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Students from all departments are invited to LASSO - No English-Spoken Lunches. TUESDAYS from 12noon to 1:30 - bring your lunch and come practice Spanish, Portuguese, Mixtec, Zapotec, Nahuatl or any other languages of Latin America. We provide non-alcoholic drinks! We look forward to seeing you around!
I would like to invite you to join us for our LASSO (Latin American Studies Student Organization) meetings Wednesdays, at 5:00pm in AL 379 (the conference room right next to the Center for Latin American Studies).
We will be discussing our plans for the coming semester and we will also have some time to get to know each other and share ideas about projects that we would like to do.
Come and meet some fellow latinoamericanists!
Fernando Serrano Jr
Graduate Student
Latin American Studies
San Diego State University
Tel:(619)954-2832
Last year, SDSU launched a new honor society, Scholars Without Borders: A Fellowship of International Scholars. Scholars Without Borders is dedicated to promoting international exchange and service and to recognizing scholarly achievement in an international context.
Scholars Without Borders installed over 300 new faculty, staff and student members in its inaugural year. The organization sponsored a variety of campus events, including the International Photo Contest, study abroad workshops, and a faculty panel presentation on designing and leading short-term study abroad programs. Additionally, Scholars Without Borders awarded over $6,500 in study abroad scholarships.
This year, Scholars Without Borders plans to award $10,000 in study abroad funding, and it will highlight the international scholarship of SDSU faculty by recognizing an Outstanding International Scholar.
You can learn more about Scholars Without Borders at the website: http://dus.sdsu.edu/swb
We are showing the film "Life and Debt' which deals with the effects of globalization on developing nations, in this case focusing on Jamaica. Policies towards developing nations from international groups such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are also addressed. You could also come just to learn more about Jamaica ;) (well, the REAL Jamaica)
More info on the movie at www.lifeanddebt.org
It has an awesome soundtrack :)
Political Discussion following movie if people are inclined.
Groundwork Books is in the old student center near the pub/food co-op/bike shop/general store/grove cafe. If you don't know where any of those places are you live a sad, sad life at UCSD.
OFF CAMPUS PPL:
Directions at (go to the contacts tab)
http://www.groundworkbookscollective.org/
If you have questions please email us at groundworkbookscollective@yahoo.com or call 858-452-9625
NEXT MOVIE NITE the food co-op presents Food Inc (with dinner afterwards!) Friday of 10th week, December 4th.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HOST A MOVIE NITE AT GROUNDWORK PLEASE LET US KNOW. Space is open to the community, student orgs, activist groups, clubs, etc. We would prefer it if the movie was somewhat political but it can be whatever you'd like :)
LOVE!
http://otrasd.insurreccion.org
Please support the work of local cultural arts activist sharing dance, music, son jarocho, and teatro! Doors open at 7:30pm
This year it is one night only at the Jacobs Celebration Hall at Market Creek Plaza. The play ties in Dia de los Muertos, Turkey Day, and the anniversary of the Mexican revolution. The lead characters are the Rebozo (shawl) and two women in present day as they relive their ancient history and family heritage that takes them to Aztlan, then Veracruz, Mexico revolutionary times and then back here, Aztlan, San Diego present day. It is a 2 hour play with intermission. Your ticket stub includes an invitation to a fandango cast party with tamales and capirotada at local nearby business afterwards.
Friday Nov 20, 2009
Doors open 7:30 show at 8pm
$10 advance $15 at the door
Children 8-3yrs $5
Performers: Rebeca Lopez Rodriguez, Cynthia Cox, Esteban Cardoso, Carmen Lomeli, Ariana Lopez, Ely Pantoja, Xochitl Codina, Cassandra Castillo, Jesus Pedraza
Sponsors: Muévete Dance Studio, Lopez Landscaping, Antojitos Mexicanos Familia Gomez, Brown Sugar Creations, Esteban Cardosa Msico, and individuals like you.
