***MCC E-News for May 2011***
Thanks to all those of you who attended the Multi-Cultural Center’s 3rd Annual All People’s Recognition Ceremony on Friday May 6, 2011. Your enthusiasm and energy made the ceremony a memorable event. Whether you are a student, a staff or faculty member at Sac State, know that your dedication makes a difference in our community, and without people like you, events like the All People’s Recognition Ceremony would not exist. Thank you for working toward making Sac State a better community - see you at the next All People’s Recognition Ceremony!
Sincerely,
Diana Martinez (Temporary Special Projects Coordinator)
Table of Contents
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*Sac State Multi-Cultural Center Events*
1. Study Halls
2. Sac Pack Drive
* Sac State and Community Events *
I. La Raza Galeria Posada presents, Oaxaca: Textiles & Alebrijes
II. Annual Pacific Rim Street Fest
*Bay Area Events*
i. El movimiento es de bases: prints from the Oaxacan Resistance 2006-2010
ii. Bay Area Global Youth Media & Arts Festival Celebration
iii. Café Science with Rebecca Watson
iv. ATYPICAL: Stories from the anomalous Asian Americanv. Food Party Sewing Circle: Deep Waters Dance Theater
* Sacramento State Organization/Campus Meetings *
A. Japan Club General Meeting
B. Environmental Student Organization General Meeting
C. Women In Business General Meeting
D. Sociology Club General Meeting
E. Peace and Conflict International General MeetingF. Circle K International General Meeting G. Queer Straight Alliance General Meeting
H. Yoga Meditation Club
* Opportunities *
a. Be a Counselor for Camp Musubi!
b. “Women’s Wisdom Art” workshops at the Sacramento Food Bank!
c. Natomas Center for Fathers and Families
d. Community-building Programs at ARI (Asian Resources)
e. Imaging Apartheid, the Poster Project for Palestine
f. Volunteer for Soil Born Farms
g. Volunteer or Intern for La Peña Cultural Center
**********************************************************SAC STATE MULTI-CULTURAL CENTER EVENTS
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1. Study Halls
Monday, May 9- Thursday, May 12 12:00PM- 3:00PM
Multi-Cultural Center
Come study at the MCC. We will have light snacks and refreshments available.
For questions, contact mcc-edu@saclink.csus.edu
2. Sac Pack Drive
Monday, May 9 to Thursday, May 12 (9 am – 5pm)
Multi-Cultural Center (Library 1010, next to Java City)
Do you have extra school supplies that you no longer need? (binders, spiral notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, glues – a complete list of needed supplies is available here: www.csus.edu/cec/sacpack). The Sac Pack Drive will help students “re-home” these supplies for the benefit of homeless youth, foster youth, and other youth in need through local non-profit organizations. The Multi-Cultural Center (Library 1010, next to Java City) is sponsoring a donation box for the Sac Pack Drive- so lower the weight on your bag pack and bring your items in!
Other locations for item drop-off on campus:
Community Engagement Center Library 4028 (Drop off hours: Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4 pm)
Multi-Cultural Center Library 1010 (Next to Java City)
Rotaract at Sac State office at the Upper East Side Lofts
Student Fashion Association Mariposa Hall 3rd floor Commons Room
For more information on the Sac Pack Drive, contact Misty Garcia, from the Community Engagement Center at cecenter@csus.edu or 278-4610.
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SAC STATE AND COMMUNITY EVENTS**********************************************************
I. La Raza Galeria Posada presents, Oaxaca: Textiles & AlebrijesApril 9 through May 14, 2011 1:00 PM- 9:00 PM
1022-1024 22nd Street, Sacramento CA
In Oaxaca: Textiles & Alebriges, enjoy two “artesano” art forms: Textiles & Alebrijes from Oaxaca, México. Alebrijes are fantastical wooden and paper maché sculptures. The first “alebrijes” originated from unsettling dreams/hallucinations by Oaxacan Pedro Linares in the 1930s (very Kafka-ish, right?). During these dreams Linares encountered these animals that kept repeating one word/mantra: alebrijes, alebrijes, alebrijes, alebrijes. To learn more about the history of alebrijes visit the gallery to get a personalized tour.
