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| HONORING OUR JOY: ALL PEOPLE'S RECOGNITION CEREMONY & CELEBRATION |
Do you know a social justice advocate/activist who deserves to be recognized for their hard work? Of course you do!
NOMINATE NOW!
The Cross-Cultural Center is now accepting nominations for our annual All People's Recognition Ceremony and Community Celebration. Nominate someone in less than 5 minutes by filling out the short All People's Nomination Form. Nominations are due by Wednesday, May 13.
All People's is an annual community celebration to recognize people on campus who contribute their time, effort, and energy to increase social justice and diversity at UCSD and in the surrounding community. This year we are "Honoring Our Joy": art, activism and those individuals who bring us happiness.
The All People's Celebration will take place on Thursday, May 21, 2009 from 5-8PM at the Cross-Cultural Center.
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Events Coming up at the Cross-Cultural Center |
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CAN'T HOLD US DOWNE: QUEER API MOVIE NIGHTS
Every Thursday from now until May 14 | 7:30-9:30PM | Cross-Cultural Center
Join us in learning of these hidden stories of the Queer API community through the exploration of film and documentaries every Thursday, concluding with a dinner and discussion on May 14th.
 This Thursday: San Diego Asian Film Festival Queer Shorts.
SDAFF Queer Shorts includes 10 short films exploring LGBT/downe API identity, love, and relationships. These are films you will not see anywhere else - so do not miss your chance to see them at the CCC!
5/7: Saving Face5/14: Beautiful Boxer with special guest speaker and dinner. RSVP necessary for this night only. Please RSVP to tmok@ucsd.edu
Find out more about all the films...
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SPREADIN' THREADS
Wed., April 29 | 7-9PM | CCC ArtSpace
Come to the Cross-Cultural Center ArtSpace to paint on your own t-shirts, tote bags, or anything you want to bring. Laugh with new people, express yourself, and look good doing it. Limited t-shirts and tote bags available so come early!
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WATER IN FOCUS RECEPTION
Sat., May 2 | 6PM | The Loft & the Cross-Cultural Center
Outside the Lens, ArtPower! Film, The Loft and The Cross-Cultural Center present Water in Focus, a global photography project and multimedia exhibition that calls youth to action as they document the use, waste, conservation and pollution of our most precious resource through words and images. Water in Focus will be on view from April 22 (Earth Day) to June 3. Find out more...
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CCC AFTERNOONER SERIES FEATURES: SINGING & SUNDAES
Wed., May 6 | 2-4PM | Cross-Cultural Center
Come to the CCC for some Ice Cream Sundaes and Karaoke! We will have some of your favorite toppings and songs.
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"MY PAPER HEART" COLLAGE CRAFTING WORKSHOP
Fri., May 22 | Noon | Cross-Cultural Center
UCSD/CCC Alumna Loralei Rose Bingamon will guide this workshop using various art techniques to touch upon art as a source for self-empowerment, discovery, and healing. We will discuss the power of images to reveal subconscious thoughts and emotions as well as engage in an exercise to draw them out.
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FRONTIER CONSTITUTIONS: CHRISTIANITY & COLONIAL EMPIRE IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY PHILIPPINES
Tues., May 19 | 7-8:30PM | Cross-Cultural Center
Dr. Jody Blanco will present his work on Frontier Constitutions, which concerns the cultural transformations, adaptations, and innovations of peninsular Spanish colonists and native-born Creole, mestizo (Chinese and Spanish), and indigenous colonial subjects around crisis of colonial hegemony in the Philippines between the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; and the resulting social anomie that arose from this crisis in law and politics. The crisis of colonial hegemony engendered new political and cultural expressions, which, in turn, sanctioned the formation of new political communities around the precariousness of Spanish rule.
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APPRECIATING OUR MOMS
Fri., May 8 | 12-2PM | Cross-Cultural Center
Come to the CCC and make something special for your mom before you go home for Mother's Day. We will provide different things so that you can make a card, write a poem, or paint something.
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SHORT CUTS FOR GRAD STUDENTS: "YOU CANNOT HIDE FROM ALLAH"
Tues., May 5 | 12-1PM | Cross-Cultural Center
Eat your lunch while enjoying a short film (10 - 20 min) at the UCSD Campus Community Centers. All Graduate Students invited! Free snacks provided.
Film: "You Cannot Hide From Allah" (Pakistan). Mr Ihsan Khan is an immigrant from a small town in the Northwest Frontier Provinces in Pakistan. He was a taxi cab driver in Washington DC for over twenty years, and then in 2001 he won $54 million from the lottery. He returned to his hometown in Pakistan, ran for Mayor, and won, saying his number one aim is to fight corruption.
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The Cross-Cultural Center is located on the 2 Fl. of Price Center East. For more information call 858.534.9689 or email cccenter@ucsd.edu. To request reasonable accommodations necessary to enable your participation in any of our events, please call (858) 534-6744 or email HR-ACCES (Accommodation Counseling and Consulting Services)
Requests must be made no later than two weeks before the event to ensure adequate time to arrange for the accommodation.
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Out and Proud Week! |
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All Week The LGBT Resource Center will be on Library Walk the week of April 27 - May 1, 2009, from 10am-3pm. We'll be tabling with folks from various LGBT student, staff, and faculty organizations. Come visit us at the rainbow balloon arch!
