UCSC Ethnic Resource Centers

When: Tuesday, April 25th
Where: Oakes Learning Center
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Join us to learn more about the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives at UCSC and how the grant funding is utilized to serve Latinx/e students.
Know the HSI programs currently serving Latinx/e students
Understand how the grant funding works
Find out how to get involved
Provide feedback on how Latinx/e students can be better supported at UCSC

Everyone is welcome & food will be provided!For more information or to request accommodations please contact [email protected]

Join ***rcenter and  for a discussion on kink led by grad student Sam Hughes. Tuesday @ 7pm in amah mutsun room (3rd floor of bay tree building). FREE FOOD. Registering via  bio appreciated (or just show up!

Join in celebrating the start of May, aka AA/PI Heritage Month! We will have supplies for painting, origami, and creating a community banner highlighting what you’re proud of from this year. Come to be in community, watch student performances, and for free food!

Join Career Success and the Cantú Q***r Resource Center as we host a Dinner and Panel discussion on Q***r Identities in the Workplace!

What does being out at work look like? What have been sources of strength and hardship for current LGBTQ+ folks in the workplace? We'll be answering these questions and more!

This event is intended to feed our stomachs, hearts, and heads with Q***r Networking, Career Possibility Models, and Yummy Food!

When: Thursday, May 4th, 2023
Time: 4:30-6:30 pm
Where: Namaste Lounge in John R. Lewis College

Check out ***rcenter for information on how to register! For accommodations, please contact Bridge at [email protected]

On the week of National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the AIRC will be hosting a "Bring Her Home" Film Screening and community "activity" rooted in honoring all Native/Indigenous/First Nations/Alaska Native women/two spirit/trans people across Turtle Island.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. T-shirts will be provided to the first 20 people who arrive!

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Womxn's Center at the Cardiff House

For our second episode, we invited Donnie Veal, a current UCSC transfer student, to join us for a conversation about his work as the Outreach Specialist at the Underground Scholars. This program services formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students. In this episode, we discuss transitions, belonging, ageism, and reframing language and perception of previously incarcerated and non-traditional students.

Content Warning: This episode contains themes and discussions of state and institutional violence. 

These topics can weigh heavily on the heart and body. Take care of yourself, seek community care, and remember you are not alone. For support and resources on mental health wellness, please visit caps.ucsc.edu for Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS).

Join us for a plática with Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, the author of "For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts". For generations, Black, Indigenous, and people of color have had to push against powerful forces of sexism, racism, and classism. Prisca offers a liberating path forward that centers community and practices self-preservation.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m Cultural Center at Merrill. Doors open at 5:30pm

RSVP at bit.ly/BGSETH

This event is co-sponsored by El Centro, the Womxns Center, EOP, HSI Initiatives, Merrill College, the Student Union Assembly and the Lionel Cantú Q***r Resource Center

Virtual Grad Student Q***r Yoga

Q***r yoga classes for UCSC graduate students are hosted by local, certified yoga teacher, Chloe Rosen. Designed to be accessible to all bodies, with a particular focus on welcoming q***r and trans practitioners!

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

6:00 - 7:00 PM on Zoom

In celebration of April being National Arab American Heritage Month, the UC SSWANA Coalition is hosting Arab American Activism! This virtual program will include a panel of current Arab American undergraduate and graduate students from various UC campuses (including a UCSC undergrad) to discuss their identity and how they plan to leave their legacy on campus. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions to our panelists in the Q&A session. Join us on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 12:00 PM. You are also invited to join our watch party of the livestream in the Ethnic Resource Center (ERC) lounge (located on the 3rd floor of the Baytree building)! Refreshments will be available. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

Please join today to learn about the benefits of Active Meditation and techniques to being mindful in your everyday life.

Space is limited; RSVP as soon as possible. Lunch will be provided! This activity will involve walking around a distance of 10-30 paces.

If you have disability-related needs, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible. We will find secondary options to ensure our event is accessible to all students.

Join us in honoring our annual Take Back the Night Series!

Earth Day is a drag, pun intended ... join the Seymour Center, College 9/John R Lewis College CoCurricular Programs, and the Cantú for a night of fun and community at the Seymour Center.

Use the QR code or ***rcenter linktr.ee to save your spot.

We are seeking drag performers of all types to strut their awesomeness...all levels of experience welcome.

Let’s celebrate q***r and trans joy!