Interested in Social Justice?
APPLY TO CUDLI!
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 ,
The application deadline has been extended to due Wed., March 5.
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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The UCSD Chicano/ Latino Staff Association
Cordially invites you to attend a reception commemorating 32 years of contributions to staff.
Le invita cordialmente a asistir a una recepción en conmemoración de 32 años de contribuciones para el beneficio del personal
Wednesday , March 19, 2008
Miercoles, 19 de Marzo
3-5pm
International Center
Centro Internacional
Mandeville Lane
Please RSVP by sending your response by Wednesday, March 12, 2008.
Por favor, responda con el envío de su respuesta antes del miercoles, 12 de Marzo de 2008. Send to Mail Code 0951, Attention Sally Brainerd or
email sbrainerd@ucsd.edu
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Rosalio Munoz to appear at UCSD
Fri., March 14 at 7pm in Student Services Center, Multi-Purpose Room
Munoz was a draft resister during the U.S. war in Viet Nam and key organizer of the National Chicano Moratorium Committee that turned out 25,000 people on August 29, 1970 to protest the war.
Committee for World Democracy (CWD) Film Series Winter 2008
This film examines the events at Tierra Amarilla, NM, that sparked a national movement for social justice. It focuses on the 1967 struggle by Mexican Americans to regain ownership of New Mexico lands guaranteed them by the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and concludes with the Chicano Moratorium March against the Vietnam War held in East Los Angeles in 1970. Rosalio Munoz will be present for the discussion.
Always Free!
Sponsored by Third World Studies and ASUCSD For more information call (858) 534-4873, or write to cwd@ucsd.edu |
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THE NIGHT @ THE MUSEUM: SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ACTION!
Tues., March 4th in the Lodge (Sixth College Apartments) at 7pm
What do you think is SEXY? Have you ever felt racially discriminated? Do you know about your education and your free speech rights? And have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a sweat shop? Come join the Sixth College community as we walk a mile in someone else's shoes at The Night at the Museum: Social Justice in Action!
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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.
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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"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.
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Social Justice Quote of the Week: |
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"Don't be a marshmallow. Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk. Stop being vegetables. Work for Justice." - Dolores Huerta
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Now Hiring CCC Interns for '08-'09 Academic Year. Apply Now!
Intern Positions Available
- Diversity Peer Educators
- Programming Interns
- Newsletter & Marketing Intern
- Joy de la Cruz Intern
- Affiliate Relations Coordinator
- Art & Resources Coordinator
- Outreach Coordinator
COME TO AN INFORMATION SESSION:
Wednesday, March 5
4:00-5:00pm
LGBT Resource Center
Thursday, March 6
5:00-6:00pm
Cross-Cultural Center
Wednesday, March 12
2:00 -3:00pm
Women's Resource Center
Thursday, April 3
4:00-5:00pm
LGBT Resource Center
HOURS: 10 hours a week
PAY: $9.50 an hour
APPLICATIONS DUE:
April 7, 2008 by 4pm |
At the Cross-Cultural Center
Healthy in a Hurry: Feed the Revolution!
Tues., March 4 from 6-7:30pm in the Large Conference Room
 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. __________________________________________
Mix it Up! Grad-Undergrad Lunchtime Mixer
Wed., March 12 from 11a-1p
Demystify the world of graduate school by talking to real live grad students and faculty members from the arts and sciences. Bring your appetite, questions, and bubbling personalities. RSVP not necessary (but recommended), email grad-community@ucsd.edu. Co-sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies. __________________________________________
Network with colleagues and dialogue on Trends in Student Affairs
Thurs., March 13 from 11:30-1pm in the Large Conference Room
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.
Bring a brown bag lunch we will supply the drinks and dessert!
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Spring Quarter Room Reservations
The Cross-Cultural Center is now taking room reservation requests for the Spring 2008 quarter. Requests will be processed in a first come, first served manner, with the exception of Affiliate groups and academic classes (which have priority). You can either stop by the Center to fill out a room request form or you can find it on our website and fax it to us.
