Latino Heritage Month 2006

Theme: Latino Americans: Our Rich Culture Contributing to America's Future

All Events Are Free And Open To The Public Unless Otherwise Noted

Saturday, Sept. 9
10 th Annual Welcome Picnic
Bucky's Haven, next to Campus Boat Docks 12 pm

All are invited to attend this outdoor picnic to welcome everyone back to campus.There will be free food, fun and entertainment. This event is sponsored by Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity & Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority.

Contact: Juan Garcilazo  sereno_22@hotmail.com or Martha Tobias  mtobias@hotmail.com

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Friday, Sept. 15
Festival Latino
Free Forum 12 pm

Come see, enjoy and experience a taste of Latino culture at the annual Festival Latino. There will be free food, cultural performances, lots of music and plenty of fun. Fantasia Juvenil, a Chicago-based dance group, will perform. This event is sponsored by the Hispanic Student Council and Student Development- MPS. (U-Card event)

Contact: Jackie Ramirez jramirez@siu.edu or April Hall anateras@siu.edu

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Monday Sept. 18 – Oct. 9 (Section 1)
Celebrate Latino Heritage Month - Build a Piñata
Student Center , Craft Shop
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesday Sept. 19 – Oct. 10 (Section 2)
Celebrate Latino Heritage Month - Build a Piñata
Student Center , Craft Shop
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Participants will build their own personal piñata from design to finish. This is great for parties. Design, build, and decorate then add your own prizes to the inside. Cost: $10.00 per piñata for building materials and instruction. Groups or families can work on one or more piñatas.  Participation: Minimum 3, Maximum 12 (U-Card event)

Contact: Student Center Craft Shop at 453-3636.

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Monday, Sept. 18
Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary
Student Center , Mackinaw Room
7:00 pm

An award winning film:
Winner, Audience Award, Chicago Latino Film Festival
Winner, Spectrum Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Winner, Best Documentary, Cinequest Film Festival
Winner, Best Story, Festival Pamplona Punto de Vista

Wetback, a quietly commanding documentary, follows in the footsteps of immigrants traveling from Nicaragua to America . On their journeys, they encounter gangs and vigilantes, as well as border patrol. But these immigrants navigate real-life nightmares with uncanny calm, grace, even humor. And director Arturo Perez Torres does all of us a favor by getting out of the way and allowing them to tell their stories. A discussion led by April Hall, Vice President of the Hispanic Student Council, will follow. (U-Card event)

Contact: Carl Ervin cwervin@siu.edu

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Wednesday, Sept. 20
Tamale Fest in the Old Main Restaurant
Student Center , Old Main Restaurant, 2 nd Floor
$6.25 (cost)
11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Enjoy the wonderful taste of Latin America with a variety of tantalizing entrees while watching them being prepared.  Central to this feast will be the ever famous variety of tamales. Cost: $6.25

(U-Card event)

Contact: Student Center at 453-3636.

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Thursday, Sept 21
Poetry Night
Common Grounds Coffee House, 600 E. Grand
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

You are cordially invited to attend the 6th Annual Poetry Night sponsored by Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority. If music is food for the soul then poetry is the dessert. Come top off your day with this special treat. (U-Card event)

Contact: Martha Tobias mtobias@hotmail.com

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Tuesday, Sept. 26
Latino Studies at SIUC: The Vision
Student Center , Mackinaw Room
7:00 pm

A distinguished panel of those in the know - which includes Dr. Mariola Espinosa, Assistant Professor of History; Dr. Celeste Montoya-Kirk, Assistant Professor of Political Science; and Dr. Alan Vaux, Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts - will discuss the Latin American / Latino Studies Program in general and Latino Studies in particular. Come learn what the future holds.
(U-Card event)

Contact: Carmen Suarez csuarez@siu.edu

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Wednesday, Sept. 27

Free Salsa Dance Lessons

Student Center , Ballrooms

7:00 pm

This is a great opportunity for beginners to learn and experienced dancers to refresh their salsa dancing skills. Come join the fun. This event is sponsored by Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity and Student Center - SPACE. Contact: Student Center-SPACE (618) 536-3351

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Thursday, Sept. 28
Martin Perez
The Immigration Controversy
Student Center , Ballroom D
7:00 pm

