Posts from — May 2010

Students at Cal State East Bay designed and carried out a “limpia” ritual (cleansing) of Warren Hall on May 4th of this year.  In this student-directed film of the event, you’ll see the students walk through Warren Hall with eggs “collecting the negative energies” of the building, then convening downstairs on the plaza for discussion, dance, venting, and finally, the destruction of the eggs.  The event merges the curanderismo practice of natural healing with student protest and self-preservation in the face of the budget situation.  It’s a powerful film, about ten minutes.

The Xicana/o Graduate Council evolved out of the Mexican American Studies Graduate Associated Students.  Created in the fall of 2009, the graduate group meets regularly to foster community within the department and among alumni.  This first newsletter explains more of their mission and purpose, and highlights the experience of those students who attended the 37th Annual National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Conference in Seattle, Washington in April.  It includes articles by Ana Angel y Juan Pablo Mercado, Victor Vasquez, Berta Jimenez, Ricardo Agredano, Juan Pablo Mercado, Robert Unzueta, and Elisa Ocegueda.

Read the newsletter here (pdf)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center (LGBTRC), Fall 2010

Position Available:

Graduate Assistantship in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center.

Responsibilities

* Serve on University-wide community specific committees as needed

* Work on special projects as assigned; possible projects could be (but not limited to):

• Safe Zone Training
• Peer-Mentor Program
• Speaker/Performance Series
• National Coming Out Week
• LGBT History Celebration
• PRIDE Celebration
• Speakers Bureau* Attend weekly staff meetings

* Assist in the staffing of the office during business hours [Read more →]