Day of Silence this Friday!
Day of Silence is the largest, national student-led action towards creating safer schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
It brings attention to and protests the discrimination, harassment, and abuse (in effect, the silencing) faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex (LGBTQI) people and their allies.
Be part of Day of Silence at UCSD!
On the Day of Silence, Friday April 25th:
- Silent Lunch on Sungod Lawn: 12PM - 3PM
- Breaking the Silence Dinner at the Cross-Cultural Center: 5PM
Pick up your t-shirt and speaking cards any time from now until the event at the LGBT Resource Center!
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The Real World San Diego:
Mindfullness & Breathing Retreat at Deer Park Monestary
Sun., April 27 from 8:30am - 2:00pm.
Transportation will be provided and will leave from the Cross-Cultural Center at 8:00am.
The goal of this program is not to enhance the participants understanding of social justice, cultural awareness, political issues, or raise activism, but to realize their privileges as an activist, as a student, and as a community member. It is to encourage participants to be self-reflective on their own identity and those who they fight for.
All participants MUST attend the post-program report held on Thursday, May 22 at 6pm in the Cross-Cultural Center.
There is a 30 participant max. A fee of $10.00 per event to aid in subsiding for the food and the donations.
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Language Conversation Tables
Language Tables are informal gatherings between native speakers and language learners that meet an hour a week to converse in a target language. ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME! All tables meet at CAFÉ VENTANAS unless otherwise specified. Please check back at ihouse.ucsd.edu for updated times!
- ASL:Thu, 1:00 @
- Sierra Summit
- Cantonese: Thu, 6:30pm
- English: Wed. 12pm
- Filipino: Thu, 6pm
- French: Mon, 7pm
- German: Thur, 7pm
- Italian: Wed, 7pm
- Japanese: Fri, 5pm
- Korean: Wed, 6pm
- Mandarin: Thu, 6:30 @ Porter's Pub
- Punjabi: Thu, 6pm
- Russian: Thursday, 4pm @ the Grove
- Spanish: Thu, 7pm
- Taiwanese: Thu, 6pm
- Vietnamese: Fri, 7pm
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1st Queer & Asian Conference
Saturday, May 3rd at UC Berkeley
Berkeley's 1st Queer and Asian Conference will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008. The theme is Story-ing the Silence: Filling the Pages. The conference will be a day for community building and networking; a place to explore the intersections of identity, and share stories as individuals and as a community.
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Disability Studies Workshop
Fri., May 9 from 10a-6p and Sat., May 10 from 10a-3p at the Media Culture Communication Building, rm 201
A two-day series of workshops for faculty, staff and graduate students from across the UC campuses focusing on furthering interdisciplinary, intercampus curricular development, dialog
and networking on scholarship and teaching in disability studies.
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SPACES 1st Annual Gala!
Sat., May 24
Please come celebrate SPACES successes at their 1st Annual SPACES Gala. A large turnout from the local San Diego community and beyond is expected, and YOU are invited!
If you know of local contacts (educators, politicians, parents, community leaders, etc.) that would be interested in attending, please contact SPACES.
Please bookmark the recently launched website spaces.ucsd.edu more details about the SPACES Gala will be available there. |
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Principles to Practice:
Campus Community Center's Institute on Diversity and Social Justice
June 25th, 2008
8:30am -4:00pm
Price Center, Gallery A
50 people maximum
To register,please e-mail with your name, department and title
Addressed from multiple perspectives, and with a deep-seated attention to the lived experiences of the participants in the room, the session will explore both past realities, current situations and potentials for future change. Cultures within departments, political dynamics, and individual effectiveness will be examined and explored. By honoring UCSD's Principles of Community we continue to maintain an excellent workforce, and the session provides a space to hone the skills necessary to maintain and enhance this work.
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Social Justice Quote of the Week |
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence."
Frederick Douglass
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"Dancing in Mexico" Workshop
Wed., April 23 from 6-7:30pm at the Cross-Cultural Center. Free food!
Celebrate an Evening of culture; learn about Mexican tradition through dance from members of Danza Azteca and Ballet Folklorico La Joya de Mexico. Co-sponsored by:The UCSD Cesar E. Chavez Celebration Committee |
Coming Up at the Cross-Cultural Center
Manongs in the Fields
Thurs., April 24 from noon-1:30
Rebaya will discuss the social conditions impacting the manongs, the Filipino farmers in America, and the coalition building which led to landmark union contracts.
