Itinerary Cesar A. Cruz
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Itinerary Cesar A. Cruz
M O V I M I E N T O E S T U D I A N T I L C H I C A N O D E A Z T L Á N Itinerary 8:15 AM TO 10:00 9:00 AM TO 9:55 10:00 AM AM AM TO 10:55 AM R E G I S T R AT I O N COOPERAGE KEYNOTE SPEAKER COOPERAGE E D U C AT I O N A L SALAZAR & STEVENSON WORKSHOP SESSION I 11 : 0 0 12:00 1:30 AM PM PM TO 11 : 5 5 AM ISSUES CAUCUS: I M M I G R AT I O N LAKES & QUAD TO 1:25 PM L U N C H / E N T E R TA I N M E N T QUAD TO 2:25 PM E D U C AT I O N A L WORKSHOP SESSION II SALAZAR & STEVENSON 2:30 PM TO 3:30 PM I M M I G R A T I O N R A L LY QUAD 3:45 PM TO 4:00 PM B U S E S D E PA R T IVES LOT Cesar A. Cruz Cesar A. Cruz is a human rights freedom fighter and educator from Juchitlan Jalisco, Mexico. Currently, Cesar serves as the Executive Director for the Avenues Project, a visionary non-profit out of East Oakland Community High School. Cesar prefers his role as a counselor and teacher for the youth and is trying to get youth who gang bang to do so for freedom. Cesar has served in various roles in recreating education for the last fourteen years. He served as a member of Pacifica Radio’s Program Council at KPFA, a Healthy Start coordinator, a coach, teacher, writer for Rap Pages, 4080 and other mags, but most importantly as a mentor for the youth in Richmond, Oakland and Norwalk, CA. He is the co-founder and adviser for the Making Changes Freedom School in Richmond, CA a place not connected to the 2 U.S. Government where volunteers don’t work for free, they work for freedom. www.MakingChangesCenter.com As a poet, Cesar is the co-founder of the ENDdependence Collective and has released a spoken word demo CD entitled “Lyrical Demonstration.” In 2004, Cesar helped the community of San Pablo fight to gain a new school and the community will be receiving $25 million for a brand new Downer Elementary. He helped organize a 70-mile march from San Pablo to Sacramento and was one of 9 individuals who fasted for 26 days to restore funds to the youth of California. This was Cesar’s third fast. He has fasted for 3 days, 16 days and now 26 days. He sees his roles as a simple one; “to comfort the disturbed, and to disturb the comfortable.” (MLK). M O V I M I E N T O E S T U D I A N T I L C H I C A N O D E A Z T L Á N headRush Rosa Esperanza González is a teacher, writer, and visuał performing artist. Teaching middle school in East Oakland, her commitment is to nurturing young leaders and new voices. Outside of teaching, Rosa is a member of headRush, a guerrilla performance crew dedicated to inspiring working class communities through a blend of spoken word and teatro-style political satire. She is also a founding member of Las Man@s, an all-women’s writing and performance group and belongs to the End-dependence Poet’s Collective. In 2002, she wrote and directed her first play, “My Camino Real,” produced by Los Del Pueblos Actors’ Lab and staged at MACLA in San Jose. She writes to evoke spirit, inspire young people and honor her ancestors. Rosa has a Masters in Latin American Studies from Stanford and a Masters in Teaching from USF. Simón Hanukai has been performing theater, which focuses on different social and political issues, since 1994, and has been teaching theater in middle and high schools since 2000 in Mountain View, San Jose, East Palo Alto, the Bronx and Oakland. He has written, performed and directed productions with Rainbow Theater & JUICE, Santa Cruz-based performance collectives. Simón is currently getting his masters degree in education and teaching credential from the University of San Francisco¹s Center for Teaching Excellence and Social Justice. He performs with the theater group, headRush, that uses theater to educate people about issues that effect working class people nation wide, and cofounded the Naked Souls Artists Alliance, an artist collaborative that brings together local visual, performance and literary artists to share their work with the community. He is also currently the Program Director at Destiny Arts Center, a violence prevention and arts education organization in Oakland, and the Co-Artistic Director of the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company. Xago has been dedicated to teatro since first attending a Summer workshop at El Teatro Campesino in 1990 and has been active in producing work for his community in East Salinas, starting with a one-man show, “Zero” and two Christmas plays, “A Christmas Carol Y Que!” and “A Market Street Milagro” produced by the Alisal Center for the Fine Arts. Xago has starred in numerous theatre productions with Teatro Campesino and Los del Pueblo Actors Lab. In 1993 he co-founded a community-based performance troupe called Los Illegals Comedy Clica. LICC has performed in venues in and around the state with an emphasis on at-risk populations, including juvenile detention centers and public schools. In 2002 LICC was featured in a series of events in New York City commemorating the 911 attack. From 1997 to present, Xago has been a member of Baktun 12, a hip-hop theater crew from East Salinas. Xago now lives in East Oakland and leads theatre workshops for middle and high school students. In addition to teaching, he continues performing with headrush, an Oakland-based a spoken word teatro troupe. 