Mixed @ Berkeley Senior Weekend 2021!

MRRC is excited to announce Senior Senior Weekend 2021 as part of bridges + OUA Cal Week programming!
Senior Weekend is a free program that introduces newly admitted students of color to Cal and connects them with resources, programming, and community. We will be hosting this program virtually again for 2 weekends, April 16-18 and April 22-24.  Admitted students please sign up using the form: tinyurl.com/mrrcsw21 
We welcome newly admitted students of color to RSVP and look forward to meeting you soon.
We can’t wait to share what events we have planned this year!
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Imposter Syndrome:
Small Changes to
Fight Back!

Being a student with a marginalized identity is hard! The education system never seems to reflect you enough. Imposter Syndrome is a common experience and can impact your success. Instead of feeling like you aren't good enough to pursue your chosen career, learn how Imposter Syndrome shows up and some ways to fight back against those unhelpful thoughts!

Curly Hair Chronicles 3.0!

Please join us for our Hair Chronicles 3.0 event to celebrate curly and textured hair! We will be offering free hair supplies, hair care tips, fun games, and more! Hope to see ya'll there!
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Mixed at Berkeley
High School Art Contest!

Mixed at Berkeley is excited to announce our Community Art Contest for high schoolers! 😁The theme of this art contest is identity. 🤩 Feel free to express your identity in any medium you feel fits! 🎼📝🖍🎨🖌 Email mixedstorian@gmail.com for submissions and questions. Deadline is April 15!
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Hula and Hawaiian Culture Workshop!

More info at tinyurl.com/calhawaiicollab or in the link in our bio! MRRC will be collaborating with Cal Hawaii Club to host a workshop on Hawaiian language, culture, and dance! Cal Hawaii co-presidents Carly and Mae will talk about Hawaiian culture and then teach everyone some hula basics. 

UC Wide
​Mixed Mixer!

The first ever UC wide Mixed / Multicultural Organization Mixer will be next Tuesday, April 6th from 7-8:30pm! This event will be a fun opportunity to meet people at different schools, learn about upcoming events hosted by other groups, and play fun games! RSVP in bio or at tinyurl.com/UCmix 🎉🥳

The Book Fairy Kickoff Party:
A Collaboration with the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center!

 🥳 "The Book Fairy" program is launching on 4/1/21! Join us to celebrate this new program launching and to learn more about it. This event is also a social between the Mixed organizations of UC Davis and UC Berkeley, the two collaborators.

Mixed at Berkeley
Transfer Scholarship

Mixed at Berkeley is happy to announce its Transfer Scholarship totalling $5,000! This scholarship is meant to alleviate the cost of higher education and help you pursue success as you continue your academic journey!
Visit tinyurl.com/transferscholarship2021
​to learn more and apply! Link also in bio❤️

Creative Writing and Journaling Event Hosted by Mixed at Berkeley Fellows!

Our fellows are leading a creative writing/journaling event📝 RSVP IN BIO!👀 Come prepared to express your creative side💓

Mobility with Madoka!

Mobility Yoga workshop with Madoka will be on Tuesday, March 16, 6-7pm! This class will focus on spinal mobility, joint stabilization, proprioception, and various styles of somatic stretches in order to address chronic pain, prevent injuries and calm our central nervous system so we can better inhabit our bodies, breath, and mind.

Navigating the
​UC Application!

​K12’s second event for our Countdown to College series will be “Navigating the UC Application” this upcoming Tuesday, 3/9 from 5-6pm 📝We will have a representative from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at UC Berkeley present on the following:
➡️UC application for freshman and transfer applicants
➡️ Personal Insight Questions
➡️ Admissions Expectations
➡️ Student Questions (Q&A at end)

Bob Ross
​Painting Party!

Our Bob Ross Painting Party is coming up!🙉💓Bring any art supplies you have and get ready to chat and follow along to one of Bob Ross's painting tutorials! RSVP IN BIO! 💓🤩No painting skill required! Participants will receive gift cards😋

Wellness Check-In
​with Elizabeth Aranda

Happy Tuesday! We are having a Wellness Check-In with Elizabeth this Thursday 6:30-7:30pm! Our 1st collaboration with PASS 😍🌷 Elizabeth will share resources regarding wellness, resilience, and mental health! Participants will receive a care package 📦 ❤️ hope to see y’all there. RSVP ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/bumn7rp4

​College Student Pathways Panel

K12’s first programming event for our Countdown to College series will be our College Pathways Student Panel this Friday from 6-7pm!  We encourage all high schoolers to attend We will have panelists from: 
  • UC Berkeley 
  • UC Irvine 
  • San Francisco State University 
  • Stanford University 
  • Michigan Tech 
  • University of British Columbia

​Countdown to College

​MRRC’S K-12 programming for this semester is open for all high school students to attend  The Countdown to College series will consist of online panels and presentations to educate students about different college pathways and ultimately develop post graduation plans for students.

​Tying Activism in Identity: A Conversation on the Intersection of Black Hxstory, Identity, and Art!

​On Friday, Feb. 26th at 5-6 pm! This event is open to ALL community college students and current Cal students! In honor of Black History Month, Mixed at Berkeley welcomes guest speakers Sharmane Fury and Rohan Zhou-Lee for a conversation on the intersection of Hxstory, Identity, and Art!

Spring 2021
MIXED MIXER!

Welcome back Mixed @ Berkeley Community! Join us on Wednesday, Feb 10th at 6pm for some fun social games and chats. Maybe even some free dinner! 😉 We are excited to see your beautiful faces again soon 🤗❤️

Spring 2021 MRRC
Fellowship Applications!

