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solidaridad: Campaign to Promote Ethnic Studies Summitt Flyer, October 18, 2014

solidaridad: Campaign to Promote Ethnic Studies Summitt Flyer, October 18, 2014:



Campaign to Promote Ethnic Studies Summitt Flyer, October 18, 2014



CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE
ETHNIC STUDIES SUMMIT

Saturday, October 18, 2014 ~ 9am-5pm
CSULB Anatol Conference Center
1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840 
Get Directions

PURPOSE:
A conference for those committed to promote ethnic studies at all levels of the educational system, to discuss the state of Ethnic Studies in California, Arizona and Texas, and present new models that enhance Ethnic Studies in K-12, based on local-control school board policies and partnerships between schools with colleges and universities.
Keynote Addresses By:


Dr. Rudy Acuña
Professor Ameritus
Chicana/o Studies Dept., CSUN


Dr. Maulana Karenga
Professor & Chair

Program Highlights:
  • El Rancho USD Ethnic Studies Requirement Historical Precedent
  • Carson H.S.-CSULB Chicano & Latino Studies College-Credit Model
  • Case studies on the Arizona & Texas struggles, and panels on American Indian, Chicano/Latino, Asian/Asian American and Africana Studies 
  • The role of students, parents and communities on expanding Ethnic Studies
  • Summit conclusions and recommendations on policy and legislation
HOSTED BY:

  CALIFORNIA-MEXICO STUDIES CENTER
& CSU SAN BERNARDINO L.E.A.D.

IN COLLABORATION WITH:


  • THE EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
  • CSULB AFRICANA STUDIES, AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES, ASIAN/ASIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES AND 
  • CHICANO & LATINO STUDIES DEPARTMENTS 
  • CSU NORTHRIDGE CHICANA/O STUDIES DEPARTMENT
  • CARSON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ~ COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM
  • HEART OF LOS ANGELES (HOLA) AND FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS
  • STUDENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM (SFER)
  • LONG BEACH CENTRO C.H.A. AND THE MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
For information: go to www.california-mexicocenter.org or call Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos at: (562) 972-0986

To register, go to:http://www.ethnicstudiesnow.com/ethnic_studies_summit   



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