Tuesday, April 28: Scholarship Fundraiser
5:00pm-7:00pm, 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.
Wednesday, April 29: The Genderqueer Cafe
5:00pm-7:00pm, LGBT Resource Center
Aligning with the LGBT Resource Center's mission to "challenge existing definitions of variant genders and...develop visibility, sense of community, and knowledge of diverse queer people, "The Genderqueer Cafe welcomes all people with OPEN minds to attend an evening of performance, art and discussion.
Thursday, April 30: Support Dinning Out For Life
all day, various locations. For more information: www.diningoutforlife.com/sandiego UCSD's LGBT Resource Center wants YOU to support Dining Out for LifeŽ San Diego! More than 80 restaurants and bars in San Diego will donate a minimum of 25% of their sales to The Center in Hillcrest's HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs. Make your reservation today at www.diningoutforlife.com/sandiego.
Friday, May 1: Celebrate Volunteers
4:30pm, LGBT Resource Center
Every year, volunteers in our community spend countless hours helping the LGBT Resource Center achieve our goals, meet our mission, and live our values. On this day, we honor every volunteer who has answered our phone, covered the front desk, made a balloon arch, served on a Speakers Bureau panel, made a flyer, and led a group. Please join us in ending Out and Proud Week with the people who make it all possible!
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LOVE AND FORGIVENESS SERIES
Every Thurs. from April 30-July 2 | Noon-1 | Women's Center
The UCSD Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) and the UCSD Women's Center are pleased  to co-host a new series of thought-provoking discussions on the topics of love and forgiveness. The series will begin on April 30 with a film entitled, "The Mystery of Love." The discussion facilitator will be Crystal Green, Ph.D., from the FSAP. All staff and faculty are welcome. This is not a counseling group and disclosure of personal information will not be required. Materials from "The Campaign for Love & Forgiveness" will be used to enhance these discussions. For more information, go to http://loveandforgive.org. For questions on the Love and Forgiveness Series, you may contact Crystal Green at cegreen@ucsd.edu or Jessica Chapin-Geipel at jgeipel@ucsd.edu
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THE GENDERQUEER CAFE
Wed., April 29 | 5-7PM | LGBT Resource Center
 The Genderqueer Cafe welcomes all people with OPEN minds to attend an evening of performance, art and discussion. Genderqueer, transgender and other gender-related topics will be performed, intellectualized, experienced and personalized through display pieces, spoken word, theatrical performance and other media. If you would like to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible at rainbow@ucsd.edu (SUBJECT: Arts and Culture) so we make sure we have enough (free) food! :::
THE LATINO THREAT: CONSTRUCTING IMMIGRANTS, CITIZENS, AND THE NATION
Thurs., April 30 | 5-7PM | the Weaver Center (in the Institute of the Americas Building)
UCSD's California Cultures in Comparative Perspective Program and the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies present The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation. A book presentation by: Prof. Leo Chávez (Dept. of Anthropology, UC Irvine). For directions, go to: http://maps.ucsd.edu
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Opportunities |
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UCSD TRiO OUTREACH PROGRAMS NOW HIRING
Student Positions available include Tutors (all subjects) and College Advisor's. Pay Rate $14.00hr Pick up an Application @ Old Student Center bldg. B and turn it in: Rm 227 (same bldg.) Deadline to Apply: May 15th, 2008. Applications and more information can be found at http://trio.ucsd.edu/TRIO/Jobs.html ::: MARIO SAVIO YOUNG ACTIVIST AWARD  This award is presented to a young person (or persons) with a deep commitment to human rights and social justice and a proven ability to transform this commitment into effective action. The nominees should have demonstrated leadership ability, creativity and integrity. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY June 30, 2009. Nomination forms and specific information are available at www.savio.org ::: HIRING UCSD PEER EDUCATORS
UCSD Counseling & Psychological Services is currently accepting applications for our two Peer Education Programs. Applications are due Friday, April 17th by NOON. You don't need to attend the Peer Info Night in order to apply to the program. Come check out our website for more information!
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FUTUROS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Promoting College Access for Low Income and Immigrant Communities
1st annual Funding Your Future Scholarship. Application Deadline is: Tuesday, June 30th, 2009. Find out more and download the application here.
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WORK FOR GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS
We made history last fall. Young people turned out in record numbers to vote and to volunteer and to make the change that we believe in. Now we have to take our place in history, alongside President Obama and the expanded majorities in the House and Senate. Hope is only the beginning; it's time to work for the change we need. Find out more.
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WORK FOR TEACH FOR AMERICA: HIRING CAMPUS CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR
 The campus campaign coordinator, in consultation with Teach For America recruitment staff, will develop and execute a detailed strategic plan aimed at inspiring top students to apply for the 2010 corps. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are interested in applying to be a Teach For America corps member or staff member upon graduation. For more information please contact Ian McLellan at ian.mclellan@teachforamerica.org or Flavia Menezes at Flavia.menzes@teachforamerica.org
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GEAR UP JOBS
There are a number of summer jobs available with the GEAR UP program. Find out more!
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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT JOBS
Student Involvement Leadership Consultants (SILCs) for 2009-10 are being sought by One Stop. Visit Port Triton to read Job Posting #718736 online: http://career.ucsd.edu/sa/Jstjobli.shtml For more information, contact Sam Soloman, Leadership Coordinator in the Center for Student Involvement at ssoloman@ucsd.edu | |
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