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Studies on HIV/AIDS in the Mexico-US Border Region
Wed., Jan. 30 at 3:30pm
Institute of the Americas Complex
Research Seminar Series
Joint Seminar with the UCSD division of International Health and Cross Cultural Medicine and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. Steffanie A. Strathdee is an infectious disease epidemiologist who has spent the last two decades focusing
on underserved, marginalized populations in developed and developing countries.
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Divas in Denial Drag Show
Sat., Feb. 2 at 8pm in the Price Center Theatre
The UCSD Drag Show is one of the most attended and popular of campus events, drawing an audience from all walks of campus life and the greater San Diego community. For the thirteenth year in a row, we will be celebrating this tradition of combining gender-bending with spectacle and music. Everyone is welcome to be a part of this beloved UCSD tradition.
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Palabras de Poder: Rebel Writers from the New Latin@ America
Sat., Feb. 2 at 7pm
San Diego Central Library, 820 E St., Downtown San Diego between 8th and 9th - FREE!
Come hear, see and feel the power, beauty and pain of those whose cultural identity and existence is under attack.
Join some amazing poets for an evening of politically charged word that takes on the various issues that effect the Latin@ community.
Organized by the Red CalacArts Collective, a project of Calaca Press. Sponsored by UCSD CLAH and UCSD Center for the Humanities.
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Lynne Thompson Poetry Reading
Wed., Feb. 6 from 2-4pm at Geisel Library's Seuss Room
A poetry reading by Lynne Thompson from her latest award winning collection: Beg No Pardon. Refreshments will be provided.
The UCSD African American Studies Minor & the Social Sciences & Humanities Library present:Poetry Open Mic Night Artistic Expressions: Honoring Black History Month & Rethinking American Identity
Perks Coffee Shop
UCSD Bookstore
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 6-9pm
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Social Justice Quote of the Week:
"When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable." - Thich Nhat Hanh |
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At the Cross-Cultural Center
Grad Student Community Potluck
Thurs., Feb. 7 from 5-6:30p
Please join us to share herstories of the women in our lives and in the world that have inspired us to work for social justice. Connect with other graduate students and enjoy a community meal too. Appetizers and beverages provided; please bring a dish to share.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies.
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Natural Path Meditation: Lecture & Workshop
Fri., Feb. 8 from 7-8:30p
Most of us tend to spend much of our lives in an me overactive and often stressful state. Meditation has been used throughout the ages to relax the body and mind, and connect one to their innate Nature. This connection gives us the peace and tranquility we seek.
Sahaj Marg (NATURAL PATH) Meditation based on Raja Yoga is simple, gentle, and direct. With regular practice, the heart and mind become clear and focused, leading to a state of moderation and balance.
Free! All are welcome! Email us to register. For more information, please contact Aravind at (858)752.8136 or check out our website.
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Wed., Feb. 13 at 6:30pm * FREE!
Join us for a screening of the acclaimed documentary,  "Baadasssss Cinema: A Bold Look At 70's Blaxploitation Films" and discussion of racial and sexual stereotypes. There will be a drawing for the book "Women of Blaxploitation: How the Black Action Film Heroine Changed American Popular Culture. Free!
Sponsored by the Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention & Policy and the Cross Cultural Center. For more information, contact Carol Rogers
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Sat., Feb. 16, Cross-Cultural Center
 Kamalayan Kollective of UCSD will be hosting this academic school year's Queer Pin@y Conference with the support of UCSD's Cross-Cultural Center, Women's Center, LGBT Resource Center, Kaibigang Pilipino, Kabayanihan, Queer People of Color, SIAPS, and the Student Affirmative Action Committee. Check out the Myspace page for more information, or register here.
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Grad Students Get Crafty at the Cross!
Tues., Feb. 19 from 5-6:30pm
 This quarter's craft event is a "Make One, Give One." Make two crafts, one for yourself, and one to be displayed in the new Cross-Cultural Center space! Light refreshments provided. Please RSVP by Friday February 15 to grad-community@ucsd.edu. Co-sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies.
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Asian-American Community Forum
Every Tues. from 1-2p
Looking for some good conversation and food during lunch? Drop by the Asian Community Forum held every Tuesday 1-2pm at the Cross Cultural Center. We will discuss a different Asian/Pacific Islander related topic each week.
