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September 2007
The Poetic Dimensions of a Country, works by José A. Balcells
Wednesday, Sept. 30 - Friday, Nov. 2.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
As part of this year’s Latino Heritage Month, Lafayette's Portlock Black Cultural Center will host an exhibit featuring the art of José A. Balcells. The complexity of cultural expression and identity is the central issue that we are exploring with this year’s LHM theme: “One Face, Many Voices.” The work of this Chilean artist transgresses the boundaries of various artistic realms in order evoke the convolution of human experience and of man’s inextricable connection to the natural world.
David A. Portlock Black Cultural Center
LHM Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, Sept. 15
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
LHM kickoff event will give those with a competitive edge an opportunity to go around campus and solve some riddles and clues of the events taking place through out the month. The group or individual who solves them first will win the grand prize.
Farinon Center- Atrium
President Francisco Flores of El Salvador
Monday, Sept. 17
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Honorable Francisco Flores is a prominent voice for a new generation of political leaders in Central America. President of El Salvador from 1999-2004, he instituted fundamental changes that led to a remarkable comeback. President Flores will address challenges facing developing nations, including the impact of U.S. immigration reforms on Latin America. A reception will follow the lecture.
Williams Center for the Arts
Standing Strong: Keeping Your Voice!
Thursday, Sept. 20
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
A brown bag discussion consisting of Lafayette students presenting their thoughts and experiences regarding questions of identity, both at home and abroad. What issues arise when we define ourselves and when we are defined by others? This panel discussion highlights the LHM theme by exploring the complexity of expressive cultures.
LUNCH PROVIDED
Interfaith Chapel
LHM Keynote Lecture by Martín Espada
Friday, Sept. 28
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Latino Identities: One Face, Many Voices
Sandra Cisneros says: "Martín Espada is the Pablo Neruda of North American authors." A native of Brooklyn Martín Espada is an award-winning poet, essayist and translator. Espada's poetry deals with issues of social justice in the U.S. and Latin America. Much of his poetry also arises from his Puerto Rican heritage and his work experiences. This year he was named finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his collection entitled, The Republic of Poetry. His last book received the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement and was named an American Library Association Notable Book of the Year. He has also won an American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He recently received a 2006 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Espada is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he teaches creative writing and the work of Pablo Neruda.
Reception and book signing following event
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights 104
A Dialogue and Brunch with Martín Espada
Saturday, Sept. 29
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
An informal brunch with the renowned poet Martín Espada gives the opportunity for student, faculty, and staff in the Layette community to ask questions and get to know Martín personally. Martín will provide suggestions and insight into the poetic process.
Gilbert's Café- Back Room
October 2007
Latin Market
Tuesday, Oct. 2
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join the Hispanic Society of Lafayette and the Office of Intercultural Development for a celebration of cultura Latinoamericana. There will be books, clothing, jewelry, art, music, and plenty of food.
Farinon Atrium
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Wednesday, Oct. 3
8:00 pm
Come and enjoy the sounds of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. Since 2000, Spanish Harlem Orchestra (SHO) has established itself as a standard bearer of contemporary Latin music. Directed by world-renowned pianist, arranger, and producer Oscar Hernández, the thirteen-member all-star ensemble has reintroduced the classic sounds of New York City Salsa to music lovers worldwide. “Our music style is the original sound of New York old school "Salsa dura" (heavy salsa) that was played in the early years by our pioneers,” says Oscar. “That sound has been lost and we want to keep it alive while educating the new generations (and music lovers in general) on the true musical roots of our culture.”
William Center for the Arts
Noche de Cultura
Saturday, Oct. 13
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
To close out Latino Heritage Month, HSL will present a fun-filled night featuring a variety of performances by Lafayette students.
Farinon Center Atrium
HALA PA Cine Latino Film Festival 2007
Sunday, Oct. 21
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Hispanic American League of Artists (HALA) in collaboration with the Office of Intercultural Development will screen a couple of independent films exploring different aspects of Latin American culture. The festival features independent films and documentaries and aims to provide a three-day experience that celebrates Latino cultures Besides Lafayette, festival locations include the Banana Factory and the Carmike Theatre. The two films showing at Lafayette College are Young Rebels (Jóvenes Rebeldes) by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck and MADE IN L.A. by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar.
Farinon Limburg Theatre
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
HALA PA Cine Latino Film Festival presents Young Rebels
Directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, Young Rebels follows five Cuban hip-hop groups and two producers over the course of a Havana summer. Battling onstage or at home, the characters’personal travels collide in a summer of explosive concerts, intense debate, unbearable heat and rising tensions as government agencies begin to institutionalize hip-hop’s street roots. From the makers of the acclaimed feature film Half Nelson.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
HALA PA Cine Latino Film Festival presents MADE IN L.A.
By Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar. Los Angeles is now the country's center for apparel manufacturing, but many of its factories bear an eerie resemblance to New York's early 20th-century sweatshops. Made in L.A. is a portrait of this "other" California, where immigrant workers work 14-hour days earning as little as $3 an hour. Made in L.A. is even more the intimate story of three Latina garment workers, Maria, Maura and Lupe, who join the growing struggle for better working conditions, and who must persist through a tumultuous three-year battle to bring a major clothing retailer to the negotiating table. A co-production with the Independent Television Service (ITVS). A Diverse Voices Project co-production.
