Progressive Intersections
A Conversation on Mia Mingus
Location: Cross-Cultural Center
Monday, April 19, 2010
4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Doin It: Disability, Sex & Videotape
Location: Office for Students with
Disabilities, University Center 202 (behind
Center Hall).
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
The Execution of Wanda Jean
Location: LGBT Resource Center
Friday, April 23, 2010
4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
By Vejea Jennings, an alumnus, a former BSU board member, a professor, a motion in the Movement.
black / brown / yellow mindstrokes genius
canvas me a campus fingerprint a fist in public
in the face of what’s missing us and them / immense
black / brown / yellow brilliant well-read / earth-bred
research me a future pen tomorrows in obsidian
in sienna in amber then recite it aloud
into the mouths of children into the ears of elders
and our communities will be better for it
black / brown / yellow shades imagine
dream with your hands act with your minds
question the answers color a campus
rainbow a moment then tone it black
magic it brown burn it yellow
and our communities will be better for it
black / brown / yellow sound back
echo all that you learn gift us urgency and more
we adore you black / brown / yellow
and we know we support you
with hearts of hard silk
with minds of new fabric
and our communities will be better for it
Grad students from the Office of Graduate Studies is offering their time for some additional tutoring, proofreading, etc. at the cross cultural center! This may come in handy especially if you have missed class lately due to the recent events on campus! PlEASE do take advantage of this opportunity :)
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OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY, MARCH 8TH –FRIDAY, MARCH 12TH
MONDAY, MARCH 8TH
Andrea Davis 10-12
Karishna Sriram 10-12
Anita Huizar- Hernandez 11-1
Jade Power 12-2
Laura Beebe 12-2
Josen Diaz 1-230
Nancy Egan 130-330
Ru Hockley 2-4
Thea Quiray 2-330
Melody Chiong 2-6
Ayhan Aytes 3-5
Caralyn Bialo 4-6
TUESDAY, MARCH 9TH
Karishna Sriram 10-12
Lisa Vernoy 12-130
Melody Chiong 12-2
Mariola Alvarez 1-3
Andrea Davis 1-3
Katrina White 3-5
Allia Homayoun 4-6
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10TH
Ash Kini 11-1
Melissa Martinez 12-2
Allia Homayoun 12-2
Anthony Kim 2-4
Katrina Wite 2-4
Lisa Vernoy 3-6
Caralyn Bialo 4-6
Elizabeth Sine 4-6
Jessica Jordan 4-6
THURSDAY, MARCH 11TH
Josen Diaz 10-12
Gabriela Cazares 11-1
Alex Chang 12-2
Yumi Pak 1-3
Viviana McManus 1-3
Anthony Kim 2-4
Ru Hockley 3-5
Joo Ok Kim 3-5
Chris Perreira 3-5
Katrina White 4-6
FRIDAY, MARCH 12TH
Allia Homayoun 12-3
Jade Power 2-4
Caralyn 4-6
Katrina White 2-4
Dear CCC Community,
The last two weeks of racist, sexist, and classist events have deeply impacted the lives of students, staff, alumni, faculty, and community members who work with and support the Cross-Cultural Center. I applaud all the hard work of these individuals and the community who have shown great restraint and civility in the face of blatant hostile remarks and the not so subtle dismissals and denials that incidents like these are even harmful to individuals and UC San Diego as a whole. The straw man argument that pits free speech against community safety belies more insidious, structural questions about a campus climate where these kinds of actions arise in the first place.
Campus climate, particularly for students of color, has long been an area that has cried out for attention. The activities of the past two weeks call for a much deeper response, a response that goes to the heart of the UC San Diego educational environment. In the coming weeks students, staff, faculty, and administration have a particular opportunity to get to the root of campus climate issues. We have the opportunity to “lift the lid” on how the campus operates, how individual students live day to day in an isolating environment, how some students, staff, and faculty dismiss this experience, and how we as a community can change and build a better climate for all. It will be a tall order - systemic change is challenging and requires courage to explicitly name the issues and try different strategies toward deep change.
With their brave work and call to action, the Black students and many, many supporters are calling on the University and all of us to be courageous and live up to the Principles of Community the campus espouses. I stand in community with the students and these efforts and pledge to be a part of the solution. If you want to be a part of systemically changing the campus environment make sure your voice is heard.
In Community,
Edwina Welch,
Campus Diversity Office and Director,
UC San Diego Cross-Cultural Center
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An Open Letter from the Campus Community Centers
Since the weekend of February 13, 2010, a number of events have occurred that have deeply impacted our community. The inciting incident was the advertising of an off campus party with racist themes. The subsequent events include many responses from numerous quarters of our campus community, including students, faculty, staff, alumni and the greater San Diego community.
Deeply troubling is while this event clearly targeted historical contributions of African Americans, equally insidious messages were present. The blatant misogyny, glaring class issues, and subtle heterosexism are intertwined throughout the obvious racism. The references to men and women, when juxtaposed, highlight a vast difference in how gender, relationships and class intersect into stereotype, myth and denigration.
This incident underscores the important nature of the work around intersectionality. When one group is targeted, all of our communities are impacted. Incidents such as these, when they happen, can serve to disaffect those from other marginalized communities as well, and pit folks against each other in a hierarchy of oppression.
There were opportunities to stop this event from happening. When individuals expressed concerns about the nature of the party, were they heard? Building community on our campus provides opportunities where these voices can have an impact on decisions that peers make. Critical dialogue can be uncomfortable, but creates a campus climate where all people are valued.
Our communities cannot be bystanders to events such as this. It cannot be “Oh, look what is happening to ‘that’ group…” We are deeply connected as members of the UC San Diego community, and what affects one of us affects all of us. It is how we react from our places of privilege that is the true testament of community building. What we do now, in support and in community with those who have been the most affected, reflects the mission of the Campus Community Centers, which includes the belief that ending one oppression requires ending all oppression.
