Black Calendar

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Join us for an evening of community, food, and celebration.Open to all UCLA community members.Enjoy student performances, connect with peers and faculty,and explore resources that support the Bruin community.More details coming soon — mark your calendar!

RSVP Link: 
https://sa.ucla.edu/Forms/public/doHQgpHRLVC-oaBOJr3tI6JHV2CjRvWk9cAymH0Xk7zcEmq8DFifSGDYNq795-7s

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Scenes of bodily humiliation and mutilation have been screaming from our screensfor more than two years. Working through and against the grain of this obvious,ubiquitous archive, Puar and Srouji excavate the longue durée of debilitation in Gazaand conversely, also foreground the praxis of “re-member-ment” that highlightPalestinian determination to become differently whole.

Guest Speaker: Jasbir K. Puar 
Jasbir K. Puar is Distinguished Faculty of Arts Professor in the Social Justice Institute at the University ofBritish Columbia, Extraordinary Professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at theUniversity of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, and Professor Emerita at Rutgers Universitywhere she was faculty in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department for 23 years. Puar is theauthor of the award-winning books: The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability (2017), which hasbeen translated into Spanish and is forthcoming in Portuguese.

Guest Speaker: Dima Srouji 
Dima Srouji is a Palestinian architect and visual artist exploring the ground as a deep space ofrich cultural weight and a space for potential collective repair. She was the Jameel Fellow at theVictoria & Albert Museum in 2022-2023 and currently leading MA City Design studioUnderground Palestine at the Royal College of Art in London. Her work is part of the permanentcollections at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Institut du Monde Arabe, Corning Museum ofGlass, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, and The Sharjah Art Foundation.

Event Link:  https://english.ucla.edu/events/rememberment-palestine-in-real-time/

Join artist Nia for Untitled: Black Food Futurism- Portal Jumping #001, a multisensory presentation exploring the intersection of food, art, and speculative futures. Nia invites you to experience a thought-provoking tasting and immersive presentation designed to challenge conventional understandings of nourishment, culture, and creativity. Following the event, engage in open conversation and reflection - an opportunity to share how the experience resonated with you. All are welcome!

*Event wll include an interactive tasting*

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Join artist Nia Lee for Untitled: Black Food Futurism - Portal Jumping #001, a multisensory presentation exploring the intersection of food, art, and speculative futures. Nia invites you to experience a thought-provoking tasting and immersive presentation designed
to challenge conventional understandings or nourishment, culture, and creativity. Following the event, engage in open conversationand reflection--an opportunity to share how the experience resonated with you. All are welcome!

RSVP Link: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4h6cHn_xM2nF6dpRjlaCJ82qMAak_5sxnDsDyciwJxZJRyQ/viewform

Contact: Erica Lee, elee@college.ucla.edu

Open to UCLA Students, Faculty, and Staff and the Los Angeles Community