Click below to purchase TNSARR advance tickets, $10. $15 at the door
http://www.balletfolkloricoenaztlan.com/BFA.html
or
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7030799
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009, 9 am to 3:30 pm
Citizens returning from Mexico must present an U.S. passport. For more information, see the State Dept. web site at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
All tour participants must read the US travel alert to Mexico. Please see the alert below.
SCHEDULE (there may be slight variations from tour to tour)
9:00 am sharp: San Ysidro/Tijuana border-bus station. We will walk together to cross the border gate and travel to our locations in Tijuana using chartered buses for transportation.
9:45-10 am: The crosses at the border: 4,500 immigrants have died trying to cross the border
10:30- 11:15 am: Otay Industrial Park: Sanyo, Metales y Derivados, other maquiladoras
NOTE: We will visit z Tijuana industrial area but wont enter any factory.
11:30 12:00 pm: Ejido Chilpancingo-Rio Alamar neighborhood
12:15- 1 pm: Lunch at Colectivo Chilpancingos office
1-2:30 pm: Presentation about the struggles for environmental justice in the neighborhood and labor justice in the factories.
2:30-3:00 pm: Return to the bus station
DONATIONS
US: $30 regular, $20 students
Donations cover the bus, lunch, and a donation to the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
Reservations for these tours can be made online at sdmaquila.org . Online registration will be disabled when the bus for that day is full, so make your reservations as soon as possible.
If you prefer to use the postal system, or for more information, please contact:
Herb Shore: sdmaquila@cox.net, (619) 287-5535
Sponsored by Colectivo Chilpancingo por Justicia Ambiental, the San Diego Maquiladora Workers' Solidarity Network, and the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
Contact Information:
Enrique Dávalos
San Diego Maquiladora Workers' Solidarity Network
Red de San Diego en Solidaridad con los y las Trabajadoras de la Maquila
(619) 388-3634
maquilatijuanasandiego@earthlink.net
www.sdmaquila.org
Start your Christmas shopping early with this amazing jewelry collected from all over Latin America! You can check out the jewelry at www.lovesparkfire.webs.com.
There will be snacks, spirits, great music, and lots of unique, handmade jewelry to choose from. Aside from that, there will be a raffle that you can enter for a suggested donation of $3. Prizes are to include: Gift certificates, body care, jewelry, and more! (NOTE that you don't have to enter the raffle to come to the party!!!)
For more information, contact Cristina Owen at cristina_dreams_red@rocketmail.com or take a look at the evite: http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=AGAFZKWJQTBJPIWNKXOT
The event will take place in North Park at 3512 Herman Ave., San Diego, CA 92104. Hope to see you there!
Please join this inauguration event, Friday November 13th, at the Centro Cultural Tijuana. El Cubo, Sala 1, 7:00 p.m. Admission is free.
November 19th and 20th 2009, 9:00 a.m.
In order to enhance research and conservation projects for the rescue and preservation of our cultural resources and to strengthen our shared understanding of ancient peninsular life, the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Baja California has fostered a series of significant academic exchanges between Mexico, the United States and Canada by promoting year after year, the most recent anthropological studies that provide a deeper understanding of the early peoples, the history and the ethnography of northwestern Mexico.
State Art Center (Centro Estatal de las Artes/ CEART) located on
Boulevard de Los Presidentes, Zona Río Nuevo in Mexicali, Baja California.
Room Reservations: Call the Calafia Host Hotel in Mexicali at 1877 727 24 92 or 01152 (686) 568 33 11 (ext 566) Lodging arrangements with: Miss Joana Sanchez.
We suggest our guests arrive on Nov. 18th one day before the opening of the event.
We welcome you to an unforgettable experience of Baja Californias Cultural Legacy.
Julia Bendimez Patterson
Director
CENTRO INAH-BAJA CALIFORNIA
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia de Baja California
Centro INAH-BC Mexicali / 01152 (686) 552 35 91 or 552 35 92
Call for papers- Winter 2010 issue
From the Border, a peer reviewed, electronic student journal, welcomes essays and debate pieces on Latin American Studies. Our main goal is to ground an academic voice specifically related to Latin America in the university community of the San Diego-Tijuana border region. For our first issue, we welcome submissions employing diverse methodological and disciplinary approaches to topics from Pre-Columbian, colonial, independence, and contemporary Latin America.
