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September 17, 2007TABLE OF CONTENTS
III. Internships and Fellowships
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. PRIDELIST Sign Ups The CSUF Multicultural Leadership Center’s Lavender Working Group invites you to make a difference by participating in the annual CSUF PRIDELIST in honor of National Coming Out Day. The PRIDELIST will display the names of students, faculty, staff, families, and friends who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or allies of the LGBT community. The Daily Titan will run a half page copy of the PRIDELIST on October 11, 2007 to kick off National Coming Out Day 2007. Our goal is to visibly support the CSUF LGBT community by having your name represent those who are committed to creating an environment that is safe and respectful for all members of our campus. The ad will read as follows:In honor of National Coming Out Day:
To sign up, please stop by TSU 234 to pick up a consent form. Or email multiculturalcenter@fullerton.edu. Deadline is October 1st. B. Chicano/Latino Unity Week Chicano Latino Unity Week 2007 Sponsored by Mesa Cooperativa and Associated Students, Inc. Monday, September 17th Tuesday, September 18th Wednesday, September 19th La Guerra Film and Panel Discussion Thursday, September 20th Bienvenida: Student Welcome Friday, September 21st For more info: C. Japanese Culture Circle Meetings Japanese Cultural Circle Weekly Meeting D. Still Separate, Still Unequal: 60 Years After Mendez v. Westminster Still Separate, Still Unequal: 60 Years After Mendez v. Westminster Tuesday, September 18th 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm In 1957, a landmark case desegregating schools was decided in Westminster, California. The case, Mendez v. Westminster, preceded Brown v. Board of Education by seven years and was the first time a federal court had concluded segregation in public schools was a violation of state law. The panel will address the significance and implications of this landmark case, the continued relevance of the Fourteenth Amendment and the impact of the most recent Supreme Court rulings. Moderated by
Hena Cuevas Panelists
The Honorable Frederick Aguirre The Honorable Paul Egly Dr. Mikel Hogan Michael Matsuda Free and Open to the Public For more information: www.fullerton.edu/constitutionday or call 657-278-7306. Sponsored by: E. Student Leadership Institute Orientations Student Leadership Institute Orientations Sept. 18-21, 2007 Come find out about all the exciting new developments within the Student Leadership Institute at our group orientations this week. We are happy to announce three new tracks within SLI:
SLI is the premier (and by “premier” we also mean “free”!) leadership training program on campus. We offer over 100 workshops per semester and you can earn up to 7 different leadership certificates. Applications are available now in our office (TSU 235) or online at www.fullerton.edu/sli. You can bring your application to the orientations where you find out more detailed information about the certificate tracks and sign up for workshop – so don’t forget your calendars! Returning Participant Orientations Tuesday, September 18th Friday, September 21st New Participant Orientations Wednesday, September 19th Thursday, September 20th Friday, September 21st F. Black Women in Psychology Meetings Black Women in Psychology Meetings Tuesday, September 18, 2007
G. Vietnamese Student Association General Meetings Vietnamese Student Association General Meetings Thursday, September 20th Contact: Jennifer Do - jd_at_work@yahoo.com
H. Chicano Resource Center Welcome Chicano Resource Center Welcome Thursday, Sept. 20th FREE LUNCH Come and learn about what the CRC can offer YOU! Network with Faculty and Staff Meet other Students on Campus Learn how you can get involved on campus Find out what is going on in the University And best of all…Enjoy Free Food with Great People! 657-278-2537
I. Bienvenida: Student Welcome Bienvenida: Student Welcome Thursday, September 20th Come learn about Chicano and Latino resources on campus. J. Lavender Working Group Meetings Lavender Working Group Want to work on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community issues? Open to all students, faculty, and staff. Meetings are held: For more information, please contact Carmen Curiel, Chair, Lavender Working Group. The Lavender Working Group is a part of the Multicultural Leadership Center focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender concerns.
