Multicultural Center
Welcome! The Multicultural Center was developed to provide safe and brave spaces for historically minoritized and marginalized groups on campus with the goal of increased diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Multicultural Center (MCC) will serve as:
- a resource for the campus community while placing the experiences of diverse and historically minoritized and marginalized groups at the center.
- a dynamic learning space with deliberate programming and opportunities to support all members of COC with the goal of increased diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- a safe space where the goal is expression without fear of repercussion, and a brave space where expressions are both, validated and challenged.
- a place to meet, build community, and serve as another access point/bridge to existing resources.
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
New York was the first state to declare an American Indian Day in 1916. By 1976, President General Ford proclaimed October 10th-16th to be Native American Awareness Week. At the request of Congress, President Ronald Regan then designated November 23rd-30th as Native American Indian Week in 1986. It wasnt until 1990 that President George H.W Bush signed a joint resolution designating November as Native American Heritage Month.
Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the rich history,tradtions and contributions of Native Americans.It is also an opportunity to educate the public about the unique challenges Native Americans have endured historically and today and highlight how they have conquered these challenges since the start of colonialism.
In his proclamation on Native American Heritage Month last year, President Joe Biden said "Native American roots are deeplhy embedded in this land - a homeland loved, nurtured, strengthened, and fought for with honor and conviction. This month and every month, we honor the precious, strong, and enduring cultures and contributions of all Native Americans and recommit ourselves to fulfilling the full promise of our Nation together."
The history of Native Americans runs deep. So deep that the U.s National Archives hold shundreds of thousands of Native American records dating back to 1774 through the 1990s. This includes records from the Indian Schools , Indian Census Rolls, The Bureau of Indian Affairs, and every treaty signed with Native Americans.
November Happenings!!
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We have embedded below our campus event calendar. You can use the "search function" to find events meaningful to you. We've highlighted a few events you may want to explore in our featured events section below to assist you in your search.
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Event Date and Time Location or Link Ask a Muslim! – A Campus Discussion
Thursday, May 19, 2022
3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Zoom Recording Roe…A Campus Discussion
Monday, May 16, 202
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Zoom Recording Wednesday, April 20, 2022
10:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Zoom Recording On Account of Sex: A Campus Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Discussion
Wedensday, March 22, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Zoom Recording The Journey of Diversity: Going from Well-Meaning to Well-Doing
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Zoom Recording Mitigating the Effects of The Pandemic: From Surviving to Thriving
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Zoom Recording Thursday, October 14, 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom Recording Thursday, September 30, 2021
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Zoom Recording Moving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Forward in Corporate America Wednesday, September 29
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Zoom Recording STILL Tired of Teaching to Little Black Boxes…the Conversation Continues
Friday, August 13, 2021
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Student Support Services (Part 1)
Friday, June 11, 2021
12:30 P.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Human Resources
Thursday, May 27, 2021
10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
“One Way Ticket: The African American Experience during the Great Migration, 1915-1970”
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Zoom Recording Tuesday, May 25, 2021
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
COC Lunch and Learn Thursday, May 20, 2021
12:30-1:30
Public Information Office
Birth of Hip Hop / Evolution of Hip Hop / Where it all began
Thursday, May 20, 2021
3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Thursday, May 13, 2021
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Mental Health Counseling Townhall
Friday, May 7, 2021
11:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M.
Zoom Recording COC Lunch and Learn Thursday, May 6, 2021
12:30pm - 1:30pm
CalWORKs/EOPS/CARE
Zoom Recording Sexual Assault-Where Do We Go From Here Tuesday, April 27, 2021
11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Zoom Recording Celebrating Multiculturalism through Poetry and Literature Friday, April 23, 2021
10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Zoom Recording Disabilities 101: Campus Discussion on the Netflix film – “Crip Camp” Monday, April 19, 2021
1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Zoom Recording Sexual Assault Awareness Series – Part 1: Sexual Assault 101
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Zoom Recording Cultural Appreciation Series – A Student Campus Forum: Black Wealth and Economic Injustice
Monday, February 22, 2021 (10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.) -
Forum Date and Time Location or Link -
Title Formatt and Author Link or ISBN number Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America
Book: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Go! Unconscious Bias: What is it and can it be eliminated
Article Go! The Racism Right Before Our Eyes - There is implicit bias — and then there is behavior like this Article: Jamelle Bouie Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America Book: Roberto Gonzalez ISBN-13: 978-0520287266ISBN-10: 0520287266Scientists around the world are striking against racism in academia - Scientists around the world are striking to raise awareness of institutional and systemic racism against Black academics.
