February 2012
17 posts
Study aims to learn why some black men succeed in... →
Vestiges, Voice and Valentines
By Edwina Welch
Vestiges: an indication that something has been present. Two years ago marks the time that the campus confronted the very visible, lived reality of the impacts of racism and sexism on students, staff, and faculty from underrepresented backgrounds particularly Black and African-American students. At a time when honoring Black History Month and preparation for outreach...
Sex Positivity and Sexual Health
With budget cuts and lack of family knowledge, many teens and young adults find themselves unaware and uninformed about sexual health problems. Often times, they go on to having sexual relationships without knowing about STDs and how to prevent them. With so many responsibilities and classes, it’s easy to get swept up in the college life and forget to take care of yourself. Please take a few...
Ain’t I A Woman: Our History, Our Journey, Our...
By Edwina Welch
In 1851 Sojourner Truth uttered these four words - Ain’t I A Woman at a suffragists rally and this question echoes to this day. A contemporary book title reimages this same sentiment - All the Women are White, All the Blacks are Men and Some of Us Were Brave an edited volume of stories, political theory, and more (Hull, Scott, & Smith, 1993). As the national theme for...
Lazy Saturday Morning: Family Day
Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:00 am- 3:00 pm LGBT Resource Center
This year’s theme for Family Day at the end of Week 5 is “Lazy Saturday Morning” where we’ll hang out in our pjs (if you so desire), watch clips of treasured cartoons (Pokemon, anyone?), and eat an awesome ‘possum breakfast (waffles!)! Everyone is invited to bring their chosen family members as...
Womyn of Color Collective
spaces practicum is hosting a womyn of color collective, starting up winter 2012! it’s going to be a space for us to come together, learn from one another, and empower ourselves. we will be meeting during winter 2012 on fridays from 3:30-5pm at the BSU/MeCHA Resource Center. this will be a closed space for self-identified womyn of color. if you have any other questions, you can email...
Knowledge is Power: Politicizing the Personal
The banning or burning of books or literary pieces is nothing new. To do so has meant, and still means, upholding power structures or a particular social script that undermines or silences disenfranchised, dissident voices. Rather than having an inclusive conversation about the lenses and lived experiences through which these works view the world, policymakers decided book banishment within the...
January 2012
32 posts
BIBAK Youth San Diego
BEYOND PERFORMANCE A Discussion on Igorot Arts & Culture
Saturday, Jan. 28 11:30AM-2PM Malcom X Library and Performance Arts Center 5148 market Street San Diego, CA 92114
Info and to RSVP: Kirin Amiling Macapugay, kirin568@gmail.com, 619.917.8412
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated this day as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD), an annual day of commemoration to honor the victims of the Nazi era. Every member nation of the U.N. has an obligation to honor the memory of Holocaust victims and develop...
Chinese Astrological Forecast for 2012
Beginning on January 23, 2012 the flamboyant Dragon will fill the skies with fireworks as we enter into the new year of the Water (Black) Dragon! As was the case in the previous Dragon year of 2000 twelve years ago, we find ourselves, again, bombarded by prophets of doom preaching apocalypse. Twelve years ago, as the millennium change of 2000 approached, computer experts warned of a coming...
2011-2012 UCSD Chicano Alumni Scholarship
2012 UCSD CHICANO ALUMNI COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The UCSD Chicano Alumni Scholarship Fund was established to recognize currently enrolled UCSD students who have participated in MEChA at UCSD and/or in community service opportunities that have benefited the Chicano community. Recipients of the Scholarship Award will receive a $500 honorarium. The honorarium will be presented at an...
Happy New Year Everyone!
Can you believe it? It’s the year 2012.
December 2011
1 post
Reclaiming "Asian American" (some thoughts) →
wordsandsteel:
I know I don’t really repost much on Tumblr, and rarely if ever bother to write something of my own, but I’ve been marinating on a few thoughts partly in response to (but long brewing beforehand) a recent API students town hall held on campus a few days ago. This in no way is meant to denigrate…