PBCC Artist-In-Residence Reception and Talk
Monday, Oct 30
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LHM Art Exhibit- “Poetic Dimensions of a Country”
An Afternoon w/ José Balcells
David A. Portlock Cultural Center
November 2007
AmericAfroLatino Dance Party
Saturday, Nov 10
10:00 pm - 1:30 am
Farinon Center Snackbar
Teacher Training as Sustainable Improvement: The case of Public Education in Ecuador
Friday, Nov. 16
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
“Escuelas Lectoras” is a program in Ecuador which focuses on training teachers how to improve their teaching methods and as a result have an increase in the literacy levels in the country. A brief background on the education level in Ecuador will be given to show the necessity of such a project as well as how the project has served as a vehicle of sustainability within the realm of education.
Hugel 103
February 2008
HSL General Body Meeting
Wed, Feb. 13
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Come out and practice your conversational Spanish and meet new people!
HSL House - 215 McCartney St.
HSL General Body Meeting
Thurs, Feb. 28
7:00 pm
Marking the independence of the Dominican Republic, this week we will be hosting activities revolving around DR.
Location: HSL House (215 McCartney st. )
March 2008
Frida Kahlo at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Sat, Mar. 8
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Interested in Mexican art? Frida Kahlo? Join us for an exciting day in Philadelphia. Transportation will be provided as well as entrance tickets to the exhibition and audio tour.
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
HSL General Body Meeting
Wed, Mar. 12
7:00 pm
Come out and test your knowledge on Latin America!
Location: HSL House (215 McCartney St.)
3rd Annual Latino Awareness Conference
Facing Challenges & Envisioning Possibilities: Education in the Americas
March 27 - March 29
Alphabet soup… the ABC’s of cultural impact on education
Thursday, March 27
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Come out for an informal conversation with students and faculty and hear various experiences and thoughts on education.
Interfaith Chapel
Dance to Educate
Thursday, March 27
10:00 pm – 2:00 am
Party at Ocean with us! 18 and over are welcomed. One free mojito if you are 21 or over. Over charge is $5 and will go towards Escuelas Lectoras in Ecuador.
Ocean (235 Ferry Street Easton, PA 18042)
Educational Debate
Friday, March 28
Noon – 1:00 pm
Pardee 320A
3rd Annual Latino Awareness Conference Keynote Lecture by Pedro Noguera
Facing Challenges & Envisioning Possibilities: Education in the Americas
Friday, March 28
5:00 pm
Pedro Noguera is one of America’s most important voices on education reform and diversity and an advocate for a strong and vibrant public education system.
Noguera is a professor at the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, a co-director of the Institute for The Study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings, and the Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education. As one of America's leading urban sociologists, Noguera pursues research that focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment. A powerful speaker with a unique ability to connect with diverse audiences, he is an expert on topics such as urban school reform, youth violence, the potential impact of school choice and vouchers on urban public schools, conditions that promote student achievement, and race and ethnic relations in American society.
http://www.thelavinagency.com/usa/pedronoguera.html
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights 104
Movie: Walkout
Saturday, March 29
5:00pm
A film with a powerful message that resonates 38 years after the events it depicts occurred, Walkout is the stirring true story of the Chicano students of East LA, who in 1968 staged several dramatic walkouts in their high schools to protest academic prejudice and dire school conditions. Aided by a popular and progressive young teacher, Sal Castro, Paula Crisostomo and a group of young Chicano activists battle parents, teachers, bureaucrats, the police and public opinion to make their point. Along the way, the students learn profound lessons about embracing their own identity and standing up for what they believe in. Set in 1968, a tumultuous year that shook America to its foundation, Walkout is a vivid reminder that people can change the world.
http://www.hbo.com/films/walkout/synopsis/index.html
Limberg Theater
HSL Board elections
Sunday, March 30
1:00pm
Run for a position or just come out and vote either way your presence is requested. Lunch will be provided!
Location: HSL House (215 McCartney Street)
April 2008
HSL General Body Meeting
Wed, Apr. 9
7:00 pm
Elections will be held as well as a little acting will be involved.
Location: HSL House (215 McCartney St.)
Extravaganza 2008 "Defining Humanity" - Food Tasting and Fashion show
Fri, Apr. 11
5:00 pm
Location: Marquis Hall
Extravaganza 2008 "Defining Humanity" - Grand Show
Sat, Apr. 12
7:00 pm
Expo of World Cultures.
Location: Williams Center for the Arts
Latin Dance Night
Sat, Apr. 19
10:00 pm - 3:00 am
The first hour of each section we will be giving Salsa lessons and then be prepared with your dancing shows for a full night of Latin American and Carribean music.
Location: The Spot
HSL General Body Meeting
Thurs, Apr. 24
7:00 pm
Arts and crafts: Make a bracelet of the country you want to visit.
Location: HSL House (215 McCartney St. )
Senior Farewell "Night With the Stars"
Fri, Apr. 25
7:00 pm
Spring Formal
Location: Bank Street Annex (Easton, PA)
Abada-Capoeira NYC Batizado 2008
Sun, April 27
12:00 pm - 3:00pm
HSL will be providing transportation to and from the event. We will be leaving campus at 9am. If you are interested please drop us an email at hsl@lafayette.edu.
Location: Riverside State Park Cultural Center
May 2008
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