UCSD Cross-Cultural Center   Week 2, April 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


Can & Plastic Bottle Drive for AB540 Scholarships!
Drop your cans & bottles at the CCC Lobby!

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
 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 [email protected].

 C�sar E. Ch�vez 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 C�sar Ch�vez's
 ideals in their lives. Suggested donation is $5; proceeds benefit
 MEChA's Raza Graduation.

 
 You can purchase tickets from: 
 
 Patrick Velasquez:  [email protected]
 Ramon Aldecoa:  [email protected]
 Melissa Naranjo:  [email protected]
 Belinda Zamacona:  [email protected]
 Agustin Orozco:  [email protected]
 Tony Valladolid:  [email protected]
 Irma Velasco:  [email protected]

 Breather Series: Paint Your Story
  Wednesday | April 14 | 11:30am-2pmbrush
  Cross-Cultural Center Art Space

  Hey Community!!! Come by the Cross-
  Cultural Center on Wednesday April 14 to
  paint a 
community mural.  It can give us
  the opportunity 
to reflect on the past
  events here at UCSD and a 
way to appreciate the space we are 
  in. The mural will be displayed at 
the annual 
  All People'sCelebration in May where the Cross willbe turning 15!


CAMPUS COMMUNITY CENTERS
 Film Screening: Pray the Devil Back to
 Hell
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  Monday | April 19 | 5-7pm
  Women's Center

  Come and view the award winning
  documentary on a group of Liberian women
  who organized together to help end the
  Liberian civil war.  A brief discussion will
  follow.

 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

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

"Who is Black San Diego?"
San Diego Association of Black Journalists
Photo Contest


Submission Deadline: April 16
For more info

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 [email protected]

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

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...

[email protected]
spaces.ucsd.edu

APIASF Higher Education Summit
June 23rd, 2010

For more info please visit here

Traces of the Trade
Grossmont College
Friday|April 16|6:00 pm
Building 51 | Room 575

A story of slavery from the Deep North
. A documentary about the DeWolf family from Rhode Island--the largest slave-holding (more than 10,000 Africans were enslaved) family in U. S. history.
www.tracesofthetrade.org

LEGEND

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

Opportunities GOLD


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!

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 [email protected]
Call 858.534.4669


Intern Position Announcement from Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Resource Center

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

Conference on Undergraduate Research in Ecology, Behavior, and the Environment at UCSD

Saturday | April 10
Natural Sciences Bldg Rm. 1205
For more info click here

UC San Diego's Visual Arts Department presents Open Studios and Permanent Transition

Open Studios, UC San Diego, Visual Arts Facility, Saturday April 10, 3:00 - 8:00pm Permanent Transition, (PhD Symposium) UC San Diego, Visual Arts Facility, Seminar Room #366, Saturday April 10, 9:00am - 5:00pm

For more information about Open Studios please visit:
ucsdopenstudios.com/2010

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

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

Click
here for more info


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 [email protected]


outside the box forum
Thursdays|4:30-6pm
CCC Tranquility Room

An open dialogue & safe space for people of multiracial/multiethnic, mixed race, and other non-dominant identities. Led by Dr. Cathy Thompson of Counseling & Psychological Services


Check out the UCSD Express to Success Programs website for their Spring quarter events!


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


Effective Presentation Skills for International Students
Thursday, April 8, 2010
2:00 - 3:00 PM
International Center Lounge

Presented by Grace Bagunu

UCSD Express to
Success Programs

Whether you are presenting research or preparing a poster session, this interactive session will provide you with the tools to speak confidently and prepare professional presentations. Participants will be invited to a second session to puttheir skills into practice! To register, email Grace at [email protected].

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