Deadline: November 30th, 2009.
See formatting requirements online at www.fromtheborderjournal.blogspot.com
Humanities Editor:
Dexter Hough-Snee:
dexterhoughsnee@yahoo.com
Social Sciences Editor:
Fernando Serrano:
fserrano@rohan.sdsu.edu
RMCLAS 2010 Annual Conference
The 57th Annual Conference of the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies will be held in Boulder, Colorado, Wednesday, April 7, through Sunday April 11, 2010. The RMCLAS Annual Conference provides an opportunity for scholars and graduate students to share original research on Latin America. The conference hotel will be the Millennium Harvest House Boulder, which is located adjacent to the University of Colorado campus and within ten minutes walking distance to downtown Boulder by way of Boulder Creek.
We suggest that panels consist of three presenters (one of whom may be the chair and/or commentator) and a commentator. Papers can be in English or Spanish. Please provide us with your name, affiliation, electronic address, the paper title, and a short abstract (not to exceed one page). The deadline for panel and paper proposals is December 15, 2008.
Please send proposals to rmclas@colorado.edu
We will be sending information regarding transportation to Boulder, local accommodations, and local tourist activities. Conference registration will be $60 for faculty and $25 for graduate students. More information will be posted at the RMCLAS website (www.rmclas.org) as it becomes available. There is no registration fee for participants from Latin America.
2009-2010 Presidents is Bob Ferry (robert.ferry@colorado.edu).
A Graduate Student Conference
Presented by CGU's History Department, Graduate Student
History Association, and Phi Alpha Theta
War is the most intense nexus of politics, violence, culture, society, and nature. The fact that it is with us constantly is exemplified by Foucault’s provocative question: “If we look beneath peace, order, wealth, and authority, beneath the calm order of subordinations, beneath the State and State apparatuses, beneath the laws, and so on, will we hear and discover a sort of primitive and permanent war?” This conference is designed as a way to explore the multifarious ways in which war affects cultures and societies. The idea of war is neither constrained by temporality nor discipline, and it is enmeshed in the human condition. War is essentially an organizing principle by which we hope to discuss many diverse topics, which can include but
are not limited to:
A 250-word abstract must be received by December 21, 2009
Via email: gsha@cgu.edu
Via mail:
GSHA
School of Arts & Humanities Claremont Graduate University
Call for papers
BSC Latin American Studies Program invites proposals for the 18th Annual LAS Symposium hosted by the Birmingham-Southern College on April 16-17, 2010. This interdisciplinary conference aims to promote undergraduate research focused on Latin America.
All topics pertaining to Latin America are welcome. The presentations should be 15 minutes in length. We encourage proposals of panels and invite faculty members to serve as panel chairs and discussants. Papers in English, Spanish and Portuguese will be considered.
Registration: All participants have to register for the conference. The registration fee is $35.00.
Submissions: Please send panel/paper proposals to the address below or submit online.
Deadline: January 31, 2010
Online: http://www.bsc.edu/academics/las/symposium.htm
The areas for the conferences will be Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics and Literatures and Cultures. Please note that we are sending two calls for papers, one for the Linguistics conference which will henceforth be known as The Ohio State University Congress on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics (OSUCHiLL), and another for the Literatures and Cultures conference, this year entitled "(Re)Imagining Spaces: Migration, Identity and Memory."
The event will take place at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio on April 23 and 24, 2010. Please save the date! We are looking forward to an exciting Symposium this year, and very much look forward to your participation!
Semester-long, Summer and Faculty-led programs available
Spring 2010 January 31 - May 8
It's not too late to still apply for our Spring 2010 semester in Mexico! We have extended the deadline from Nov 1st to Nov 30th and still have space, so don't give up on your dream of spending a semester with active social movements in the mountains of Chiapas, urban housing collectives in Mexico City, and the countryside of Tlaxcala. 2010 promises to be an important year for communities struggling for autonomy and dignity - come live and learn from those at the grassroots. To do so, go the newly renovated apply page and follow the easy step-by-step instructions. Questions about credit transfers or financial aid? Please call us at 773-583-7728
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is offering this nine month Fellowship Program that offers exceptional Latinos who have a master's degree or higher unparalleled exposure to hands-on experience in the public policy areas:
Selected participants will receive
Work Experience
After a week-long orientation, and with CHCI's guidance, Graduate fellows research and interview with possible job placements, and select the opportunity that best matches their policy interest area. The range of placements includes congressional offices and committees or federal agencies.
