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. Seed of Mango, Seed of Maize
Seed of Mango, Seed of Maize, the title of a poem written by Lynne Thompson, perfectly captures the breadth and depth of African Americans today. Ms. Thompson is the featured speaker for the Social Science and Humanities Library's Black History Month Program.The title, the cadence, and the words of her poem all speak to the diasporas of African Americans that we salute with Black History Month.Come hear Ms. Thompson read her poems and chat with the audience.
Refreshments will be provided.
Wed., Feb. 6 from 6-9pm at Perks Coffee Shop, UCSD Bookstore
The UCSD African American Studies Minor & the Social Sciences & Humanities Library are proud to present a poetry open mic night. All are welcome, so swing by and express yourself! To sign-up, in advance, for a slot at the open mic night please contact us.There will also be a sign-up sheet posted at Perks before the event.
For more information, please visit http://sshl.ucsd.edu/poetry |
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Ethnic Studies Winter '08 Colloquium Series
Thursdays from 3-4:30pm in SSB 107
With the general theme of "Racial and Natural(ized) Disasters," we hope the series will provide a global/transnational portrait of how the mechanisms of racial subjection inform both the ways in which the various 'causes' of such disasters -- ecological, medical, political (wars, refugee flows, etc)-- impact populations of color and their places of residence and the official and public responses to them.
Feb 6: Mark Harris: Nuclear wastes on indigenous lands in Australia
Feb. 13: Clara Mantini-Briggs: cholera "epidemic" in Venezuela and racial profiling
Feb. 20: Thu Huong Nguyen Vo: war, the dead, ethics of remembering
Feb. 27: Graduate student panel:Ma Vang, Nga Nguyen, and Traci Voyles
March 5: Recruitment Day -- ES faculty --TBA March
March 12: Ricardo Dominguez: border violence |
RhymeFest! An Evening of Slammin' Poetry featuring Southeast Asian Poets
Tues., Feb. 12 at 7pm at the International Center Lounge
BAO PHI has been a performance poet since 1991. A two-time Minnesota Grand Slam champion and a National Poetry Slam finalist, Bao Phi has appeared on HBO Presents Russell Simmons Def Poetry, and a poem of his appeared in the 2006 Best American Poetry anthology. Check him out online.
BRYAN THAO WORRA is a Laotian American poet and community activist living in Minnesota. He is the literary editor for Tripmaster Monkey Magazine and Bakka Magazine, and is also an advisor to AsianAmericanPoetry.Com and a freelance writer for Asian American Press. Check him out online.
Organized by:The Hmong Student Association & the Vietnamese Student Association. For more contact David Dinh, Ma Vang or Thuy Vo Dang |
Tijuana Maquiladora tour for "Ethnic Diversity in the City" class
Sat., Feb. 16th from 9am-3:30pm.
Come to learn about Tijuana maquiladora workers'
conditions and struggles!
SCHEDULE
· 9:00 am sharp: Meet at the San Ysidro Trolley Station. We will walk together, cross the border gate and travel to our locations in Tijuana using chartered buses for transportation.
· 9:45-10 am: The crosses at the border: more than 4,000 immigrants have died trying to cross the international border
· 10:30-10:45 am: Metales y Derivados-Otay Industrial Park
· 11- 11:30 am: Ejido Chilpancingo-Rio Alamar neighborhood
· 11:45 am-12:00 pm: Sony
NOTE: We will visit Tijuana industrial area but won't enter any factory.
· 12:30-1:00 pm Lunch at Cittac's office
· 1- 3 pm: Cittac's office (Cittac: Centro de Informacion para Trabajadores y Trabajadoras; Workers' Information Center): Struggles and labor conditions in the maquiladoras
· 3:30 pm: Return to San Ysidro border line
DONATIONS
· US: $30 regular, $20 students
· Donations cover the bus, lunch, and a donation to Tijuana worker organizations
· Reservations for these tours can be made online at sdmaquila.org. Online registration will be disabled when the bus for that day is full, so make your reservations as soon as possible.
For more information, contact Pat Washington (619) 582-5383
Please note after Feb 1, US citizens will need new documents to return from Tijuana, either passport or birth certificate + picture ID as driver licence.
