May 2016
Screening of Virgina Espino’s Documentary ‘No Más Bebés’
Join us for a screening of No Más Bebés, the story of 10 Mexican immigrant mothers who sued Los Angeles County, the State of California, and the U.S. government for being sterilized in their 1970s without their consent after having emergency Cesarean sections at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. This year marks the 40th anniversary of their landmark civil rights lawsuit-Madrigal v. Quilligan- asserting that a woman's right to bear a child is guaranteed under the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.…
Find out more »‘No Más Bebés’ Q&A Discussion
Join us for a special Q&A session with film producer Virginia Espino about No Más Bebés, the documentary she co-produced with director/producer Renee Tajima-Pena on the landmark lawsuit affirming a woman's right to bear a child. Espino is a senior writer, interviewer, project coordinator, and historian of Latina/o history for the UCLA Center for Oral History Research. Sponsored by the SMC Associates and SMC's Adelante Program Hosted in HSS 165.
Find out more »April 2017
Global Lecture Series: Rhythm Planet: Connecting the World through Music feat. Tom Schnabel
Host KCRW's Rhythm Planet, Tom Schnabel introduced World Music to public radio when he was the station's first programming director, and was honored by the French government as a Chevalier de l'Arts et des Lettres.Schnabel will talk about music from around the globe and the ways in which it connects us all.
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January 2019
Woolsey Family Portrait Shoot
The faculty and students of the Santa Monica College Photography Department are offering free group portraits for families who are victims of the Woolsey Fire. This is an opportunity to start new photography memories for those who lost so many treasured photographs in the fire. Each family will have a private 20-minute session in the photo studios at Santa Monica College. Hair and Make-up students from the Cosmetology Department will be on hand to make sure the families will look…
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