Discover new opportunities to engage our diverse communities
Monday, April 20
Student Panel Discussion
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in room C140
Join students from the United States and abroad to discuss the challenges and rewards of living in a multi-ethnic country.
Faculty Panel Discussion, light reception to follow
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. in room C140
All full-time and adjunct faculty interested in developing courses with an ethnic studies focus are invited to learn about the process and rewards of creating these courses from other faculty teaching in the Division of Ethnic Studies.
How ethnicity and identity is perceived and created in the U.S.
Tuesday, April 21
Keynote Speaker: Stephanie Elizondo Griest
9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. in Fannin Hall (F101)
Our guest speaker is a celebrated author who has mingled with the Russian Mafiya, polished propaganda in China, and belly danced with rumba queens in Cuba. Her adventures inspired her memoirs Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines, and guidebook 100 Places Every Woman Should Go. She won the 2007 Richard J. Margolis Award for Social Justice Reporting and was inducted into PEN in 2008.
Panel Discussion
Gays and Lesbians within Asian, Black and Latino Communities
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in room C140
Join activist and artist Vicki Meek as she moderates a panel discussion with other professors and artists on representation, stereotypes, and the challenges of gays and lesbians within ethnic communities in the U.S.
Join in the celebration of all cultures during the International Festival.
Wednesday, April 22, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
By the lake
Sponsored by SPAR and the Multicultural Center |
Become active in advancing the rights and needs of ethnic communities in the U.S.
Thursday, April 23
Keynote Speaker: Ann Marie Weiss-Armush
President of DFW International Community Alliance
9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. in room N210
Ms. Weiss-Armush is president of a network of over 1,600 internationally-focused civic, community and educational organizations in the DFW area.
Panel Discussion
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in room S103
Join local community leaders in this informative session on the current needs of various ethnic communities and how to build coalitions within the diverse ethnic groups of Dallas.
Film Screening
Crash, 2004
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in room D174
People are born with good hearts, but they grow up and learn prejudices. “Crash” is a movie that brings out bigotry and racial stereotypes. The movie is set in Los Angeles, a city with a cultural mix of every nationality.
A demonstration of mind-body renewal from diverse traditions
Friday, April 24, 9:30 a.m. – noon
By the lake
Enjoy and participate in a variety of mind-body expressions of wholeness, which may include Yoga, Tai Chi, Aztec and praise dance.
For more information on these events please contact:
Cindy Castañeda - cindyc@dcccd.edu
Aditi Samarth - asamarth@dcccd.edu
Sara Cardona - scardo@dcccd.edu
LaQueta Wright - lwright@dcccd.edu |
