Gas prices are down (for the moment) and 10News has several helpful resources to assist in your quest to find cheap gasoline or cars that can help you save at the pump.

 

 

 

Rebuilding Together San Diego is now accepting applications for home repairs for their 2009 Home Renovation Program. Rebuilding Together San Diego, is a non-profit and affiliate of the largest National volunteer home rehabilitation and affordable housing preservationist organization in America. Applications are now being accepted from low-income families, who own their own home and need assistance with home repairs. Dead-line to apply is November 20, 2008. Applications and income guide-lines can be found at www.rebuildingtogethersd.org or call (619) 231-7873. 

 

This years' Mariachi Fest will take place on November 15th.  It will be at the prestigious Symphony Hall.  Ticket sales will be very limited so get your tickets the sooner the better.  Below you will see an opportunity to be a sponsor at this event, however, sponsorships are also very limited.  Please consider this for your business and feel free to pass this along to your sphere!  If you would like more information, please visit www.sdchcc.com.  PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. 

 

$1,000 Corporate Ticket Sponsor
o        4 Tickets at $77.50
o        4 Tickets at $62.50
o        4 VIP Tickets prior to the Festival
o        Recognition in the VEM 10th Annual Program

$2,500 Corporate Ticket Sponsor
o        6 Tickets at $77.50
o        6 Tickets at $62.50
o        6 VIP Tickets prior to the Festival
o        Recognition in the VEM 10th Annual Program
 

This will be on a first come first serve basis!  Our media buy will begin this week on TV, Radio and Print all the way until the show, that's over $250,000 in trade with our media partners!

For more info e-mail minnie24k@cox.net

 

 

 

Join us Saturday...November 1st...1200 noon at Friendship Park (border field) as we celebrate the DIA DE LOS MUERTOS and honor our fallen brethren.   This year, they want to close friendship park ! The only park where familes can meet, where children can meet their granparent for the first time, where lovers can share moments seprated by a fence.   The fence, the wall, operation gatekeeper, the wall of death, the wall that has lead to the deaths of 10,000 people.   People with a dream, people with families, people that only wanted to provide for their loved ones.   Dia de los Muertos...join us as we remember those that have passed, as we remind those about to be elected, what about us?  What about the 10,000 migrants Mr President...don't forget the migrants, the deaths, the raids, and now, close the park?  Enough, basta, no more deaths, no more raids, it is tme for humane immigration reform.   We will be joined on both sides of the border as we remember our loved ones, as we as celebrate dia de los muertos, as we stand united "gente unida" for justice, for peace.   Remember the fallen due to operation gatekeer, remember the fallen crossing through Mexico and Central America, remember the fallen in Tijuana and border cities due to drug wars driven by US consumption of illegal drugs, remember all our fallen brethren this dia de los muertos...  

 

More info contact Border Angels (619) 269-7865 

PLEASE REMEMBER MIGRA WILL BE THERE CHECKING DOCUMENTS 

MANA Brindis Gala

The country's economic situation has affected us all. While many of our past sponsors have continued their support, others have had to cut back on their contributions to support MANA. MANA relies on the funds raised at the Brindis to run the Hermanitas, Scholarship and Health Fair programs. We can?t continue these important programs without funds so we need your help. We also understand that MANA members may also be affected by the economic climate and to help and encourage our members to purchase a ticket to the Brindis, we're offering a "buy one get one free" deal. The first 50 people who purchase a ticket will get one free ticket. Individuals must be a current member so if you aren't, please renew your membership or sign up today. We also need your help securing auction items from your favorite restaurant, the spa where you get your nails done, your hair salon, please consider asking for a gift certificate for the Brindis auction. Contact Sofia at the MANA office and she'll provide you with a request letter and pledge form. Ticket online sales, via MANA website http://sdmana.org, will be available prior to Friday Oct 31, 2008. 

MANA de San Diego is Looking for Board Members

Would you or someone you know like to serve on our board of directors? MANA de San Diego is accepting nominations for the 2009-2010 Board of Directors term. We're looking for MANA members who are interested in providing their expertise, skills and time to support MANA's programs. Open positions include: Vice President of Community Affairs, Executive Secretary, Correspondent Secretary, Events Director, Membership Director, Public Relations & Marketing Director. You can obtain a nomination form by contacting the MANA office at (619) 225-9594 or via email at sdmana@sdmana.org. The form will be available on the MANA website http://sdmana.org prior to Friday Oct 31, 2008. All nominations should be submitted no later than November 17, 2008. This date for nominations complies with MANA de San Diego by-laws for a copy, please contact the MANA office. Please submit nomination by: Email: sdmana@sdmana.org

Mail: MANA de San Diego Nominations Committee P.O. Box 81364 San Diego, CA 92138-1364 Fax: (619) 225-0500.

 

Keynote Speaker: Carol LeBeau, Channel 10News Anchor
Friday, December 5th, 2008 � 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Bahia Resort Hotel : 998 West Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA. 92109
 
Tickets:
$40.00 Members & $45.00 Non-members
RSVP by 11/21/08, tickets will be an additional $10.00 thereafter.
In lieu of gift exchange bring an unwrapped toy valued at $20.00.
One raffle ticket per unwrapped toy will be given to those who participate in the toy drive.
 
