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EVENTS and COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Between the UCSD campus and the greater San Diego community, opportunities abound for TMC students to enrich their lives through participation in social, political, cultural, artistic and public-service activities. In keeping with the mission of the College—“the development of the scholar and citizen”—the Dimensions of Culture Program urges its students to partake in as many of these events as possible. Please note that the College specifies one or two events each quarter requiring attendance by DOC students, for which the DOC program offers appropriate academic credit. These required events are introduced by red stars 
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DOC EVENTS
DOC instructor Dr. Lynn Ta will present:
EYES ON THE PRIZE
(30 minute screening) tonight (Wednesday 11/7)
214 Center Hall at 7:30 PM
Q & A with UCSD undergrads to follow.
The PBS special “Episode 2: Fighting Back (1957-1962)” features Little Rock’s Central High School incident. For those DOC students going to the Tuesday or Wednesday evening events next week, seeing this video tonight will be a helpful preparation. For more information on this episode and the whole series, see:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/about/index.html
*** Thurgood Marshall Week 2007 ***
Reconsidering Little Rock:
50 Years After the Start of School Integration
On November 13-15, Thurgood Marshall College and Earl Warren College, in partnership with California Western School of Law and the Helen Edison Lecture Series will commemorate the 1957 incident at Central High in Little Rock and consider its reverberations today.
Distinguished keynote guests:
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Dr. Terrence Roberts
Member of the Little Rock 9
Professor,
Antioch University of Los Angeles
Tuesday, November 13th at 7:30PM
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Celebration in Arts & Media
Thursday, November 15th at 7:30 - 9:30 pm
UCSD Weiss Forum
- Piano performance by Professor Cecil Lytle and ensemble.
- Performance by Karole Foreman, Marshall College artist in residence.
- Eyes on the Prize segment screening, introduction by former Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Joseph Watson.
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DOC students are required to attend their choice of one of these three events. To sign up, go to: http://marshall.ucsd.edu/lr9/
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DOC Nite at the Theater:
See the play Cowboy Versus Samurai
Friday, November 30th at 6:45
(Please note the new date!)
10th Avenue Theater, Downtown San Diego
Cost to DOC students: $5.00
Tickets are limited, so act today!
Things in nature always hide. Lizards change the color of their skins. Moths live or die based on the color of their wings. In this savagely funny re-telling of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, English teacher Travis Park is the only Korean American living in the town of Breakneck, Wyoming. When beautiful Veronica Lee arrives, she stirs up questions about love and race, and Travis must choose…but who’s who in this struggle between cowboy and samurai?
Meet at 6:45 in parking lot #302 for a ride on the bus to Mo’olelo at 10th Avenue Theater in Downtown San Diego. There will be a short “talkback” with members of the cast and crew immediately following the play.
Cost of a ticket and roundtrip transportation is only $5.00 for DOC students (a $30.00 value!). For further information, contact DOC Director, Dr. Abe Shragge at ashragge@ucsd.edu. To buy your ticket, see Assistant Dean of Students, Vicki Miller in the TMC Admin Building. Check out Mo’olelo webpage.
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CAMPUS EVENTS AND LECTURES
ANTHONY PICO
Former Chairman, Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
"Sovereignty in Contemporary Native America"
Wednesday, November 28, 7:00 p.m.
UCSD Student Center Multi-purpose Room
Free and open to the public
Join Anthony Pico as he addresses tribal sovereignty, its development over the last generation, and recent challenges. Mr. Pico will discuss economic and social progress in Native America in the era of "tribal self-determination" and the role of tribal government gaming in helping Native nations rebuild tribal governments and tribal economies. He also will discuss threats to tribal sovereignty and self-governance and the university's responsibility in researching and teaching the legal and social status of American Indians.
Presented by the UCSD Native American Day Celebration and the Helen Edison Lecture Series. For additional information call (858) 822-0510 or visit http://helenedison.ucsd.edu.
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Akway Nyewa'a: Coming Back Home — Images From San Diego's Native American Communities circa 1900
OPENING RECEPTION AND LECTURE:
One Hundred Years of Silence
by Julie Holder, California Indian Basketweavers Association
Thursday, November 29, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
(rescheduled -- originally was November 1)
EXHIBIT:
Daily, 10am-6pm through June 2008
CLICS - Center for Library &
Instructional Computing Services
UCSD
Free and open to the public - parking is free on weekends only.
This exhibit of photographs opens with a public lecture: One Hundred
Years of Silence by Julie Holder of the California Indian Basketweavers Association. The exhibit will continue at the Center for Library and Instructional Computing Services (CLICS), 10 am– 6 pm daily, through the academic year. For more information on this events and others go to: http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/nativeamerican or call J O S É at
(858) 822-5427
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UCSD Cross Cultural Center
For more information on these events and other opportunities, please check out the Cross Cultural Center's webpage at: http://ccc.ucsd.edu/, email cccenter@ucsd.edu or call 858.534.9689.
SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY EVENTS
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ARTS AND CULTURE
CSUSM Exhibit Explores Poverty Through the Eyes of Children
Library Series at California State University San Marcos presents "Through the Eyes of Children: Lives in Poverty,"
a collection of artwork created by children of low-income and welfare families living in San Diego.
Now through December 14th
Second floor of the CSUSM Kellogg Library
FREE
The exhibit is part of the Context: Library Series, made possible by the Supportive Parents Information Network (SPIN), an all-volunteer organization with 2,700 members. It was founded in 1998 by 12 parents on public assistance who were struggling to find a way to complete their educational training instead of being forced to take low-wage, temporary jobs to satisfy welfare reform demands. Its mission: to create systemic change that improves low-income families' access to self-sufficiency.
The campus is located at 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road in San Marcos. For more information or directions to the campus, visit http://al.csusm.edu. Parking is available in campus lots with fees ranging from $2 to $7 depending upon length of stay.
SPIN's website is: www.spinsandiego.org
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COMMUNITY PROJECTS
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“From Knowledge to Action—
Making a difference as a Preuss/Gompers volunteer”
For information please contact
Isela Medina, Provost Intern
Volunteer/Intern Recruitment at ismedina@ucsd.edu or call (858) 534-9756.
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For information about volunteer opportunities at San Diego's Veterans Museum and Memorial Center, please contact Dr. Abraham Shragge at ashragge@ucsd.edu.
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