For more information, please contact: http://www.larazagaleriaposada.org/
II. Annual Pacific Rim Street Fest
Sunday May 22, 2011 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Old Sacramento and Westfield Downtown Plaza
1110 Front St, 95814
For eighteen years the festival has displayed the richness and diversity of many Pacific Rim cultures through cultural programs, entertainment, art and food. The event also enhances the community's knowledge of Asian/Pacific Island cultures in a fun and positive environment.
Having people of all ages and backgrounds at the event offers an excellent vehicle for leading businesses to showcase their support for the Asian American community. Each year we feature an aspect of Asian culture as the theme of the festival. For the year 2010, the theme is "Spices".
For more information, please visit http://www.pacificrimstreetfest.com.
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i. El movimiento es de bases: prints from the Oaxacan Resistance 2006-2010
Exhibit runs through May 22, 2011
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110
The Grafica Art Colllectives, Collectivo de grafica Villa-Zapata, TP28J y el Calmecac Rojo de Litografía, proudly present an exhibition of wood and linoleum prints by the internationally recognized Asamblea de Artistas. Revolucionarios de Oaxaca (ASARO). ASARO was formed during the October 2006 popular uprising to oust then-Governor Ulises Ruiz. Through their prints, stencils and graffiti in Oaxaca City, ASARO artists informed people about the struggle for justice. Exhibit curated by Calixto Robles.
For more information, please visit: http://www.missionculturalcenter.org
ii. Bay Area Global Youth Media & Arts Festival Celebration
Saturday May 14, 2011 6:30 PM- 9:30 PM
Zeum: San Francisco's Children's Museum
221 Fourth Street San Francisco CA 94103
Come and celebrate the students and their teachers of the Bay Area who have been exploring the theme 'Sustainable Communities' with the support of World Savvy. The art exhibition and performances are comprised of creative and thought provoking multimedia meditations on local to global sustainability, and the state of the planet through the eyes of Bay Area youth.
For more information, please visit: http://www.zeum.org/visitor/directions.html
iii. Café Science with Rebecca Watson
Wednesday May 18, 2011 7:00 PM
La Peña Cultural Center 105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 94705
Rebecca Watson, a lecturer and blogger, who founded Skepchick in 2005, described it as "an organization dedicated to promoting skepticism and critical thinking among women around the world". Listen to her story and share your own.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please visit: http://www.lapena.org/event/1761To read the Skepchick blog go here: http://skepchick.org/
iv. ATYPICAL: Stories from the anomalous Asian AmericanFriday May 20, 2011 8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110
Short stories from six not-so-textbook Asian Americans. These comics, solo performers, and storytellers will challenge all that stereotypical crap we think of when we think "Asian" - from strict "Chinese" mothers to piano prodigies, from asexual men to bad drivers, from Lucy Liu to Maggie Q! Throw that out the window! This show is decidedly NOT about how essentially, deep down, we're all the same on the inside. On the contrary, these Asians are quite ... different ... from the rest of us.
With performances by:
M O N I C A . B H A T N A G A R
V A N E S S A . L E E . K H A L E E L
N I C O L E . M A X A L I
T H A O . P . N G U Y E N
Z A H R A . N O O R B A K H S H
L I S A . M A R I E . R O L L I N S
ATYPICAL is part of the "The United States of Asian America Festival," presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center.
For tickets and more information, please visit: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/154571
v. Food Party Sewing Circle: Deep Waters Dance Theater
Sunday May 22, 2011 Circle 5-7PM; Performance 7-9PM
La Peña Cultural Center 7:00PM105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 94705
Deep Waters Dance Theater presents a food party/sewing circle followed by a performance of Our Daily Bread. The food party/sewing circle is lead by Sandrine Malary. The performance of Our Daily Bread will be followed by a post show discussion.
Share food and work on a quilt that is dedicated to our food legacies. No previous sewing or quilting skills necessary! Bring your kids, a dish to share, a recipe or food story to add to the quilt, materials and instruction provided by local visual artist and designer Sandrine Malary, but feel free to bring old table cloths or other material scraps to add to the quilt. This workshop will be followed by a performance of Our Daily Bread choreographed by Amara Tabor-Smith in collaboration with the company - directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang - music by Ajayi Lumumba Jackson - featuring Aimee Suzara, Pippa Fleming, Eyla Moore, Alicia Walters, Stephanie Bastos, Adriel Eddo and Amara Tabor-Smith. This performance is made possible with support from The Creative Work Fund and the East Bay Community Foundation.
