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Dear Colleagues,

Do you have a YouTube account? Well then please consider subscribing to UCI’s latest YouTube channel, Spotlight Series – hosted by the Office of Inclusive Excellence. The purpose of this channel is to provide a medium to explore and raise awareness about issues that affect the UCI campus and wider society, including anti-Semitism, gender equity, free speech, and immigration among others. The first topic on deck is Islamophobia or fear of Islam and Muslim people. Check it out!

Also, mark your calendars for the Queer and Trans People of Color Festival, happening next week – May 8 through May 12. The festival seeks to build and further develop supportive networks for and with the QTPOC community on campus by providing opportunities to engage in workshops, discussions, and concrete problem-solving through facilitation of faculty, staff, and counselors to explore ways to heal ourselves and communities while engaging in social justice. The festival is co-sponsored by a number of UCI departments and programs, including the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity.

website: qtpocfestuci.com

email: qtpocfestuci@gmail.com

Facebook: @qtpocfestuci

Hi Colleagues,

Check out the flyer, and mark your calendars for an exciting new film series, hosted by our OC & SEAA Center! This event is co-sponsored by the Diversity Team.

The UCI Libraries Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center (OC & SEAA) presents a monthly film screening inviting community members to come together to view films and documentaries related to diversity issues. Each viewing will be followed by a dynamic discussion with the film curators, faculty experts, student leaders, or community activists creating a safe space for attendees to engage with various viewpoints, share thoughts, and hear the experts’ perspectives. The aim is to raise awareness of diversity issues on campus and beyond, and to use film as a platform for dialogue, education and productive inquiry and action.

Screenings for the OC & SEAA Film Series will take place on the third Thursday of every month* from 5 – 7 p.m. in the OC & SEAA Reading Room (Libraries Gateway Study Center, ground floor facing Aldrich Park). The screenings are free and open to all, but space is limited; light refreshments will be provided. Screenings are co-sponsored by the UCI Libraries Diversity Team, UCI Department of Asian American Studies, and the UCI Southeast Asian Student Association.

*Note that for January, the film screening will be on the last Thursday in order to sync up with the Southeast Asian Student Association’s Lunar New Year Celebration.

For more information, please contact Thuy Vo Dang, tvodang@uci.edu.

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