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Faculty artwork on display at Sesnon Gallery
Alumni will gather in Sacramento for UC Day in the
Capitol
Book drive to benefit incarcerated women
European Cafe music will honor John Dizikes
February 24, 2003
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Faculty artwork on display
at Sesnon Gallery
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| Constance, 2002, by Miriam Hitchcock. oil on wood, 8.5 x 60 inches |
"Faculty Works: 2003," an exhibit of the work of studio art
lecturers, will be on display at the Mary
Porter Sesnon Art Gallery and the Porter Faculty Gallery from February
25 through March 22. This is the second of a two-part show featuring painting
photography, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and intermedia web-based
work. The exhibit includes artwork by Ken Alley, Susan Friedman, Don Fritz,
Ingeborg Gerdes, Hanna Hannah, Miriam Hitchcock, Sean Monaghan, Jennifer
Parker, Kathleen Perry, Ian Pollock, Rebecca Ramos, Paul Rangell, Alice
Shaw, Susana Terrell, and Richard Wohlfeiler.
There will be an opening reception on Tuesday, February 25, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Several members of the art faculty will be presenting talks about their
work In conjunction with the exhibition:
- Jennifer Parker & Kathleen Perry, Tuesday, March 4, 5 to 6 p.m.
- Rebecca Ramos & Richard Wohlfeiler, Wednesday, March 12, 5 to
6 p.m.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. The gallery
is located at Porter College and is wheelchair accessible. Admission is
free.
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Alumni will gather in Sacramento
for UC Day in the Capitol
UCSC and UC alumni will be meeting with legislators in Sacramento on key issues facing UCSC and the UC system on March 3 and 4 at UC Day in the Capitol.
UC Day is the one time of the year when all nine UC Alumni Associations come together with their alumni, donors, and friends to discuss with their elected representatives issues of concern to the university. It also is the only time when the UC systemwide "family" comes together in one room to acknowledge UC's academic excellence and its contribution to the state.
This year's theme is "It Starts Here." The latest Annual Financial Report gives specific examples of how UC continues to make a difference in the lives of all Californians. With severe state budget cuts looming, it is especially important for alumni participate in the March 4 appointments with legislators. Click on delegate form.
Delegates' expenses for accommodations and travel to and from Sacramento
are covered, as well as dinner on Monday night, and lunch on Tuesday.
For more information, go to the UC Day
web site , and for details specific to UCSC, call Allison Garcia at
(831) 459-3966, or (800) 933-SLUG, or e-mail to acgarcia@ucsc.edu
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Life of human rights activist Bayard Rustin is the subject of a documentary and discussion led by Paul Ortiz
The film "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin" will
be screened on Wednesday, February 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Oakes College
Room 105. Paul Ortiz, assistant professor in the Department of Community
Studies and co-author of the award-winning book Remembering Jim Crow:
African Americans Tell About Life in the Segregated South, will lead
a discussion on the film.
Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on
Washington and for bringing Gandhi’s protest techniques to the American
Civil Rights Movement, and for helping Martin Luther King, Jr. become
an international symbol of peace and nonviolence. The documentary focuses
on Bayard Rustin’s activism for peace, racial equality, economic
justice, and human rights. The film also depicts how Rustin was silenced,
threatened, arrested, beaten, imprisoned and fired from important leadership
positions, largely because he was an openly gay man in a fiercely homophobic
era.
The event, which is sponsored by the GLBT Resource Center and Oakes College, is free and open to the public.
Community TV of Santa Cruz County (cable) will televise the memorial service for Professor Emeritus Raymond Dasmann, which was held on January 19. Dasmann, a founder of international environmentalism, died November 5 of pneumonia at the age of 83. Viewers can make their own videotape from the broadcast, or order a copy of the program from Community TV of Santa Cruz County (831-425-8848).
The schedule for the broadcast is as follows:
- Wednesday, February 26, 8 to 10 p.m., Channel 25
- Thursday, February 27, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., Channel 26
- Friday, February 28, 1 to 3 p.m., Channel 25
Book drive to benefit incarcerated
women
Students Supporting People in Transition (SSPIT) is having a book drive to benefit women in jail. SSPIT members will be located in front of the Bay Tree Bookstore the week of March 3 through 7 from noon to 4 p.m. accepting book donations.
Students Supporting People in Transition is a registered student organization
with the goals of educating people on campus about the experiences of
incarcerated women in Santa Cruz and providing direct support to women
coming out of local jails.
For more information or questions, e-mail SSPIT@quackquack.com.
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European Cafe music will honor
John Dizikes
In a performance honoring John Dizikes, professor emeritus of American
Studies, the group Trio Mundi will perform in the Page Smith Library at
Cowell College on Wednesday, February 26. The public is invited to the
8 p.m. show; there is no admission charge.
Trio Mundi--Janet Dows, Paul Rangell and Irene Herrmann--enjoys playing
traditional and cafe music from around the world; the Ukraine, Italy,
Puerto Rico, Finland, and New Mexico are a few regions that influence
their music. They perform on concertina, mandolins, and guitars--a combination
that lends itself to such a variety of ethnic styles.
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Currents provides regular updates on construction projects that have an impact on campus transportation and parking. Construction update story
For more information, visit the Transportation
and Parking Services web site and the Physical
Planning and Construction web site.
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