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Presented by OCC Academic Senate & Multicultural Center, this is a listening opportunity to increase community insights & connections with local elected leadesr. Mayor Khan will address the OCC campus concerning diverse issues and struggles related to issues of sexism, racism, and discrimination.
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| Apr 7 - May 12
5 Session Seminar
Let the Music... inspire you, challenge you, and create a connection. Starting April 7, every, join every Wednesday for a listening and converstaion session about music, its impact, and its creators, facilitated by Nathan Jensen, Associate Dean of the OCC Global Engagement Center.
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Apr 9 - Apr 29
A Month of Events
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: We Can Build Safe Online Spaces
The Coast Community College District present a month-long series of events raising awares about Sexual Assault.
Register for "Staying Safe When Our World Goes Digital" on Fri,. Apr. 9: tinyurl.com/RSVPStayingSafeOnline
Register for all other events: tinyurl.com/SAAMSpring2021
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| Feb 18 - May 13
8 session seminar
2:35pm - 4:35pm Live on Zoom
The CLEEO Project bring to you this 8 session seminar, presented by Dr. David E. Hayes Bautista, Professor at UCLA School of Medicine. To learn more about this seminar, including a full list of dates, view the Facta Lux Seminar Series Flyer. To learn more about CLEEO, visit the CLEEO Project.
Contact Eric Cuellar for Registration Information: ecuellar@occ.cccd.edu |

| Mar 22
3:00pm - 4:15pm Live on Zoom
The CLEEO Project bring to you this presentation by Dr. Manuel Aguilar-Moreno, Professor of Art HIstory, CSULA,
Contact Eric Cuellar for Registration Information: ecuellar@occ.cccd.edu |

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Co-sponsored by OCC's Global Engagement Center, Student Equity Program, and Student Life. Join for this week long series of events recognizing the women leaders in our community. Keep scrolling to see details for each event below.
Click the images below to see the full flyers or continue scrolling to see details for each event.  | March 22 - 25
(Mon - Thurs)
Missed this Series? Check below to watch fothe recordings.
This Women's History Month, join the CCCD's Women's Leadership Series. This series will highlight the diverse leadership in our community. Each day will feature a local inspriing leader who will share their personal story. Register and attend any or all of the scheduled sessions:
Dr. Dana Emerson, CCC Dean of Instruction - Watch the recorded event here.
Dr Angelica Suarez, OCC President - Watch the recorded event here.
Dr. Carla Martinez, GWC Dean of Students & Library - Watch the recorded event here.
Mary Hornbuckle, CCCD Board of Trustees - Watch the recorded event here.
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Celebrating Women's Leadership: VIRTUAL SHOUT-OUTS
Help us honor the everyday Women Leaders in our community. Post a photo and a shout-out on our Virtual Shout-Out Board: tell us who they are, what they do, and how they inspire you through their leadership - big or small - volunteering, engaging, and doing the work.
Post your shout-outs here: tinyurl.com/WomensShoutOuts
| March 23
(Tues)
Tuesday, March 23 @ 1pm
Missed this event. Watch the recording anytime.
We all practice leadership in our lives, sometimes in unexpected, hidden or personal ways. Join the Women's Leadership Roundtable for an informal Zoom discussion with diverse women about our leadership, ambitions, lived experiences, intersectionality and how we can actively support and empower one another. Also, see images and stories from the Virtual Shout-Out Board. | Celebrate Black History Month with OCCCo-sponsored by EOPS/UMOJA, Equity, the Multicultural Center, and the International Multicultural Committee. Keep scrolling to see details for each event below.
Click the images below to see the full flyers or continue scrolling to see details for each event.
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Feb 10
(Weds)
Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce Presentation: Black Financial Literacy
Missed this event? Watch the recorded event anytime.
Bobby McDonald will give a presentation which will focus on changing the Black narrative on how we view finances which includes the success of Black businesses that were the foundation of "Black Wall Street."
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Feb 17
(Weds)
Missed this event? Watch the recorded event anytime.
Dr. McCurdy will provide a historical journey and contextualize how music has been used as a tool by enslaved Africans and later, African Americans to protest against social injustice.
Ronald C. MCurdy is Professor of Music in the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California (USC).
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Feb 24
(Weds)
Missed this event? Watch the recorded event anytime.
Dr. Wind Woods will discuss the ways Hip Hop samles and extends key concepts of the Black Radical Traditions. Wind Woods is professor of Theater Arts at the University of Puget Sound.
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Celebrate the history and legacy of Black Civil Rights movements through a poster contest. Create your won Black Civil Rights Protest Poster and share it with with the campus community.
Post your poster at: bit.ly/equitybhm21contest
Deadline: Tuesday, February 23 @ 11:59pm
Winners of the Poster Contest will be announces on Friday, February 26 via Instagram @occstudentequity and win BHM swag!
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Follow @occstudentequity on Instagram to see posts every Tuesday about Black Historical Figures that you may not have learned abotu in school!
Share with us your favorite Black Historical figure!
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Follow @occstudentequity on Instagram to see posts every Thursday about recipes and historical facts about food from the African diaspora! Try recipes out every week and share with us your own creations to be featured on our account!
Share with us your favorite Black Historical figure!
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Need some inspiration for the art contest? Want to learn more about Black History? Want to find new Black artists you really should know about? Check out a curated playlist by the Student Equity Program staff!
Playlist: bit.ly/BHM2021PlaylistSEP
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To celebrate the work and lives of Black people in America, we have a virtual display highlighting novels written by Black authors, nonfiction books and films on Black history, culture, and the Black experience. Visit the display! |
Every month is the time to learn about Black History! Expand your knowledge about Black History from home by exploring the resources below!
Virtual Exhibits: National Museum of African American History & Culture Virtual Exhibit
Video, Films, Documentaries: TedTalk Video | Black History is American History | Okalani Dawkins
The Broad Museum Video Series | Time Decorated: The Musical Influences of Jean-Michel Basquiat
PBS Documentary | Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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