Open House and Block Party
Wednesday, September 9, 2 pm

Meet the MCC staff, gather info about campus resources, and tour the Social Justice 2008 Poster Exhibit by Luba Lukova.

Film: American Pastime, Desmond Nakano, 2007
Wednesday, September 9, 6:30 pm

One Book Film Series event. Discussion to follow screening.

Informational Workshop: The Experience of Undocumented Students
Wednesday, September 16, 12:00 pm

This workshop will offer an opportunity to learn more about California's  AB540 law, including student eligibility and associated opportunities challenges and resources, and experiences of students.

Black Fall Welcome: Faculty, Student, and Staff Mixer
Tuesday, September 22, 3:30 pm

Enjoy an evening of good food and great company. Come build community and network with students, staff, faculty, and alumni.

Film: From a Silk Cocoon, Satsuka Ina, 2005
Wednesday, September 23, 6:30 pm

One Book Film Series event. Discussion to follow screening.

La Raza Bienvenida
Thursday, September 24, 11 am

Come meet the Chican@-Latin@ students, faculty, and staff at Sac State. Connect with community, and celebrate our cultures through unity. 

Navigating Campus Life
Wednesday, September 30 2 pm

This interactive workshop offers information about getting the most from your college experience. Topics range from tips about speaking to your professor, to balancing school, work, and personal demands.

De-mystifying Graduate School
Wednesday, October 7; 3 pm

Come to a hands-on discussion exploring the unwritten rules of applications, the secrets of getting funding, and the nuts-and-bolts of what it means to be a graduate student (master’s and PhD).  Participants will have a chance to learn from successful and unsuccessful applications, with an emphasis on humanities and social sciences.

Film: A Day in October, Kenneth Madsen, 1991
Wednesday, October 7, 6:30 pm

One Book Film Series event. Discussion to follow screening.

Film: Rabbit-Proof Fence, Phillip Noyce, 2002
Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 pm

One Book Film Series event. Discussion to follow screening.

Women, Culture, and Media: McNair Research Presentations
Thursday, October 29, 4:30 pm

Undergraduate Sac State students, Leva Ahmahdi and Katreena Alder, will present their McNair research.  Come and learn about their compelling findings and about how you can become a McNair scholar.

The Passion of El Hulk Hogancito
Tuesday, November 10, 4 pm

In this multimedia literary performance, Jason Perez wrestles with authorship, post-coloniality and manic obsession, pays homage to childhood heroes, investigates the history of his crybabyness, and highlights the FBI’s 1970s racist criminalization of two recently-immigrated Filipina nurses (one of whom is his mother) as deeply traumatic and inescapably personal.

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I Can... A mixer for students with disabilities
Wednesday, November 18, 2 pm

Meet and mingle with other students with disabilities, the Multi-Cultural Center community, and other Sac State students, faculty and staff. Take the opportunity to exchange personal experiences and other topics on what it means to be a student with a disability. To request more information, or to request accommodations to enable your participation, please call (916) 278-6101 or e-mail mcc-06@saclink.csus.edu

Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible Workshop
CANCELLED

Interested in deepening your personal work around racial justice and privilege? Shakti Butler, filmmaker and inspirational facilitator, will lead a workshop using her documentary, featuring the experiences of white women and men who challenge notions of racism and white supremacy in the United States.

We are saddened to share that we will have to postpone the Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible Workshop until next semester, spring 2009.   Shakti Butler is currently dealing with a family crisis and will not be available for the November 19th date.  We are committed to showing the film and hosting a workshop in the spring.  We know many of you were looking forward to attending.