fall 2011 events on campus and around the community

September 15: TitleV/Latino Studies Research Festival
Student Presentations @ 4 PM
Reception @ 5 PM
Dance @ 6:30 PM
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu or jayala@spc.edu

September 22: Living the Legacy: Martin Luther King Celebration with the SPC Social Justice Program
Guest Speaker on Immigration
Noon. McIntyre Lounge
Contact: abrown@spc.edu

September 22: Latino Heritage Month Movie Series with AESNJ. Sugar, Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues and learns that not every story works out neatly.
7 P.M., Pope Lecture Hall. Discussion to follow.
Contact: jortiz2@mail.spc.edu

September 23: Dream Act Sabbath. Rally in support of Immigration Reform withe SPC Social Justice Program
St. Aedens Church
Contact: abrown@spc.edu

September 28: Guest Lecture: Gender and Community Health Organizing Nicaragua
3 P.M. Room TBA.
Contact: jayala@spc.edu

October 20: Dominoes Tournament with AESNJ
5 P.M. in Jazzman's. Food and prizes.
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

October 26: Nuyorican Poet's Cafe Outing with AESNJ
5 P.M. in Jazzman's. Food and prizes.
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

November 2: Dinner Theater with First Year Experience: Yo Soy Latina. Dinner @ 6 PM. Show @ 7PM
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

November 8: Creative Activisms 1: Poetry Slam with La Bruja. 7PM. Reception to Follow.
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

November 14: Ignatius Dream Act Teach-In with the SPC Social Justice Program
Contact: abrown@spc.edu

November 16: A Very Thankful Dinner with AESNJ
Contact: mbernal@mail.spc.edu

Dec 1: Creative Activisms 2: Fiction as Female Empowerment: Reading and Book Signing with Sofia Quintero. Pope Lecture Hall. 7PM. Reception to Follow
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

Upcoming events to watch for:

Employment/internship opportunities in the Latin Americana and Latino Studies Program
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

Creative Expression Series: Alternative Ways to be an Activist: Guest presentations by Latina novelists, film makers, poets, actors and graffiti artists.
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

Latin Dance/Performance Company. Come join for fun or to perform (dance, theater, comedy with a political twist)
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

Immigration Conference
Contact: abrown@spc.edu

What does it mean to be a Latino/a today? Art contest. Win a laptop computer or book voucher. (Must demonstrate financial need.)
Contact: bgoldsmith@spc.edu

Relationships 101: A Discussion Series on Gender, Dating, Technology and Justice
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

Salsa Dance Socials
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu

The Safe Zone Project: Creating Safe, Inclusive Spaces for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered People of all Colors
Contact: atrillo@spc.edu or vhall@spc.edu