If you or your organization is interested in Free Resources to Engage Youth/Students on Chavez Day 2009, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 ,  9:00am-11:00am or 4:00pm-6:00pm. Participants will receive FREE educational materials and videos; FREE Resources to teach about Cesar E. Chavez, and FREE tools to create standards-based service-learning projects. Presented by The Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, The San Diego Cesar E. Chavez Commemoration Committee and the Coalition of Neighborhood Councils. For more information email panayajr@cox.net or download a registration form download a registration form

      
11th Annual Cesar E. Chavez  High School Essay Contest,

ESSAY DEADLINE IS MARCH 13, 2009. This essay contest is open to San Diego, Imperial, and Orange County students in grades 9-12. For more information download our application.    

Participate in the 2009 Cesar E. Chavez Parade & Community Celebration
Saturday, March 28, 2009 Parade: 10:00am-12:00pm - Community Celebration:12:00pm-4:00pm, The Cesar E. Chavez Commemoration Committee presents the Cesar E. Chavez Memorial March/Parade & Community Celebration and invites organizations and community groups, to sign up to participate. Click on th efollowing link for parade entry form or booth registration form or booth registration.
 
Dolores Huerta Keynotes Cesar E. Chavez Breakfast, ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE! Monday, March 30, 2009, 7:30am, San Diego Convention Center, Join us at the 11th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Commemorative Breakfast. This year's keynote address will be delivered by UFW co-founder and labor leader Dolores Huerta. Registration is currently underway for the annual Cesar E. Chavez Commemorative Breakfast in honor of late United Farm Workers founder and civil rights hero. For registration or sponsorship information visit www.sdchavezcommittee.info 

16th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival  (March 12-22)
 
(619) 230-1938 ext. 101, ethan@mediaartscenter.org

Celebrating the best in Latino cinema from around the world, the San Diego Latino Film Festival proudly announces its 16th anniversary edition. San Diego Latino Film Festival is much more than just films. Some of the Special Presentations include: 3rd Annual Cine'Mation, 4th Annual Cine Gay, 3rd Annual Borders on Film, this year's Hecho en Espana: A Celebration of Spanish Cinema, Annual Free Student Outreach Screening, tributes, Top 10 to Watch, parties, and much more!

The Festival will be held from March 12-22, 2009 at UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center  (7510 Hazard Center Dr. San Diego, CA 92108). Close to 20,000 festival goers will have the opportunity to attend over 150 screenings, meet approximately 100 actors and filmmakers and attend workshops, live music events, parties and other exciting events.
 
Tickets are $9.50, for general audience, and $7.50 for Students, Seniors, Military & MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO Members (ID Required). 2009 Film or Festival Passes are also available. Film Pass is $90, which includes entrance to 11 films, no waiting in lines and VIP seating and the Festival Pass, which is $180 and includes OVER 100 programs, no waiting in lines, VIP seating, 4 workshops, 1 year FREE MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO Amigo membership, and entrance into all three Festival Galas. 
 
For additional information about the film festival, group rates, festival schedule, festival passes or the MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO please call (619) 230-1938 or visit the SDLFF website at www.sdlatinofilm.com.

 

Muevete Dance Studio
Wellness through dance!
3338 Main St., Lemon Grove, CA 91945
Viviana Enrique
Ballet Folklorico en Aztlan
Dance Theatre Company & Academy™
Beginners Welcome! Fun! Dance! Move!
 
Ballet Folklorico Youth   Mon, Wed 6-7pm, 4-17 yrs
¡Muévete!™ Mami/Papi/All  Tues, Wed, Thurs 10-11am
¡Muévete!™ Youth   Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 4-5pm, 8-12 yrs
¡Muévete!™ Adults   Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 5-6pm, 18+ yrs
Salsa All Ages   Tues, Thurs 6-7pm

 

"Impressive First Impressions" by Dr. Vu H. Pham, Spectrum Knowledge, Inc.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009(6:30pm to 9:00 pm)
AtJobing.com Office (2878 Camino Del Rio Suite #410, San Diego, CA 92108)*
* To the right of Todai Restaurant off of Interstate 8 West

Costs:
- Members: No Charge
- Non-members: $30*
- Student: $20*
* Covers fee for membership
 
Description: Want to learn how to give a good first impressions for a job or get promoted? Do you know that within 30 seconds (or less) people form impressions of you? This workshop will go over specific tips on how to effectively to present yourself in front of a client or an employer.

