Hispanic Heritage Celebration 2012 In Memoriam: Erasmo Andrade, 1931 2012 Educator, Advocate and Community Organizer Ramón Arroyos, 1949 2012 Community Organizer, Activist, Journalist, Broadcaster Guido Barrientos, 1931-2012 UTEP Educator and Humanitarian José A. Cárdenas, 1930 2011 National Recognized Teacher, Researcher and Pioneer in the field of education for U.S. Latino children Shifra Goldman, 1926 2011 Visionary Social Art Historian, Advocate, Activist, Researcher, Critic, and Author POLITICS AND REPRESENTATION Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. 1972 Raza Unida Party National Convention: 40 th Year Commemoration Symposium. Screening of documentary La Raza Unida by filmmaker Jesús Treviño. Panel Presentation 1: José Angel Gutiérrez, Jesús Teviño and Martha Cotera. Panel Presentation 2: Miguel Juárez and Patricia Roybal Caballero. Photographic exhibit of the 1972 Raza Unida Party Convention by Oscar Castillo. Tomás Rivera Conference Center, Union Building East, Third Floor. 6:00 p.m. Reception: 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by Chicano Studies. Contact: (915) 747-5462.
2 Friday, August 31 - Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. 40th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1972 La Raza Unida Party National Convention. Mercado Mayapan, 2101 Myrtle Street. For agenda, visit www.larazaunida2012.com. Sponsored by La Mujer Obrera, Chican@ History & Preservation Project, Miller Beer, the El Paso Brown Berets, UT El Paso MEChA, UT El Paso Chicano(a) Pre-Law Society, Mercado Mayapan and the Border Network for Human Rights. Contact: Razaunidaparty.40 th @gmail.com. Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Information Panel: Are You a Dreamer?: President Obama s Deferred Action Policy. University Suite, Union Building East, Room 312. 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by UTEP s Chicano Pre-Law Society (ChPLS), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Chicano Studies. Contact: (915) 747-5462. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Lecture: Communications Strategies in Political Campaigns by Dr. Richard Pineda, Associate Professor, Department of Communication. Blumberg Auditorium, UTEP Library, First Floor. 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Library Special Collections Department. Contact: (915) 747-5697. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Book Presentation: Social Justice in the U.S.- Mexico Border Region: An introduction by the Editors by Dr. Mark Lusk, Professor, Department of Social Work, Dr. Kathy Staudt, Professor, Department of Political Science, Dr. Eva Moya, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Dr. Irasema Coronado, Professor, Department of Political Science and Dr. Griselda Villalobos, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work. Health Science and School of Nursing Building Auditorium, Room 217. 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Departments of Political Science and Social Work. Contact: (915) 747-8588. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. Lecture: Controversial Issues and the Rights of Teachers: What We Don t Talk about in Teaching the Humanities and Why by Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, Department Chair, History of Education Program, New York University. Blumberg Auditorium, UTEP Library, First Floor. 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Library Special Collections Department. Contact: (915) 747-5697. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. Lecture and Book Signing: Culture War Circus: How Politicians and the Media Play Games in Texas by Dr. Keith Erekson, Assistant Professor, Department of History. Blumberg Auditorium, UTEP Library, First Floor. 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Library Special Collections Department. Contact: (915) 747-5697. Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Presentation: Defending our Defenders: Ending the Deportation of Veterans by Valente and Manuel Valenzuela. Quinn Hall, Room 212. 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Contact: (915) 747-7356.