$ 5-10 sliding scale gen.
For more information and tickets, please visit: http://www.lapena.org/event/1764
*********************************************************************SACRAMENTO STATE ORGANIZATION/CAMPUS MEETINGS*********************************************************************
A. Samahang Pilipino General Meeting
Mondays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Campus BRH 204
Samahang Pilipino’s purpose is to educate its members by providing them with opportunities to learn about the Pilipino culture, which include historic events and actualities as well as controversial issues of the present time. We expect to motivate members into being culturally aware through both formal and informal interactions with one another. As Pilipinos in America, we look to enlighten each other with our own individual experiences. In the end, we hope to be united by our common bond of appreciating our culture as well as having pride, integrity, and poise in who we are.
“In the end, we hope to be united by our common bond of appreciating our culture as well as having pride, integrity and poise in who we are.” ~Phil J. Tadena
For more information, contact Lorenz Estella: csussp@gmail.com
B. Environmental Student Organization General Meeting
Tuesdays 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Campus AMD 152
Our mission is to educate the CSUS campus on current environmental issues and to spread environmental awareness within the community. We are a non-partisan group and welcome all who are interested or concerned about our ecological community. We are about establishing connections, applying new or different concepts, trying new ideas, building bonds, having fun, and getting things done.
For more information, contact Laurel Rhodes: csuseso@gmail.com
C. Women In Business General Meeting
Tuesdays 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
UU Auditorium
Women in Business is a professional organization dedicated to providing women in all majors who are interested in business an opportunity to make connections in the business world and to promote their personal and professional development in order to become leaders in the business community. Women in Business strives to increase career, mentoring and networking opportunities for all women at CSUS by serving as a platform for professional advancement.
For more information, contact Yana Gavryush: yana.gavryush@gmail.com
D. Sociology Club General Meeting
Tuesdays 4:30 PM -5:30 PM
Amador Hall 240
Sociology Club's mission is to raise awareness about the inequalities of class, gender, race & ethnicity, and sexual orientation, as well as other minority groups. The Sociology Club works with various organizations such as Race for Justice, Food Not Bombs, Relay For Life. Through a weekly meetings, weekly study groups, Sociology Conferences, and volunteer opportunities--- this club is focused on making efforts to better the Sacramento State and surrounding community.
For more information, contact Addison Pressnall Duff: addisonpressnallduff@gmail.com
E. Peace and Conflict International General Meeting
Thursdays 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
University Union, Delta Suite
Peace & Conflict (PCI) is student organization that:
- Provides a forum for students to discuss/learn about international issues related to peace and conflict
- Organizes campus-wide events to inform the student body around those issues
- Provides a focus point for direct action to “increase the peace”
For more information, please visit: http://www.csus.edu/org/pci/index.html
For more information, contact sacshpe.secretary@gmail.com
F. Circle K International General MeetingsWednesdays 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Eureka Hall 113
Developing college and university students into a global network of responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to service, leadership and fellowship.
For more information, contact Victor Chan sacstatecirclek@gmail.com
G. Queer Straight Alliance General Meetings
Wednesdays 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Brighton Hall 210
Students who are interested in joining a Social and Activist group on campus committed to educating the Sac State campus about queer issues and breaking down stereotypes. Anyone with an open mind, open heart, and open arms is welcomed!
For more information, contact: csusqsa@gmail.com
H. Yoga Meditation Club
Thursdays 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
University Union, Valley Suite
The purpose of this organization is to provide an environment for individuals to learn and practice together yoga and meditation.
For more information contact: olson.megan@yahoo.com
***********************OPPORTUNITIES***********************
a. Be a Counselor for Camp Musubi!
Camp Musubi is a weeklong day camp (August 15-19, 2011) that uses fun activities to teach young people about Japanese American heritage. The goal of the camp is to spark interest in the Japanese American culture and community through hands-on experiences and interactions with people in the community. Counselors get to work with and mentor a group of great campers and have fun throughout the week. It's a chance to serve and learn, and connect with the Japanese American community and heritage.What are the requirements to apply to be a Camp Counselor?
