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List of Events for Hispanic Heritage Month 2005En españolSeptember Monday, September 12: CLACS 4TH Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off Concert in the Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden behind Baldwin Hall (12-1 PM) & CLACS Open House, 2-4 PM. Marimba music from the western highland department of Huehuetenengo, Guatemala, presented by Proyecto Pastoral Maya at both events. Wednesday, September 14: Department of Romance Languages film series: Cuban Cinema: A Retrospective of the Revolution, screens the film: Memorias del Subdesarrollo (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1968) 7:30 PM, GA Museum of Art. Thursday, September 15: Independence Day for El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Thursday, September 15: Hispanic Heritage Month Inauguration at Pinewoods Estates: Pinewoods Plaza Comunitaria will host its first Mexican Independence Day Fiesta; co-ponsored by UGAs HSA. Food, music, games, prizes, and a ¡PIÑATA! Fiesta from 5:00-6:15 PM. Contact HSA for details: www.uga.edu/hsa. Friday, September 16: Mexico's Independence Day. Friday, September 16: Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska at Omaha associate professor of Political Science and assistant director of Latino/Latin American Studies presents: The Cuban Revolution is Dead: 6 Things We Can and Cannot Do About It. The presentation centers on the profound misperceptions that have muddled American perspectives on Cuba 46 years after Castro came to power. 12-1 PM, Brownbag lecture at CLACS, 290 South Hull Street. Friday, September 16: CLACS Fall 2005 Distinguished Lecturer Jonathan Benjamín-Alvarado, University of Nebraska at Omaha associate professor of Political Science and assistant director of Latino/Latin American Studies presents: El Reventón Latino (The Latino Explosion): Living It or Living With It. 2-3 PM, SLC room 214. Visit sponsored by the UGA Alumni Association and CLACS-UGA. Friday, September 16: Muévete For Migrant Services Benefit: The Hispanic Student Association and friends and supporters of Athens' migrant families invite you to "moverte" to the latest in Latin music while supporting a worthwhile cause. Suggested donation $5 with all proceeds benefiting social and support services for area migrant children and their families. Little Kings Club, corner of Hull and Hancock, on Friday, Sept. 16 at 9pm. For more info, call or email: 546-7721, ext. 20485, amigosmigrante@yahoo.com. Sunday, Septemeber 18: Independence Day for Chile. Monday, September 19: Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramírez. Graduate of the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas. Mr. Ramirez has performed in a number of Latin American films, including Punto y Raya, winner at the Los Angeles Latino Film Festival. Mr. Ramírez recently filmed his first major motion picture, Domino, directed by Tony Scott. CLACS lecture, 12:30-1:15 PM. 290 S. Hull Street. Film screening on Sept. 22. Wednesday, September 21: Regina Suriel, COE department of Mathematics and Science Education doctoral student presents: Tools for Success in the Multicultural Classroom. College of Education Dean's Council on Diversity and CLASE Seminar at G-23 Aderhold Hall, 12-1 PM. Wednesday, September 21: Department of Romance Languages film series: Cuban Cinema: A Retrospective of the Revolution, screens: Los Sobrevivientes (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1979) 7:30 PM, GA Museum of Art. Thursday, September 22: Festival Latino de Cine: Thursdays at 8:00 Student Learning Center, room 153 - Presenting: 09/22: Crash; 09/29: Bolivar Soy Yo; 10/06: Mojados: Through the Night; 10/20: Urban Latino. Thursday, September 22: Venezuelan film Punto y Raya screened at Student Learning Center, room 150, 7:00 PM. Post-film discussion with Grady College associate professor Carolina Acosta-Alzuru and Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramírez. Thursday, September 22: Diversifest @ Legion Field 4-6 PM. Hosted by Office of Multicultural Services and Programs. Diversifest celebrates the cultural diversity of UGA. HSA, SLE, CLACS and many others to participate. Friday, September 23: International Coffee Hour- Hosted by the Hispanic Student Association-and Students for Latino/a Empowerment 11:30-1:30pm. SALSA workshop and local Latino pastries. Memorial Hall. Friday, September 23: The UGA