3 Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Lecture: Race and Redistricting in El Paso: A Historical and Present Day Look by Prof. Raymundo Rojas, Lecturer, Chicano Studies. Blumberg Auditorium, UTEP Library, First Floor. 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Library Special Collections Department. Contact: (915) 747-5697. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Lecture: Why Vote? Why LULAC? El Paso Style, 1929-2012 by Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco, Chair, History & Humanities Department, Eastern New Mexico University. Blumberg Auditorium, UTEP Library, First Floor. 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Library Special Collections Department. Contact: (915) 747-5697. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Book Presentation: En El Puente Con La Migra: Anecdotario de la Vida Fronteriza by Dr. Héctor Padilla, Lecturer, Political Science Department. Discussants: Dr. Gina Núñez-Mchiri, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Dr. Joe Heyman, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Blumberg Auditorium, UTEP Library, First Floor. 10:30 a.m. Contact: (915) 747-5227. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Book Presentation: Disorder on the Border on Dr. Cari Lee Skogberg Eastman s book Shaping the Immigration Debate: Contending Civil Societies on the U.S.-Mexico Border. Blumberg Auditorium, UTEP Library, First Floor. 10:30 a.m. Contact: (915) 747-5227. ART AND EXHIBITS Saturday, Aug. 11 Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Exhibit: Essencia de Mujer/The Essence of Womanhood. Los Paisanos Gallery at the Chamizal National Park, 800 S. San Marcial Street. Sponsored by the Juntos Art Association. Contact: (915) 526-3526. Saturday, Sept. 1 Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Exhibit: Nuestra Casa. Centennial Museum (Corner of Wiggins Rd. and University Ave). 10:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Sponsored by the Centennial Museum in partnership with the College of Health Sciences, Department of Social Work, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Department of Communication, Center for Civic Engagement, and the Social Justice Initiative. Contact: (915) 747-5565. Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Presentation: Monumental Women, Women s Aesthetic Production with Martha Cotera, Linda Merchant, Cynthia Orozco, Leo Martínez, and Diana Molina. The Chamizal National Park, 800 S. San Marcial Street. 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Juntos Art Association. Contact: (915) 526-3526.
4 Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Exhibit: Political Buttons. Opening Lecture by Dr. Greg Rocha, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science. Blumberg Auditorium, UTEP Library, First Floor. 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Library Special Collections Department. Contact: (915) 747-5697. Monday, Sept. 10 - Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Exhibit: Hispanic Participants in El Paso Politics. University Library, Third Floor. Regular Library Hours. Sponsored by the Library Special Collections Department. Contact: (915) 747-5697. Thursday, Sept. 13 Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Exhibit: SEFT-1: Ivan Puig and Andrés Padilla Domene Location A: Centennial Museum (Corner of Wiggins Rd. and University Ave.). 10:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Centennial Museum and the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. Contact: (915) 747-5565. Thursday, Sept. 13 Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Exhibit: SEFT-1: Ivan Puig and Andrés Padilla Domene Location B: Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts Project Space. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts and the Centennial Museum. Contact: (915) 747-6151. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Hispanic Health Disparities: Challenges and Opportunities Nuestra Casa Initiative Exhibit. Guided tour of the Nuestra Casa exhibit and panel presentation with scholars and activists. Centennial Museum (Corner of Wiggins Rd. and University Ave). 12:00 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Social Work. Contact: (915) 747-8493. Saturday, Oct. 13 Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Exhibit: Tejido Fronterizo. The Chamizal National Park, 800 S. San Marcial Street. Sponsored by the Juntos Art Association and the Border Artists Association. Contact: (915) 526-3526. Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. Float exhibition of Monumental Women during the UTEP Homecoming Parade. UTEP Parade Route (915-747-5670). 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Upward Bound Program and Juntos Art Association. Contact: (915) 526-3526; (915) 747-5149. LITERATURE, DANCE, FILM, MUSIC AND THEATRE Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Concert: Gigant3s: Marc Anthony, Marco Antonio Solís and Chayanne. Don Haskins Center. 8:00 p.m. Tickets available at Ticketmaster, 1-800-745-3000 or www.ticketmster.com and UTEP s Ticket Center, (915) 747-5234. Sponsored by the Office of Special Events. Contact: (915) 747-5481. Friday, Sept. 14 Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Library s Film Series: Political Films. Blumberg Auditorium, UTEP Library, First Floor. Every Friday at 12:30 p.m. For film titles go to https://www.facebook.com/utep.picks2012. Sponsored by the Library Special Collections Department. Contact: (915) 747-5697.