Arirang and Jazz: The Movement of Freedom Songs
Mon., April 28 from 7-9pm
The Korean folk tradition has been a sustaining artistic expression of the Korean people. It has constantly changed and reoriented itself along with the social and political context of Korea. The same can be said of Jazz. Through live music and discussion, come and see how the two have certain commonalities that may be surprising to some. Come listen to, and learn about, great music created through resistance and the struggle for freedom.
American Pie: Crime and Punishment
Sat., May 3 from 8am-4:30pm
$10 - includes transportation and lunch
 Take a trip to a local San Diego dentention facility. Explore issues of crime, punishment, prevention, education and rehabilitation. Engage in a community service project. Talk with those involved in the legal system, law enforcement, education and prevention. Finally, finish with discussions as a community.
Sign up at the Cross-Cultural Center. Spots are limited so sign up soon!
Through the Eyes of Children: An Experiential Exhibit of the Lives of Children in Poverty. Opening Reception
Sun., May 4th from 11-2:30pm * Food provided * Free!
(Displayed March 18 to May 30 at the CCC)
Join the UCSD Cross-Cultural Center and  Supportive Parents Information Network (SPIN) at the grand opening of the exhibit, "Through the Eyes of Children: An Experiential Exhibit of the Lives of Children in Poverty," a collection of chalk drawings and sculptures created by SPIN children ages 3-16.
The exhibit depicts the hopes and dreams of low-income children, as well as the obstacles they face in trying to escape a life of poverty. This widely acclaimed exhibit has been shown in more than a dozen venues in San Diego and Los Angeles Counties. Your presence is crucial to building a critical awareness of the realities of poverty, social injustice and inequalities that affect San Diegans' everyday lives.
To request reasonable accommodations necessary to enable your participation, please call (858) 534-6744 or email areardon@ucsd.edu Requests must be made no later than two weeks before the event to ensure adequate time to arrange for the accommodation. |
César E. Chávez Celebration
During the month of April, UC San Diego will celebrate the legacy of César E. Chávez - the Navy veteran, farm worker, champion of human rights, and advocate for non-violent solutions, dignity, and educational and economic opportunity for all.
This year's celebration includes:
Walkout!
Tues., April 22 from 6-9pm, Student Services Multi-purpose Room
The inspiring true story of the 1968 East L.A. student walkouts that jump-started a movement. A discussion with legendary teacher Sal Castro will follow. Two UCSD Chicano/ Latino Alumni scholarships will be awarded. For information, e-mail mmnaranjo@ucsd.edu or go to http://www.hbo.com/films/walkout/
The Status of Chicano/as-Latino/as at UCSD Townhall Meeting
Mon., April 28 from 4:45-7pm, Student Services Multi-purpose Room
A public meeting to discuss past and present relationships between the La Jolla campus and California's Spanish speaking communities. To what extend are UCSD policymakers serving the state's fastest growing population? Light Refreshments Provided! Please RSVP via email to L4garcia@ucsd.edu by April 18, 2008
Made in L.A.
Tues., April 29 from 7-9pm, Center Hall 105
Three garment workers struggle to win basic labor rights for Latina and Asian workers. The film's key organizer, Joann Lo, will join the discussion. For information, e-mail mmnaranjo@ucsd.edu or go to http://www.madeinla.com/
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Outing Racism
On May 3rd at 10am, an incredible experience awaits at the LGBT Resource Center.
 The stakes are high and the mood is set. The 2nd part of the Outing Racism series focuses on Anti-Racist Practice. The mission is to take action in our spaces and create a social justice environment that challenges us to start with ourselves. There will be delicious food, group discussions, anti-racist workshops and activities along with relational experiences.
The task is challenging and emotive, passionate and necessary.
The LGBT Resource Center welcomes your attendance at the Outing Racism: Anti-Racist Workshops on May 3, 2008." For information or to RSVP email rainbow@ucsd.edu with the subject line "Outing Racism".
COFFEE, TEA, AND COOKIE LEE
April 23, 11:30-1:30
Coffee, Tea, and Cookie Lee
Do you need a fabulous gift for Mother's Day? Or maybe just a new piece of jewelry for yourself? Come join us for a Women's Center Cookie Lee Fundraiser. Cookie Lee jewelry is fun, trendy, classic, and affordable. 10% discount for students with ID. Proceeds to benefit the UCSD Women's Center.
Light refreshments provided.
