Four Weeks of Events to Honor Afro-Latinx/Latinx/Indigenous Heritage Celebration
Afro-Latinx/Latinx/I
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National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. At Saint Mary's we are calling our month, "Afro-Latinx/Latinx/Indigenous Heritage Celebration: Honoring our Identities." The name intends to capture the many cultures and histories that form this community, all who bring their own rich identity and heritage, and whose voices should be heard. Many programs and groups on campus have developed events for this month, and we encourage the campus community to attend and participate. These are free and open to students, staff, and faculty as well as the general public.
We also welcome class groups who want to participate as part of their course. We especially wish to thank the following for their support: College Committee on Inclusive Excellence, the Office of Mission, the Museum of Art, the Caminos a las Ciencias Program, the Justice, Community and Leaderhip Department, the MFA and Creative Writing Program, the Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies, the History Department, Ethnic Studies, Women and Gender Studies, KSOE and the Counseling Program, and World Languages and Cultures. Check out the schedule and join us!
Contact:
Kathy Littles (Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Senior Diversity Officer)
Co-chairs Cynthia Martinez and Frances Sweeney
Native American Heritage Month Events
Native American Heritage Month- Black Indigenous Roots and Shared Experiences
Native American Heritage Month- Reframing History and Indigenous Futurism
Native American Heritage Month- Game Night
Native American Heritage Month- Two Spirit and Native Queer Culture
We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Panel
Native American Heritage Month- Song and Drum Night
Date and Time
Monday, November 9 2020 at 7:00 PM PST to
Monday, November 9 2020 at 9:00 PM PST
Date and Time
Tuesday, November 10 2020 at 5:00 PM PST to
Tuesday, November 10 2020 at 7:00 PM PST
Date and Time
Wednesday, November 11 2020 at 7:00 PM PST to
Wednesday, November 11 2020 at 9:00 PM PST
Date and Time
Thursday, November 12 2020 at 5:00 PM PST to
Thursday, November 12 2020 at 7:00 PM PST
DATE & TIME:
Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
LOCATION:
Online
DESCRIPTION:
Zoom Link:
https://stmarys-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlcuGsqjMvEtNFM0RXsqBNiNIJLwp9FeC2
Book: https://www.
The widely recognized “Dreamer narrative” celebrates the educational and economic achievements of undocumented youth to justify a path to citizenship. While a well-intentioned, strategic tactic to garner political support of undocumented youth, it has promoted the idea that access to citizenship and rights should be granted only to a select group of “deserving” immigrants. The contributors to We Are Not Dreamers—themselves currently or formerly undocumented—poignantly counter the Dreamer narrative by grappling with the nuances of undocumented life in this country. Theorizing those excluded from the Dreamer category—academically struggling students, transgender activists, and queer undocumented parents—the contributors call for an expansive articulation of immigrant rights and justice that recognizes the full humanity of undocumented immigrants while granting full and unconditional rights. Illuminating how various institutions reproduce and benefit from exclusionary narratives, this volume articulates the dangers of the Dreamer narrative and envisions a different way forward.
CONTACT:
Loan Dao ltd2@stmarys-ca.edu
Date and Time
Friday, November 13 2020 at 7:00 PM PST to
Friday, November 13 2020 at 9:00 PM PST
Calendar of Events (past events)
2020 Symposium
Pathways to Science
Latinx Womanhood
Oscar Romero Event
Indigenous People's Day- Morning Prayer
Sor Juana Replies
Ingrid Rojas Contreras
DATE & TIME:
Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
LOCATION:
Register on Zoom or watch on YouTube. Scroll down to the red buttons.
Online
https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/inclusive-excellence/national-hispanic-heritage-month...
DESCRIPTION:
Please join us on October 31, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for this digital Afro-Latinx/Latinx/Indigenous Heritage Celebration Symposium.
Schedule*
10 a.m. | Danza Azteca Xiuhtecuhtli Opening Prayer & Workshop (50 min)
Join us for a workshop around Indigenous dancing and learning about the meaning behind the dress and dance with Sacramento-based ceremonial dance circle Danza Azteca Xiuhtecuhtli. Xiuhtecuhtli is the gaurdian energy of fire, day, and heat. As the caretaker of the fire that sits in the center of the four directions, Xiuhtecuhtli represents the blessings of warmth in the cold and light in the darkness. Danza Azteca Xiuhtecuhtli, likewise, focuses on preserving indigenous traditions for future generations by being a warm and guiding light for families.
11 a.m. | Watsonville Campesino Appreciation Caravan (WCAC) (50 min)
Valentina Velasquez ‘20 graduated from SMC with a B.A. in Ethnic Studies and Spanish. She will provide a presentation on the WCAC movement consisting of organizing support of migrant farmworkers during the pandemic. Q&A will follow the presentation.
12 p.m. | Tovah Cook & Dr. Julia Hernandez, Black Binder (50min)
This workshop will focus on how to build Black & Brown power through accomplice work, and will share tools from their book on how to take action and dismantle oppressive systems.
1 p.m. | Poetry Performance by Ariana Brown with Q&A led by Dr. Raina León (50 min)
Ariana Brown is a Black Mexican American poet, performer, and workshop facilitator who tours college campuses, poetry slams, and local organizations to speak about queer Black feminism, queer Black futures, affirmation, care, and (sometimes) critiques of Latinidad. Saint Mary's very own Faculty member, Dr. Raina Leon, will provide lead a Q&A discussion following the performance.