Article: 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge:
Website: Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. White Academia: Do Better
Article: Jasmine Roberts USC's Center for Urban Education – Why Race Matters
PDF: USC Go! Women's History Month- Library Reading List
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Title Desciption Link or Location Student Services Homepage
A COC webpage that lists all of our college student services offices and websites Go! Dreamers Together Homepage A COC webpage supporting DACA, AB 540, Undocumented, and Out of Status students. Equity Minded Practitioners A group dedicated to addressing disproportionate impact by reviewing institutional practices to identify and help resolve equity gaps. Anti-Black Racism Resources
A PDF with links to multiple videos and reading resources on the topic of Anti-Black Racism. Equity In Education
A video recording of a discussion on Equity within Education - led by Brandon Ashford, Julie Johnson, and Robert Wonser COC's Equity Podcast
Hosted by Brandon Ashford, a past podcast on equity and systemic racism experiences featuring past and present COC employees and students.
Go!Undocumented Students Resource
UndocuAlly Training by TheDream.US
Go! Undocumented Students Resource
Supporting Undocumented Students: Important Points for Allies By: Esther Villegas-Sandoval, Faculty, Sociology
Go! Ted Talk - All Student Allyship Resource
Ted Talk: The Danger of Silence
By: Clint Smith
Go! Overall Allyship Resource
How to Be an Ally
By: Amelie Lamont
Go! Trans Students Allyship
10 Misconceptions Every Trans Ally Needs to Understand
By: Brynn Tannehill
Go! African American/Black Students Resource A Call to Action
By: Jourdan Hailaire
Go! White Allies Resource Becoming Trustworthy White Allies
By: Melanie S. Morrison
Go! White Allies Resource White People, Please Stop Declaring Yourself Allies
By: Ernest Owens
Go! White Allies Resource The Role of ‘Privileged’ Allies in the Struggle for Social Justice
By: Angeliki Fanouria Giannaki
Go! LGBTQ+ Allyship Resource How to be an Advocate if you are Person of Privilege
By: SafeZone Advocates
Go! General Allyship Building Overall Allyship
By: Kyle Sawyer
Go! White Allies Resource Building Allyship
By: Dismantle Collective
Go! Allyship at Work Resource Allyship in the workplace Ted Talk
By: Melinda Epler
Go! Better Allyship Be a Better Ally (Havard Business Review)
By: Tsedale M. Melaku, Angie Beeman, David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson
Go! The Power Of Diversity The Key to Unlocking the Power of Diversity
By: Sheree Atcheson
Go! Intro to the Multicultural Center Spring 2021 Welcome Week: Multicultural Center Discussion
Go! Importance of Diversity Spring 2021 Welcome Week: Importance of Diversity
Go! Dreamers Together Spring 2021 Welcome Week: Dream Big, Dream Together
Go! The Cherokee Removal: A Brief History With A quick look into Cherokee History, accompanied by supporting documents.
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Featured Videos:
"MCC Opening"
"Islam and Science"
"Happenings of the World"
"Alliances Open House"
"MCC Open Mic": (Notice: some poetry in this video may contain langauage some viewers may find offensive or inapproriate for minors)
"Equity In Education"
"Equip, Empower, ENOUGH! Domestic Empowerment During COVID-19"
"Undocumented Student Week of Action (Know Your Rights)"
The War in Artsakh: Armenians Artists Resist, React and Recover
Lifting as we Climb-Women and Social Justice
Gender Sexuality Alliance Workshop
Welcoming and Preparing for Ramadan
Muslim Appreciation Series: Islam and Social Justice
Affinity support groups where students connect with other students, faculty and staff
mentors meet with counselors/financial aid advisors and other resource specialists,
and discuss issues in a safe and brave space.
Special Event Sign-Up Area:
Check back soon for our next special event sign-up!
General Information Contact Area:
We want to hear from you! Please use the form below to contact us.
For information on events, campus community dialogues, or workshops in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, please contact:
Flavio Medina-Martin, Director, Diversity and Inclusion at
flavio.medina-martin@canyons.edu
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