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AFRICAN-AMERICAN RESOURCE AND CULTURAL CENTER

"Peace is not only a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal"-MLK jr.

Founder of UCSC Student Employment

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Exploring the Black Experience Winter Quarter

Current Listings (more to come)

 

Fitness Friday! - Our Health is Our Wealth

Walk, Run, Exercise with Team ARCC Raise awareness and join the battle against diabetes, hypertension, high cholestoral, Cancer, and Obesity in our communities.

February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010 at OPERS and East Field.

 

Blacks in Sports Day!

The Brother's of Rugby are having a tailgate BBQ at the East Remote Parking Lot at 11:30 am. The Men's Rugby Game will begin at 1:00pm on the Lower Lawn. Later at the West Gym, the Women's basketball game against Pacific Union will be at 6:30pm. The Men's basketball game vs. Merced will will be at 8:30pm at the West Gym as well.

Saturday February 6, 2010

 

 

AARCC Programming Advisory Board Meeting!

Follow-up meeting to organise and solicit feedback on issues pertinent to students of African descent. Open to student leaders, iterns, and campus ambassadors. Student orgs are encouraged to send a representative.

Monday February 8, 2010 at the Esslen Nation Conference Room

 

 

Kali Kata M'Bula Renown Artist- in- Residence Santa Cruz County

Ugandan/ American Artist will lecture on history of African Art and Dollmaking in America. Selected peices of his work on display at the Ethnic Resource Center Lounge (ERC). Refreshments provided Mukema Ohlone .

Wednesday February 10, 2010 12:00- 2:00

 

 

Diaspora News First Edition

Making our History One Story at a Time

An Online Publication

coming out of the AARCC is soon to take flight.

Submissions for next edition- Contact: David- daigboboh@ucsc.edu

 

 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation

Professor Anna Deavere-Smith

(Actress and Playwright)- speaking on:

"Race in America: Crossroads of Ambiguity."

February 11, 2010 @ 7:00pm

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

www.ucsc.edu/mlk

 

Multicultural Career Conference

A Conference connecting students to multicultural alumni in successful careers

Saturday, February 27, 2010

10a.m.-3:30p.m.

Stevenson Event Center

 

African-American Theater Arts Troupe Presents:

These People Can Fly

by Deborah Adero Ferguson

February 18- 20th

Location TBA

 

Queer & Questioning Men of Color Social Group

Meet other queer and questioning men or color (QMOC) in a safe confidential space

to connect, discuss, and community build

Tuesdays (new day for Winter Quarter)Cantu Center

qmoc.ucsc@gmail.com

 

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Need Help?

Daytime Study Groups/Academic Success

Science, Math, Engineering

All Major Welcome
With Members of NSBE, BSN and MAD

contact nmilner@ucsc.edu
Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m.in Cervantes/Velaquez

 

One-on-One

Math tutoring-Available

Tuesday Afternoons for more info contact
Lon Ogunduyile: logunduyile@ucsc.edu