UCSD Cross-Cultural Center   Week 1, March 2010
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15 YEAR CELEBRATION!
WE NEED YOUR STORIES!

We are gathering stories & pictures so we may incorporate them in our annual All People's Celebration. Please submit them by Arpil 15th at the following link below.

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SAVE THE DATE!
ALL PEOPLE'S CELEBRATION
MAY 20, 2010
Thursday | 5-8pm
Cross-Cultural Center


APPLY NOW!
2010-2011
CCC INTERN
APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!
 
Internship information sessions are Center specific.

Cross-Cultural Center:
Thur. 4/1. 1pm-2pm

Women's Center:
Fri. 4/2. 2-3pm


Applications are due:

April 5, 2010 @ 4:00pm

Click here for more info or contact Violeta Gonzales at 858.534.9689 or e-mail at violetag@ucsd.edu

CROSS-CULTURAL CENTER HOURS

Monday: 9am-9pm
Tuesday: 9am-9pm
Wednesday: 9am-9pm
Thursday: 9am-9pm
Friday: 9am-4pm

Summer Hours: 9am-4pm

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The latest information on CCC events, lectures, art, poetry, classes, special guests, & announcements!


STOP RACISM, SEXISM,
& HOMOPHOBIA AT UCSD!


A NEW Student Blog

BE INFORMED!

UCSD Administration's
Join The Battle Against Hate

battlehate.ucsd.edu

UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS
 UJIMA Network & BSA Presents: Hill Harper
  Friday | April 2 | 3pm-5pmhillharper
  UCSD Price Center West, Ballroom B

  Activist, actor and NY Times Bestseller, Hill
  Harper knew early
on that education is the key to
  unlocking potential and open doors.  He pursued
  his education with a passion and determination
  that resulted in his graduating magna cum laude
  from Brown University and cum laude from
  Harvard
Law School, where he was a classmate of
  President Obama.  After law school, Hill went to graduate school and
  received a master's degree from the John F. Kennedy School of
  Government at Harvard University.
His appearance on the hit CBS
  drama, CSI:NY has earned him two NAACP Image Awards.

  Following the lecture will be a book signing hosted by the UCSD
  Bookstore.

  Admission: $3 UCSD Student w/ID, $10 General
                    UCSD Box Office in the Price Center Plaza & Ticketmaster

  For more information click here

 THAT SH!T AINT FUNNY:
 Minority Comedians & the Stage of Protest
  Wednesday | April 7 | 6pmcomedy
  CCC Comunidad


 What happens when social justice and
 comedy intersect? This program will explore
 the ways in which comedians like Margaret
 Cho and Chris Rock reconfigure stereotypes into tools of activism.
 Come with an open mind, and be ready to laugh - and to question why 
 you are laughing. Broaden your perspective next Wednesday, April 7 -
 food will be provided


 For more information Adam Crayne at acrayne@ucsd.edu.

 César E. Chávez Kickoff Luncheoncesarchavez
  Thursday | April 8 | 11:30am-1:30pm
  International Center

 UC San Diego's opening event includes an award
 ceremony honoring a San Diego community
 member and a UCSD alum and staff member for
 furthering César Chávez's ideals in their lives.
 Suggested donation is $5; proceeds benefit
 MEChA's Raza Graduation.

 
 You can purchase tickets from: 
 
 Patrick Velasquez:  pvelasquez@ucsd.edu
 Ramon Aldecoa:  raldecoa@ucsd.edu
 Melissa Naranjo:  mmnaranjo@ucsd.edu
 Belinda Zamacona:  bzamacona@ucsd.edu
 Agustin Orozco:  aorozco@ucsd.edu
 Tony Valladolid:  avalladolid@ucsd.edu
 Irma Velasco:  ivelasco@ucsd.edu


CAMPUS COMMUNITY CENTERS
 Graduating LGBT Folks!
  Saturday | June 5th | 4pm
  ERC Great Hall

  If you are a part of UC San Diego's LGBT
  community and graduating, then you can
  participate in Rainbow Graduation!  Saturday,
  June 5th at 4pm at ERC's Great Hall.  There is no
  cost to be a part of it, and all members of the LGBT community are
  invited to attend!  For more information, or to get on the list, please
  e-mail Shaun Travers at stravers@ucsd.edu.


 100th Love Poem for Students of Color
  By Vejea Jennings, an alumnus, a former BSU board member, a
  professor, a motion in the Movement.
Read!
COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS
FREE web-based courses for UCSD faculty,
staff & students

By Skillsoft

These courses are free, and they are  available anytime, from any location - home or office!  They work for both Windows and Mac users. Access is simple through the regular Single-Sign-On process.  First time users should visit the Blink page to make sure their computer is configured properly, but after that, users can access the SkillPort directly.