K. SafeSpace Fall 2007 Trainings SafeSpace Fall 2007 Trainings CSUF's SafeSpace Program is an opportunity for faculty and staff to become more familiar with issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, as well as resources available to serve this community. Following completion of the two-part training program, faculty and staff will have a better understanding from the student perspective as well as existing research on lgbt community issues. All SafeSpace Allies will also receive a certificate of completion and Safe Space Tuffy Decal to display in their offices. Complete our two-part training and be a member of CSUF's new SafeSpace. Complete one training in each part to receive your SafeSpace Tuffy Decal. Trainings do not have to be completed in order. Please RSVP to the MLC by email. SafeSpace Overview (pick one) SafeSpace LGBT 101 (pick one) L. Diversity Leadership Program - EMBRACE Sign-Ups Are you interested in diversity and multicultural issues? Do you want to improve your communication and leadership skills? EMBRACE (Educating Myself for Better Racial Awareness and Cultural Enrichment) is a program offered through the Multicultural Leadership Center (MLC) and the Student Leadership Institute (SLI) that will help you improve these skills and help you better understand issues involved with diversity and multiculturalism. The program consists of six interactive workshops. Workshops are offered on
Workshops begin on Thursday, October 18th and Friday, October 19th. To apply or for more information contact the MLC at: (714) 287-7366 or e-mail: Multiculturalcenter@fullerton.edu M. Diversity Peer Educators Have you ever facilitated a group discussion or activity? Ever taken a class on how to facilitate a group discussion? If you have this experience and would like to continue developing your leadership skills in facilitating group discussions and activities, the Multicultural Leadership Center is looking for facilitators for our Diversity Peer Educator Program. Facilitators will conduct workshops that are based upon the needs of our campus community as they relate to diversity, social justice and multicultural issues. Application deadline is Thursday, September 27th at 7:00 pm. For more information or to pick up an application, you can contact or visit the Multicultural Leadership Center at TSU-234. Feel free to call (657) 278-7366 or email multiculturalcenter@fullerton.edu N. Dia De Los Muertos Altar Competition Dia De Los Muertos Altar Competition Thursday, November 1st Sponsored by the Chicano Resource Center Applications can be picked up at the Application Deadline NOTE: Early Registration Applicants will be Prize will be donated by Calacas Cultural Store. This event has been organized to educate the campus community about the day of the dead celebration. It is also an opportunity for student organizations and departments to unite and share creativity, art, and culture. The event is open to all student organizations and departments on campus. Application must be filled out and turned in by the deadline to participate. For more information please contact Berenice Dimas at:
A. Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in Black and Latina/o Sexualities RACE, SEX, POWER: New Movements in Black and Latina/o Sexualities April 11-12, 2008 Looking for Submissions Over the past decade, racialized representations of Black and Latina/o sexualities as perverse Others have been systematically challenged by scholars and political and cultural activists from myriad disciplinary fields. The steady emergence of new exhibitions, performances, media, writings, virtual communities, and activist groups bear witness to the importance of how Black and Latina/o people love and express themselves sexually. This conference brings attention to these “bodies of knowledge” – in their biological, social, cultural, and political forms – in order to rethink how the relationships between race, sexuality, and power has, and continues to, shape Black and Latina/o sexualities in the U.S. This conference intends to highlight debates, ideas, and practices relating to the meanings assigned to black and brown bodies in the U.S., how black and brown people experience their socially regulated bodies, and how those bodies are positioned vis-à-vis knowledge, truth, politics, and history. Bringing together activists, artists, independent scholars, faculty, practitioners, and students from a broad range of disciplines and fields, the conference aims to address issues of sexual desire and pleasure, cultural activism, black-brown dialogues and coalition-building, creating and performing sexual identities, human rights and social justice, and citizenship, among other topics. The conference venue presents a unique opportunity for the participants to examine critically the state of empirically grounded, historicized, and theoretically informed inquiries and practices around Black and Latina/o bodies and sexualities. Equally important in this moment then, is the recognition and scrutiny of how these interventions have made an impact on the fields of African American studies; Latina/o studies; women’s and gender studies; sexuality studies; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer studies; as well as mainstream disciplines like literature, sociology, history, public health, psychology, art history, public policy, etc. Participants from all disciplinary fields and perspectives who wish to engage with these issues are welcome. Through this interdisciplinary forum, the conference seeks to create a diverse intellectual community, to foster healthy debate about the intersections of race and sexuality, and to provide unique opportunities for networking and professional development. In turn, such working relationships can better inform public policy, present and future scholarly agendas, and community needs. Interested participants may submit an abstract (approx. 