2 p.m. | Healing Circle with Flor Y Machete (30 min)
Myrna is a queer, Boricua herbalist, educator, and cultural organizer. Healing justice circles are spaces where we honor ancestors, connect with plant abuelitxs, share wisdom, create medicine, sing, breathe, and remember ways we have fought against the violence of racism, colonialism, white supremacy, patriarchy, displacement and imposed poverty. A reflective, connected, joyful opportunity to heal in resistance together.
2:30 p.m. | Student Mixer at the End with DJ Moreno (30 min)
* DJ performances and suprise guests will be featured during the breaks.
REGISTER HERE or WATCH ON YOUTUBE
DESCRIPTION:
The CALC Program will host three virtual science talks this Fall. Click online link to register for all three events.
Dr. Alicia Pérez-Porro will speak (on 10/21 at 5pm) about her work in marine biology connecting the ocean, gender equality and science diplomacy for a sustainable future. Learn more about Pérez-Porro here.
Dr. Brenda María Soler Figueroa will speak (on Wednesday, October 28 at 5pm) about her research in phytoplankton and the bioluminescent systems. Learn more about Dr. Soler Figueroa here.
Dr. John C. Fleming, wil speak (on Wednesday, November 18 at 5pm) about his work at the Center for Biological Diversity surrounding campaigns to limit global warming pollution, shift to a clean envergy future, and protect species and ecosystems threatened by climate change. Learn more about Dr. Fleming here.
Latinx Womanhood: Our Stories Told By Us
Thu, October 15, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Where:
https://stmarys-ca.zoom.us/j/95362030624 (map)
DescriptionLegacy Lee is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://stmarys
Meeting ID: 953 6203 0624
Oscar Romero Panel Discussion Event
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 from 5-7pm.
Virtual Event: (Join Zoom Meeting) https://stmarys-ca.
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a panel discussion honoring Saint Oscar Romero's legacy of social justice, on the anniversary of his canonization. Panelists will include Robert Lassalle-Klein, PH.D., MSW, and Wilbert "Beto" Villalta, M.S.Ed. See more about the panelists below. Maya Diaz-Villalta - Latinx, AfroLatinx, and Indigenous Lasallian Peer Minister - will moderate the discussion. The panel discussion will be followed by time for Q & A, and also for participant discussion.
About the panelists:
Robert Lassalle-Klein, Ph.D., MSW, has lived and worked with migrants for over 34 years as co-founder of the Oakland Catholic Worker. He is Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy at Holy Names University and faculty director of the California Catholic Conference Partnership. Lassalle-Klein is the grandchild of Spanish-French migrants and grew up in multicultural San Francisco. He is grateful for his wife Lynn with whom he's the proud parent of Kate, Rose, and Peter, and guardian for Martina Pablo from Guatemala. Lassalle-Klein recently collaborated with Fr. Jon Sobrino on his spiritual autobiography, and had the honor of presenting him with the book and the CRISPAZ Peace Award. He has authored many publications including Blood and Ink: Ignacio Ellacuría, Jon Sobrino, and the Jesuit Martyrs of the University of Central America (2014). Forthcoming works include Voices of Migrants and Refugees, and Jesus the Migrant. He is a member of the International Seminar on Ignacio Ellacuria, and participates in global dialogues on intercultural theology and philosophy.
Wilbert Villalta, M.S.Ed., was born in Soyopango, San Salvador, El Salvador during the civil war. His family attended Catedral Metropolitana where he was baptized by Romero. At 12, an age when boys were vulnerable to being kidnapped by the military or militia, Villalta fled to the U.S. While the post-war religious climate shifted towards Evangelicalism, Villalta maintains his Catholic faith traditions and feels connected with the goals of service, liberation and education - concepts influenced by the Jesuit community of El Salvador. Today, Villalta is a religious education teacher at St. Robert Church in Sacramento and also maintains Indigenous spiritual practices. Father of three, he’s an elementary Vice Principal.
CONTACT: Maya Diaz-Villalta | Latinx, AfroLatinx, and Indigenous LPM md48@stmarys-ca.edu
Date and Time
Monday, October 12 2020 at 8:00 AM PDT to
Monday, October 12 2020 at 9:00 AM PDT
DATE & TIME:
Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
LOCATION:
Online
https://stmarys-ca.zoom.us/j/95000500503
DESCRIPTION:
Sor Juana was a star in Baroque Mexico - a poet-playwright-scholar and nun with friends in high places. When the Church pressured her to renounce the writing life, Sor Juana answered her critics in La Respuesta, an unapologetic defense of women’s freedom of intellect and conscience.
With Frances Sweeney
Co-sponsor: Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies (ILaLs)
Related Seminar texts: Sor Juana, La Respuesta (Sem 103)
Students are advised that most Seminar Informal Curriculum events are active workshops that require some level of participation. It is recommended that students have the text during the event, have prepared the reading, and have signed-in using a "real" name. Use both audio and video on Zoom to allow full engagement in the event.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://stmarys-ca.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 950 0050 0503
DATE & TIME:
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
LOCATION:
Online
https://stmarys-ca.zoom.us/j/97227300864?pwd=ZnROL0cwN0lsSEpiYTBKTlRXSmRJUT09
DESCRIPTION:
Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her first novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree won the Silver Medal in First Fiction from the California Book Awards. Fruit of the Drunken Tree was an Indie Next selection, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and a New York Times editor's choice. her writing as appear in the New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review, Buzzfeed, The Believer, Nylon, Guernica, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships from Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, the Camargo Foundation, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. She is working on a family memoir about her grandfather, a curandero from Colombia who it was said had the power to move clouds.