Go to:
blink.ucsd.edu/go/skillsoft

Student Involvement Leadership Consultants (SILCs) Applications for 2010-11

SILCs earn $10.50/hour and work about 10 hours/week!

Visit Port Triton to read Job Posting #728319 online

Common Pasts & Hopeful Futures: SJP Dinner Banquet
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Price Center Ballroom B

Wellness Journalism
The Office of Student Wellness is focusing on "Social Wellness"

Check out their blog!

APIASF Higher Education Summit
June 23rd, 2010

For more info please visit here

Student Dialogue Toolkit Training
Presented by the Intergroup Relations Program
 
Wednesday March 10th: 3-4:30pm in the Price Center Bear Room

Wednesday March 31st: 3-4:30pm in the Price Center Bear Room

Please RSVP for your preferred session at least 1 day in advance to: irp@ucsd.edu. For questions or more information, call 858-534-6708

HUGHES SCHOLAR PROGRAM 2010 Summer Research Program
Apply online at hsp.ucsd.edu


The UC San Diego Helen Edison Lecture Series, The San Diego Foundation, and the Urban Land Institute present:

"The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems"
Van Jones
Tuesday|May 11|7PM
Price Center West Ballroom

For more info. contact Henry DeVries 858-534-9955 or hdevries@ucsd.edu

LEGEND

Events Outside UCSD WHITE
Other Dept Events PINK
Student Org Events AQUA

Opportunities GOLD


Apply for a fun & exciting Summer & Academic Year Jobs!
Work with HS & Middle school students with UCSD TRiO Outreach Program!

Pick up an application @ Old Student Center Bldg. B
DEADLINE: APRIL 9, 2010
Questions? email ubc@ucsd.edu
Call 858.534.4669


ETHN 189
California's Public
Education Crisis
Spring 2010
Fridays, 12pm-2:50pm

Click here for more info


THDT 109
African American Theater
Sec ID# 676715
Mondays 6-8:50pm

In light of the past few weeks at UCSD, need to discuss race in performance? Let's keep the dialogue going - Sign up for African American theater to learn the real history of the drama and discuss the words of influential playwrights who made (and continue to make) artistic inroads in the social culture of America. From slave rituals and oral performance to the Harlem Renaissance, from Civil Rights to civil disobedience, from for colored girls to The Colored Museum, The class will mix plays and readings about theater and the politics of theater with in-class performances and plays on film.

Any questions? Email Aimee Zygmonski at alzygmon@ucsd.edu

Intern Position Announcement from Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Resource Center

To apply for the position, login at Port Triton, the job ID #728785.

Funds Available for Staff Training and Career Development
from the Office of the Vice Chancellor - External & Business Affairs

To apply online for funds go to:  http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/seoep

Kaibigang Pilipino presents 19th Annual Pilipino Cultural Celebration

PCC Show times:

Friday, April 16, 2010 
Doors open 6PM | Showtime 7PM


Saturday, April 17, 2010
Doors open 1PM | Showtime 2PM


Location: 
UCSD Mandeville Auditorium

To reserve tickets and for more event information click here!

UC San Diego Comprehensive Research Center in Health Disparities (CRCHD) Public Information Internship
For more info contact
Ethel Lu at (619) 681-0688 or email at erlu@ucsd.edu


The 7th Annual SIAPS Overnight Program
April 8-10, 2010

We are looking for UCSD students who live on campus and would like to introduce incoming students to the university environment & campus life at UCSD! For more info...

siaps@ucsd.edu
spaces.ucsd.edu

TDGE 127
The Films of Spike Lee
Wednesdays 6:30-9:20pm
Dr. Nadine George-Graves

Students will examine the work of this important filmmaker in terms of: style; genre; screenwriting; directing; cinematography; recurring themes; the place of this work in (African) American history; race and movie industry politics and critical responses.

Any questions? E-mail
TA: Maiya Murphy at
mjmurphy@ucsd.edu

An American Duet:
Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue

March 13 through April 10
Wednesdays 8pm
Fridays 8pm
Saturdays 4pm

Quiara Alegria Hudes' drama about the legacy of war through three of a Puerto Rican family.

Ion Theatre
3704 Sixth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: 619.600.5020

Hope Initiative, Inc.
2010 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For more information please click here!

Intergroup Relations Program Presents:
Intergroup Dialogue on
Race/ Ethnicity
Wednesdays 3-4:50 p.m.
April 14 - May 26 (Weeks 3-9)


To learn more and sign up, click here.
Application deadline: Friday, April 2nd