300 words) for: 1) individual papers; 2) panels and roundtables (approx. 4 persons); 3) poster presentations; or 4) visual presentations (film, performance, video, photography displays). If applicable, please include any technology requests, space needs as well as low-resolution images of your work, in addition to your abstract. Please submit abstracts (as well as any queries) to RACESEXPOWER2008@DEPAUL.EDU. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 15, 2007. TOPICS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
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B. Mural Unveiling EL SALVADOR COMMUNITY CENTER Please Join Us! This summer OC Human Relations worked with 12 Santa Ana students worked for 10 days to The students - who attend Orange County Department of Education ACCESS Schools - El Salvador Center, Santa Ana
C. (Re)Create: The 2nd Annual Los Angeles Leadership Conference D. Statewide Immigrant Rights Conference SAVE THE DATE Statewide Immigrant Rights Conference
Co-sponsored by: American Civil L1berUes Union of Southern California, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Bay Area Immigrant Rights CoaIIUon, CoailUon for Humane Immigrant Rights 01 Los Angeles, California Immigrant Polley Center, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Central valley Partnership, JusUce Overcoming Boundaries, Mobilize the Immigrant Vote, NaUonal Immigration Law Center, Southeast Asia Resource ActIon Center, Services Immigrant Rights and Education Network, Strengthening Our Lives, Sweatshop Watch and the United Farm Workers FoundaUon. For more information or to register, please contact Frankie Nelson (916) 448-6762 or visit www.caimmigrant.org III. Internships and Fellowships A. Journalism Internship Journalism Internship Opportunity at the Independent Monitor Do you want to be a journalist but do not have the experience? Internship duties will vary depending upon experience and drive, but will involve:
Candidates selected for these positions would benefit from the internship in the following ways:
The positions are to start ASAP. This is a non-paid internship but arrangements could be made with candidates' respective departments for possible academic credit. For questions and to send CV, please contact: Sami B. Mashney, Publisher
B. Helen Zia Fellowship for Social Change Named after the award-winning API journalist, author, and activist, the Helen Zia Fellowship for Social Change will train the next generation of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community leaders to effectively advocate for the community’s needs and interests. Be part of a progressive API movement in California that promotes public awareness and mobilizes people to action to advance issues important to API communities. This fellowship will support the work of progressive organizations that are advocating for fairness and justice in California, including API Equality and Asian Americans for Civil Rights & Equality (AACRE). API Equality is committed to working in our API communities for equal marriage rights and fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) couples and families through community organizing, public education, media outreach, and legal and legislative advocacy. AACRE is a progressive voice advocating for state legislation and funding on behalf of our diverse API communities and empowers community members to be an active and engaged force in advancing civil rights and social justice. Building upon the expertise of its three partners (Chinese for Affirmative Action, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, and Asian Law Caucus), AACRE primarily focuses its advocacy efforts on areas such as civil rights, language rights, and immigrant rights. The four-month fellowship program will provide Fellows with the training and experience to raise public awareness and organize their peers in support of issues that are important to API communities. WHEN: January 15, 2008, to May 15, 2008 WHO: Applicants must be students based at a California college or university. In addition, preference will be given to:
WHAT: Fellows will participate in and lead a wide variety of public education and community
HOW: Fellows will be provided a stipend of $1,500 for their participation in the Fellowship. It is anticipated that Fellows will be working approximately 5-8 hours per week from January to May. In addition, Fellows will receive transportation and housing for attendance at the leadership training and API Policy Summit and support to implement campaigns. Applications are due by 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2007. Completed applications must include:
