Athens, Ga. – The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Georgia kicks off its fall 2004 activities with a free concert and tamales in the Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden on the first day of nationally recognized Hispanic Heritage Month, Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 1 p.m.
The concert, featuring Colombian musical artists Hermanos Calero, will include announcements of upcoming activities sponsored by CLACS, the Hispanic Student Association (a co-sponsor of the concert) and other UGA units working in Latin America or with the Latino community in Georgia.
“Hispanic Heritage Month has truly become a UGA and Athens community-wide celebration and this year promises to be the largest ever,” said Paul Duncan, CLACS program coordinator. “The growth of the Latino community here in Georgia has made us all more aware of the rich cultural diversity of Latin America. Finding ways to facilitate Latino representation here at UGA, both in terms of students and faculty, begins with cultivating an appreciation of this diversity.”
CLACS and others will also sponsor a series of September and October seminars and panels featuring UGA faculty and students – as well as members of the Athens community and distinguished visitors – focused on work in Latin America and the Caribbean and among north Georgia’s Hispanic community.
The events commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month are as follows:
Wednesday, Sept. 15: The Third Annual HHM Kick-off Concert is at the Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden behind Baldwin Hall on the UGA campus. Colombian band Hermanos Calero performs at 1 p.m. Arrive early for free tamales. Rain Location: CLACS at 290 S. Hull Street. The kick-off is sponsored by CLACS and the Hispanic Student Association.
Friday, Sept. 17: CLACS Distinguished Speaker Series features John Hammock, the Alexander N. McFarlane Associate Professor of Public Policy at Tufts University. The lecture focuses on “Globalization, Free Trade and Open Borders,” 2:30 p.m., room 148, Student Learning Center.
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Hispanic Heritage Month, page 2
Tuesday, Sept. 21: CLACS Seminar with UGA professor of ecology Catherine Pringle focuses “Conservation of Riverine Ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean,” 12:30 p.m., at CLACS, 290 South Hull St.
Tuesday, Sept. 21: Film screening: “Chavez, Inside the Coup.” Panelists are Jose Alvarez, associate professor of romance languages, and Carolina Acosta-Alzuru, assistant professor in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The screening, which begins at 7 p.m., room 150, Student Learning Center is sponsored by the Peabody Awards Collection of the Media Archives and Media Department, UGA Libraries.
Thursday, Sept. 23: CLASE seminar: “Latino Education in Georgia: Challenges and Possibilities,” is presented by Paul Matthews, Bernadette Musetti and Elida Perez-Knapp. The presentation details the “state of the state” of Latino K-12 education, outlining barriers and challenges that schools, students and families face in achieving educational success for Latino students. The seminar is from noon to 1 p.m. in Aderhold Hall, room G-23.
Saturday, Sept. 25: EnRumba Events presents an evening of live salsa, merengue and Brazilian music featuring the bands Tamboricua and Rua 6, at 9 p.m., Club 346 in downtown Athens. Admission is $8 for UGA students and $15 non-students. For advance ticket purchases, visit www.enrumba.net. This event is organized by EnRumba with sponsorship from CLACS and other Athens-area organizations.
Tuesday, Sept. 28: Film screening: “Greener Grass: Cuba, Baseball and the United States,” a documentary about the 1999 exhibition series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cuban National Team, at 7 p.m., room 150, Student Learning Center. The screening is sponsored by the Peabody Awards Collection of the Media Archives and Media Department, UGA Libraries.
Wednesday, Sept. 29: CLACS seminar: UGA assistant professor in the College of Environment and Design, Fausto Sarmiento presents “Selling the Public on Sustainable Watershed Conservation in Latin America,” at 12:30 p.m. at CLACS, 290 South Hull St.
Friday, Oct. 1: UGA Hispanic Student Association/Thai Student Association Coffee Hour: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Memorial Hall.