3 M O V I M I E N T O E S T U D I A N T I L C H I C A N O D E A Z T L Á N Educational Workshops Rigoberta Menchú Rigoberta Menchú was born on January 9, 1959 to a poor Indian peasant family and raised in the Quiche branch of the Mayan culture. In her early years she helped with the family farm work, either in the northern highlands where her family lived, or on the Pacific coast, where both adults and children went to pick coffee on the big plantations. In 1979, Rigoberta joined the Committee of the Peasant Union (CUC). That year her brother was arrested, tortured and killed by the army. The following year, her father was killed when security forces in the capital stormed the Spanish Embassy where he and some other peasants were staying. Shortly afterwards, her mother also died after having been arrested, tortured and raped. Rigoberta became increasingly active in the CUC, and taught herself Spanish as well as other Mayan languages than her native Quiche. In 1980, she figured prominently in a strike the CUC organized for better conditions for farm workers on the Pacific coast, and on May 1, 1981, she was active in large demonstrations in the capital. Over the years, Rigoberta Menchú has become widely known as a leading advocate of Indian rights and ethno-cultural reconciliation, not only in Guatemala but in the Western Hemisphere generally, and her work has earned her several international awards. Conciencia Mestiza: Chicanas Remaking Activism PRESENTER: LOCATION: Dr. Patricia Kim-Rajal, Assistant Professor, Chicano and Latino Studies, SSU Stevenson 2049 SESSION: I WORKSHOP #: 4 DESCRIPTION: In this workshop we will begin by discussing the everyday experiences of Chicanas as people of color and as women in cultures that value neither. How does this affect the way women of color view themselves and the world? Can these world views enrich social justice activism? Who’s Dogging Who? Xican@ Nation Dealing with the Desperation PRESENTER: LOCATION: Omar Malfavon, Criminal Justice Major, SSU Alfredo Sanchez, CRLA Stevenson 3028 SESSION: I & II WORKSHOP #: 10 DESCRIPTION: XICAN@ Identity; What Is It? With all of the outcry going on through out the country we will put into perspective the Xican@ Movement here in Sonoma County, and the Barrios. Through censorship and data binding the media has the Nation running in fear. Fear from which the Prison & War Industrial Complex’, have capitalized on by criminalizing survival, and disenfranchising our Brothers and Sisters. Knowing que la cultura cura we will focus on breaking the ideologies or stereotypes that hold us down such as: gang association, incarceration, and dropout rates. From Warriors to Slaves PRESENTER: LOCATION: Rafael Vásquez, EOPS Specialist, SRJC Stevenson 3038 SESSION: I & II WORKSHOP #: 12 DESCRIPTION: This presentation will take you through a brief tour of our past Maya, Aztec, and Inca cultures. While not the only ones, these are the ones everyone knows a bit about. You will then learn about the changes in this culture and why it is that most of us “Latinos” do not remember where we come from. Gang involvement becomes important for those youth who have no history. Kapitalistic Shoppers is what many of us have become and thereby SLAVES to a culture that does not fully accept us. De Colores PRESENTERS: Jessica Ruiz, Business Major, SSU Carmelo Miranda, Pre-Nursing Major, SSU LOCATION: Satevenson 2091 SESSION: II WORKSHOP #: 20 DESCRIPTION: Raza Comes in different colors, shapes, sizes personalities, and orientations. This workshop will address historical, cultural, sociological and psychological aspects of Queer Raza. The purpose of this workshop is to initiate dialogue, to create understanding and respect amongst all Raza. We are Raza fighting in the same struggle To gain Respect and Dignity as Human Beings. “. . . instead of giving a rifle to somebody, build a school; instead of giving a rifle, build a community with adequate services. Instead of giving a rifle, develop an educational system that is not about conflict and violence, but one that promotes respect for values, for life, and respect for one’s elders.” ~ Rigoberta Menchú 4 M O V I M I E N T O E S T U D I A N T I L C H I C A N O D E A Z T L Á N Educational Workshops Mujer Loca: Married, Pregnant, and in College PRESENTER: LOCATION: Dr. Ofelia R. Arellano Dean of Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma Campus Stevenson 2049 SESSION: II WORKSHOP #: 16 DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this workshop is to share real life experiences of surviving college while married and pregnant. Participants will discuss challenges women face in trying to achieve college degrees while balancing school, family, work and other responsibilities. In addition, first hand tips will be shared on how to fully utilize college resources to succeed in college. Gates Millenium Scholars: The Gate to Education PRESENTERS: Cirilo Cortez, Sociology Major, SSU LOCATION: Salazar 2021 SESSION: I WORKSHOP #: 1 DESCRIPTION: A