Steel Band will be performing at Herty Field for the Terry Tunes concert series. We will play from noon to 1 p.m. on the sidewalk, near the end of the filed where the fountain is located. Bring your lunch and enjoy some calypso, soca, salsa, and beach music. Friday, September 23: Nunca Más/Never Again- Co- hosted by the HSA and Student Advocates for Cultural Diplomacy. Human rights in Latin America and the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation- formerly School of the Americas. Panelists to include UGA assistant professor of history Oscar Chamosa, and others TBA. SLC, Room 103 4:00- 5:30 Monday, September 26: Stephanie Bohon, assistant professor of Sociology presents: The College Expectations of Latino Students. Student Learning Center, Room 214, 7 p.m. Monday, September 26th: The ONE Campaign to "Make Poverty History" will be launching a UGA Chapter with an introductory meeting on Monday, September 26th at 6pm in room 267 of the Student Learning Center (SLC) at UGA. The public advocacy organization will work to raise awareness in the fight against extreme poverty, AIDS, and preventable diseases. For more information, contact Mike at batell@uga.edu or 706-614-1910. Tuesday, September 27: Juan Melendez spent over 17 years on death row in Florida for conviction of a crime he did not commit. He is now speaking about his experience in the criminal justice system. UGA School of Law at 4:30 p.m., Auditorium B. Free admission. For more information, visit: http://humanrights.law.mcgill.ca/melendezbio.htm. Tuesday, September 27: Mummies: Unwrapping the Secrets. This a half hour program about Pre-colombian Peruvian cultures. Student Learning Center, room 348, 7:00 PM. Sponsored by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection. Coordinated by Laura D. Shedenhelm. Wednesday, September 28: Department of Anthropology professor Steve Kowalewski presents: Ancient Oaxacan Civilization and Cuisine. CLACS, 12:30 PM-1:15 PM Wednesday, September 28: Department of Romance Languages film series: Cuban Cinema: A Retrospective of the Revolution, screens: Retrato de Teresa (Pastor Vega, 1979) 7:30 PM, GA Museum of Art. Thursday, September 29: Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. at UGA presents: Culture Shock 2005 at Tasty World (downtown) from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. $8 general public and $5 with a UGA ID. October Saturday, October 1: EnRumba Latin Music Event. Groups include: Percusión Latino (Latin Percussion), Grogus and Iván Mallorquín y su Salsa Mayor. The Ritz, downtown Athens. Go to http://www.enrumba.net/athens/ for tickets and event details. Sundays, October 2, 9 and 16: Festival de las Américas 2005. A celebration of local Latin talent during Hispanic Heritage Month. Festival de Las Americas starts on Sunday, October 2 at the DeKalb Event Center in Plaza Fiesta at 2 p.m. The mission of this event is to promote musical arts by local and regional talents of Latin American cultures. During three consecutive Sundays, more than 30 contestants will compete in an amateur talent show, with elimination rounds the first two Sundays and a grand finale on October 16, where 10 finalists will battle it out in front of a panel of judges for the grand prize and a shot at becoming the next local musical Latin star. DeKalb Event Center in Plaza Fiesta, 4166 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30345-1081. Call 770-416-7570 or visit www.atlantalatino.com/fdla. Tuesday, October 4: Clean Air Athens is meeting at 7 p.m. at the New Grove Baptist Church near Winterville. The purpose of the meeting is to plan a response to the Nakanishi Manufacturing Corporation's refusal to stop poisoning our community with its cancer-causing toxic air pollution. Everyone concerned about our health and air quality is welcome. New Grove Baptist Church is at the intersection of Spring Valley Road and Moores Grove - Voyles Road, right across from Nakanishi. Tuesday, October 4: CBS Report. Whose America Is It? A Peabody Award winning documentary featuring Bill Moyers. Discusses immigration, focusing on Cuba and Mexico. Student Learning Center, room 150, 7:00 PM. Sponsored by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection. Coordinated by Laura D. Shedenhelm. Wednesday, October 5: Department of Romance Languages film series: Cuban Cinema: A Retrospective of the Revolution, screens: Hasta Cierto Punto (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1984) 