Santa Monica College (SMC) will celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with an informative presentation by artist Julio Salgado, a documentary screening and audience Q&A with director Marcos Nieves and his subject Karyna Jaramillo, a screening and talk about Zora Neale Hurston by author Kristy Andersen, an insightful discussion with Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Yosimar Reyes, and a kitchen table talk and storytelling with author and performer Ivan Coyote.
All of the events are free and will be held in locations on the Santa Monica College Main Campus (1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica). Seating is strictly on a first-arrival basis.
• Sept. 25, 12 p.m., in Student Services Center, Orientation Hall (SSC 183): Julio Salgado: "Good Immigrant, Bad Immigrant: The Art of Julio Salgado" - Julio Salgado, a visual artist of color whose work explores themes of immigration and queerness, will talk about the influences on his work over the past 15 years. Salgado is an undocumented and queer artist who uses his art to combat racist, anti-immigrant, homophobic, and transphobic narratives. He is the co-founder of DreamersAdrift and the Migrant Storytelling Manager for The Center for Cultural Power, where he co-created The Disruptors Fellowship for emerging television writers of color who identify as trans/and or non-binary, disabled, undocumented/formerly undocumented immigrants. His work has been displayed at the Oakland Museum, SFMOMA, and the Smithsonian. Sponsored by the SMC Associates, Dream Resource Center, IDEAS at SMC, Pride Center, Student Equity Center, Ethnic Studies Program, Art Department, Dream Program, The Latino Center/Adelante, Black Collegians/UMOJA, and EOPS/CARE.
Oct. 3, 11:15 a.m., in Stromberg Hall (HSS 165): Marcos Nieves, Director, and Karyna Jaramillo: "My Queerceañera" Film Screening and Q&A - Director Marcos Nieves and his film subject, Karyna Jaramillo, a Mexican transgender woman living in Arizona, will screen and discuss "My Queerceañera." The documentary explores Jaramillo's life and her determination to fulfill her teenage dream of celebrating her Quinceañera with a twist: when she turns 50. The film dives into her life - as a construction worker, coming to terms with her identity, battling alcohol addiction, and family challenges at home - and her resilience to thrive against adversities in her fight for equity, diversity, and inclusion. Nieves, whose projects include the 2022 short documentary "Zoila" and 2018 short documentary series "The Right to Thrive," is a member of the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective and co-founder of La Producción, a production company run by undocumented immigrants. An audience Q&A follows the screening. Sponsored by the SMC Associates, Dream Resource Center, IDEAS at SMC, Student Equity Center, Ethnic Studies Program, Dream Program, The Latino Center/Adelante, Black Collegians/UMOJA, and EOPS/CARE.
Oct. 10, 11:15 a.m., in Art 214: Kristy Andersen: "'Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun'; Fifteen years later..." - Filmmaker Kristy Andersen presents a screening and talk looking back on "Jump at the Sun," a film about novelist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. A maverick and a contrarian whose opinions cut against the grain, Hurston died penniless in 1960, just as the Black is Beautiful movement emerged and Afrocentric pride began to take hold. Today, Hurston is revered, her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is required reading in high schools and colleges, and her work has taken on new dimensions as it is being looked at in a whole new light. Andersen, who wrote and produced the film and has worked extensively as a cinematographer, editor, writer, and producer, will lead an audience Q&A following the screening. Sponsored by the SMC Associates, SMC English Department, SMC Art Department, and SMC Communication and Media Department.
Oct. 17, 11:15 a.m., in Student Services Center, Orientation Hall (SSC 183): Yosimar Reyes: "Venimos A Triunfar" ("We Came to Be Triumphant") - Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Yosimar Reyes will present an insightful talk about how his poetry is inspired by his community. His goal, as the first undocumented poet to reach this position, is to help people find poetry in their everyday lives. Reyes was chosen to be a 2024 Creative Ambassador by the City of San Jose, The Advocate named him one of "13 LGBT Latinos Changing the World," and Remezcla included him in "10 Up And Coming Latinx Poets You Need To Know." Reyes has been awarded a NALAC Catalyst for Change Grant, a Gerbode Foundation Grant, and most recently, a Walter & Elise Haas Creative Work Fund Grant. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including "Mariposas: A Modern Anthology of Queer Latino Poetry"; "Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings"; and the forthcoming "UndocuPoetics." Sponsored by the SMC Associates, Dream Resource Center, IDEAS at SMC, Student Equity Center, Ethnic Studies Program, Dream Program, The Latino Center/Adelante, Black Collegians/UMOJA, and EOPS/CARE.
Oct. 22, 11:15 a.m., in Science 140: The Pride Center Presents: Ivan Coyote: "And Then This One Time: Sweet Stories for Hard Times" - Writer, storyteller, and performer Ivan Coyote will present an 'around an imaginary kitchen table' talk and storytelling hour to remember the joy in queer lives and celebrate the strength and bravery it takes to live real life as a trans and non-binary person. (Bringing a best hankie is recommended.) Co-author with Rae Spoon of "Gender Failure" and author of "Care Of," Coyote will use humor to talk about the challenges facing queer and trans people today, and provide much needed representation of queer and trans lives in an increasingly hostile political climate, where love stories, tender stories, and stories of triumph and resistance are critically needed. Sponsored by the Student Equity Center, Gender Sexuality Alliance, Ethnic Studies Program, Dream Resource Center, and Racial Justice Center.
Programs are subject to change without notice, and new speakers may be added to the series. Up-to-date details are posted at smc.edu/events and available by calling the SMC Office of Public Programs at 310-434-4100.
Santa Monica College is a California Community College accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).
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