Friday's discussion panels.
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Monday, April 25, 2016 in 56 Barrows
Come talk about how to know what you want, how to make apps like Grindr work for you, and how to decide if using apps is for you! The event will be focused on navigating these apps as gay men, bi men, queer men and MSM for both dating and hookups. Come ready to get your questions answered!
Our special guest is Jack Harrison-Quintana, a queer Mexican-American author, activist, and researcher currently serving as the director of Grindr for Equality.
Questions? Contact Marisa at mboyce@berkeley.edu
For disability-related accommodations see access.berkeley.edu
Sponsored by the Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq)
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