1. Must be of College-Age
2. Must attend the mandatory training day- July 31st
3. Must attend all of Camp Musubi- August 15-19th, 8:30 AM-5 PM
For more information on how you can be a counselor, please visit: http://campmusubi.org/Camp_Musubi/Home.html
b. “Women’s Wisdom Art” workshops at the Sacramento Food Bank!
Support the artistic growth and personal growth of women through all stages of life. Women's Wisdom Art is a program of Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services that offers a variety of art experiences for women who want to broaden their creative lives. Designed as a uniquely feminine environment that supports the artistic and personal growth of women in all stages of life, Women's Wisdom Art believes that artistic exploration naturally brings greater self-knowledge. Classes, which include lunch, are free and taught by professional artists. They include drawing, textiles, clay, mixed media, poetry, gourd crafting, creative writing, and painting with acrylics and water color.
If you are interested in volunteering, donating materials or attending a workshop, please visit: http://www.sacramentofoodbank.org/Volunteer/GeneralInfo.aspx
c. Natomas Center for Fathers and Families
The Center was founded in 1994 to help fathers and fatherless families. The programs offer assistance to adults by teaching them parenting skills and anger management techniques. We also work to break cycles of dysfunction by helping youth succeed in school and gain valuable life skills.There are many ways to help the kids, families and staff at the Center for Fathers and Families. We are always looking for mentors and tutors for our students. And we can use your help at our special events.
If you are interested in helping, please contact Rashid: rashid@fathersandfamilies.comFor more information on how you can help, visit: http://fathersandfamilies.com/help/index.htm
d. Community-building Programs at ARI (Asian Resources)
At Asian Resources, our goal is to be the catalyst that connects people to jobs and resources that would lead them to self-sufficiency. To achieve this goal, we have designed programs that provide a wide range of benefits to the community. Our programs are developed, implemented and staffed by individuals who are culturally and linguistically skilled to ensure participation from diverse communities.
Programs include:
- Refugee Job Placement Programs
-Sacramento Works Career Center (resume workshops, job search activities, interview workshops)-On-the Job Training
-Re-entry Services
-Youth Development Programs
-Academic Services
-Work Experience Programs
To volunteer or participate in any of ARI’s programs and events please visit: http://asianresources.org/get-involved/volunteer
e. Imaging Apartheid- Poster project for Palestine- Call for submissions
Submissions Deadline: June 20th, 2011
Imaging Apartheid is a Montreal-based initiative with a global reach aimed at bringing awareness and support to the Palestinian struggle for liberation through the production and dissemination of poster art. For this project, twenty-one posters will be selected from submissions collected from around the world to be either silk-screen or offset printed for exhibition in Montreal, and distributed internationally. Works will be selected by a jury of artists, graphic designers and social justice activists. These works help to maintain collective and social memory of past anti-colonial struggles while providing inspiration for current movements fighting for social justice worldwide.
For more information, please visit: http://www.imagingapartheid.org/content/about
Please send submissions to: submissions@imagingapartheid.org
f. Volunteer for Soil Born Farms
Soil Born Farms allows youth and adults to rediscover and participate in a system of food production and distribution that promotes healthy living, nurtures the environment and brings people together to share the simple pleasures of living life in harmony with nature. We are committed to developing programming focused on organic food production, healthy food education and food access for all residents.
Our mission is to empower youth and adults to discover and participate in a local food system that encourages healthy living, nurtures the environment and grows a sustainable community.
Our Project Goals Include the Following:
· Local Organic Food Production
Create, manage and support urban organic farms and gardens that are accessible to the public, permanently protected for future generations, and that practice and promote responsible land stewardship.
· Community Education
Develop a food and environmental education program focused on service and experiential learning in the natural world and in the kitchen for youth and adults. Activities include classes, hands-on workshops, tours, job training and youth leadership development.
· Food Access for All
Address food security needs by developing alternative food distribution and food donation programs that target our under-served communities.
· Reconnect with the Land
Bring people together to celebrate cultural diversity and share the simple pleasures of living life in harmony with nature.
Get Involved!
From the beginning volunteers have played a vital role in the development of our urban agriculture project. Without the help of so many individuals contributing week after week Soil Born Farms would not be what it is today. Volunteer opportunities include: Working on the Farm, Youth Education, and Community Food Access!