This is our LAST quarter in building 201. We will NOT be taking room reservations for our new space in the Price Center Expansion until Summer 2008.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact Cathlene at cyapyuco@ucsd.edu. |
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Campus Community Centers
PANOCHA HEALING
March 6, 2008 @ 5 pm
LGBT Resource Center Conference Room
 COOCHIE, CUNT, VAGINA PANOCHA, PUSSY. What do you call yours? What do these words invoke? Many of us have been given a distorted perception of our panochas. Join youth and senior intern, Brianna Marquez, for an exploration into how both older and younger generations, especially queer womyn of color, have been negatively influenced, which has created distorted perceptions of our panochas. This event will focus on a panocha healing that educates us to use our panocha wisdom to create healthy relationships with our bodies.
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OPEN MIC NIGHT and DINNERThurs., March 6 from 7- 9pm
UCSD Women's Center
Featuring: Cultural Performances, Spoken Word, KARAOKE! Also featuring: Art Projects by students of Yen Le Espiritu's "Comparative Southeast Asian American Histories, Identities, and Communities"
Free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!
Part of:"Postcolonial" Futures in a Not-Yet Postcolonial World, futures0308.blogspot.com
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Finals Study Breaks at the Campus Community Centers!
That's right folks, for your study pleasure the Campus Community Centers have combined forces to provide a space for students to have late-night studying in preparation for finals.
 On each night starting Sunday, March 16 through the morning of Wednesday, March 19, 2008 one of the community centers will be open until the late hours. There will be study space, free food, study group rooms, and plenty of coffee!
The schedule is as follows:
-all Sunday night / Monday morning go to the LGBT Resource Center.
-Monday night / Tuesday morning until 2AM go to the Cross-Cultural Center .
-all Tuesday night / Wednesday morning go to the Women's Center.
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Opportunities
Still Need a Spring Class? Try CAT 124 Intergroup Dialogue on Gender
We are especially in need of men of color for the class, but all are encouraged to apply.
Benefits of Intergroup Dialogue:
-4-units; Small class sizes; No textbooks!
-Enhance communication skills
-Student centered and discussion-based
-Dealing with current issues and hot-topics of gender
-May satisfy college requirements
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Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES)
FACES is excited to announce the opening of  applications for Face2FaceExposure Trip 2008! During the 10-day summer program, participants meet and engage with Philippine-based grassroots community members through educational exchange and activities. The trip aims to establish meaningful and mutually beneficial bonds of solidarity between Filipino American and Philippine communities through education and understanding of U.S. and Philippine environmental justice issues.
Find out more: http://www.facessolidarity.org.
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Nikkei Community Internship
The Japanese American community has a vibrant history spanning more than a century and four generations in the United States. The participation of young Japanese Americans is one of the keys to sustaining the rich culture and traditions of the Nikkei heritage. The goal of the Nikkei Community Internship is to develop the next generation of leaders in the Nikkei community.
Location: Los Angeles & Bay Area
Duration: 8 weeks, June-August
Details: $2000 educational scholarship
Deadline: mid-March each year
For more information, please contact Geoff Tsudama at the Little Tokyo Service Center (213) 473-1687 or Erika Tamura at the Japanese Community Youth Council (415) 563-8052.
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Register now for the 33rd Annual Association for Women in Psychology Conference
March 13-16 at the Hilton San Diego, Mission Valley. Register at www.awpsd.org
This conference is for ANYONE interested in the  psychological well-being of women and girls. This year's theme - Expanding the Boundaries of Feminist Psychology: Social Justice, Activism, Resistance reflects the desire to expand the ways in which feminist psychology facilitates social justice and the empowerment of women all over the world. We want to create a space in which we will be inspired by the insights of various disciplines to examine issues such as Women and War, Immigration, Poverty, Reproductive Justice, Power, Privilege, and Difference and to empower ourselves and all feminists to act productively in response to the crises of our time.
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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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MOVEMENT ACTIVIST APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (MAAP)
Now Accepting Applications for MAAP 2008
The Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP) is a paid 8-week intensive national organizer training program for people of color, who are committed to learning the theory and practice of building social justice movements through direct-action organizing. Participants learn the art and science of organizing through in-the-field training and skills development with a community or labor organization. Graduates of the program receive help finding employment as organizers with community and labor organizations fighting for social justice. Over the years, MAAP has produced hundreds of emerging organizers of color, who have continued to work for social justice and gone on to play key roles in the Movement.
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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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