Unless otherwise instructed by the instructor, students in Ethnic Studies courses may attend any of the following events to fulfill their class assignments.

Upcoming Events

November 15, 2007

Featured Speaker: Ian Haney López, Professor of Law at
UC Berkeley.
"Do We Best Get Beyond Racism by Getting Beyond Race? An Argument Against Colorblindness"

University Union, Room 207, @ 6pm

Presented by the Ethnic Studies Department and the College of Liberal Arts. Info: 805.756.1707.

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MCC Fall 2007 Events
Multicultural Programs and Services has coordinated a variety of events. For a list of these activities view the attached schedule. View Flyer (PDF)

Info: Multicultural Center, 805.756.1405.

Previous Events

October 27, 2007

RAZA Speaks: Flor y Canto Poetry Night
Guadalupe Cultural Arts & Education Center @ 6-9pm

Info: Guadalupe Cultural Arts & Education Center, 805.343.2939.

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May 2007

Asian/Pacific Islander Awareness Month
Throughout the month of May 2007, Multicultural Programs and Services has coordinated a variety of events. For a list of these activities view the attached schedule. View Flyer (PDF)

Info: Multicultural Center, 805.756.1405

May 11, 2007

Featured Speaker: Jose Montoya
Grandfather of Chicano Poetry
PAC Pavillion (Building 06, Room 124) @ 6-9pm: Talk & Film

Free and open to the public!

Info: Dr. Gloria Velasquez, Modern Languages and Literatures Department, 805.756.2992.

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May 3

Mexico City's Leading Jazz Diva
Iraida Noriega and Trio live in concert!
Monday Club, San Luis Obispo @ 8pm

Admission: tickets call Boo Boo Records, 805.541.0657
Sponsors: CP Salsa, KCBX, SLO Jazz Fed. Inc.

Info: Pedro Arroyo, 805.783.2346 or Fred Friedman, 805.773.4131.

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April 30

"If Tocqueville Knew Zapata: Defining a New American Identity in the Latino United States."
Featured Speaker: Hector Tobar
University Union (Room 204) @ 4pm

Hector Tobar, Pulitzer prize winning reporter, Mexico City bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, and novelista.

Info: Ethnic Studies Department, 805.756.1707.

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April 24

"Dr. Martin Luther King's Legacy and the
Hip-Hop Generation"
Featured Speaker: Bakari Kitwana
PAC Pavillion (Building 06, Room 128) @ 6-8pm

Info: Cal Poly Multicultural Center (MCC), 805.756.2476.

March 9

Featured Speaker: Angela Davis
Chumash Auditorium @ 7pm

Info: Cal Poly Women's Programs and Services, 805.756.2600.

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March 6

The Si'lailo Way: Indians, Salmon & Law on the Columbia River
Featured Speakers: Joseph C. Dupris (Lakota) and
Kathleen S. Hill (Klamath/Modoc/Paiute)
Building 52, Room B5, 2:10pm-3pm

Joseph Dupris, Ph.D, J.D., and Kathleen Hill, J.D., former faculty at Humboldt State University, will discuss the history of Native Peoples "going to war" to protect both the salmon and their inherent right to harvest them... Please join us for a discussion of the fight for the fish as it continues today.
Contact: Ethnic Studies 805.756.1707.

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February 21

Film: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
UU 220 @ 5:30-8pm

Following the film a Cal Poly student, Abdul Sesay, will discuss his experiences on growing up in Sierra Leone, the 1999 Civil War, and his journey to the U.S. Contact: Multicultural Center.

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February 15

Hip-Hop Art Showcase
UU Plaza @ 11-12pm

Contact: Multicultural Center.

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February 14

Featured Speaker: Maxine Hong Kingston
Discusses Her New Book, Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace,
Philips Hall, Bldg 06, Room 124, 8pm-10pm

For more information please contact the Women's Studies Program Office at 805.756.1525, womst@calpoly.edu or stop by bldg. 47-25H.

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February 9

"Intellectual Property Rights: The Inheritance of Family Narrative In Native America"
Featured Speakers: Kimberly Blaeser & Gordon Henry, Jr.
Architectural Engineering Bldg 08, Room 123 @ 4:10pm

Presented by the Ethnic Studies Department and the College of Liberal Arts. For more information: 805.756.1707.

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February 8

"Bridging the Gap Between the Civil Rights Generation and the Hip-Hop Generation"
Featured Speaker: Bakari Kitwana
The Pavilion in the PAC, Rm 128 @ 6:30-8:30pm

Bakari Kitwana is co-founder of the first ever National Hip-Hop Political Convention and the author of The Hip-Hop Generation Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture (Basic Books, 2002). Contact: Multicultural Center.

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