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Friday, Nov. 7--Educational Policy in Brazil: From National to Local, a lecture by Pedro Jacobi, USP/CEDEC. Part of the series on Relations between State and Society in Brazil. 3:30-5:00 p.m. Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. For more info., call 232-2416.

Friday, Nov. 7--Historical Cartography and Environmental Change in Northern Mexico, lectures by Karl Butzer, Dept. of Geography, and Elisabeth Butzer, ILAS Research Fellow. 4:00 p.m. Followed by a reception. Benson Latin American Collection, SRH 1.101.

Environmental Policies in Brazil--From National to Local, a lecture by Pedro Jacobi, part of the series on Relations between State and Society. 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dept. of Government, Burdine 602. Sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call 232-2416.

The Need to Enlarge Citizenship and Alternative Public Policies--Getting into the Debate and Analyzing Existing Practices, a lecture by Pedro Jacobi, part of the series on Relations between State and Society. 3:30 5:00 p.m. Dept. of Government, Burdine 602. Sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call 232-2416.

A Career Development Workshop for Students with Disabilities. 2:30-4:00 p.m. Student Assembly Room, G1.310, New Student Services Building. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students. For info., call Meredith Frazier, 471-3166.

CMAS Plática and Booksigning. Devon G. Peña, Associate Professor of Sociology, Colorado College, will talk about his recent book, The Terror of the Machine: Technology, Work, Gender, and Ecology on the U.S.-Mexico Border, published by CMAS Books. 4:00-6:00 p.m. Texas Union Eastwoods Room 2.102. A reception and booksigning will follow. For more info., call 471-2136.

Colha and the Ancient Maya: Reflections in Pottery, a lecture by Fred Valdez, Jr., Dept. of Anthropology. Part of the exhibition on Craftsmen to the Kings: Rural Maya Stone Technology at Colha, Belize. 7:30 p.m. Bass Lecture Hall. Sponsored by the Friends of TARL and TCAS.

Doña Rosita's Cocina. Women and Their Work is presenting this solo performance by Ruby Nelda Pérez, distinguished actor from San Antonio. The event is cosponsored by UT's Women's Studies Program as part of their Women Challenging the Arts series. 8:00 p.m. Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road. For info., call 477-1064 or [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].

Associate Professor (tenured), Dept. of History, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Teach nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American history and direct the UWM Center for Latin America. The appointment is 50% in the Dept. of History and 50% at the Center for Latin America. Specialization within Latin American history is open. Current departmental faculty interests include urbanization, development, and Latin American/U.S. relations. Please send C.V. and three references to Prof. Marc Levine, Search Committee Chair, University of Wisconsin, Dept. of History, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Deadline: Jan. 2, 1998.

Volunteer Internships in Guatemala--Several volunteer positions are available through Casa Xelajú. Students and nonstudents are afforded an opportunity to do volunteer work in an underserved Quiché community in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, and learn values of social justice and environmental responsibility. For more info., call, fax, or : Casa Xelajú, POB 3275, Austin, TX 78745. Tel. : 512/416-6991; Fax: 512/416 8965; [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].

Paid Internship in Guatemala--Casa Xelajú, a Spanish and Quiché language internship/volunteer work program with educational tours in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, has a paid internship position available immediately. Tasks include work on the Xelajú Web site, research and editing of Voces, a biannual bilingual newsletter, maintaining a computer network, upgrading computers, and taking pictures for publication in the newsletter and on the Internet. 40 hours a week. Requirements: (1) Graduate student in Latin America, Spanish, international relations, or journalism; (2) fluent in Spanish; able to translate from Spanish into English; (3) knowledge of Java language, HTML, PageMaker, and Photo Shop; (4) ability to research and edit articles for an international newsletter; (5) ability to work autonomously, take initiative, meet deadlines, and handle competing priorities; (6) experience with grassroots organizations or progressive on social issues; (7) experience with computer networking. Stipend: Q1,000 a month, accommodations with a Guatemalan family, 3 meals daily, and some medical benefits. Transportation from/to Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango is included. Student has to pay for transportation from U.S. to Guatemala. Minimum stay of 6 months is requested. Send résumé to: Casa Xelajú, POB 3275, Austin, TX 78745. Tel.: 512/416-6991; Fax: 512/416-8965; [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam] in AmiPro, WordPad or old Word Perfect, MS Word format. Minority and women applicants strongly encouraged.

Re-Developing Communication for Social Change: Issues of Power, Gender, and Practice, June 12-13, 1998, UT-Austin. Four copies of extended abstracts (no more than 800 words) due Jan.6.118, UT-Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1091. For info., Karin Wilkins at [email address removed to reduce spam].

Call for Papers--XXI Symposium on Portuguese Traditions (Europe, America, Africa, Asia), Sunset Recreation Center, UCLA, April 18-19, 1998. The symposium is an annual forum dedicated to the exchange and dissemination of ideas and information about the language and culture of the far-flung, Portuguese-speaking world, past and present. Its sessions are open to all who share that interest, and it welcomes the widest range of pertinent topics, since it traditionally has no fixed theme. The symposium will pay special homage to Vasco da Gama and his heroic, epoch-marking voyage 500 years ago that opened the sea route to India. Papers may be presented in English or Portuguese and are limited to 15 minutes' reading time. Selected papers will be published in Encruzilhadas/Crossroads. See our homepage at http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/spanport/symposium.htm, and come join us to celebrate the symposium's twenty-first year of continuous operation. For info. contact Prof. Claude L. Hulet, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, 5310 Rolfe Hall, Box 951532 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1532. Tel.: 310/825-1036; Fax: 310/3206-4757; [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam]. Deadline for registration: March 15, 1998.