As a fellow during this fall semester, you will be assisting directors in planning/running online events as well as problem solving through the logistics and challenges of online community building. This fellowship will establish a community of like-minded students in a growing positive and engaging environment! 🤩✨

Mixed Reads Meeting #1:
MRRC's Virtual Book Club!

Attendees will receive care packages. We will be discussing "Piecing Me Together" by Renee Watson and "Girl, Woman, Other" by Bernardine Evaristo in breakout rooms! These books were mailed to those who RSVPed to this event back in December.  It's going to be a fun and relaxing event, please don't worry about being completely well versed in the details of the novels. ​

Textbook Reimbursement!

T​o welcome you back to a new semester, Mixed at Berkeley will be reimbursing textbook costs to those who need it! 💚 Visit tinyurl.com/mrrctextbook to apply. Receipts/bank statements are needed in the application.

MIXED MONTH
October Workshop Series

Mixed at Berkeley is proud to present one workshop emphasizing health & healing and another focused on learning & advocacy every Saturday of October! Join us to bond with other members of our Mixed Community and to learn more about how to uplift ourselves and others! More info coming soon!

Wellness Check-in with Elizabeth Aranda!

​Thanks for joining us for our Wellness Check-In! 🧡🤗We met with Elizabeth Aranda, bridges Wellness Coordinator & Counselor. She shared resources regarding wellness, resilience, and mental health! 

Fall 2020 Mixed Mixer!

Thanks so much to everyone who came to our Mixed Mixer last week ‼️😍It was so great seeing so many beautiful new faces & returning community members! Fellowship applications will be released very soon, as well as more information about Mixed Month, an inspiring workshop series throughout October that will be focused on wellness & advocacy! 💕🥳

​Exploring Mixed Identity & Finding Your Place
at U.C. Berkeley!

Monday, April 20th, 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Join a Zoom call where current Mixed @ Berkeley members who identify as multiracial, multiethnic, and/or multicultural will be discussing their journeys exploring their own identities at U.C. Berkeley. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about anything identity or college related, and also share your own experiences with your identity! Zoom link

​​Admitted Cal Students
Instagram Live Q&A!

Friday, April 24th at 11 am-12 pm,
3-4 pm, and 5:30-6:30 pm (PST)
Congratulations on your acceptance
to U.C. Berkeley! Join us as we host a
live Q&A session at @mixedatberkeley
on Instagram to learn from mixed-identifying
U.C. Berkeley students about life at Cal! ​​

​Mixed @ Berkeley
Virtual Cal Week 2020!

​Throughout Mixed at Berkeley's virtual Cal Week,
we will be hosting various forms of online programming to welcome you ​to both U.C. Berkeley and our​organization! We are here to answer any questions you may have about college life, academics, housing, financial aid, ​ect, as well how to navigate life at U.C. Berkeley as a first-generation and low-income student of color!

​Apply to be an
MRRC Director for the
2020-2021 School Year!

MRRC Director applications were
​open for the  2020-2021 school year!
​The application deadline was Friday, March 13th. ​

​​Study Jam!

​​​In the midst of a busy midterm season?
Join MRRC for snacks and a community
study space! Wellness products provided!

​Hair Chronicles 2.0
A celebration of
curly & textured hair!

​The second installment of MRRC's Hair Chronicles!
What an amazing turnout, thanks to everyone who attended! 😍

​Food & Identity:
a conversation with
Professor Nicole Leopardo

A HUGE thank you to our guest speaker Nicole Leopardo! 🤩🥳 We had a fantastic time learning about and discussing the role of food rituals in multiracial families.
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​Valentine's Social!

Thanks for the incredible turnout at our
annual Valentine’s Social! 🤯😍❤️
We had so much fun crafting, bonding,
​and eating some delicious Italian food. ​

​Spring 2020
Mixed Mixer!

​A huge thanks to everyone who came out to
​our first meeting of the 2020 Spring Semester!
​We had such a blast mingling & eating 🤩❤️

​Apply to be an MRRC Director for Spring 2020!

​MRRC Director applications
were open for the 2020 Spring Semester!
​The application deadline was Monday, January 13th.

​Hair Chronicles
learn how to take care
of your textured hair!

​Some fantastic memories were made at our first
Hair Chronicles event! 😍 We enjoyed learning
about how to care for textured hair, winning
hair-care items, and bonding with our
​fellow community members! 🧡

​Friendsgiving
hosted by MRRC Fellows!

We had a great time bonding, eating some delicious Thai food, playing fun icebreakers, and listening to a talk on stress management in mixed folx.  ❤️🧡💛
A huge shoutout to MRRC's hardworking fellowship team for planning this event! 🥰

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​Community Dinner
& Karaoke Night!

Thanks for joining MRRC for community dinner and karaoke! We ate some delicious Thai food at Racha's Cafe and then sung some songs at Jaguar Karaoke! 
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​Fall 2019 Conference!

​Mixed @ Berkeley's annual Fall Conferences are dedicated to the empowerment of mixed-identifying students both professionally and personally! In Fall 2019, our keynote speaker was actress, activist, and Youtuber Asia Jackson. We had such an incredible time—thank you to everyone who attended! 💛
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​Study Jam!

In the midst of a busy midterm season?
Join MRRC for snacks and a community
study space! Wellness products provided!

​General Body Meeting #1
What does "Mixed" mean?

Shoutout to everyone who attended our first General Body Meeting of the semester! 👋🎉 We had an incredible time mingling, eating some delicious Thai food, and exploring what the word “mixed” encompasses.
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​Fall 2019
​Mixed Mixer!

​We had an AMAZING turnout at our Fall 2019
Mixed Mixer! 😍🎉 Thank you to everyone who
came out — we hope you all enjoyed learning about MRRC & ways to get involved, eating Sliver pizza,
​and participating in some fun games!