Vu H. Pham, Ph.D, founder and head of Spectrum Knowledge, Inc., a research, consulting, and training firm. He's also a researcher at University of California, Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business as well as UCLA's Asian American Studies Center. His experience includes having worked with large companies from Fortune 500 to those in governmental and non-profit sectors. (click here for more information)

This event is also a membership drive, so once you paid you can attend future NAAAP San Diego events for FREE or at a discount.

For more information or to rsvp email: Lawrence@naaapsandiego.org 

 

House of Representatives Page Program

 

Do you know someone who is 16 yrs. old and has a 3.0 GPA who might be interested in serving in the Obama Administration as a page. Please share this information with friends, family and potential US House of Representatives Page candidates.  The honor of serving as a page during the Obama administration will be an invaluable experience.  Help identify students to participate in this enlightening educational opportunity. Please access the below link for specific details.  http://pageprogram.house.gov 

 

Somewhere in the world right now, someone is toiling away for the cause of human rights. Maybe they've been arrested and jailed without a trial. Maybe they've been beaten. Maybe they're working in complete obscurity.They need our help -- and we need your help finding them.

Every year, the Robert F. Kennedy Center honors a courageous advocate of human rights. We give them much-needed visibility and on-the-ground support.And we need your help finding our next winner. We rely on our friends to help us find the very best the human rights community has to offer. Do you know someone who needs our help?

Click here to nominate someone for our 2009 Human Rights Award. If you know someone deserving, please share their name with us.Nominate a human rights defender for the RFK Center's 2009 Human Rights Award.

 

State Senator Gil Cedillo has decided to run for Congress 32nd District to replace Congresswoman Hilda Solis who is in the process of confirmation hearings as the next Sec. of Labor for President Obama's administration.  Senator Cedillo is one of the most progressive state legislators and he would be a great addition to Congress.  Tere and I are planning to host a San Diego fundraising event at our home for Senator Cedillo in the near future.  He needs our help and he will be a great help to the Obama administration in Washington. 
 
I'm inviting you to CO-HOST the fundraising event for only $100.00.  Please take a few minutes to visit his website and view his video.  Then let me know if you are willing to co-host the event.  I will keep you posted. 
 
http://www.gilcedillo.com/
 
SI SE PUEDE!  YES WE CAN!
David Valladolid

For one unforgettable night, the children are treated like movie stars - it's an evening to simply forget their battle with cancer. Last year, more than 175 teens with cancer enjoyed a special evening of dancing, refreshments and red carpet treatment.
Almost everything for this magical night is donated. Here's how you can be part of the special evening-please help spread the word that we need gently used prom dresses!
Those formal dresses that girls wore once and now hang in the back of closets will give such pleasure to young girls with cancer. We also need accessories like purses and wraps to help the girls keep warm. A $20.00 gift card from Payless Shoes allows one girl to buy a pair of party shoes to match her outfit.

Here are some dress donation guidelines: Dresses should be:
from 2002 to present, clean and on hangers, prom dresses, formal gowns, or fancy party dresses, received by April 1, 2009

 

For more information, please contact Deanne Seiler at deanne@friendsofscott.org or call 619-741-3871

The Friends of Scott Prom has many unique sponsorship opportunities. For more information, please contact Anna Sciarrino at sciarrino@cox.net

 

Liberty Tax Offers Free Tax Preparation

 

As part of its on-going community service, Liberty Tax Service will salute the following groups with free tax preparation during the following weeks: 
 
Week of March 2 - Health Care Professionals. 
Week of March 9 - Teachers
Week of March 16 - Police and Firefighters 
Week of March 23 - Volunteers and Non-Profit Organizations.  
Week of March 30- Military/Vets.

