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April 9-15, 2001



 

SUNDAY, April 8-TUESDAY, April 10

IFCO/Pastors for Peace Spring 2001 Caravan to Chiapas, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua Orientation in Texas will provide emergency humanitarian aid to these communities, including those struck by the Jan. 13 earthquake. Participate by collecting aid, organizing a local educational event, sponsoring a vehicle, or joining the caravan. For more info., contact IFCO/Pastors for Peace Midwest Office by tel. 773/271-4817 or p4[email address removed to reduce spam]; p4[email address removed to reduce spam].

MONDAY, April 9

The Capital Markets Assess Mexico's Economic Prospects, a lecture by Thomas Trebat of Salomon Smith Barney, 12:00-1:30 p.m., CBA 3.304. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of LLILAS and the Red McCombs School of Business. For more info., call 232-2423.

TUESDAY, April 10

Forest Management in Chihuahua, a presentation by Cyrus Reed of the Texas Center for Public Policy, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Part of CERMLA's Green Tuesdays Lunchtime Speakers Series. For more info., call 232-4012.

Fourth Annual Festival of New Cinema of the Americas April 13-21, 2001

Featuring film screenings; live performances by DJ Dolores, renowned dj, remixer, producer, and film composer from Recife, Brazil; and presentations by directors Angel Torres, José Sánchez, Esteban Zul, Vangie Griego, and Albert Caballero. For a complete event listing, please see the Austin Chronicle. For more info., call 416-0986, or visit www.cinelasamericas.org.

CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS

SALSA: Symposium About Language and Society Austin, April 20-22, 2001, UT-Austin. An interdisciplinary venue for presenting cutting-edge work on the relationship of language and culture to society. Fee before April 19: $20 students, $37 nonstudents. For more info., visit . http://www.utexas.edu/students/salsa/index.shtml

Practices of Healing in Modern Latin America and Spain, April 27-28, 2001, Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York Univ. Conference will address scholarly works on the different ideas, perceptions and practices regarding medical professionalization, popular medicine, medicine and colonization, ethnomedicine, and quackery in the late 19th and 20th century. Free, but advanced registration requested. For more info., contact: Maritza Colon, Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York Univ., 53 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, tel. 212/998-8686, maritza.[email address removed to reduce spam]; maritza.[email address removed to reduce spam].

Third Annual Conference on the U.S.-Mexico Border Environment: Reclaiming the Border in the XXI Century, April 26-28, 2001, Tijuana, Mexico. Organized by the Latin American Area Center of the Univ. of Arizona, and the Proyecto Fronterizo de Educación Ambiental. Registration $90. For more info., and application instructions visit www.encuentrofronterizo.org.

Gender on the Borderlands, July 12-14, 2001, St. Mary's University, San Antonio. A two-day history conference invites proposals that explore gender in the Mexico-U.S. border region. Proposals may focus on any period and on any gender-centered subject in the history of this region. Please send a 250-word abstract and a one-page c.v. for each participant in proposed panel or workshop to: Dr. Antonio Castañeda, Gender on the Borderlands Conference, St. Mary's University, One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78228. Deadline: May 15. Notifications by May 31. No fee. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. To register call 210/436-3608, or acastane "at" alvin.stmarytx.edu; acastane "at" alvin.stmarytx.edu.

Latina Letters: A Conference on Latina Literature and Identity, July 12-14, 2001, St. Mary's University, San Antonio. This conference will take place in conjunction with the Gender on the Borderlands Conference, above. Guest writers: Ana Castillo, Dolores Prida, María Elena Viramontes, Demetria Martínez, Migdalia Cruz, and others. Cosponsored by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Registration fee $75. For more info., contact Pablo Martínez at [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam] or 210/271-3151.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Administrative and Project Assistant, DRG International, Inc., Austin, a position reporting to a senior executive of a company that provides services to AVINA Foundation, an international group that supports sustainable development. Qualifications include university degree, administrative abilities, fluent Brazilian Portuguese and English, and working knowledge of standard computer programs. Start April 2001. Send letter of interest and c.v. (up to three pages) to both info.[email address removed to reduce spam]; info.[email address removed to reduce spam] and [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].

Vice Chair/Academic Coordinator III, Center for Latin American Studies, Univ. of California-Berkeley. Responsible for coordinating all aspects of the intellectual and programmatic activities of the Center. Qualifications include advanced degree in field relevant to the Latin American Studies program, advanced competence in one of the major languages of the region, success at raising scholarly and academic funds, and excellent writing skills. Send letter of application, current c.v., and the names and addresses of three references to Prof. Lydia Chavez by April 15. To begin June 1, 2001. For more info., please contact Prof. Lydia Chavez at lcha "at" uclink4.berkeley.edu; lcha "at" uclink4.berkeley.edu.

Non-tenure track Portuguese Language Instructor, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, a part-time position developing and teaching beginning and intermediate classes, starting Fall 2001. Master's degree required; excellent for Ph.D. candidate. Send letter of interest, c.v., three letters of reference, and official transcripts to: Dr. Fredoline Anunobi, Head, Division of Social Work, Behavioral and Political Sciences, Box 686, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446. For more info., please contact Dr. Rina Williams by tel: 936/857-4024, or : Rina_[email address removed to reduce spam]; Rina_[email address removed to reduce spam].

Office Manager, Texas Freedom Network, Austin, a position with great growth potential for someone interested in gaining experience in grassroots organizing, communications, fund raising, politics, and non-profit management and administration. For more info., please Leah at [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam], or call 512/322-0545.

Program Coordinator, Mexico-U.S. Advocates Network, Chicago. A two-year administrative position including the coordination of a fast-paced policy project with activities in Chicago, Washington, Mexico, and Central America, involving the immigrants' rights, labor, human rights, and foreign policy communities. Deadline April 20; preferred starting date June 1. For further info. and application instructions, please visit: www.mexicousadvocates.org.

Environmental Justice Media Associate, Hispanic Radio Network in association with the Sierra Club, Washington, D.C. Work out of the National Press Building and the Sierra Club offices on Capitol Hill to get Spanish language media to cover stories related to environmental justice and other environmental issues of importance to Hispanics. For general background info., visit: and . Call Allen Mattison with questions: 202/675-7903. letter of interest and c.v. to both Jeff Kline, CEO of Hispanic Radio Network, , and Allen Mattison, Press Secretary, Sierra Club, .

Part-time Retail Position, Tesoros Trading Company. Spanish helpful. Work with folk art and handicrafts from around the world. Weekend hours available. Send résumé to: Tesoros Trading Co., 209 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701, or [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam], Attn.: Laurie.

INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteer Opportunity with Visions in Action, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to working as a community in achieving social and economic justice in the third world. Projects are available relating to health, environment, education, human rights, women, youth, children, small business development, microfinance, journalism, research, and more. Programs depart in early July to Tanzania, South Africa, and Mexico. Later programs include Uganda, Burkina, Faso, and Zimbabwe. Deadline: May 1. For more info. and an application, visit http://www.visionsinaction.org. If you have questions, call 202/625-7402, or .
 
 

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