Sex & Trauma Healing Workshop for Queers & Community ♥ ✚

Virtual

Reaching for pleasure and connection together. Come gather tools for your healing journey in this queer-centered workshop for survivors. About this event Sexual abuse leaves lasting imprints in our bodies, minds, and hearts. These imprints inhibit our capacity to feel ease, grounding, connection, and pleasure in daily life. It’s common to experience isolation, shame, hyper-vigilance,…

Commemorating George Floyd: Virtual Film Screening of Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America ♥

Virtual

The anniversary of the death of George Floyd challenges UCI and the community to examine the broader issues of systemic racism. The Office of Inclusive Excellence invites its UCI students, staff, faculty and alumni to join in a virtual screening of the documentary Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2021). This 118-minute film is…

Global Conversations: Japanese Cart Puppetry: “Kuruma Ningyō” ♥

Virtual

Japan boasts a rich heritage of diverse forms of puppetry that include exquisitely crafted figures, unusual forms of manipulation, and poetic dramatic texts. Derived from bunraku, possibly the most known Japanese puppetry to the world, kuruma ningyō shares some similarities with bunraku but also has its unique features. In kuruma ningyō, or “cart puppetry,” performers,…

Leading for Change with Dr. Gina Garcia ♥★

Virtual

Fireside chat with Dr. Gina Garcia, leading expert on Hispanic Serving Institutional framework. This event is for students and is marketed UC-wide and co-hosted with 5 UC Chicanx/Latinx Student Centers: Berkeley, Riverside, Santa Cruz, San Diego & Irvine.