To avail of these free tax returns, please visit the following Liberty Tax offices:
 
1615 E. Plaza Blvd., National City CA,619-474-0700
794 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA, 619-422-5030
249 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA, 619-420-2700
6908 Federal Blvd., Lemon Grove, CA, 619-337-0628
 
Walk-ins welcome. No appointments necessary.    
                                                 

Public Access TV Training

 

The San Diego County Community Coalition is offering training to interested people in the community who want to run their own cable TV shows on Public Access. The training is free and includes training on how to run your own Internet TV show. Be a part of our crew and learn to run your own show. Learn to be a producer, director, sound engineer, character generator and camera operator. No exerience necessary. We have some as old as 9 and as young as 74 on our crews.
 
5 March 2009 @ 6 PM at COX Communications Public Access Studios in El Cajon. Call Walter Davis at 760-917-1251 for information and reservations.

 

BUHO is proud to partner with the Intuit Foundation to bring free tax preparation to our community. The attached flier is also available in print for organizations who which to pass/post the information to their clients.
 
FREE Tax Preparation
Saturdays:  March 14 and March 28. 9am to 1pm at the Chavez Continuing Education Center next to Chicano Park. To register/for more information contact: 1-866-577-1231. Ayuda disponible en español.

 

One week from today we will deliver to the White House the thousands of petitions demanding an immediate moratorium on ICE raids until just and humane immigration reform is passed and implemented.We need to get every possible signature before then. If you haven't already, please - Sign the petition today at http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5586/t/3639/signUp.jsp?key=499 and forward this email to your friends and family.

 

Solving Everything -- Well almost Everything
Creating Life-support Sustaining Economies and
Ways of Life in the San Diego/Tijuana Region
 
A "Jim Bell & Common Sense Workshop"
 
What is the point of life? What is it all about? Why are we here? What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist? What is our purpose? I believe that it is about consciousness becoming. 
 
oIn his talk, Jim will show how the San Diego/Tijuana Region can gracefully transform its current non-sustainable economies and ways of life into economies and ways of life that are life-support sustaining and renewable energy, water and food self-sufficient. He will also show how we can achieve these goals at a lower cost than continuing our dependence on imported energy, water and food and in doing so eliminate most air and water pollution and all energy use related greenhouse gas emissions.
 
For more info about Jim Bell and his work go to: www.jimbell.com.
 
Where: Café Libertalia, 3834 5th Ave., in Hillcrest
When: March 8, 2009, 2:00PM
Admission: FREE
 

 

A note to let you know that The Devil's Breath:  The Untold Story of the San Diego Wildfires is screening next month at the San Diego Latino Film Festival.   This a bit longer version than what has aired on UCSD-TV last year.
When:  Friday March 13 @ 6:30 P.M. 
Where: UltraStar Cinemas - Hazzard Center

 

A HAMBURGER OR HELP A WOMEN AND HER CHILD GET OFF THE STREETS AND INTO THE TRINITY HOUSE
  
Just Five Dollars can mean the difference between a warm bed and a cold sidewalk for a mother and child We've already proven that a lot of people pooling together can bring about monumental change. You have the POWER to make a HUGE difference in the lives of 100 local homeless families
By Simply Donating Only $5.00
Make Your Donation NOW
Go to http://www.thetrinityhouse.org 
and click the "Donate" link in the upper right hand corner
 
It's our responsibility -  If not us, then who?If not now, then when?

 

 

Learn:
·        How to better understand your adolescent son/daughter.
·        How to better connect with your adolescent son/daughter.
·        Helpful communication skills in dealing with adolescents.
·        When should you seekprofessional help?
 
When: March 4, 2009
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
 
Where: Mental Health Systems, Inc.
4660 Viewridge Ave., San Diego, CA 92123
 
Please RSVP to: 858-292-0903

 

Presented by Mental Helath Systems Inc.