PRISM MULTICULTURAL CENTER Shining a light on Diversity Building 1, Room 108. Monday - Friday 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. 585-292-3640 Welcome to the (an extension of the Office of Student Life and Leadership Development). Diversity on the MCC college campus is important and it benefits everyone who attends or works at the college. Learning from people from all backgrounds in an age of globalization encourages collaboration, cooperation, and fosters understanding. It is important that we provide a space where everyone can explore diverse opinions and awareness and explore multicultural awareness and social justice issues. Our Purpose: The founded in 2016, develops and facilitates programs and services that supports and embraces students from all ethnic and cultural diverse backgrounds. It is a space to engage students in activities, dialogue and resources that nurtures cross-cultural interaction and communication and that fosters the exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives. We are committed to recognizing the dignity and worth of every individual by providing a warm, welcoming and supportive environment for all students, faculty and staff. We offer: A holistic, student centered learning environment Multicultural educational resources, presentations and programs Films, celebrations and artistic awareness A place where students, faculty and staff can engage in critical thinking and conversations A place where anyone and everyone can be themselves Office of Student Life & Leadership Development MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Shining a light on Diversity
Personal Journeys to the United States of America Monday, March 12, 2018 Noon - 12:50 p.m. Forum, Building 3-130 Hear compelling stories of how three MCC students immigrated to the U.S. Be inspired by their courage and resilience. The Distance Between Us by Author Reyna Grande Book Discussion Lead by Professor April Daniels Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Noon - 12:50 p.m. PRISM, Building 1-108 Reyna Grande skillfully depicts another side of the immigrant experience the hardships and heartbreaks of the children who are left behind. Refreshments will be available. Sponsored by The Office of Student Life and Leadership Development, Global Education and International Services, First Year Experience and Title III: Building a Culture of Engagement and Success. Black Facts and Figures Friday, February 16, 2018 R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center Atrium Test your knowledge of Black history by joining in this Black history trivia contest. The History of Michael Jackson Friday, February 16, 2018 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Building 1-108 Michael Jackson the legend! We will be showing Michael Jackson's History of Flim featuring his music, and mini video of Thriller. Open Mic-Poetry Reading Monday, February 26, 2018 R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center Atrium Students, faculty and friends can read some of their favorite poetry or writings by African Americans that have inspired us in our lives. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION The African Americans Part II with Louis Gates Monday, February 26, 2018 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Building 1-108 Part two of this series highlights the tragedies, triumphs and contradictions of the black experience. The series reveals to viewers that the African American community has never been a uniform entity. It's members have been actively debating their differences from their first days in this country. We will have an open discussion after the film. Soul Food Dinner Hosted by Student Government Association and MCC Hospitality Club Tuesday, February 27, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center Atrium Celebrating the end of Black History month would not be the same without food. Join us for a worthwhile social event and food samples ($3.00). Black Panel Discussion: "Working Their Way Upward" Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Building 1-108
COFFEE, TEA & WE! Beginning on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 the PRISM Center will offer free coffee and tea from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. through the end of March. Dr. Michael Mendoza Monroe County Commissioner of Public Health with ROCovery Fitness February 27, 2018 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Warshof Conference Center, R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center Monroe A & B Parking Lot M Streaming on the Downtown Campus in A-320 We hope you ll stop by to say hello to our staff and chat with friends! Compliments of the Free and open to the public. Tickets are required and available at monroecctickets.com, Brighton Campus Service Desk and Downtown Campus Bookstore. The opioid epidemic or opioid crisis is the rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs in the United States and Canada beginning in the late 1990s. This crisis has continued throughout the first two decades of the 2000s. Please join us for Dr. Mendoza s presentation, followed by a panel discussion. A GROUP DISCUSSION on this topic will be held: March 1, 2018 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Warshof Conference Center, Forum, 3-130 Faculty who are bringing their classes, please R.S.V.P. by calling 585-292-3640 PRISM Multicultural Center or by emailing Shirley Batistta-Provost at sprovost@monroecc.edu. Office of Student Life & Leadership Development MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE First Year Experience PRISM MULTICULTURAL CENTER MCC Opioid Task Force