Alumni of SIUC School of Law, Martin Perez, will present on the current controversial immigration law in Chicago and will expand more generally on how "our rich culture" continues to "contribute to America 's future." This event is sponsored by Student Development Multicultural Programs and Services. Admission is free. (U-card event)

Contact: Robert Alcala ralcala@siu.edu

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Friday, Sept. 29
Racial Comedy: What are its impacts?
Old Main Lounge, 2 nd Floor Student Center
12 pm

Carlos Mencia, David Chappelle & Margret Cho are just a few comedians that use topics of race in their punch lines. Video clips of shows such as “Mind of Mencia” and “The Chappelle Show” will be shown and discussed. Join us in seeing just how these comedians and their racial jokes effect society and to discuss your views with others. (U-card event)

Contact: Robert Alcala ralcala@siu.edu

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Friday, Sept. 29
Noche de Gala
Student Center , Ballroom D
8:00 pm

This is an exciting night of salsa dancing and live music that is open to all. With over 400 in attendance last year and more expected this year, come join the fun. Free salsa dance lessons will be provided. This event is sponsored by Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity and Student Center - SPACE. (U-Card event)

Contact: Student Center-SPACE (618) 453-7160

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Tuesday, Oct. 3
Tiempo Libre
Shryock Auditorium
$28 (Full price), $22 (Children & senior citizens)
7:30 pm

The Shryock Auditorium Celebrity Series presents Tiempo Libre (meaning Free Time in Spanish). This is one of the hottest new Cuban timba groups in the world. With an infectious musical mix of vibrant Jazz, traditional Cuban, and Caribbean music, Tiempo Libre has seduced audiences across the country with their joyful, incendiary performances. Contact Shryock Auditorium for additional information. Tickets may be purchased via Ticketmaster at 866.646.8849 or ticketmaster.com/shryock

Contact: Shryock Auditorium (618) 453-2000

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Wednesday, Oct. 4
Lágrimas de Crocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears - Ignacio Rivera
Student Center , Auditorium
6:30 pm

Lágrimas de Crocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears will make people think, cry, and talk. Ignacio will take the audience on a dramatic journey into one woman's struggle and recovery from child sexual abuse and incest, coming out and accepting her lesbianism, and finally raising her own daughter in the midst of recovery. This Trans-Multi-Gender queer, Black Boricua, spoken-word performance artist explores issues of identity, abuse, discrimination, love, war, and much more. This is definitely an event not to be missed. This event is co-sponsored by the Fine Arts Activity Fee, Saluki Rainbow Network, Hispanic Student Council, Delta Psi Alpha Fraternity, Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, The Office of Diversity and Equity, and Student Development - MPS (U-Card event)

Contact: Carl Ervin cwervin@siu.edu

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Saturday, Oct. 7
Homecoming Latino Celebration
Tent Area
11:30 am

Latin Music, Food and Fun will be this year's theme for ALL at a Tailgate Tent Area celebrating LHM. Student Groups will sponsor a tent to celebrate Latino Heritage Month 2006 Sponsoring RSO's: Hispanic Student Council, Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Delta Phi Mu Sorority, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority. Come to Tent with Loud Latin Music Playing!!!

Contact: Juan Garcilazo:  sereno_22@hotmail.com

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Monday, Oct. 9
Peace and Respect in Schools ~ Bullying in Schools
Student Center , Illinois Room
6:30 pm

In this joint program of GLBT History Month and Latino Heritage Month, a panel of speakers will discuss bullying and discrimination in schools with a focus on children and adolescents from ethnic and sexual minority groups. Members of the panel will include Dr. Patrick Dilley, Assistant Professor of Educational Administration and Higher Education; Dr. Elisabeth Reichert, Professor of Social Work; Ms. Carmen Suarez, Coordinator of Diversity and Equity; and others.

(U-Card event)

Contact: Dr. Julie Steen jsteen@siu.edu

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Wednesday, Oct. 11
Learn to Make Tamales (one day)
Student Center , Craft Shop
$6.00 (cost)
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

This workshop will teach you how to make delicious tamale food from Latin America .  You will get to taste your efforts. We will make several different types such as Peru , Honduras , Brazil , and Mexico . (U-Card event)

Contact: Student Center Craft Shop at 453-3636.