For more information contact:
Olga Stephens, Elder Care Law Firm, 619.295.6486
 

 

The Chicano/a~Latino/a Arts and Humanities Program @ UC San Diego presents: 1st Annual Gracia Molina de Pick Latina Feminisms Lecture Series Dr. Dionne Espinoza:

 

"Out of the Movement Kitchen': Women's Activism in Chicano Movement Organizations and the Rise of Chicana Feminisms"

Thursday, November 6, 2008 6:30-8:30pm Cross-Cultural Center (New Price Center East 2nd Floor)

 

Dr. Dionne Espinoza was raised in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles .  She received her Ph.D. in English from Cornell University .  She has taught at UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  She is currently an Associate Professor of Chicano/a and Liberal Studies at Cal State University , Los Angeles .  Her research and teaching are centered on the topics of contemporary feminisms, women of color, cultural studies, and Chicano/a-Latin American social movements.  She has written widely on these issues and most recently co-authored the anthology Enriqueta Vasquez and the Chicano Movement: Writings from El Grito Del Norte (Arte P�blico Press, 2006).

 

Sponsored by: UCSD Chicano/a-Latino/a Arts & Humanities (CLAH) Program, UCSD Cross-Cultural Center, & UCSD Women's Center 

 

 

UCSD Stein Institute for Research on Aging Free Public Lecture Series presents: "Prostate Cancer: What Every Man Should Know"
 
This free public lecture will address recent, cutting-edge developments in the treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of prostate cancer, including robotic surgery, cryosurgery and watchful waiting. Brought back by popular demand, it has been one of the Stein Institute's most popular lectures to date.

Speaker: J. Kellogg Parsons, M.D., M.H.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Staff Investigator
Moores UCSD Cancer Center
University of California San Diego
Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 5:30-6:30 P.M.
 
Garren Auditorium
UC San Diego Basic Science Building
La Jolla Campus
Event contact: UCSD Stein Institute for Research on Aging, 858- 534-6299
Free parking is available by phoning (858) 534-6299 AT LEAST THREE WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE to receive a free parking permit. Attendees may also purchase permits at the parking kiosk on Gilman Drive or park at the metered sites.
 

Family Day  - A Tribute to Mariachi

 

San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and The Port of San Diego Present: Family Day - A tribute to Maraichi in the community and music education!

Sunday, November 9th, 2008 - 11:00 AM 4:00 PM @ Embarcadero Marina South
Kids Area to include jumpers, interactive entertainment and games, interactive music education area for kids (history of Mariachi, instrument instruction, and mariachi education)

Traditional Mexican Food & Beverages (no alcohol served), live Mariachi, local bands & entertainment featuring local school mariachi and dance troops

Ticket sales for the 10th Annual Viva El Mariachi Festival begin on November 15th
For more information, contact:  Esperanza Daniel edaniel@sdchcc.com

 

 

Chicana/o Studies and Latin American Studies at SDSU
Coordially invite you to celebrate
El Dia de Los Muertos
Monday, November 3, 2008 at noon in AL 3rd floor - adjacent to the elevators
Please help us create this year's Dia de Los Muertos altar.  We invite you to bring in photos of beloved ones who are no longer with us to place on our altar.   Please also bring things that your loved ones enjoyed while they were here, such as food, drink, candy, or anything that had significance to them, in addition to poems or something else you have created for them. 

The Night Sky: A Revolutionary Rebozo
November 20, 21, 22, 2008
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8pm
Written and directed by Viviana Enrique Acosta
at
The Studio at North Park
3800 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104
 
An ancestral weaving of a family's journey from ancient times through the Mexican Revolution to the present.
Dia de los Muertos meets the Mexican Revolution meets Turkeyday.
Tickets Adult $10, Child 10yrs & under $5

Viviana C. Enrique Acosta
Artistic Director
Ballet Folklorico en Aztlan
Tochtli Angel Arts
PO Box 741834
www.balletfolkloricoenaztlan.com
www.tochtliangel.com
viviana@tochtliangel.com
 

 A Refugee Camp in theHeart of the City

 

is an outdoor interactive exhibit appearing in San Diego's Balboa Park from Thursday, November 6 - Sunday, November 9, 2008. The exhibit is made up of materials used by Doctors Without Borders in its medical work around the world.  Guided by aid workers, students will explore examples of real shelters; see how food is distributed; taste the high-energy biscuits distributed to combat malnutrition; learn how clean water and waste disposal are essential to survival; and understand basic health care and epidemic control in emergency settings. For more information on our 2008 California, click here: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/education/refugeecamp/home/

The exhibit is appropriate for middle school, high school, and university students. Space is limited so you'll need to schedule your group visit in advance.  Please fill out the attached form http://www.eventbrite.com/event/111102310 and submit it; final scheduling will begin in mid-September. Any questions? Please contact us at refugeecampgroups@newyork.msf.org.