workshop designed to motivate, inform, and provide awareness to Raza students about scholarships. The purpose is to inform Raza high school students about the GMS, a scholarship that if granted gives students a full-ride to a B.A. education, M.A. education, and PhD in six areas of study. Mis Derechos Humanos y Linguisticos/ My Human and Linguistic Rights PRESENTER: LOCATION: Ellie Galvez-Hard, Teacher Diversity Project, SSU Salazar 2024 SESSION: I WORKSHOP #: 2 DESCRIPTION: Too many educators are not reading the research that states taking away mother tongues takes away identity. Debemos unirnos para luchar y mantener nuestra identidad cultural. Immigration Myths and Realities MODERATOR: PRESENTERS: LOCATION: Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp, Assistant Professor, Department of History, SSU Alfredo Coria, Communication Studies Major, SSU Rob McLaughlin, Lawyer, JD and Anthropologist, PhD Stevenson 2083 SESSION: II WORKSHOP #: 19 DESCRIPTION: SSU Student Alfredo Coria and Rob McLaughlin, a lawyer and anthropologist from the University of Chicago, will discuss immigration processes, covering family and employment based immigration, asylum and refugee status, and the diversity lottery program. Emiliano Zapata El General Emiliano Zapata was Mexican revolutionary leader and agrarian reformer, born in San Miguel Anenecuilco, Morelos. An illiterate tenant farmer of almost pure indigenous blood, he recruited an army of indigenous peasants from villages and haciendas in Morelos and, under the rallying cry “Tierra y Libertad” joined the Mexican revolutionary Francisco I. Madero in the 1910 revolt against the Mexican dictator Porfirio Díaz. Having lost faith in Madero, who assumed the presidency in 1911, Zapata formulated his agrarian reform plan; known as the Plan of Ayala, it called for the land to be redistributed among the people. During the provisional presidencies of the Mexican soldierpolitician Victoriano Huerta and, later, the Mexican statesman Venustiano Carranza, Zapata continued his resistance to the government. By this time Zapata had extended his power throughout southern Mexico. Zapata joined forces with the Mexican revolutionary general Francisco “Pancho” Villa and marched on Mexico City, entering it the first of three times in 1914. The following year Zapata withdrew to Morelos where, still resisting, he later was murdered by an agent of Carranza. Chicano Movements PRESENTER: LOCATION: Ron Lopez, Assistant Professor, Department of Chicano and Latino Studies, SSU Salazar 2025 SESSION: I WORKSHOP #: 3 DESCRIPTION: Historical background of Chicano Movements of the 60s and 70s to the present and a discussion of what shape the movement is taking / should take here in the northern Califas region. Emphasis on what to do here and now. How can you participate? What is happening at your school? “¡Mejor morir de pie que vivir de rodillas!” ~ Emiliano Zapata 5 M O V I M I E N T O E S T U D I A N T I L C H I C A N O D E A Z T L Á N Educational Workshops Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo was born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon on July 6, 1907, in her parents’ house in Coyoacan, Mexico a suburb of Mexico City. In about 1935 she dropped the “e” in her first name. Frida was a painter whose work fascinated prominent and diverse artists around the world. The wife of world-renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, Kahlo forged a place in the art world that was completely of her own. She lived between 1907 and 1954 in a time of incredible worldwide movements and changes. The Mexican Revolution occurred just three years after she was born, a development that triggered dramatic social and economic change in Mexico. A new sense of nationalism surged throughout Mexico as the people rejected dictator Porfirio Diaz and his policies, and a renaissance of cultural renewal glorifying Mexico’s native roots took place. Kahlo was an active participant in the social, economic and political landscape that characterized that life. Her last public appearance was at a demonstration protesting C.I.A. intervention in the overthrow of leftist President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala. She died seven days later on July 13, 1954, at the age of 47. The Qué, Cómo and Cuándo of Financial Aid Information PRESENTER: LOCATION: Héctor V. Delgado, Financial Aid Technician, SRJC Salazar 2021 SESSION: II WORKSHOP #: 13 DESCRIPTION: As the title implies, this workshop is designed to address all components of obtaining financial aid. We will cover important deadlines, federal grants, state grants and Scholarships. We will address review statistics of Raza in relation to financial aid and the lack of a single comprehensive source of financial aid information for Latinos. Money-Smart Education: On your Way to Financial Independence PRESENTERS: Efren Carrillo, Redwood Credit Union LOCATION: Stevenson 3030 SESSION: I & II WORKSHOP #: 11 DESCRIPTION: This seminar will focus on learning to set financial goals, and the importance of savings and checking. It will touch on the basic fundamentals of credit and investing. Continuing Chavez’s Legacy: Fighting for Benefits and Respect on the Job PRESENTER: LOCATION: Christina Zapata, CAMP Director (Collage Assistance Migrant Program) Stevenson 2075 SESSION: I WORKSHOP #: 5 DESCRIPTION: Workshop participants will analyze their experience as workers and will explore way to improve conditions for working class peoples. We will look at corporate hegemony and answer questions such as, why doesn’t my family have health insurance? & If both of my parents are working, why can we barely make ends meet? Identity PRESENTER: LOCATION: Ron Lopez, Assistant Professor, Department of Chicano and Latino Studies, SSU Salazar 2025 SESSION: II WORKSHOP #: 15 DESCRIPTION: Exploration of the historical roots of Chicana/o, Mexicana/o, and Latina/o identity. Discussion of why separate cultural and social identities exist and how they evolve in a society like the United States, where race and class separates and defines our life chances and opportunities, what consequences to the choices we make (when we have them) have on our lives and our families lives? Workshop on how can we use our identity / identities as an organizing tool to empower ourselves and our communities? Youth Organizing PRESENTER: LOCATION: Mariana Garcia, B.A. Spanish and Chicano and Latino Studies, SSU Davin C. Cardenas, B.A. Hutchins Liberal Studies, SSU Vicente Lara, B.A. Sociology, U.C. Berkeley Stevenson 3015 SESSION: I & II WORKSHOP #: 9 DESCRIPTION: This workshop will focus on developing strategies to organize students on your campus. We will look at leadership development and organizing around issues to make effective change to benefit students. “I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy as long as I can paint.” ~ Frida Kahlo 6 M O V I M I E N T O E S T U D I A N T I L C H I C A N O D E A Z T L Á N Educational Workshops Colonization, Globalization and the Environment PRESENTER: LOCATION: Ana Carrillo, Environmental Studies Major, SSU Salazar 2024 SESSION: II WORKSHOP #: 14 DESCRIPTION: For hundreds of years since colonization, the environment has been greatly affected by humans and their greed. This workshop will look into the factors that have led to the destruction of the environment and what we can do to help. Admissions Requirements to the California State University PRESENTER: LOCATION: Gustavo Flores, Director of Admissions, SSU Stevenson 2079 SESSION: I WORKSHOP #: 6 DESCRIPTION: This workshop will inform students about the required classes needed to enroll at universities such as Sonoma State University. Raza and Higher Education PRESENTER: LOCATION: Marlene Figueroa, Undergraduate, SSU Stevenson 2079 SESSION: II WORKSHOP #: 18 DESCRIPTION: The workshop will discuss Raza in higher education and the numerous obstacles Raza students have to forgo to stay in school. The workshop will touch on dropout rates among Raza high school students and who those effects the number of Raza students that pursue higher education. Raza in the Military PRESENTER: LOCATION: Genoveva Zesati Stevenson 2091 SESSION: I WORKSHOP #: 8 DESCRIPTION: This workshop will provide an inside look athe experince of a Raza woman in the military. The workshop will discuss the pros and cons, while getting at the truth through the experience of una mujer. Raza and Health Issues PRESENTER: LOCATION: Guadalupe Heredia, MSW, UC Berkeley Stevenson 2083 SESSION: I WORKSHOP #: 7 Ernesto “Che” Guevara El Comandante Che Guevara was Latin American guerrilla leader and revolutionary theorist, who became a hero of the people during the 1960’s. Born into a middle-class family in Rosario, Argentina, Guevara received a medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires in 1953. Convinced that revolution was the only remedy for Latin America’s social inequities, in 1954 he went to Mexico, where he joined exiled Cuban revolutionaries under Fidel Castro. In the late 1950s, he played an important role in Castro’s guerrilla war against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, and when Castro came to power, he served as Cuba’s minister of industry (1961-1965). A strong opponent of U.S. influence in the Third World, he helped guide the Castro regime on its path. The author of two books on guerrilla warfare, Guevara advocated peasant-based revolutionary movements in the developing countries. He disappeared from Cuba in 1965, reappearing the following year as an insurgent leader in Bolivia. He was captured by the Bolivian army and executed near Vallegrande on October 8, 1967. DESCRIPTION: This workshop will discuss health risk factors associated with our culture: immigration status, poverty, health insurance, homophobia, machismo, sexuał familial silence. Statistics on HIV and Raza with and emphasis on La Mujer will also be discussed. Danza Mexica PRESENTER: LOCATION: Luis Gutierrez, Danza Mexica Coyolxauqui Stevenson 2075 SESSION: II WORKSHOP #: 17 DESCRIPTION: This workshop will provide a basic history and description of Danza Mexica (“Aztec Dancing”). Along with an introduction to Mexica philosophy and Spirituality. Students will be encouraged to get involved and dance. “I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves.” ~ Che Guevara 7