Sponsored by San Diego Maquiladora Workers' Solidarity Network, Cittac (Workers' Information Center) and the Binational Feminist Collective |
Tentacle Sessions featuring DBR + DJ Scientific
Thurs., Feb. 21 at 8 and 10pm. The Stage at Porter's Pub, UCSD
Performance that grabs you and won't let go! Pop-culture musical mastermind Daniel Bernard Roumain teams up with laptop artist DJ Scientific for a staggering hybrid of electronica, hip-hop, and classical music that captures you off-guard, then enraptures you. This is music that bamboozles and awakens your ears with its unquestionable virtuosity and sonic power. Find out more.
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"Peace-ing Communities Together": A Peace Building Conference for Young Adults
March 7-9th
Join other young leaders to discuss ways to expand peace building efforts locally and globally.
Early Registration: $35
Registration (after February 7): $45.
Registration Includes:
- All meals (Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast)
- Workshops on leadership, cross-cultural communication, community action, and more.
- Discussions with peace building leaders in our community.
- Saturday evening banquet including keynote speaker from the University of San Diego Joan Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice
- Opportunities to become involved with local peace building efforts.
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Community Education Series
Part of the UCSD Ethnic Diversity in the City Program. ETH 105/USP 104 Winter 2008
Sponsored by:
UCSD Ethnic Studies Department & Malcolm X Library. Organized by
Professor Pat Washington & UCSD Student Coalition for Community.
This 4 Part Series will be held at: Malcolm X Library
5148 Market St. Dan Diego, CA 92114
6:30pm-8:00pm
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"I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect." - June Jordan
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At the Cross-Cultural Center
Before Mid-Term Tranquility Space
All day today! Tues., Feb. 5
 Come to the Cross for some quiet space away from roommates, school work and all the other stresses that come with being a student. The Community Office will be set up to promote relaxation and transquility.
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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  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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Fredrick Smith and Fiona Zedde: Author Readings and Discission on Black and LGBT Literature
Thurs., Feb. 28 from 5-7pm
Fred and Fiona will read excerpts from their latest novels, "Right Side of the Wrong Bed" and "Every Dark Desire." Engage in a dialogue on LGBT/Black community issues. Light refreshments provided. Books from each author be given away to a limited number of students.
Brought to you by the Cross-Cultural Center & LGBT Resource Center. For more information, please contact Violeta Gonzales or Jan Estrellado. |
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Campus Community Centers
Feminism is for Everybody: The Women's Center and You!
Wed., Feb. 6 from 12 - 1pm at Mandeville East
Ever wonder what happens at the Women's Center or what it IS in the first place? Want to find out about upcoming events and help us brainstorm new ones? Or just want to chat with other interesting folks? Then join us for this special Wednesday workshop introduction to UCSD Women's Center!
This is part of the Office of Graduate Studies' Wednesday Awareness Workshop Series.
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Until the Violence Stops Film Screening
Wed., Feb. 6, 6pm at the Women's Center. Free!
 Until the Violence Stops features playwright and activist Eve Ensler in a powerful film that documents how The Vagina Monologues grew into an international grassroots movement called V-Day to stop violence against women and girls. Until the Violence Stops shows women from Harlem to Ukiah, California; from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to the Philippines and Kenya, uniting and courageously revealing their intimate and deeply painful experiences with abuse ranging from rape to female circumcision. This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the V-Day movement. Since 1998, thousands of V-Day events have taken place all over the world. Join the cast and crew of UCSD's 2008 production of The Vagina Monologues at the screening of this hopeful and inspiring film. Light refreshments will be served.
Presented by the Women's Center and V-Day UCSD 2008
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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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Tax Strategies Workshop
Tues., Feb. 19 from 11:30-1:00 p.m. at the Women's Center
A discussion about maximizing success, coordinating tax planning and other financial objectives, and minimizing taxes on investments. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited. Please RSVP to women@ucsd.edu. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs for lunch. Coming Out Group Meeting time determined by participants __________________________________________LGBT Resource Center Coming Out Group
The Coming Out Group is a place to meet and gain  support while discussing your sexual and/or gender identities in a confidential setting. This group is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, straight or questioning folks who are coming out and who may already be out. Topics are deter-mined by group participants, and can include coming out to yourself, coming out to family, coming out to friends, coming out and the work place, and coming out at school. If you are interested in joining this group, please email Jan. __________________________________________
Volunteer for the LGBT Resource Center!
