EMurillo@CSUSB.EDU
CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ETHNIC STUDIES SUMMIT
HOSTED BY:
CALIFORNIA-MEXICO STUDIES CENTER and LEAD ORGANIZATION
With the CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION, EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
& THE ETHNIC STUDIES NOW COALITION
THIS Saturday, October 18, 2014 9am-5pm
Campus of California State University, Long Beach
Anatol Conference Center (University Library)
1250 N Bellflower BlvdLong Beach, CA 90840
Directions & Parking Info: http://csulb.edu/community/v-gettinghere.html
Google map and directions
$5 parking at Lots #5 and #7
Register to Attend:
9:00 am - 1:30 pm Live Global
Webcast & On-Demand Replay
PURPOSE: A historic 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.
Did you know that Ethnic Studies Courses in K-12:
1. Promote students' positive academic achievement; 2.
Promote students' respect and awareness of the history and culture of diverse
Americans.
3. Promote students' interest and awareness in college
going; and 4. Prepare students to participate in and contribute to the local
and global economy.
For more info: go to
or call Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos at: (562) 972-0986
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Program Schedule: (Live webcast 9:00 am - 1:30 pm at:
9:00 am Welcome and introductions, Armando Vazquez-Ramos
and Dr. Enrique Murillo, Co-Conveners
9:15 am PANEL: Local Ethnic Studies School Board Policies and
College-credit
Courses Models The El Rancho USD Ethnic Studies Policy requirement Model:
- Dr. Aurora Villon, El Rancho USD Board President
- Jose Lara, El Rancho USD Board Vice President
- Martin Galindo, El Rancho USD Superintendent
CSULB college-credit classes at Carson H.S. and El Rancho
H.S. Model:
- Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos, CSULB Chicano & Latino
Studies Department
- Veronica Jimenez, Director of Operations, Carson Boys
& Girls Club
- Michelle Gomez, College Bound Coordinator, Carson Boys
& Girls Club
10 am PANEL: The Struggle for Mexican American Studies in
Arizona
- Manuel Hernandez, Arizona State University Professor
- Sean Arce, Tucson USD Mexican American Studies Program Founder
- Roberto Rodriguez, University of Arizona Professor
11 am GUEST SPEAKER: Bennett Kayser, LAUSD School Board
Member
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ROUND TABLE PRESENTATIONS:
Community-based initiatives and commitments to support
the CPES Plan:
* ETHNIC STUDIES NOW COALITION
* HERMANDAD MEXICANA
* RAZA STUDIES CONFERENCE- PLAN DE LOS ANGELES
* CARSON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
* HEART OF LOS ANGELES (HoLA)
* FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS
* ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE-L.A.
* STUDENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM (SFER)
* MECHA & LA RAZA STUDENT ASSOCIATION
* LONG BEACH CENTRO C.H.A.
* PUENTE Program
* THE MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF LOS
ANGELES
* E.L.A. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
* HERITAGE FOR AMERICA
* MEXICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION
(MAPA)
* CITY OF LOS ANGELES and L.A. COUNTY AMERICAN
INDIAN COMMISSIONS
* LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS
(LULAC)
* ASSOCIATION OF MEXICAN AMERICAN EDUCATORS
(AMAE)
* NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHICANO/A STUDIES
(NACCS)
12 noon BREAK: Networking session and Lunch (Provided gratis by
Co-sponsors and host organizations)
12:30pm KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Dr. Rudy Acuna
Founder and Professor Emeritus
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department, CSUN
Dr. Maulana Karenga
Professor and Chair
Africana Studies Department, CSULB
1:30pm WORKING GROUPS STRATEGY BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:
* Students for the Campaign to Promote Ethnic
Studies (CPES)
* Ethnic Studies Teaching Credential &
Curriculum Development
* School Board Ethnic Studies resolutions and
local-control empowerment
* Community Organizations’ initiatives in support
of the CPES movement
* CSU, UC, Private and Community College
Ethnic Studies faculty
3pm WORKING GROUPS REPORTING AND RECOMMENDATIONS
4pm GENERAL DISCUSSION AND FOLLOW-UP PLAN
5pm Despedida
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Thank you - Gracias,
Enrique G. Murillo, Jr., Ph.D.
Executive Director, LATINO EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY DAYS
(LEAD) ORGANIZATION
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