October 2012 Events
13th Annual Multicultural Welcome Dinner and Dessert Reception for New Students
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
California Mission Room, Benson Memorial Center (Dinner)
7:00 pm - 9:00pm, Shapell Patio (Dessert)
This annual celebration welcomes first-year and transfer students of color to Santa Clara University. This event is a great opportunity for you to meet current students, faculty and staff to find out more information about cultural programs, activities, and resources on campus. A first year experience will also be shared by an SCU sophomore.
By invitation only.
This event is co-sponsored by the Office for Multicultural Learning, and the Multicultural Center.
Spicy Bhangra
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Locatelli Center
Intandesh and MEChA are co-hosting this event featuring dances and music from South Asian and Latino cultures. Come check out their dance and hear music spun by their "dueling DJs!"
Hosted by Intandesh and MEChA.
Cultural Dance Workshops
Thursday, October 11th, 18th, & 25th, 2012
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Multicultural Center (Shapell Lounge)
Three different cultural dances - Salsa, Meringue, and Cumbia - will be taught on Wednesday nights in October to celebrate Chicano/Latino Heritage Month.
*Dates subject to change*
Hosted by MEChA and the MCC.
Barkada Open House
Friday, October 12
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Multicultural Center (Shapell Lounge)
Come celebrate Filipino Heritage Month with Barkada! There will be food, PCN dance performance, cultural information, and more! We'll see you there!
For more information about Barkada check out our October Newsletter!
Hosted by Barkada.
Latina/o Leaders Recognition Program
Monday, October 15th - Friday, November 9th, 2012
Potluck Dinner in Mid-November
MEChA's Concilio and the MCC are recognizing the contributions made by students of Latino/Hispanic descent from the week of October 15 through November 9, to be concluded with a potluck to honor all the leaders as the guests of honor together in mid-November. Leaders will be given a certificate and introduced by either a member of Concilio or they will be introduced by the person that nominated them.
Leaders will be announced on Facebook and Twitter, so check out www.facebook.com/mccscu!
Hosted by MEChA's Concilio and the MCC.
El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Oudside the Multicultural Center (Shapell Lounge)
El Dia de los Muertos on November 2nd is an important religious holiday in Mexico. Also called All Souls Day, it is an occasion marked by festive celebrations to honor the dead. Cemeteries are cleaned and decorated, special food and candies cooked, and home altars are designed in homage to one's ancestors. It is a day of joyous remembrance, not sadness. The special songs, poems, foods, and toys created for El Dia de los Muertos reflect this outlook.
Blowout! Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Williman Room, Benson Center
Sal Castro, a historic figure of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and 1970, inspired the students in the East Los Angeles public schools to engage in a massive school walkout for a week to protest a history of inferior education provided to Mexican Americans since the early 20th century. These walkouts came to be known as the East L.A. Blowouts.
Mario T. Garcia, author of Blowout! Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice will discuss the life and times of Sal Castro and the movement.
The talk will be followed by a light reception and book signing.
Love Jones
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
8:00 PM
Locatelli Center
LOVE JONES IS BACK SCU! Get excited for a night of slam poetry, spoken word, music, dance and comedy. This quarter we'll have many of your favorite returning artist as well as many new ones! This is a night you won't want to miss. Get excited, mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you at the show!
For more information check out our website at igweevents.wix.com/lovejones
Hosted by Igwebuike.
Danza Folklórica Escénica
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
6:30 PM
Learning Commons, Viewing & Taping Room A
Mexican Folkloric Dance tells the story of the vibrant art form through the life and work of the internationally acclaimed artist and choreographer, Rafael Zamarripa. A former member of the Ballet Folkloric de Mexico, Zamarripa is an innovator who has kept the art form alive among young people, founding and inspiring dance companies in Mexico and the U.S.
For more information about the film, please visit : http://www.olganajera.com/
Following the film, there will be a Q&A with filmmaker Olga Najera-Ramirez, professor of anthropology at UC-Santa Cruz.
Presented by the Santa Clara University Library.