5 Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Migration and Literature: Sam no es mi tío: Twenty-Four Migrant Stories and American Dream by Dr. Aileen El Kadi, Assistant Professor, Department of Languages and Linguistics and Diego Fonseca, Reporter, Washington, D.C. Old Maine, Room 205. 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Linguistics and the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies. Contact: (915) 747-5196. Friday Oct. 5, 2012. Film Premiere: The New Juárez. A film by Charlie Minn. Premiere Cinema 18 at Bassett Place Mall, 6101 Gateway West. For film information go to: www.thenewjuarez.com. Contact: (915) 771-7902. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Performance: Pachuco Zoot. La Fe Culture and Technology Center, 721 S. Ochoa. TIME TBA. Sponsored by Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe and the Department of Theatre and Dance. Contact: (915) 545-7190. Thursday, Sept. 20 & Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Documentary Presentation: Precious Knowledge Directed by Ari Palos. Union Cinema, Union Building East, First Floor. 7 p.m. General admission, $2; UTEP faculty, staff & students, $1. Tickets on sale at the UTEP Ticket Center. Sponsored by Union Services. Contact: (915) 747-5711. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Talk by filmmaker Charlie Minn on his upcoming film The New Juárez. Blumberg Auditorium, first floor, University Library. 1:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Communication and Chicano Studies. Contact: (915) 747-5129. LEADERSHIP AND THE PROFESSIONS Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. 22 nd Annual Mexican Colloquium on Mathematical Economics and Econometrics. Undergraduate Learning Center, Room 110. 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. For agenda, visit http://www.uacj.mx/icsa/sociales/me/paginas/xxiicolmemeuacj-pme.aspx. Contact: (915) 747-7747. HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITION Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 UTEP s Grito Ceremony: Commemoration of the Declaration of Mexican Independence. Student Union Plaza, Union Building. 12:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Consulado General de México en El Paso, Texas, the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies, Chicano Studies, the Division of Student Affairs, Union Services, International Programs, the Department of Languages and Linguistics, the Office of the President and the Student Government Association. Contact: (915) 747-8244.
6 Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 Grito Ceremony: Commemoration of the Declaration of Mexican Independence. Will be held at the Chamizal National Memorial located at 800 S. San Marcial St. At 5:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. For additional information contact: 915-533- 8555 or visit www.vivamosmexico.com Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Premiere of the Film Adaptation of Rudolfo Anaya s Classic Novel Bless Me, Última. To be released in El Paso theatres. Check website for information www.blessmeultima.com. And local cinema listings. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. Exhibit: Walking with the Ancestors: From Mesoamerica to the Southwest at the Museum of Archaeology 4301 Transmountain Drive. Free to the public. Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. For more information visit www.elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Dia de la Hispanidad Will be held at the Coronado Country Club 1044 Broadmoor Drive at 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Attire/ Coat and Tie required $125.00 all inclusive/per person. Checks must be received by the Honorary Consul of Spain 1024 Singing Hills El Paso Texas 79912 before Saturday October 6. Monday, Oct. 29 Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. Día de los Muertos Altar UTEP Library, Third Floor. Regular Library Hours. Sponsored by the Library Special Collections Department. Contact: (915) 747-5697. Frida by Francella PBS HISPANIC GALA: KCOS-TV For program information and current listings go to www.kcostv.org. EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE HISPANIC HERITAGE ACTIVITES For program information and current listings go to http://dnn.epcc.edu/hispanicheritage CENTRO DE SALUD FAMILIAR LA FE CHICANO HERITAGE ACTIVITIES For program information and current listings go to www.lafe-ep.org Programación Cultural del CONSULADO GENERAL DE MÉXICO EN EL PASO
7 For program information and current listings go to www.sre.gob.mx/elpaso FUTURE EVENTS Thursday, March 7- Saturday, March 9, 2013. XVIII Contemporary Mexican Literature Conference. Congreso de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea 2013. For agenda, visit http://digitalcommons.utep.edu/clmc/2013/ or http://www.utep.edu/rlmc/. Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Linguistics. Contact: (915) 747-5767. February 2013. BEEMS 2013 Conference. Undergraduate Learning Center Building. For conference registration, information, and agenda consult www.academics.utep.edu/beems. Sponsored by the College of Education. Contact: (915) 747-5615. March 2013. César Chávez Commemoration. Sponsored by Chicano Studies, the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (MEChA), the Chicano/a Pre-Law Society (ChPLS), League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) UTEP Student Chapter, and the Cultural Artists United for Social Change (CAUSA). For a complete list of events consult www.academics.utep.edu/chicano. Contact: (915) 747-5462. Spring 2013. Inter-American Research Seminar & Lecture Series. For agenda, visit http://academics.utep.edu/cibs. Sponsored by the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies (CIBS). Contact: (915) 747-5196. All events are free, open to the public, and will be held at the UTEP Campus unless otherwise noted. For updates please visit our website at: http://academics.utep.edu/chicano For additional information on these events, please contact the Chicano Studies Program at (915) 747-5462.