7:30 PM, GA Museum of Art Thursday, October 6: "Hispanic Night at Fowler Drive Elementary School." Parents and children are invited to enjoy delicious Latino snacks, music, and listen to prominent Hispanic citizens in the Athens community. Speakers include: Miguel Vicente from Pinewoods Library & Community Learning Center, and Enrique Carrión, Eco Latino Magazine Editor. Door prizes & Child Care. Event starts at 6 p.m. Friday, October 7: Lyndon House Arts Center and The Athens Community Council on Aging present the 33rd Annual Harvest Festival from 9:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The Festival, an intergenerational celebration of Georgia's traditions and rural past, features over 50 live demonstrations including quilting, woodcarving, spinning and weaving, soap making, and bee keeping. Among the new demonstrators will be the Georgia Cotton Commission. Rides in a horse drawn carriage will go on throughout the festival as well as tours of the Historic Ware-Lyndon House. The event is a popular school field trip, but all ages are welcome. The festival is held at the Lyndon House Arts Center, a facility of the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department, and the Athens Community Council on Aging, located on historic Hoyt St. off North College Avenue in downtown Athens. Call Janine Faucher, RSVP Coordinator, 706-549-4850 to pre register groups of ten or more. Sunday, October 9: UGA Performing Arts Center, Hodgson Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. Ballet Flamenco José Porcel. $24 and $29. A performance of both flamenco and Spanish classical dance fills the spectator with the joyful and sensual mood that no other forms of dance are capable of evoking. This company's performances are an explosion of rhythms, colors, and emotions that contain all the vitality and passion of the Spanish people. The company features the choreography of flamenco sensation José Porcel. Sunday, October 9: The city of Guayaquil (Ecuador) obtained independence in 1820. In October 9, 1820, almost without bloodshed, a group of civilians supported by soldiers from the "Granaderos de Reserva," a Peruvian battalion quartered in Guayaquil, overwhelmed the resistance of the Royalist guards and arrested the Spanish authorities. Guayaquil declared independence from Spain. José Joaquín de Olmedo was named "Jefe Civil" of Guayaquil. Monday, October 10: "Immigration: Facts, Myths and Public Policy." Part I. Presented by the Hispanic Concerns Committee of Athens. 7 to 9 p.m. at Athens-Clrake County Public Library on Baxter St. The speakers will include: Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, Charles Kuck, Immigration Attorney and UGA Adjunct Professor of Law, Beatriz Velez, External Affairs Chair, Students for Latino/a Empowerment. Jim McGown, Treasurer of the Hispanic Concerns Committee, will moderate the panel. The forum will be the first in a two part series; the second forum will be held November 14th at the same time and place. Tuesday, October 11: Film screening: Born To Be Wild: The Leading Men of American Ballet Theatre . Two of the four dancers featured from Cuba and Spain. Student Learning Center, room 348, 7:00 PM. Sponsored by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection. Coordinated by Laura D. Shedenhelm. Wednesday, October 12: Richard Kiely, assistant professor, College of Education Lifelong Education, Administration and Policy presents: Education for Global Citizenship: Fostering Diversity through Local/Global Service-learning Programs. College of Education Dean's Council on Diversity and CLASE Seminar at G-23 Aderhold Hall, 12-1 PM. Wednesday, October 12: Día de la Raza/Native Peoples Day Celebration. Tate Plaza. Visit the UGA SLE and HSA tables at this event 10am-2pm Wednesday, 12: Department of Romance Languages film series: Cuban Cinema: A Retrospective of the Revolution, screens: Lejanía (Jesús Díaz, 1985) 7:30 PM, GA Museum of Art. Thursday, October 13: The Arts in Brazil and the New Economy. CLACS, 12:30 PM lecture. Brazilian Musicians Lecture. Thursday, 13: Música Brasileira. Concert, Hodgson Hall, 8:00 PM. Sponsored by CLACS and the School of Music. Admission $15/$7 UGA students. www.music.uga.edu for details. Thursday, October 13: The University Of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School Of Music presents The São Paulo City String Quartet in Hodgson Concert Hall located at 212 River Rd. The concert features Brazilian music, both traditional and by modern composers. The São Paulo City String Quartet, an official entity of the Secretary of Culture of the City of São Paulo, is considered one of the most illustrious chamber groups in Latin America, maintaining an extensive artistic calendar, including tours throughout the Americas and Europe. