The Campus Community Centers are accepting applications for the Chancellor's Undergraduate Diversity Learning Initiative (CUDLI), a 10-week social justice institute. CUDLI is an experiential gathering of learners framed by a commitment to personal growth regarding issues of social justice.
Applications and information are available at http://community.ucsd.edu and are due by 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 29.
Hard copies of applications are also available at the Women's Center, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center and Cross Cultural Center.
For questions email: diversity-institute@ucsd.edu.
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International Women's Day Events
Tues., March 4 from 4-6pm
Public Art Party: Library Walk from 11am-2:00pm Teach in: CCC gallery from
Wed., March 5 from 11am-4pm
Campus Awareness Raising Celebration on Library Walk
Thurs., March 6 from 6-8pm
Che Cafe: Giving it up for the Women; DJ Cotton Candy, Spoken Word, Open Mike, dinner ($4-$5)
Fri., March 7 from noon-2pm
Womens Speak: The Many Voices of Working Women of Color in Conversation at UCSD Women's Center |
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8th Annual
Celebraci el de la Mujer Internacional
Mujeres: Fuerte como el amor
International Womens Day Celebration
Womyn: Bold as Love
Fri., March 7 at 6:30pm
FREE @ Casa Familars THE FRONT, 147 W. San Ysidro Blvd, San Ysidro, Califas 92173
Featuring music, poetry and dance celebrating la mujer.
With performances by:
Bomba Liberte
Calpulli Cozcatl Yollotl
Carla Riojas
Mujeres en Resistencia
Son Sin Fronteras
Estela Flores
Gaviotah
Monica Hernandez
Ms. Jasmin
Poezia
Sara R. Eslava
Art exhibit from March 7-29 featuring the work of
Beliz Iristay
Carmen Kalo
Bertha Luna Torres
Carmen Lomeli
Fernanda Rios
Irene Castruita
Iris Alvarez
Jasmine Garcia
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Leticia Gomez
Luz Camacho
Melanie Cervantes
Nadia Tapia
Sara Delgadillo
Selina Calvo
Susy Bielak
Teresa Yolanda Lopez
Vanessa Lopez
Veronica Lopez
Vivian Lopez
Xochitl Enrique
Plus vendors:
Calaca Press
Colectivo Zapatista
La Otra
Lulu Matus
The Jewelry Collective
Xicano Rootz
and food & drink vendors
Organized by the Red CalacArts Collective, a project of Calaca Press, with a tremendous amount of help from The Front and El Circulo de Mujeres de Color.
For more info email Consuelo Manriquez at consuex@hotmail.com or call (619) 316-7936.
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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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Social Justice Quote of the Week: |
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"There is no consensus, there is no homogeneity, there is no truth. "- Ward Churchill
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Hungry Interns Need Your Help!
Not only will it help the CCC do even better work in building and serving community, but you will also be putting food into the mouths of hungry interns!
If we reach our goal of having 350 surveys completed by March 1, Edwina will personally buy food for the CCC interns. Don't let the poor students go hungry! Do your part now!
Thank you in advance for giving us the gift of your voice.
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At the Cross-Cultural Center
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.
Healthy in a Hurry: Feed the Revolution!
Tues., March 4 from 6-7:30pm
 Always eating on the run or having to buy overpriced fast food? Join us to explore ways to buy, grow, prepare, and share - smart, healthy, easy, cheap meals for your activist self and friends. Come and learn and share some food wisdom and food love.
Interested in Volunteering at the CCC?
Thurs., Feb. 28 at 6pm
Tell us what you want to see in the Cross-Cultural Center Volunteer Program. Join us for our Volunteer Input Forum in the Cross-Cultural Center Library. Light refreshments will be provided. If you have any questions or comments please contact Ricsie Hernandez at ricsie.anne@gmail.com
Network with colleagues and dialogue on Trends in Student Affairs
Thurs., March 13 from 11:30-1pm at the CCC
Social Justice in Higher Education Series:
Then this dialogue series is for you. Twice a quarter the Cross-Cultural Center will host an informal dialogue series reviewing excerpts from social justice articles from the field. Please come prepared to share your thoughts about pages 1-20 of the monograph for our first session.
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Campus Community Centers
"Perseverance, passion and serendipity on the path to success"
Thurs., Feb. 21 from 4-5:30pm
Cross Cultural Center, Lecture Room
WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (WISE) PRESENT DR. JOAN HELLER-BROWN
Dr. Joan Heller-Brown, Chair and Professor of Pharmacology, UCSD
 Light refreshments will be provided. Please join us in hearing Dr. Heller-Brown talk about her path to a career in research, academia and how perseverance, passion and serendipity were used along the path to success. Heller Brown's research focuses on how neurotransmitters and other chemical mediators affect various signaling pathways, causing altered cell growth or survival. Her studies examine various molecular messengers formed within cells that ultimately regulate cellular activity involved in cardiovascular diseases such as cardiac hypertrophy, hypertension and heart failure, and responses of the brain to disease and injury. She has published more than 140 papers and reviews in top ranked journals.
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The Social Cost of Homophobia
Part of the Inquiries lecture series with Sean Boileau, Thurs. Feb. 21 from 5-7:30pm
at the LGBT Resource Center
During this presentation, research will be reviewed related to the negative results of homphobia on gay, lesbian and bisexual people and the "human impact" of such negative effects. It's open to everyone so feel free to join us Thursday night!  "Inquiries" is a short lecture series presented by Sean Boileau, a 5th year Ph.D. student from Arizona State University. The series is designed to provide a time and space to discuss selected issues around sexual orientation and identity which may or may not be getting addressed elsewhere, in an interactive, informative, and casual environment. The newsletter will feature his lecture series as their dates approach! __________________________________________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. |
Celebrate Black History Month!
The theme for this year's celebration is "UCSD Honors Black History Month: Rethinking American Identity".
Event Hightlights
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. 25th from 6:00-8:00pm
Student Services Multipurpose Room No! The Rape Documentary Directed by Aisha Shahidah Simmons http://www.notherapedocumentary.org/*Discussion facilitated by Dr. Cat Thompson, UCSD Psychological & Counseling Services
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
Mexican Migration and Field Research Program
Undergraduates interested in the year-long Mexican Migration and Field Research Program (MMFRP) have the exciting opportunity to conduct graduate level research, earn a minor in International Migration Studies and prepare for a future career in law, journalism, academia or non-profit work. Participants in the MMFRP conduct fieldwork in a migrant sending town in rural Mexico and co-author a chapter in a published book on Mexican Migration. Grants for the MMFRP cover all participants travel related expenses. Students with data analysis, research, writing, and fieldwork experience or interest from any major are encouraged to apply. Spanish proficiency, letters of recommendation, resume and writing sample are required for an interview with MMFRP.
Contact Ana Minvielle, aminvielle@ucsd.edu to set up an appointment ASAP; interviews continue till April but positions will fill quickly the 2008-2009 cohort.
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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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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