If you have questions about this forum contact Annie Ahn, Ph.D. ((858-534-9524; email ajahn@ucsd.edu) or Sam Park, Ph.D. (858-534-0249; email sapark@ucsd.edu) |
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Campus Community Centers
On Being Trans: Shared Stories and Lived Experiences
Thurs., Jan. 31 from 6-8pm at the LGBT Resource Center The Transgender Intersex Alliance (TIA) and the  LGBT Resource Center invite you to an evening of discussion with transgender members of our community. Speakers will be sharing their stories and their lived experiences in an informal setting. All members of the LGBT community and our allies are welcome to attend. Please come with open ears and an open mind. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Jan or Ariel.
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Sex Education: What they didn't teach you in middle school
Fri., Feb. 1 from 5pm-7pm at the LGBT Resource Center
 Did you get taught abstinence education? Were you taught the watered down version of the realities of human sexuality? Did your parents leave out all the juicy details when they gave the birds and the bees talk? Join interns Brianna Marquez and Maureen Garcia for a REAL sex education presentation. The Rubber Rose will present a realistic and pleasure-based anatomy class. This program is intended to promote sex-positivity and will include a discussion which will display the unique experiences of several generations and the LGBT community. After, a collaborative zine will be put together with everyone's help and be distributed. __________________________________________
Graduate Student Reading Group on Gender and Sexuality
Thurs., Jan. 31 from 5:45-7:45pm at the Women's Center
Join Ethnic Studies graduate students and other grads as we read selections from Jasbir Puar's new text, Terrorist Assemblages. This is the first meeting of a potential monthly reading group for grad students interested in talking about issues related to gender, race, sexuality and space.
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Women's Center Book Club Meets in February!
Tues., Feb. 12 from 12-1pm at the Women's Center, Student Center West, Bldg. 290
The Women's Center's next book club will meet in  the small meeting room to discuss, My Life in France, by Julia Child and Alex Prud'Homme (This book will be available at the UCSD Bookstore for book club members, at a discount). The group is open to new members at all times and is for anyone who loves to read. All meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of every month.
Sponsored by the Women's Center and the UCSD Bookstore. For more information please contact Jessica Chapin-Geipel at (858)822-1479 or jlchapin@ucsd.edu.
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Gender Buffet
Every Friday from 12p -1:30pm at the Women's Center. 
Everyone is welcome! We'll provide the space, the host, and the FREE FOOD. You just have to be interested in discussing gender and sexuality as they relate to everyday life on and off campus. Join us and bring a friend.
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Opportunities
AFL-CIO Organizing Institute
The organizing institute program consists of an intense weekend classroom training followed by a paid 12-week Apprenticeship Program. Applicants are eligible and can apply to any of the weekend trainings during the Spring 2008 semester. Selected applicants participate in a 3-month, paid, OI Apprenticeship program in which they learn union building skills first hand. Upon completion of the Apprenticeship Program, we have a 90% successful placement rate, where participants are hired into positions as union organizers with AFL-CIO affiliate unions. Starting salaries, depending on the union, range between $32000-$40000 annually, plus excellent benefi. Find out more and apply online!
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Study Abroad!
Global Seminar - Cádiz, Spain
Spanish Dialectology and Flamenco
John Moore, Professor, Department of Linguistics,
This global seminar features a package of two complementary courses - one on Spanish dialectology and the other on flamenco. The courses will take place in Cádiz, Spain, an Atlantic seaport in Southwestern Spain. Cádiz was both a gateway to the New World and a source of many dialect features of the Spanish that was exported to the New World. It also played a central role in the development of flamenco. Hence, it is an ideal place to present these courses. Furthermore, as the culture of flamenco is integrally tied to the language of Cádiz and surrounding areas, the two courses complement each other.
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Teach for America
By the fourth grade, African-American, Latino/Hispanic and Native American students read on average three grade levels behind their Caucasian peers.This is not for lack of potential, but for lack of opportunity.
Learn More:
Info Session
Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m.
Price Center Santa Barbara / Los Angeles Room
Refreshments will be served
FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, February 15, 2008
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