UCSD Cross-Cultural Center  Week 2, April 2011
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Community Art Project

at the CCC 

Come create a visual representation/manifestation of your experience(s) here at UCSD.

The available dates and times:

 

Week 2- Thursday 4/7 12:30p-2:30p

Week 3 -Thursday 4/14 12:30p-2:30p

Week 5-Thursday 4/28 12:30p-2:30p

Week 6-Thursday 5/5 12:30p-2:30p

Week 7- Thursday 5/12 12:30p-2:30p

Week 8 - Thursday 5/19 All People's Celebration REVEAL!

For more info contact Bianca at bharlow@ucsd.edu 


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UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS

CCC Open House: Admit Dayopen house 

Saturday | April 9 | 10:30-12:30pm    

Cross-Cultural Center
 
In conjunction with Admit Day on campus, the Cross-Cultural Center will be open to provide tours and answer questions about our services and role on campus. Following the Open House, there will be Affinity Receptions taking place at the CCC from 12-2pm. For more information: 858.534.9689.

Chicano Artist: Lalo AlcarazLALO

Monday | April 11 | 5-6:30pm
Cross-Cultural Center Comunidad

 

Nationally syndicated comic strip artist, author, talk show host and Berkley alum Lalo Alcaraz. Art signing and reception will follow. This event is part of the 2011 César E. Chávez Celebration. Contact aorozco@ucsd.edu or 858.534.2282.  


unSpoken Word: an Activist's Predicamentunspokenword 

Wednesday | April 13 | 5-7pm
Cross-Cultural Center Art Gallery

Join us for an evening of art that is focused around the dilemmas and struggles of activists when it comes to familia understanding, tolerating and simply supporting in the most crucial times! Food and refreshments will be provided.


Transfer Student Forum

Thursday | April 14 | 12:30-2pm  

Cross-Cultural Center Art Library

Hey Transfers! We want to hear your voices and see your beautiful faces. Come to the Transfer Student Forum to talk about what's on your mind and share what you want to see from us at the Cross-Cultural Center. This is great opportunity to tell us how we can help support you and make you feel more comfortable at UCSD. Free food and refreshments will be provided, so don't miss out!

Please contact Jeff at jdgreen45@gmail.com for more information.


Invisible Studentsinvisiblestudents

Thursday | April 14 | 4-6pm  

Cross-Cultural Center Art Gallery
 

Invisible Students at UCSD is an opportunity to unsilence those that live marginalized due to our broken immigration laws. This event is accompanied by an art exhibition titled Unsilencing AB540 Students at the Cross-Cultural Center, Gallery, from April 4th to April 15th. Come join us in community with food, AB540 narratives, DREAM Act information and an action in an attempt to provide AB540 students at UCSD with a support network. Hope to see you there!


CAMPUS COMMUNITY CENTERS

Speakers Bureauspeakersbureau 

Wednesday | April 13 | 5-7pm  

LGBT Resource Center
 

Speakers Bureau is a group of LGBT and allied community members (students, staff, and faculty) trained to represent the diversity of the UCSD LGBT Community to a variety of groups and organizations. These groups and organizations are particularly interested in providing knowledge on LGBT issues, issues such as perpetuation of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and the need for more representation of queer people of color, queer womyn of color, trans folks, etc. Participation is Speakers Bureau is completely voluntary.

 

Panelist training is week 3, Wednesday, April 13, at the LGBT Resource Center from 5-7pm. Training teaches you the basic skills for being a panelist, including the logistics of Speaker Bureau.

 

Food will be provided. Hope to see you there :D

 


Volunteers Needed for Out & Proud Week 

Monday | April 18-22 | 8am-4pm

UCSD Campus-wide (Various Locations) 


Out and Proud week is coming up April 18th-22nd! It's an exciting week of LGBTQ community visibility, celebration, and private reflection. There will be giant rainbow balloon arches and special events! The success of Out and Proud Week depends on the work of volunteers. If you're interested in lending your energetic support, please email Liz at lgbtrcvolunteers@gmail.com with your availability! Even one hour of your time is appreciated.

 

Because Out and Proud week relies heavily on volunteers to ensure its existence, on Friday there shall be a party enshrining all of you and your hard work. There will be cake.  


Transgender Film Fest

Tuesday | April 19 | 6-8pm  

Cross-Cultural Center Comunidad
 

These genre-blurring short films weave elements of documentary and narrative film to entertain and enlighten with sweet, seductive, and subversive visions from the queerest part of the LGBT spectrum. The screening includes works by established and emerging filmmakers including Iris prizewinner Lee Mi-Rang's The Bath, and Transproofed by Andrea James and Calpernia Addams, the real-life subject of the Emmy-winning Soldiers Girl. Zsa-Zsa Gershick's Door Prize won for Best Short at the 2010 Kansas City Gay and Lesbian Film Festival while award-winning Queerer Than Thou has screened at over 50 LGBT film festivals on four continents. These films will make your heart twinge, melt, race, and pound. Enjoy the ride!


This event is co-hosted by the Campus Community Centers and the Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance.

COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS

Get involved and volunteer at the
33rd Annual Cultural Celebration
April 9 : 10a-4p
Thurgood Marshall College
For more info contact
858.534.0643
yashwort@ucsd.edu

UCSD Women Faculty
in Science & Engineering
Wednesday | April 13 | 3-4pm
Science & Engineering Library 
REGISTER ONLINE AT:

http://tinyurl.com/ucsd-women-scieng

LEGEND

Events Outside UCSD ORANGE
Student Org Events LIGHT GREEN
Other Dept Events
SALMON
Opportunities YELLOW


Upward Bound  

Summer Internship 2011

Contact: Carri Fierro

TRIO Outreach Programs

858-822-341 or cfierro@ucsd.edu 


Unidos Por La Causa:
The Chican@ Experience
in San Diego
Saturday | April 16 | 2-5pm
The Barrio Station
Contact 619.246.1555 

Comienza con un Sueńo
Saturday | April 30 | 8a-12p
Price Center Theatre
For more info contact Vidiana Cervantes 858.534.4250
comienza.ucsd.edu 

UC Davis Summer Abroad

Extended Deadline to April 15

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Cultural Music Festival
Thursday | May 12 | 12:30-1:30p
Pawka Green
For more info contact 858.534.3206