Tuesday, Oct. 5: Film screening: “Heatwave,” two half-hour episodes from the WGBH-TV series, features two Cuban jazz musicians, Paquito D’Rivera and Monga Santamaria. Tony McCutchen, a professor in the UGA School of Music, will lead a discussion, at 7 p.m., room 150, Student Learning Center. The screening is sponsored by the Peabody Awards Collection of the Media Archives and Media Department, UGA Libraries.
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Hispanic Heritage Month, page 3
Wednesday, Oct. 6: CLACS special evening seminar: “The Growing Influence of Latinos in Georgia Politics,” features Georgia Sen. Sam Zamarripa; Georgia Rep. David Casas, executive director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials; and Jerry Gonzalez and Karla Luna of the Hispanic Student Association. The panel moderator is Maritza Soto-Keen of the UGA Fanning Institute for Leadership. The seminar begins at 6 p.m., in room 101 of the Student Learning Center.
Tuesday, Oct. 12: Film screening: “Manuela Saenz: La Libertadora del Libertador.” A panel discussion will be lead by Leonardo Padron, the film’s screenwriter, at 7 p.m., in room 150 of the Student Learning Center. The screening is sponsored by the Peabody Awards Collection of the Media Archives and Media Department, UGA Libraries.
Wednesday, Oct. 13: CLACS seminar: Venezuelan author, poet and screenwriter, Leonardo Padrón presents “More than Melodramatic Love Stories: Telenovelas and Social Reality,” at 12:30 p.m., CLACS, 290 South Hull Street.
Thursday, Oct. 14: CLACS seminar: UGA assistant professor of sociology Patricia Richards and Millaray Painemal, Mapuche indigenous women’s association of southern Chile, present “The Politics of Gender, Human Rights and being Indigenous in Chile,” at 12:30 p.m., CLACS, 290 South Hull Street.
Friday, Oct. 15: Noche Latina, sponsored by the Hispanic Student Association begins at 6 p.m., in Georgia Hall at the Tate Center. The After-party, “Latino Performance Showcase,” will be at Tasty World, downtown Athens. Contact HSA’s Carolyn Chinchilla at chin33@uga.edu for details.
Monday, Oct. 18: Graduate student presentations of summer research carried out in Latin America and the Caribbean during summer 2004 begin at 6 p.m., Baldwin Hall, room 264. Research is supported by CLACS through the Tinker Foundation and the UGA Graduate School.
Wednesday, Oct. 20: CLACS seminar: Elizabeth Oglesby, University of Arizona assistant professor of Latin American studies and 2003-2004 Carnegie Council Fellow, presents “Political Violence and Teaching About the Past in Latin America: Guatemala’s ‘Memory of Silence’ and the Limits of Peace Education,” at 12:30 p.m., CLACS, 290 South Hull St.
Saturday, Oct. 23: Dia de la Mujer (Women’s Day): Community health services for Latina women is held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Also at St. Joseph’s is live Latin music with Mexican band Imagen from 1 to 3 p.m. The events are sponsored by Dia de la Mujer, Inc., American Cancer Society and Catholic Social Services and CLACS.
Latin American film festival: Film screenings: “Representing the Margins in Films from Latin America,” at the Georgia Museum of Art, M. Smith Griffith Auditorium. Screenings are on Wednesday evenings, 7:30 p.m.
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Hispanic Heritage Month, page 4
Wednesday, Sept. 22: “Suite Habana”(Cuba, 2003, dir. Fernando Perez)
Wednesday, Sept. 29: “De noche vienes, Esmeralda” (Mexico, 1997, dir. Jaime Humberto
Hermosillo)
Wednesday, Oct. 6: “Pantaleón y las visitadoras” (Peru, 2000, dir. Francisco Lombardi)
Wednesday, Oct. 13: “Plata quemada” (Argentina, 2000, dir. Marcelo Piñeyro)
Wednesday, Oct. 20: “Carandiru” (Brasil, 2003 Dir. Hector Babenco)
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