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San Diego passes resolution in support of Ethnic Studies!
SanDiego School Board approves unanimously a resolution in favor of #EthnicStudies @EthnicStudiesCA pic.twitter.com/UDQhffN8eh
— Unión del Barrio (@UniondelBarrio) June 10, 2015
AB 101 passes in the CA Assembly -- now onto Senate!
My AB101 to create an EthnicStudies Advisory Cmte &plan to implement ES statewide passed 51-19 TODAY!@EthnicStudiesCA pic.twitter.com/oFLfSVgGJs
— Asm. Luis Alejo (@AsmLuisAlejo) June 3, 2015
AB 101 passes CA Appropriations Committee
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SENT EMAILS TO THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE! Over 350 emails were sent to the members of the committee in the lead up to their vote today. Now AB 101 goes before the entire CA Assembly!
My ethnic studies bill AB101 moves out of Asm AppropsCmte today& to full vote by Assembly next week! @EthnicStudiesCA pic.twitter.com/7o7btZ9jhI
— Asm. Luis Alejo (@AsmLuisAlejo) May 28, 2015
Ethnic Studies Now Coalition Prepared to Defend Ethnic Studies Initiative in LAUSD
We mourn the loss of the life of Monique Rivera
Dear Friends,
It is with great sadness that we have been made aware of the passing of Monique Rivera, who was an active member of the Ethnic Studies Now Coalition. Our most sincere condolences to her family and friends. You may recall the flyer we distributed last year to promote the rally before the historic vote by the LAUSD Board last November and which featured a photo of her in a graphic design by Mayra Rangel. Here are the details of the vigil to remember Monique, as posted on Facebook:
WHEN: Today (April 9, 2015) 3:20-4:10pm
LOCATION: Free Speech Zone in front of Cal State LA University Bookstore
"A beloved daughter, a brilliant classmate, and an amazing friend. Monique Rivera was a fellow Cal State-Los Angeles student. She was majoring in Psychology with a minor in Pan African Studies and had less than one year left before graduation. Her body was found on Monday (4/6) in her Alhambra home, where she resided with her mother and grandmother. She was 25 years of age. Monique was a believer in the need for social justice and was an organizer and advocate for social change. She had a bright and promising future ahead of her. Out love and condolences go to her family. We love her and will miss her dearly, rest in power Monique!" via https://www.facebook.com/events/781671405279851/
¡¡¡MONIQUE RIVERA PRESENTE!!!
100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide - UCLA Commemorates
via Society for Armenian Studies website
LOS ANGELES—From April 10-11, 2015. The Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History at UCLA [established by the Armenian Educational Foundation] will hold a conference to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. (click on image to enlarge).
The event is co-sponsored by the Gustave Von Grunebaum Center for Near East Studies (UCLA), the UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies,as well as the UCLA Department of History. It will involve two days of panels featuring an international cast of world-renowned scholars as well as an evening of keynote speakers on Friday (April 10) and a small concert at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall.
Professors Richard G. Hovannisian, Ronald Grigor Suny, and Istanbul-based public intellectual and academic Murat Belge will each provide their reflections with musical interludes by the Armenian Music Ensemble of UCLA under the direction of Movses Poghossian.
One of the concerns that threads together the different academic panels on the genocide is to embed the Armenian-Ottoman tragedy within the larger contexts of world or global history, emphasizing the comparative and connective aspects of this defining event in the historical trajectories of Armenians, Turks, and others in the course of a “century of genocides.”
Participating scholars include Norman Naimark, Donald Bloxham, Jay Winter, Dirk Moses, Richard Hovannisian, Gary Bass, Gerard Libaridian, Donald Miller, Bülent Bilmez, Bedross Der Matossian, Uğur Ümit Üngör, Janet Klein, Ruken Şengul, Murat Yildiz, Sossie Kasbarian, Dzovinar Derderian, and others.
Please see attached conference poster for a full listing of the program and venue.
Genocide and global history March 2 finalDirect any inquiries to conference organizer and holder of the Chair, Professor Sebouh D. Aslanian,[email protected].
honoring California Indians - Student Art Show Reception
via http://www.indianeducationlausd.com/calendar-backup/
"This annual exhibition demonstrates the strong collaborative spirit of two institutions devoted to promoting American Indian Arts and Cultural education through the Los Angles Unified School District. American Indian/Alaskan Native Title VII students were thrilled to showcase their talents at the Autry National Center.
Each year, students focus their studies on tribes of a given region in the United States. Sandy Franks, the Title VII Cultural Advisor chooses the region each year and creates the lesson plans that encompass the art projects that are displayed. Young Indian artists tap into their creativity and express themselves through a variety of authentic art projects."
AB 101 passes CA Assembly Education Committee
On March 25, 2015 Assembly Bill 101 passed the California Assembly Education Committee, and now goes onto the CA Appropriations Committee. You can watch the entire video or scroll down to watch specific segments:
CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW TO SKIP TO THAT PART OF THE HEARING:
ASM Reginald Sawyer-Jones: |
CTA/UTLA Cecily Myart-Cruz: |
Mariela Pizarro Silva: |
Alex Shantz: |
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
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Asm. Young O. Kim - District 65, Fullerton (R):
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Asm. Shirley N. Weber - District 79, San Diego (D): |
Asm. Tony Thurmond - District 15, Richmond (D): |
Asm. Patrick O'Donnell, Committee Chair, District 70, Long Beach (D): |
CLOSING REMARKS: Asm. Alejo, District 30, Watsonville (D): |
VOTE by CA Assembly Education Committee: |
500+ emails sent to CA Assembly Education Committee -- THANK YOU!
UPDATE: THANK YOU TO THE 500+ PEOPLE WHO HAVE SENT EMAILS!
HERE IS A PHOTO OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALEJO WITH ONE OF OUR ETHNIC STUDIES NOW COALITION T-SHIRTS.