Coffee & Tea Time Talks with Politicos Join the Politicos Club over free coffee and tea to discuss the following topics: HATE vs. FREE VOTER ID LAWS How Voter ID Laws Discriminate A new comprehensive study finds evidence that strict voting laws suppress the ballot along racial lines. In the United States there are laws that require a person to provide some form of official identification before they are permitted to register to vote. Ask yourself: Which countries require ID to vote? Can you vote if you have an expired license? Are you required by law to carry IDand what is wrong with voter ID laws? How many states do not require ID to vote? What is wrong with the voter ID law? How many states do not require ID to vote? WEBINAR SERIES HATE SPEECH vs. FREE SPEECH Navigating boundaries to protect expression and uphold the academic mission. Please join us in the for this webinar and conversation immediately following on this important subject. College campuses are faced with increasing and sometimes conflicting demands to protect free speech, calling on campus leaders to understand the differences between protected free speech and unprotected harassment or disruptive conduct. Important values of academic freedom and the free flow of ideas, including intellectual dissent against possible harms from any speech and conduct that could endanger others in ways that compromise our educational mission must be balanced. Colleges may have to decide where to draw the line to ensure academic integrity, avoid costly disruptions and maintain a positive campus climate for learning. Ideals about higher education as the center for a free market place of ideas are now being challenged and many are forced to determine what they will allow or not allow to happen on their campus. Friday, February16, 2018 Sponsored by and the Politicos Club SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Think about the Socio-economic impact of climate change on rural United States. Better yet, think about how directly or indirectly, positively or negatively, climate change will affect all sectors and regions of the United States. The impacts however will not be homogenous across regions, sectors, population groups or time. Our food production and global water resources will all be impacted. Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Sponsored by and the Politicos Club The webinar will be presented on two dates: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Building 1, Room 108 Friday, March 9, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Building 1, Room 108 Sponsored by
PREVENTING MASS SHOOTINGS IN OUR COMMUNITIES We hear it every day; the problem is that we are too vulnerable to violence. Communities and homes should be places where people are safe. Mass shootings have become more frequent. It is too easy for individuals to obtain weapons that are designed to kill a large number of people in a short period. Should we: Restrict assault weapons, high capacity magazines, and armor piercing ammunition? Make involuntary commitment to mental health facilities easier to achieve and reopen closed mental institutions? Require citizens to show cause for concealed carry permits? Require that citizens keep firearms outside of the home in secure places, such as gun ranges? Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Sponsored by and The Politicos Club THE WAR ON DRUGS America is at war. We have been fighting drug abuse for almost a century. Four American Presidents have personally waged a war on drugs. Unfortunately, it is a war we are losing. Drug abusers continue to fill our courts, hospitals, and prisons. The drug trade causes violent crime that ravages our neighborhoods. The US is now in the middle of an opioid painkiller and heroin epicemic that has killed tens of thousands of people each yeark, despite tough-on-crime policies previously enforced. What are your thoughts? Join us: (Un) Spoken; A CELEBRATION OF MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY Join us, as we will be celebrating Mother Language Day a custom that began in Bangladesh in 1952 when university students protested for the recognition of their mother tongue, Bangla, as one of the two national languages of East Pakistan. Students, faculty and friends will sharing their mother language and dialects through various forms of expression (poetry, song, spoken word, storytelling and more. We will discuss the importance of mother/indigenous languages. Monday, March 5, 2018 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Building 1 - Room 108 Pizza and drinks will be provided. Interested in sharing your mother language(s)? Email cdima@monroecc.edu. Please include your name. Group and individual sign-ups are welcomed. We also highly encourage participants with various dialects, creoles, pidgins, and accents to share as well! Sponsored by, Global Education & International Student Services Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Sponsored by and The Politicos Club