AUSTIN: Don’t White-Out Our History Rally – MAY 19

Don’t White-Out Our History Rally Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Location: William B. Travis Building Street: 1701 Congress Ave. City/Town: Austin, TX View Map Description Come join the Texas Freedom Network for the “Don’t White-Out Our History Rally”! This rally is scheduled on the eve of the State Board of Education’s […]

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Arizona Ethnic Studies Law Signed By Governor Brewer, Condemned By UN Human Rights Experts

Arizona Ethnic Studies Law Signed By Governor Brewer, Condemned By UN Human Rights Experts http://www.huffingtonpost.com PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill targeting a school district’s ethnic studies program on Tuesday, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure. State schools chief Tom Horne, who has pushed the […]

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Arizona Makes It Illegal to Teach Kids About Mexicans

“Never mind that 90 percent of the curriculum at most schools already focuses on one particular ethnic group.” Arizona Makes It Illegal to Teach Kids About Mexicans | VF Daily | Vanity Fair http://www.vanityfair.com A morning dose of low-calorie news: Muhammad cartoonist attacked, Wall Street to blame for Dow dive.

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Ariz. gov signs bill targeting ethnic studies

Ariz. gov signs bill targeting ethnic studies http://www.aolnews.com Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill targeting a school district\’s ethnic studies program on Tuesday, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure.

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Arizona Ethnic Studies Classes Banned, Teachers With Accents Can No Longer Teach English

Arizona Ethnic Studies Classes Banned, Teachers With Accents Can No Longer Teach English http://www.huffingtonpost.com Arizona’s new immigration law is just about crime, its supporters say, but given that the state’s new education policy equates ethnic studies programs with high treason, they may not be using the commonly accepted definition of "crime." Under the ban, sent […]

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From the Social Justice Education Project: STOP DEHUMANIZING LEGISLATION IN ARIZONA

FROM THE SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION PROJECT DIRECT LINK: http://socialjusticeproject.org/SJEP/SOCIAL_JUSTICE_EDUCATION_PROJECT.html STOP DEHUMANIZING LEGISLATION IN ARIZONA Call to Action, There have been two legislative bills introduced with intentions of not only eliminating ethnic/raza studies but also eliminating non-citizen children from our public schools. Both of the legislative bills are supported by Arizona senate and house representatives who […]

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Expense-Paid, Summer Internships Hosted by Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Internships for Summer-Hosted Congressional Hispanic Caucus.pdf

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AUSTIN: TEACH-IN: SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2-4pm, FRONT STEPS OF THE STATE CAPITOL

TEACH-IN: SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2-4pm, FRONT STEPS OF THE STATE CAPITOL Our State and Nation’s History: What the State Board of Education Doesn’t Want our Children to Know The Texas State Board of Education’s (SBOE) recent recommendations for social studies curriculum revisions would lead to the absence of several key events, people and issues from […]

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TAKE ACTION – DREAM Act 2010!

The time is NOW Pass the DREAM Act! Dear DREAM Advocate, Although President Obama and Vice President Biden have voiced their support for the DREAM Act on multiple occassions, a vote on this legislation is unlikely to happen WITHOUT YOUR HELP AND ACTIONS. The dreams and lives of outstanding students can no longer be on […]

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Latina/o student “limpia” of UC Berkeley and other activities

THE CENTER FOR LATINO POLICY RESEARCH University of California, Berkeley is a proud co-sponsor of the following activities, organized by Latina/o student groups Xinaxtly and Yque. Please, see the attachment for more details. The activities include a "limpia" of the university in commemoration of Cesar Chavez’s birthday on March 31st. Start Time: Monday, March 29, […]

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