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for students. For more information, call: Box Office (706) 542-4400 or HHSOM (706) 542-3737. Friday, October 14: NOCHE LATINA: GA HALL at the Tate Student Center. 6:30pm-9pm. The conclusion of Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated with literature, artistic and performance elements of Latino culture. After-party at a location to be announced. Sponsored by HSA. For more information, click here. Friday, October 14: Sergio Quesada Aldana, Director de Investigación y Posgrado-Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. The Destruction of Rural Mexico: NAFTA and the Forced Resettlement of Mexican Peasant Communities. Baldwin Hall, room 264, 3:30-4:30 PM. Department of Anthropology-CLACS sponsored lecture. Friday, October 14: World Food Day at UGA. The event will include: 1) Participation in the World Food Day Teleconference: "Reflections on fighting hunger: Roads not taken; goals not met; the journey ahead," a worldwide broadcast from Washington DC with Frances Moore Lappé, a famous food-for-all activist. 2) Presentation of CARE-UGA Student Organization to the campus community. CARE-UGA's main thrusts are education, advocacy, and action in international development and the fight against global poverty. 3) A free lunch, based on world staple foods. For more information, please visit www.uga.edu/alec/wfd.htm Friday, October 14, 11:40 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. Students are welcome to participate even if they cannot stay for the whole duration of the program. Location: Dan Daniels Conference room, Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science. Bus routes: AG, EW, O, ECX, RC; stop at Ramsey/East Campus Parking Deck. Contact: mnavarro@uga.edu, 706-583-0225 Saturday, October 15: Latino Health Fair at St. Josephs Catholic Church parking lot, organized by American Cancer Society and Catholic Social Services. "Fiesta Latina de la Salud" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Prince Ave. FREE health screenings for the entire Hispanic family. There will also be a community resource fair. Live music, food, prizes and entertainment. For more information, call 706-548-9421. Elizabeth Jelin's visit to UGA - Oct 17-21: Elizabeth Jelin is a professor and senior researcher at the Institute of Social Research, Universidad de Buenos Aires, and at the National Council of Scientific Research, Argentina (CONICET), and Research Director of the Instituto de Desarrollo Económico y Social (IDES). She has conducted research, published, and lectured widely on human rights and the historical memory of repression, the family, citizenship, and social movements. She has held numerous visiting positions, including appointments at the Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos in Amsterdam, the Population Research Center at the University of Texas, St. Antony's College in Oxford, and the Institute of Latin American Studies at University of London. Her publications in English include three edited volumes: Woman and Social Change in Latin America (Zed, 1990), Household and Gender Relations in Latin America (Kegan Paul International, 1991), and Constructing Democracy: Human Rights, Citizenship and Society in Latin America (Westview, 1996) and the recently translated monograph study State Repression and the Labors of Memory (Minnesota, 2004). From 1998 to 2002 she was the academic director of program "Collective Memories of Repression: Perspectives on Democratization Processes in Latin America's Southern Cone" sponsored by U.S. Social Science Research Council. The program focused attention on societal memories of repression in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. This program was the stepping stone for the series Memorias de la Represión which has now 9 published volumes. Tuesday, Oct. 18: Round table: "What Do We Mean When We Talk About Memory?: A Multidisciplinary Discussion" 6:30 pm Brumby Rotunda Participants: Elizabeth Jelin (Sociology, IDES, CONICET, Argentina), Amy Ross (Geography), Kathleen Clark (History), Robert Moser (Portuguese) Wedneday, Oct. 19: 4:00 CHA Visiting Scholar Lecture: "The Place of Memories In Historical Process: Contemporary Experiences in South America" 148 Student Learning Center. Reception to follow at North Tower (3rd floor) of SLC (with real food and wine). Thursday, Oct. 20: 2:30 Coffee with students and faculty at Gilbert Hall Faculty Lounge. Monday, October 17: The University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center and Biomedical And Health Sciences Institute are bringing stem cell research and its legal, political and personal ramifications into the spotlight. The RBC will explore stem cell issues at 10:15 a.m. at Masters Hall in the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. The talk will feature Sherry Knowles, Rep. Thomas E. Price (R-Ga.) and Hamilton Jordan. On the legal side, Knowles will speak on intellectual properties issues in stem cell research. She's a frequent speaker and author on protecting biotechnology patent portfolios. As Georgia's 6th District congressman, Price has made it a priority to strengthen health care and education. A medical doctor, he is active in congressional issues surrounding stem cell research. Jordan is a three-time cancer survivor. Jordan will bring a personal perspective when he speaks on the value of medical research and its hand in saving lives in the future. The symposium will end with a 30-minute question-and-answer discussion. For more information, visit www.biomed.uga.edu/rbc.html and www.biomed.uga.edu/stice.html. Wednesday, October 19: CLASE Co-Directors Paul Matthews and Bernadette Musetti, Co-Directors, Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education present: Latino Education: What's Working in Georgia. College of Education Dean’s Council on Diversity and CLASE Seminar at 116 Aderhold Hall, 12-1 PM. The presenters will profile ways that Georgia schools, K-12, are responding effectively to the Latino student population growth. The presentation will include discussions and examples of innovative programs and professional development, and school reform efforts aimed at the reduction of language and cultural barriers. Sponsored by COE Dean's Council on Diversity and CLASE. Light refreshments will be served. Wednesday, October 19: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the University of Georgia is sponsoring activities designed to raise awareness about the problem of relationship violence among university students and to highlight existing prevention and intervention programs. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. campus and community members are invited to stop by the Tate Center Plaza and add their handprints to an exhibit entitled "These Hands Don't Hurt." For information, visit www.project-safe.org. According to the Department of Justice, women 16-24 years old are most vulnerable to intimate partner/relationship violence. One in five UGA students experiences some form of relationship violence each year. October 31 - November 2: Día de los Muertos. Alter Making Workshop/Display. Tate Gallery. Sponsored by UGAs Students for Latino/a Empowerment. November Wednesday, November 2: CLASE Community Liaison Specialist Elida Perez-Knapp presents: Engaging Latino Families in Schools. College of Education Dean's Council on Diversity and CLASE Seminar at G-23 Aderhold Hall, 12-1 PM. Sunday, November 6 to Friday, January 16, 2006: Visiting artist from Mexico, Fernando Mesa. His work will be on display at the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens, along with a companion show of mexican crafts from Xalapa, Veracruz. The Lyndon House Arts Center is located in downtown Athens at the North end of Jackson Street (293 Hoyt St.). There is ample parking in front of the building and also a small lot in back off Monroe St. For more information call 706 613-3623. Monday, November 14: "Immigration: Facts, Myths and Public Policy." Part II. Presented by the Hispanic Concerns Committee of Athens. 7 to 9 p.m. at Athens-Clrake County Public Library on Baxter St. The speakers will include: Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, Charles Kuck, Immigration Attorney and UGA Adjunct Professor of Law, Beatriz Velez, External Affairs Chair, Students for Latino/a Empowerment. Jim McGown, Treasurer of the Hispanic Concerns Committee, will moderate the panel. |
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