All
Activities are Free and Open to the Public, andwill be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.
The
Calendar is subject to change.Please contact organizer to confirm date, time, and location.
46 Day
Community Fast Begins Tuesday, March 15th, at Sunrise
Latino Boys Leadership Group
Daniel Escalante:720-987-8148ifnot@mac.com
The Latino Boys Leadership
Group invites the general public to fast for 2-3 days during the 2011 Celebration.
As each faster completes their fast, the fast is passed on to the next
person.Each fast begins at
Sunrise on the first day and ends at Sunset on the final day. Each faster
is encouraged to take time to reflect and commit (or recommit) to taking action
on the social justice issue that is important to them.At the end of the Community Fast,
fasters will gather for a Ceremony and Community Talking Circle.
Project YES After school activities
Tuesday, March 15th , Lafayette schools.
Julie Birschbach: julie.birschbach@cusy.edu
Farmworker’s Experience (in Spanish)
Tuesday, March 15th6:00pm-8:00pm
Location:Angevine Middle School Library
Maria Ramirez:303-665-5540 x279maria.ramirez@bvsd.org
City Proclamation/Street Naming
(Bilingual) Tuesday, March 15th
Maria Ramirez:303-665-5540 x279maria.ramirez@bvsd.org
Short
handle weeders and hoes, we walked miles and miles every day as we weeded and
hoed from sun up to sun down facing the elements sometimes kind, many times
cruel. Knives and shears that were worn down by the slicing thousands of
onions, one handful at a time, potatoes belts that seem fit for a mule are what
men, women and children wore with bent backs picking potatoes, harsh work done
before the light of the morning sun, others during the early wintry snow.Baskets, sacks, bucket, crates, were
filled for pennies a sack in fields as big as the sea.
These
are the tools with which my parents, my brothers and I used to put the fresh
fruit and produce for the American families across the country.Yet, we worked together, learned
lessons not taught in any classroom that have brought me from putting the food
on people’s tables, to inspire others to be the best they can be.As a professionals who has worked her
way from the fields to the White House I took what was good, left what was not
and continue to make a difference.
Denver Cesar Chavez Peace and Justice March
Saturday, March 26th8:45am
Location:St. Anthony Catholic Church, Denver.
Ramon Del Castillo:delcastr@mscd.edu
Local Voices Multi-Media Art Opening Thursday, March 31 5:30pm-6:30pm
Lafayette Public Library
Sara Rockinger: 720-560-3659, sr@simplifiedcomputer.com
Lafayette Public Library is showing a Lafayette Latino History
art and multi-media display by Sara Rockinger called Local Voices. It is a
powerful celebration of the rich cultural heritage of our community. During
March and April, take time to sit and watch the silent, locally-recorded video
by Mark Conkle projected onto three-dimensional translucent figures, or listen
to two DVDs featuring personal stories from the Latino Boys Leadership Group at
Centaurus High School (edited by Denver artist Lisa Wagner) and interviews with
local Latinos generously sharing their personal and family histories.
Movie and Discussion:9500 Liberty Thursday, March 31 7:00pm-9:00pm
Lafayette Public Library Meeting Room
Julie Piller:Julie@sistercarmen.org
Synopsis
of 9500 Liberty
Prince
William County, Virginia becomes ground zero in America’s explosive
battle over
immigration policy when elected officials adopt a law requiring police
officers
to question anyone they have "probable cause" to suspect is an
undocumented immigrant.
9500
Liberty reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government,
targeted by
national anti-immigration networks using the Internet to frighten and
intimidate lawmakers and citizens. Alarmed by a climate of fear and
racial
division, residents form a resistance using YouTube videos and virtual
town halls,
setting up a real-life showdown in the seat of county government.
The
devastating social and economic impact of the “Immigration Resolution”
is felt
in the lives of real people in homes and in local businesses. But the
ferocious
fight to adopt and then reverse this policy unfolds inside government
chambers,
on the streets, and on the Internet. 9500 Liberty provides a front row
seat to
all three battlegrounds.