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Wednesday, Oct. 11
Jesse H. Ruiz, Chair Illinois State Board of Education
Keynote Address - “Contributions of Latinos to America 's Future: One Person's Journey in Law, Education, Public Policy, and Community Service”
Student Center , Auditorium
7:00 pm

Mr. Ruiz was appointed Chair of the Illinois State Board of Education by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. He is a partner at Gardner, Carton & Douglas, where he specializes in corporate law. Ruiz also served as chief legal counsel to the Illinois Senators and Representatives who came together for the first time in Illinois history to form the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus and to incorporate the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation. Additionally, Ruiz has served as a Commissioner, by appointment, on the Chicago Board of Education, on the Chicago Public Schools Desegregation Monitoring Commission and a Commissioner, by appointment, on the Illinois Supreme Court, on the Character and Fitness Committee for the First Judicial District of Illinois. Ruiz is a past president of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois and past chairman of the Hispanic Lawyers Scholarship Fund of Illinois. He also has been recognized as a rising star by Chicago Lawyer and Crain's Chicago Business. (U-card event)

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Sunday, Oct. 15
Friends & Neighbors – Closing Ceremony, Latino Heritage Month 2006
St. Francis Xavier Church, 303 Poplar Street
1:30 pm

Join us in a community gathering for brunch, conversation and friendship. All are invited to break bread together and enjoy a delicious and authentic Latino meal at this community building and bonding opportunity.

Contact: Robert Alcala ralcala@siu.edu

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Latino Heritage Month Exhibition

Student Center , Display Case (September 12 – September 19)

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Latino Programming on WSIU Television http://www.wsiu.org/

Voces: Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood Cinema, Part 1
Monday, September 18, 11pm-12am

This two-part documentary reveals the largely untold history of Latino contributions to the Hollywood motion picture industry. The Bronze Screen uses extensive film footage to trace the progression of this distorted screen image, from the early silent films to contemporary urban gang movies. It examines stereotypes such as the lazy Mexican, the Latin Lover and the Dark Lady.

Voces: The Republic of Baseball : The Dominican Giants of the American Game
Sunday, September 24, 2-3pm

Ten percent of Major League Baseball players -- and many of its superstars -- hail from the Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic . This program tells the story of Felipe Alou, Juan Marichal, Manny Mota and the other members of the first generation of Dominican baseball stars. The film reveals how these men overcame poverty, dictatorship, and civil war at home, and racism and cultural discrimination in the United States to triumph in the big leagues.

Nature: Cuba : Wild Island of the Caribbean
Sunday, September 24, 7-8pm

Through a special arrangement with the Cuban government, unprecedented access was granted to film the island's astonishing diversity of life, which has remained preserved, untouched and unexplored due to Cuba 's isolation. The program features a variety of wildlife, including the iridescent Cuban ant, the bee humming bird and the largest colony of Caribbean flamingoes in the world.

Voces: Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood Cinema, Part 2
Monday, September 25, 11pm-12am

The second hour begins in the 1960s, with the introduction of the gringo anti-hero in westerns and the resurrection of the "greaser" in gang films. Latino actors, directors and writers discuss the meaning and importance of stereotypes. The silver screen Latino image turns bronze in the early 1980s, with more Latinos working behind the camera, including Greg Nava, Cheech Marin, Luis Valdez, Alfonso Arau and others.

P.O.V. Maquilapolis (City of Factories )
Tuesday, October 10, 11pm-12am

Just over the border in Mexico is an area peppered with maquiladoras -- massive sweatshops often owned by the world's largest multinational corporations. The documentary follows Carmen and Lourdes , where each day they confront labor violations, environmental devastation, and urban chaos in Tijuana . As they struggle for survival, they organize a group for change, taking on both the Mexican and U.S. governments and a major television manufacturer.

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Career Resources

Information on career planning and careers for Latino students and others can be found at SIUC Career Services www.siu.edu/~ucs

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Sponsors of 2006 Latino Heritage Month include:

Delta Phi Mu Sorority

Delta Psi Alpha Fraternity

Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority

Fine Arts Activity Fee

Hispanic Student Council

Office of Diversity & Equity

Saluki Rainbow Network

Shryock Auditorium Celebrity Series

Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity

Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority

Student Center Craft Shop

Student Center – SPACE

Student Development – MPS

 

For additional information
Contact Student Development at (618) 453-5714 or visit us on-line at www.siuc.edu/~studdev