Go to this link for more information http://www.chci.org/fellowships/page/chci-graduate--young-professional-fellowship
Semester-long, Summer and Faculty-led programs available
Spring 2010
January 31 - May 8
Greetings from the Mexico Solidarity Network. We've got a great group of students ready to kick off this fall's study abroad program this coming Monday. So it's a tad bit late if you wanted learn about grassroots organizing in Mexico this fall, but we're accepting applications for our spring program until October 1st. http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/node/157 Mexico's most dynamic living social movements.
During our 14-week, 16-credit program you will:
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida (UF) invites applications for a 9-month post-doctoral fellowship in Latino Studies with a focus in the Social Sciences, to begin in August 2010. Substantive interests may include, but need not be restricted to: immigration; socio-economic issues affecting Latino communities; Latino politics; comparative approaches to different Latino groups; the ways that Latinos in the US are linked to their countries and communities of origin; and the integration of Latino/as in US society. A background and interest in Latin American Studies is a plus.
We seek applicants with superior promise who combine rigorous scholarship with excellence in teaching. Candidates should demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries with faculty and students in various departments and disciplines. The successful candidate will be expected to teach one course per semester as part of a new interdisciplinary program focusing on Latino/a Studies. Candidates should have their Ph.D. in hand or near completion at the time of hiring. The stipend will be approximately $45,000.
All candidates should submit a letter of interest (indicating research and teaching interests), curriculum vitae, and a sample of written work. Candidates should submit three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2009, and continue until the position is filled. Send applications to Chair, Latino Studies Search Committee, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, P.O. Box 115530, Gainesville, Florida 32611-5530.
For further information on the UF Center for Latin American Studies, see: www.latam.ufl.edu
The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund provides grants to students actively working for peace and justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded to those able to do academic work at the university level and who are part of the progressive movement on the campus and in the community. Early recipients worked for civil rights, against McCarthyism, and for peace in Vietnam. Recent grantees have been active in the struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression; building the movement for economic justice; and creating peace through international anti-imperialist solidarity.
For more information and to apply: http://www.davisputter.org/
Research fellowship information & forms: http://lal.tulane.edu/programs/greenleaf/index.htm
Información sobre las becas de investigación formularios: http://lal.tulane.edu/programs/greenleaf/espanol.htm
Informaçoes sobre as bolsas de pesquisa e formulários: http://lal.tulane.edu/programs/greenleaf/portugues.htm
Scholars Without Borders is an honorary society dedicated to promoting international exchange and service and recognizing scholarly achievement in an international context. It is an academic, professional, and service society, unique because it is resolutely interdisciplinary and international. By supporting programs with an international focus and building awareness of international issues and opportunities, we strive to inspire SDSU students, faculty, and staff to become engaged and committed scholar-citizens of the global community. Qualified applicants should demonstrate their involvement in international programs, events, or studies at SDSU, and they must explain how their award would be utilized in conjunction with academic studies or research abroad.
For an application please visit http://dus.sdsu.edu/swb/documents/SWB%20Study%20Abroad%20Scholarship%20application.pdf. For information regarding Scholars Without Borders, please visit http://dus.sdsu.edu/swb/.
