MAC Cinematheque: God's Country Screening + Q&A
There will be a pre-screening reception 6-7 PM outside of Choi with light refreshments served.
*Surgical grade or higher masks (N95, KN95, KN94) must be worn in the auditorium.
MAC Cinematheque: The Climb Screening + Q&A
This screening is part of the Media Arts & Culture Department's Fall 2022 MAC Cinematheque series, which brings together the Occidental and Los Angeles communities to explore representational questions tied to a chosen theme.
Revolution Now! Community Building Workshop
Join J-town Action と Solidarity (JAとS) for a workshop on the principles and practice of mutual aid. During the workshop, JAとS members offer advice on what it takes to run a mutual aid POWER UP! table, discuss how mutual aid can address the root causes of existing systems of oppression, and explain why building community is crucial in the fight against powerful institutions that are currently working to criminalize and banish the poor.
A Night of Cross-Cultural Solidarity and Movement Building
Join us for an evening of cross cultural solidarity, creativity and inspiration.
traci kato-kiriyama, a Los Angeles based, artist, writer and educator, skillfully and intuitively brings folks together in community and solidarity. They are a natural connector and collaborator.
Filmmaker Nanfu Wang IDA conference keynote, plus screening of "I Am Another You"
Join us for an evening with filmmaker Nanfu Wang in her keynote address (simulcast) from the International Documentary Association's Getting Real '22 conference, followed by a screening of Wang's 2017 film, I Am Another You.
A post-screening discussion will be facilitated by Kathy Ou (Oxy alum '22).
Which Side Are You On: Authors and Activists Ryan Lee Wong, Christopher Soto, and Jai Lee Wong in Conversation
Join us on Thursday, November 17th, at OXY ARTS for an intergenerational dialogue between author Ryan Lee Wong; Jai Lee Wong, Ryan’s mother, community organizer, and activist; and poet Christopher Soto.
An Evening with Kristina Wong: The ASS Overlord—Unplugged
Part performance, part pep talk, mostly rapture—Kristina will offer a taste of her Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama "Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord" and reflect on the journey of Auntie Sewing Squad and the possibility of community in crisis.
Curatorial Walkthrough with Kris Kuramitsu
Join us for a walkthrough of Voice a Wild Dream: Moments in Asian American Art and Activism, 1968-2022 with curator Kris Kuramitsu.
Curatorial Walkthrough with Kris Kuramitsu
Join us for a walkthrough of Voice a Wild Dream: Moments in Asian American Art and Activism, 1968-2022 with curator Kris Kuramitsu.
Opening Reception | Voice a Wild Dream
Voice a Wild Dream: Moments in Asian American Art and Activism, 1968-2022 highlights collectives of Asian American artists and activists and their work toward social change over the past six decades. Sharpened by a recent interest among artists in remaking systems in ways that harken back to the revolutionary impulses of the late 1960's, many exhibitions and publications trace the lineages of feminist, queer, black, and Chicanx arts and activism; however, the story intertwining strands of art, activism, and community aid is significantly less visible