Selected applicants will be invited to participate in a phone interview in November, and successful applicants will be notified by the end of November. For the application and information: Andy Wong Note: References will only be contacted for selected applicants. C. Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Summer Internship Washington, D.C. - APAICS Chair David L. Kim was pleased to announce applications for the 2008 Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) summer internship program are available. Interested students will be able to get the application form at www.apaics.org. The deadline is January 31, 2008. The APAICS Summer Internship Program encourages the political and civic involvement of young Asian Pacific Islander Americans, fosters their interest in careers in politics and public policy, and develops their leadership skills. Each year, APAICS selects up to 10 undergraduate students for a first-hand learning experience in American politics. Interns may be placed in congressional offices, federal agencies, and non-profit organizations in the Washington area. Placements last summer included congressional offices in the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and the Departments of Justice, Labor, Treasury, and the Small Business Administration. Through a series of seminars, interns learn about national Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) advocacy organizations. In addition to networking with other organizations, the interns will participate in programs involving peers from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF). The CHCI, CBCF, and APAICS are part of the Congressional Tri-Caucus. There were almost 90 summer interns working representing the Tri-Caucus. Most of the local Asian organizations hold weekly meetings and receptions in order to provide a forum to learn about issues affecting the APIA community and to have other APIA students meet each other while interning in Washington. APAICS Summer Intern ’07 Parasa Chanramy summed up her experiences in her final journal: “I reflected on my goals…learning more about lobbying and advocacy, discovering the Cambodian community in Washington, D.C.; learning more about what I can do for my college campus and my community; and seeing what it is like to be a representative in the U.S. Congress. I know that I have accomplished these goals. Not only have I reached my expectations, I feel that I have surpassed them by exploring accessibility to higher education among students of color, dancing at the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival, opening my mind to law school, and learning how to be more confident in my experiences while pursuing my education and career goals. This experience of ‘daring to know’ other community leaders (especially leaders with a similar background as myself) who are breaking that glass ceiling and working toward social justice and equality inspires me to take advantage of the opportunities that come my way. For me, it was difficult to say farewell to the APAICS staff and interns, as well as Congressman David Wu’s Office. I am forever grateful for this opportunity to be one of the APAICs interns this summer.” (Chanramy is a junior at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon.) A. Latino Scholarship Directory
FREE popular internet and print guide with overwhelming demand holds updated and complete information on hundreds of scholarships designed to make college more affordable for Latino students Los Angeles - The nation's leading Latino policy research organization has expanded its annual Latino College Dollars Scholarship Directory nationwide to meet overwhelming demand for scholarship information on how students can apply for the money they need to attend college. The online directory is searchable by key categories such as grade level, grade point average (GPA) and citizenship. This search functionality makes the online directory extremely user-friendly and truly positions it as a one-of-a-kind resource in the online space. The Latino College Dollars Scholarship Directory can be downloaded for free at www.latinocollegedollars.org. Hard copies of the guide can be ordered online for a postage and handling fee of $5. The Institute conducted a study in 2006 which identified the directory as a much needed resource for the Latino community. The study also found that very often scholarship information is conflicting, out-of- date, and not actively disseminated to people who need it. Access the TRPI study at http://www.trpi.org/PDFs/scholarshipreport.pdf. In addition, parents will be able to use the guide as a resource to help their children apply for scholarships. In a TRPI study commissioned by The Sallie Mae Fund, 94 percent of Latino parents believe college education is an important part of success in life, but more than half could not name a single source of financial aid. "This project has been very valuable to Latino students and their parents in California, and now the positive impact will be nationwide," said TRPI President and CEO Dr. Harry Pachon. "We are very excited about encouraging the pursuit of a higher education, about giving Latino students the information they need to help start and finish college by making it more affordable." Last year's directory of California scholarships was viewed online an average of 7,000 times a month. "We expect demand this year to surpass the pace set last year," Dr. Pachon said. TRPI will mail 6,000 scholarship guides to guidance counselors at low-income schools in the five states with the largest Latino populations in the country - California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas. An additional 1,500 guides will be distributed to community based and direct service organizations such as The Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, Parent Institute for Quality Education, and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund for distribution at town hall and parent meetings.
For more information, stop by the Multicultural Leadership Center in the Titan Student Union, Room 234 or call (657) 278-7366 or email at multiculturalcenter@fullerton.edu Updated on 10/8/07 |
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