The LGBT Resource Center is in the process of starting a volunteer program! Volunteer training and orientation will be Wednesday February 6th, 2008 from 5-8 PM. For any other questions, please email our Teresa, at ttrout@ucsd.edu! Thank you for your time and we look forward to working with some of you as volunteers! |
Celebrate Black History Month!
The theme for this year's celebration is "UCSD Honors Black History Month: Rethinking American Identity".
Event Hightlights
Feb. 13 at 11:30am in the Revelle College Plaza Cafe. Dimensions of Blackness: Essence of Music, Dance and Culture will include gospel, ballet, and break-dance performances.
Feb. 14 a 2pm in the Price Center Ballroom. The 2008 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Diversity Awards program will recognize faculty, staff, students, departments or organizational units that have made an outstanding contribution at UCSD in the past year.
Feb. 21 at 3:30pm in the Social Science Building, 101. Gene Perry, will conduct an Afro-Caribbean Percussion Workshop.
Feb. 20 at 7pm in the Price Center Plaza. Let It Flow - Soulful Night at Sixth College will include an evening of poetry, hip hop dancing, art displays and traditional soul food.
Feb. 22 from 4-6pm. UCSD an "Evening with the Stars". UCSD alumni of color will tell their stories and network with current students.
Feb. 23 at 10:30am in the UCSD Faculty Club. The Sixth Annual Black Scholarship Brunch will honor UCSD student scholars. Choirs including the UCSD Gospel Choir will perform. Proceeds will benefit undergraduate scholarships at UCSD.
Feb. 28 at 4:45pm in the International House Great Hall. Global Gourmet, African cooking class and sampling of African cuisine.
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Opportunities
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
HSF scholarship applications for the 2008-2009 academic year are now available online.
General eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Be of Hispanic heritage
- Be a high school senior, undergraduate or graduate college student
- Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
- Have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA
- Must apply for federal financial aid using the FAFSA
- Must plan to enroll FULL-TIME in a degree seeking program at a U.S. accredited institution in the 2008-2009 academic year.
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2008 IICAS Human Rights Fellowship
The Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies is pleased to announce the annual competition for student fellowships with human rights organizations. Fellows will receive $3,500 each. These awards will enable students to carry out clearly defined fieldwork, domestically or internationally, with human rights organizations related to a student's area of study.
The purpose of the fellowship is to provide students with an opportunity to contribute to the work of human rights organizations while also gaining practical experience that may influence the students' areas of research or academic focus. The fellowship program welcomes multi-disciplinary approaches to human rights fieldwork. Visit our website for more information and application procedures.
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Apply for Udall Scholarship
The Udall Scholarship for $5,000 seeks to reward undergraduates who are involved in tribal governance or tribal health issues.
Criteria:
- Current 2007-08 sophomores or juniors, or 5th year seniors in 2008-09
- US citizen or permanent resident
- 3.0+ GPA, and a member of a tribe or band.
Recipients must agree to attend the Udall scholar orientation weekend, Aug. 2-6, in Tucson, Arizona (expenses paid).
UCSD Internal deadline: Mon., Feb. 25, 4:30pm. Find out more and download application.
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Critical Race Studies Symposium
Fri., March 7 at UCLA School of Law
The CRS Symposium, "Race, Sexuality & the Law: Abercrombie, Imus & Beyond" will feature
interdisciplinary academic panels exploring the role of law, culture,media and communities in shaping representations of race, gender and sexual orientation.The event is FREE to the public
The Symposium convenes over 300 people from law schools, ethnic studies and race-related research centers, graduate and undergraduate
programs, law firms, legal services organizations and community-based social change agencies from across the country.
If you have any questions please contact John C. Trang at trang2010@lawnet.ucla.edu.
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Day of Silence T-Shirt Design Contest!
 Want your design printed on over 400 tshirts? Day of Silence Committee is holding a T-shirt design contest for this year's Day of Silence! Here are the contest guidelines:
- Must be on a black t-shirt
- One or two additional colors
- Design must be in the middle of the shirt
- One side should include the message
- Tasteful placement of all elements
Must be submitted to alliance@ucsd.edu in PDF format. Design due March 1st | |
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