Students Selected Will Benefit from:
- A full renewable scholarship, up to $9,000 to cover tuition, books or other fees
- Internships opportunities
- Apply to win a trip to the nations capitol, Washington DC:
- Have a chance to network with influential leaders and executives
- Learn career skills through workshops and mentoring
- Attend the Annual Hispanic College Fund Gala
- Membership in the HCF Online Community, HCF Connections which includes:
- Exclusive access to job and internship posting
- Mentorship program
To apply for HCF Scholarships & read eligibility requirements, go to http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org
The Graduate Student Association can provide small travel grants (between $150 and $200) to students participating in professional conferences. Information is available at http://as.sdsu.edu/admin/forms/travel_index.html. Students must request the money at least four weeks in advance and certain travel restrictions apply. The students cannot get funding for travel to Mexico. If the meeting is more than 300 miles away, funded travel must be by plane or train. If the meeting is 200-300 miles away, a second driver must also be in a car if travel money is allocated.
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the world's largest archive of digital social science data, is now accepting applications for its annual summer internship program. ICPSR is a unit within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. ICPSR's data are the foundation for thousands of research articles, reports, and books. Findings from these data are put to use by scholars, policy analysts, policy makers, the media, and the public.
Program Structure:
Timeframe:
The summer student internship program lasts 10 weeks, from June 7-August 13, 2010, at ICPSR in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Compensation:
$3,000-$5,000 stipend (pending NSF REU Approval), room and board in university housing, and a scholarship covering the cost of fees, texts, and materials for coursework in the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research.
Application Procedure:
Interested individuals should submit a cover letter of interest, resume, a writing sample, and two letters of recommendation (all in one packet or message, if applying by email) to ICPSR Human Resources, Attn: Summer Internship Program, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-1248, Email: careers@icpsr.umich.edu. Applications are due February 8, 2010.
www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/careers
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Mixteco Cultural Exchange Program: In San Diego
This is a great opportunity to learn about the Mixteco culture, practice your Spanish, and gain practical experience in language instruction.Requirements: Must be available to teach on Tuesday and/or Thursday evenings in Linda Vista from 5:30-8:30 and help with cultural workshops on two Saturdays over the course of the semester. Some Spanish preferred, but not required.
Unaccompanied Minors Shelter Program: In El Cajon and Lemon Grove
Learn first hand about the experience of youths who have immigrated to the U.S. alone, while helping them learn about American culture and practicing your Spanish. Requirements: Must be 21 years old and commit to work both fall and spring semesters. Spanish speaking preferred, but not required.
ProSalud: In Tijuana
Train to be a health promoter and visit maquiladoras, schools, and other venues in Tijuana and deliver health education materials to young people and lead them in discussion.Requirements: Must have advanced Spanish and a commitment to work in Tijuana one full day a week over a two-semester period.
Earn 3 units of credit through Latin American Studies or your major department*
Join one of our FALL 2009 informational meetings at: The Center for Latin American Studies - AL 377
Sept 3 or Sep 4 at 6:00 PM
For further information please contact Michelle Lenoue at mlenoue @mail.sdsu.edu or 594-1103
* Please talk to us as some departments are not yet part of this internship program and we will need to set it up with them.
Border Encuentro activities consist of events in which people from both sides of the San Diego/Tijuana border meet through the border fence on the beach or at Friendship Park at the San Diego/Tijuana border. Our goal is to bring people together by finding a theme that has no borders, often has a direct effect on improving the region, and always results in friendships across cultural boundaries. Border Encuentro has been doing events at the border fence for four years. We have events once/month from Feb through November. Our first meetup was a language exchange through the fence on the beach. Since then, we have been very creative in finding ways to get people to come together through the fence under a common theme. We’ve done beach cleanups, language/cultural exchanges that include the indigenous Mixtec language/culture, bi-national poetry readings, planting of a bi-national garden that we tend to on a regular basis, Salsa dancing lessons, yoga classes, kite flying classes and displays. Please contact bordermeetup@gmail.com to join our team!!
La Voz Community Events Newsletter over the last 12 years has worked towards keeping the San Diego non-profit, Latino, and community at large connected ~
LA VOZ Community Events Newsletter
http://www.schoolsforchiapas.org/english.html
http://www.colef.mx/gaceta/GacetaPorCorreo.asp
Articulo: "Catorce años de TLCAN y la crisis de la tortilla"
Ver este artículo y mas: http://www.ircamericas.org/
http://www.bitacoracultural.com/
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