Cesar Chavez Birthday Celebration Friday, April 1 2:30pm-3:30pm
Escuela
Bilingue Pioneer
Julie
Piller: julie@sistercarmen.org
Cesar
Chavez Seeds of Justice March/Rally Friday, April 1 3:30pm-4:00pm
Start at Escuela Bilingue Pioneer
Elaina Verveer: verveer@colorado.edu
Planned in conjunction with the 2011 Lafayette Cesar Chavez Celebration, the seventh annual Seeds of Justice march will commence at Escuela Bilingüe Pioneer (101 E. Baseline Road) at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1 and conclude at approximately 4:00 p.m. at LaMont Does Park (500 E. South Boulder Road). Immediately following, local high school and college students will coordinate a community rally and celebration to not only honor the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez, but generate support for human rights, including immigration and worker's rights. The rally will conclude at approximately 5:30 p.m. Food and entertainment will be provided.
Family Acceptance of LGBT Youth, Dr.
Caitlin Ryan
Saturday, April 2nd10:30am-12:00noon
Location: Lafayette Library
Boulder Valley Safe Schools Coalition,
Anne Guilfoile: chrgui@indra.com
Caitlin
Ryan, Director of the Family Acceptance Project, San Francisco State University
will discuss how families and communities can promote the well-being of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. Caitlin Ryan will describe
how she has translated her research results into actions that will help us
respond and adapt when gay youth come out. Refreshments.
Sponsors: Lafayette
Cesar Chavez Celebration, PEN, Boulder Valley School District, Boulder Valley
Safe Schools Coalition, PFLAG, Out Boulder, Boulder County Public Health
9th Annual Cesar Chavez
Poetry Reading and
Pedro Urquidez Scholarship Award (Bilingual)
Saturday, April 9th, 1:00pm -3:30pm
Cannon Mine Coffee Shop
RER, Daniel Escalante: ifnot@mac.com
The
9th Annual Cesar Chavez Poetry Reading will feature nationally
knownand local poets in a cozy,
coffee shop setting.Guest poets
include Vanessa Delgado, who has been writing and performing poetry
for more than 12 years. She is acollective member of Cafe Cultura and serves as the
Communication Chair for the ColoradoLatino Forum. She
enjoys following politics and drawing awareness to social justice issues.
Margie Domingo was
born and educated in Denver, Colorado, Margie is a former teacher
at Escuela Tlatelolco who has published two books of poetry entitled “Let My
Existence Be Born” and “Let Me Walk Beside You”, and two chapbooks: “Mujeres de
Aztlán” and “La Malinche”.
Dr. Ramon
Del Castillo's poetry includes: Tales from a Michoacano; Broken Concrete; From
the Corazón of a Bato Loco; When the Owl Can't See at Night, and Chile
Colorado.He is chairperson of the
Denver César Chávez Peace and Justice Committee.
SeLebration! Global Youth Service Day Saturday, April 16 9am-2pm
Participating Lafayette Sites
Project YES, Tamera Cone: tameracone@yahoo.com
De Mi Casa a Tu Casa:A Cooking Class (Bilingual) Saturday, April 23rd
11:00am-1:00pm
Betty Artes: bettyatcasa.aol.com
In this
cooking class (part one of two classes), participants will work on their
favorite home cooked recipes to make them healthier.Keeping in mind the high incidence of diabetes and heart
disease, you will learn how to transform many traditional recipes into a
healthier and delicious version.Learn how to cook her award winning spinach enchiladas.Class is limited.Bilingual.Taught by
Betty Artes, co-owner of Casa Alvarez Restaurant in Boulder, Colorado.
De Mi Casa a Tu Casa:A Cooking Class #2 (Bilingual) Wednesday, April 27th9:00am-11:00am
Lafayette Senior Center
Mary Lester:maryl@cityoflafayette.com
Día
de los Niños/Día de los Libros(Bilingual) Saturday, April 30 2pm-4pm
Lafayette Public Library Meeting Room
Valerie Pierce: 303-665-5200 x3862, valeriep@cityoflafayette.com
End 46 Day Fast.Community Talking Circle (Bilingual)
Saturday,
April 30 6:00pm-8:00pm
Lafayette Library Meeting Room
Daniel Escalante:720-987-8148 ifnot@mac.com
¡SI SE PUEDE!
Calendar is subject to change. Please contact the Activity Organizer to confirm date, time, and location.