Calendar of Events Spring 2015
Por El Amor de La Cultura - For the Love of Culture
Saturady, February 7 (Open Feb. 7 - Mar. 1) 11 a.m. - 1p.m.
Broome Library 1320
Join new Mexican artist Al Na’ir Lara and children’s author Kathleen Contreras in an art exibiton and book signing.
Monitoring Latina/o Progress: A Demographic Approach by Dr. Luis Sanchez
Thursday, February 19th, 6-8 p.m.
Santa Paula Library
Dr. Luis Sanchez will provide an overview of the Latino community and population changes at the national and local level.
Exhibition: A League of Their Own: Mexican American Women in Baseball and Softball and their Struggle for Gender Equality
Panel Discussion & Ceremony: Wednesday, March 25th, 2-4 p.m.
Broome Library 1320
This exhibition from March 2nd to April 4th tells the hidden story of Mexican American Women who overcame multiple barriers to play baseball and softball in the United States.
Art Exhibition: Isabel Martínez: Un diálogo en arte y cultura
Reception: Thursday, March 5th (Open March 5th-April 4th), 6-7 p.m.
Dialogue with Artista: Thursday, March 12th, 3-6 p.m.
Napa Hall Art Gallery for both events
Understanding Disenfranchisement of Latino Men and Boys by Dr. Aida Hurtado
Tuesday, March 10th, 12-1:30 p.m.
Broome Library 1320
Aida Hurtado, UCSB Professor/Luis Leal Endowed Chair of Chicana/o Studies, will talk about her co-edited book Invisible No More: Understanding of Disenfranchisement of Latino Men and Boys.
iCurArte!: Healing Through Art Culture by Artist Ruby Chacon
Monday, March 30th (Open April 5th-May 16th)
Broome Library 1320
Chicana/Latina Learning and Leadership: Past and present by Vicki L. Ruiz
Wednesday, April 1st
- Workshop on research and writing: Broome Library 1360, 12-1:15 p.m.
- Lecture: Broome Library 1320, 4-5:30 p.m.
Mending Patriotism
Workshop: Wednesday, April 1st, 12-2 p.m.
Broome Library 1360 (RSVP ONLY: pilar.pacheco@csuci.edu)
Participants contribute to an original quilt using clothes from migrants crossing the US border. The project aims to provide a space for learning and exchange around the issues of border-crossing, human migration, and national identity.
A Day of Service
Friday, April 3rd, 8-3 p.m.
Prototypes (Provides services to women in recovery)
2150 North Victoria Ave. Oxnard, CA (RSVP ONLY: pilar.pacheco@csuci.edu)
Students will be taken by Roadrunner Shuttle to Prototypes to volunteer and work alongside the residents to help makeover their ground (weeding, raking, planting).
Si, Se Puede: Four Latina recent Math Ph.D’s share their journeys
Wednesday, April 8th, El Dorado Hall 110
- *Reception with refreshments, 4-4:30 p.m.
- Two 15-minute research overviews, 4:30-5:10 p.m.
- *Pannel, 5:10-6:10 p.m.
- Two 15-minute research overviews, 6:20-7 p.m.
- *No-host dinner at Tortillas Grill afterwards
*No math background required
Noche de Fiesta - Dinner & Musical Performance featuring Grammy award winners La Santa Cecilia
Wednesday April 15th
Q&A Session with CHS & SPAN students, Broome Library 1360, 3:30-5 p.m.
Musical Performance, Malibu Hall 100, 6-8:30 p.m.
10th annual Noche de Fiesta, La Santa Cecilia is preforming their distinct sound of ‘cultural latin-pop’ music. A panel with the band and students from Spanish and Chicano Sutdies classes will take place.
Noche Literaria “El Canto de los Delfines”
Tuesday, April 21st, 4-6 p.m.
Boome Library 1750
Inauguration of “El Canto de los Delfines” Spanish Journal. Selected students will be reading from their submissions to the first issue of creative writing journal.
margarita.lopez@csuci.edu
Self and Social Transformation: Student Presentations on Chicana/o Literature, Concientización, and Service Learning
Tuesday, May 5th & Thursday May 7th, 12-1:15 p.m.
Broome Library 1756
Students’ give final presentations in Dr. Guzman’s ENG/CHS 535 class discussing a range of Chicano/a literary works and how it provided them with critical tools for self-realization and socialconsciousness.
Farmworker Immersion Project with VC CLUE
Friday, April 10th (RSVP ONLY: pilar.pacheco@csuci.edu), 8-3 p.m.
A program that places students in the community learning about farmworker rights and immigration issues. We will visit farmworkers, their families, homes, and visit local farms. Students will work in the field and have a group reflection.