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February 2019
Black History Month Opening Day Ceremony
Experience the culture through food, music, dance, and motivational speakers. This event takes place near the Library. Speakers Pastor E. M. Williams announced his calling into the ministry in the local newspaper at age 7; however, it was not until age 27 that he finally accepted the call. At that time, he fully submitted himself into the hands of God in preparing him for ministry. His formal preparations include attending San Diego State University, earning and receiving two undergraduate degrees…
Find out more »Freedom Writers: “Stories from the Heart”
Freedom Writers: "Stories from the Heart" is part of our Black History Month celebration. Meet Erin Gruwell, educator and author of "The Freedom Writers Diary." This event takes place in Humanities 131. Synopsis Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart follows idealistic teacher Erin Gruwell as she tries to reach 150 at-risk students who were labeled "unteachable." It's 1994 and Long Beach, California is a racially divided community filled with drugs, gang warfare, and homicides. Inside the classroom, Gruwell encounters hostility,…
Find out more »Panel: “Trajectories”
Hear "Trajectories" artists, including Julie Shafer, discuss their work and their pathways at a discussion moderated by exhibition curator Patience Joy Flaro.
Find out more »Immigrant & Immigration Rights & Advocacy Lecture Series
The NOCCCD Office of Diversity & Compliance Presents: Immigrant & Immigration Rights & Advocacy Lecture Series. This event takes place at Fullerton College in the College Center Building, Rooms 224/226/228 and is free and open to the public. Immigration, Immigrants & Democracy “Immigration’s role in the making of America as we know it and the prevalent challenges in reference to immigrants and what democracy would look like (particularly in Orange County) when all eligible immigrants become citizens.” Presenter: Shakeel Syed Executive…
Find out more »March 2019
Speaker Series: Yosimar Reyes
The Grads to Be Program and FC United Club present Yosimar Reyes in Room 515 at Fullerton College. Attendees should park in the Fullerton College Student Parking Structure on the third and fourth floors (complimentary parking). Click here for a map. Reyes is a nationally-acclaimed Poet and Public Speaker. Born in Guerrero, Mexico, and raised in Eastside San Jose, Reyes explores the themes of migration and sexuality in his work. The Advocate named Reyes one of “13 LGBT Latinos Changing…
Find out more »Ellen Forney Talk/Book Signing and Workshop
Cartoonist Ellen Forney – author of bestselling graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me and Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life – will join us for a day at Cypress College on March 20, 2019, culminating with a workshop in the Art Gallery: 10 a.m.–noon: Talk & Book Signing @ CC Theatre 3–5 p.m.: Workshop @ CC Art Gallery The workshop will start with a short introduction on the ways in which words and pictures combine to…
Find out more »For Life: A Conversation with 4 “Lifers”
A night to remember. At "For Life: A Conversation with 4 'Lifers,'" four men who've spent a combined 100+ years behind bars will tell their stories. This event is happening in HUM-131. To rsvp, please email FITEStudentClub@gmail.com.
Find out more »Artist Talk: Jennifer Moon
Within realities of the impossible, the unknown, and the unimaginable, Jennifer Moon is an android-like humanoid creature from the quantum realms of dark matter and dark energy, who is committed to understanding human emotions and creating alternatives to the predetermined outcomes of art and of life. Drawing from the extremely personal, blending a mix of queer life, science, self-help, popular culture, and fantasy, Moon presents possibilities of futures and ways of being beyond binaries, hierarchies, and capital that keep us…
Find out more »April 2019
Artist Talk: Louis Pesce
The word contemplate (to gaze, reflect and consider) is based on templum (the Latin origin of temple), which means to mark out a sacred place for observation. Ancient augurs (a college of Roman priests) would consecrate a templum in a rectangular area of land and sky to observe the flight of birds and interpret auspicious omens. Temple of Contemplation, Pesce's 2019 installation at Cypress College, allows one person at a time inside the structure to make their own observations and…
Find out more »Homelessness 101 Training
Homelessness has reached crisis levels both locally and nationally. Many factors, including misinformation and myths, contribute to this growing problem. This Homelessness 101 class will provide information and answer some of the most frequently asked questions about this issue. What is homelessness? What causes people to become homeless? What is the current state of homelessness in Orange County? How can homelessness be solved? By the end of this session, you will become familiar with many of the approaches, philosophies, and…
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