First Generation College Women Writing Workshop
Wed., April 16 at 5:30pm, Women's Center
Join at the Women's Center for a writing  session for and about first generation college women.The session is to bring together women to discuss and express our stories. In addition, work can be submitted to for an anthology coming out at the end of this quarter. If you are unable to attend, work can still be submitted to the Women's Center by email or in person.
LGBT Speakers Bureau Spring 2008 Panelist Training
Thu., April 29 from 6-9pm at the LGBT Resource Center
Want to be involved in the LGBT community in one of the easiest and most flexible ways? Ever wish you could have the opportunity to dispel stereotypes and myths about the LGBT community? Then Speakers Bureau is for you! Speakers Bureau is a group of LGBT identified folks and Allies who speak in classrooms, residence halls, and other venues on campus about their experiences as LGBT people and Allies. Food and Drinks will be provided. Please RSVP with Ariel Smith if you'd like to attend the training. |
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Out and Proud Week
Monday, May 5: Scholarship Fundraiser 5:00pm-7:00pm at Round Table Pizza
Come join us as we fundraise for the LGBT  Resource Center undergraduate scholarship. 20% of the proceeds you spend at Round Table will go to the $1,000 scholarship. Bring friends, share a meal, and raise money for an awesome cause!
Tuesday, May 6: Transamerica
5:00pm Reception, with film immediately following at Price Center Theater
Admission: FREE
Bree is a perfectly adjusted conservative transsexual woman. Born Stanley, a genetic male, she's about to take the final step to becoming the woman Stanley always wanted to be -- until she finds out she is the parent of a long-lost 17 year-old son. TRANSAMERICA is a funny, touching, completely modern look at the contemporary American family, starring Emmy Award-winner Felicity Huffman and Kevin Zegers.
Wednesday, May 7: Hidden Voices - The Lives of LGBT Muslims
Speaker: Faisal Alam, 5:00pm at Mandeville Center East
This presentation aims to dispel myths about  Islam, a religion that is commonly misunderstood in today's world. By exploring the complex diversity within the Muslim world and by illustrating the many challenges facing queer Muslims, this presentation will bring new light into the lives of an often invisible and silent community: Muslims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning.
Thursday, May 8: Transgender Tea Party
5:00pm at LGBT Resource Center
The Transgender Intersex Alliance (TIA) and the LGBT Resource Center are hosting a "T"-Party! Here, "T" stands for "Transgender", so we will have a panel discussion with members of our transgender community, who will be sharing their stories and their lived experiences. All members of the LGBT community and our allies are welcome to attend. Formal English high tea, finger sandwiches, and petit fours will be served.
Friday, May 9: Julia Serano and Anniversary Celebration at 4:00pm, with reception immediately following, Eucalyptus Point
Come join us for Julia Serano's spoken word performance! Julia Serano is an Oakland, California-based writer, spoken word  performer, trans activist, and biologist. Julia is the author of Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity (to be published by Seal Press in June, 2007), a collection of personal essays that examines the ways in which misogyny frames many popular stereotypes and assumptions about transsexual women. Julia's performance will be followed by an Anniversary Celebration to honor the LGBT Resource Center's second year in its permanent home. Refreshments will be served.
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Work with High School students with the UCSD UPWARD BOUND Summer residential program!
(July 14th-August 8th)
 Student Positions available include: ● Instructional Aids (TA's) ● Tutors (Science, Math, English, Spanish) ● Assistant to the Resident Dean (ARD) ● Resident Assistant (RA'S)
Pay Ranges from $9.00-$13.00hr
Pick up an Application @ Old Student Center bldg. Turn it in: Rm 221 (same bldg.)
Deadline to Apply: April 30th, 2008
Call for Workshop Submission for NAASCon
NAASCon, the National Asian American Student Conference, is proud to announce the second national Asian American student conference to be held on October 17-19, 2008 at Emory University.
The third conference seeks to examine the connections established in the 2006 conference and progress forward. The theme of this year's conference is FROM VISIONS TO ACTIONS: LET'S GET OUR MOVEMENTS GOING. It recognizes the existing movements as well as the need to examine our current visions. As activist Grace Lee Boggs once said, "New situations bring new contradictions, requiring new visions."
We hope you will work with us in creating a national dialogue among the various regions by facilitating workshops and/or participating in panel sessions. Your input and concerns are important to us, because without your voice, a national dialogue would not be able to happen. Attached you will find the overview of the conference and the workshop submission form. All forms should be emailed to naascon.forms@gmail.com no later than June 15, 2008. Find out more! | |
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