April 23-29, 2001
LATIN AMERICA WEEK, April 23-28, 2001
Featuring three conferences:
_Decentralization, Social Policy, Social Rights, and Community
Participation in Combating Poverty and Inequality in Latin America_
_Los movimientos por los derechos culturales ante la
descentralización del estado_
_MERCOSUL/MERCOSUR: The Market & Beyond_
For more info., call 471-5551, or
visit
http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/conf.html.
LATE ENTRIES
Saturday, April 21-Amigos de la Frontera Desayuno en Austin,
a bimonthly gathering of friends interested in the northern frontier
of New Spain, will meet for breakfast to share ideas, information,
and camaraderie at 9:00 a.m., Cisco's Restaurant and Bakery, 1511
East 6th Street, Austin.
TUESDAY, April 24
Endangered Species Issues in Costa Rica, a presentation by
Sahotra Sarkar, Dept. of Philosophy, UT-Austin. 12:30-1:30 p.m., SRH
1.109, Benson Library Conference Room. Part of the Green Tuesdays
Brownbag Luncheon Series sponsored by CERMLA. For more info., call
232-4012.
Keynote Address by Don Rigoberto Quemé Chay, currently in
his second term as the first K'ichee' Mayor of Quetzal-tenango,
Guatemala. 5:30 p.m., Knopf Room, Flawn Academic Center. Keynote for
Los movimientos por los derechos culturales ante la descentralización
del estado, a Latin America Week conference. Sponsored by LLILAS. For
more info., call Adriana Dingman at 232-2406.
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
Advances and Setbacks in the Third Wave of Democratization in
Latin America, April 23-24, 2001, University of Notre Dame. Scholars
and government figures will chart and explain issues associated with
the successes and failures of democratization. Advanced registration
required. Contact the Center for Continuing Education/University of
Notre Dame at 219/631-6691 or cce.1 "at" nd.edu; cce.1 "at" nd.edu.
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.
Sí se puede: The Legacy of César Chávez, April 28, 2001,
Univ. of California-San Diego. Leading scholars will focus on the
historical and cultural aspects of César Chávez, the United
Farmworkers, and Mexican-American labor. For more info., contact
Jorge Mariscal, 858/534-3210 or Edwina Welch, 858/534-9689.
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].
Tenth Conference of the International Federation of Latin
American and Caribbean Studies (FIEALC), Moscow, Russia, June 25-30,
2001, a gathering of Latin Americanists from all over the world.
Sponsored by the Institute of Latin American Studies in Moscow and
the Russian Academy of Sciences. For more info., please contact Dr.
Sonia Riquelme at [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
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
Bilingual Spanish-Speaking Program Assistant, Wildlife
Conservation Society, International Conservation Programs, Latin
America Program, Bronx, NY. Requirements: BA, excellent bilingual
business language skills, computer skills, experience writing and
editing, interest in wildlife and conservation. Salary to low 30s
DOE, full benefits. Send résumé with cover letter including salary
history and requirements to: H.R. Dept., Wildlife Conservation
Society, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10460.
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:
www.hispanicradio.com and
www.sierraclub.org. Call Allen Mattison
with questions: 202/675-7903. letter of interest and c.v. to
both Jeff Kline, CEO of Hispanic Radio Network, [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam] and Allen Mattison, Press Secretary, Sierra Club,
allen.[email address removed to reduce spam]; allen.[email address removed to reduce spam].
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.
Administrative Coordinator, Hispanics in Philanthropy,
Berkeley, CA. HIP is a nonprofit network of U.S. and Latin American
funders advocating increased philanthropic support of Hispanic
communities and greater representation of Hispanics on boards and
staff of foundations. Work with the Director of Membership to plan
and implement program-related events and activities and provide
general administrative and clerical support to HIP staff.
Qualifications: associate's or bachelor's degree with related
experience, bilingual Spanish-English, knowledge of the nonprofit
sector and/or philanthropy. Salary to $28,000 plus benefits. Send
résumé and cover letter to: Hispanics in Philanthropy, Attn:
Administrative Coordinator, 2606 Dwight Way, Suite 212, Berkeley, CA
94704. Fax: 510/649-1692. : . No phone
calls please.
Membership and Communications Coordinator, Hispanics in
Philanthropy, Berkeley, CA. Write, edit, and/or produce in-house
communications materials and manage membership database.
Qualifications: bachelor's degree with related experience, bilingual
Spanish-English, 2-3 years' experience in the nonprofit sector and/or
philanthropy. Salary to $33,000 plus benefits. Send résumé and cover
letter to: Attn: Membership and Communications Coordinator, same
address as above.
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.
EXHIBITS
La Huella Múltiple: 26 Artists from Cuba, a collection of 100
prints by contemporary Cuban artists. Runs April 5-May 5, Gallery 106
& Flatbed, 2832 E. MLK Blvd. An initiative of the U.S. Latin American
Medical Aid Foundation. For more info., call 472-1219.
Santo Niño de Atocha: Faith, Art and Culture, an exhibition
focusing on images of the Child of Atocha in Mexico. Runs May 3-July
7, Mexic-Arte, 419 Congress Ave. For more info., call 480-9373.
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 .
REMINDER!
Next week's Calendar will be the last of the semester and will cover
April 30-May 15. Please your submissions by
3:00 P.M. Friday, April 20 to
[email address removed to reduce spam].
submissions to [email address removed to reduce spam].
Deadline: 3:00 P.M. each Friday
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