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Conference on Globalization and Politics at UMass, Spring 05 - Call for Papers

by Neida Jimenez

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS >PEWS CONFERENCE >World-Systemic Crisis and Contending Political >Scenarios >April 14-16, 2005 >University of Massachusetts, Amherst > >The current global condition of widespread violence, >enduring economic difficulties for both capital and >labor, and a vacuum of hegemony that is expressed in >the adventurist war initiatives of the U.S. imperial >state are symptoms of crisis in the modern >world-system. Though this crisis has produced >disruption and suffering on a wide scale, it may also >reveal the limits of the current global order and >create opportunities for collective agency toward >transforming it. > >Next year's PEWS conference will focus on the changing >political dynamics of the current world-system and >will explore the potential for change embedded in >them. With this goal in mind, the conference will >address the specificity of the political in the >contemporary global order. On the one hand, >participants will examine institutional settings and >their political fields (inter-state system, state >formations, imperialisms) and, on the other, they will >analyze forms of resistance and the conflicts they >produce (anti-systemic movements and struggles). These >investigations from above and below will serve as >means of identifying and imagining possible scenarios >for change embodied in contemporary global conditions, >a theoretical practice that Immanuel Wallerstein has >called Utopistics. > >The conference will begin with a plenary that will >provide an overview of the politics of the late modern >world-system. Issues to be covered include: 1) the >articulation of the capitalist world-economy, >institutions of global governance, and the inter-state >system; 2) the crisis of U.S. hegemony and the drive >to empire-building; 3) the relations of systemic >crisis to the rise of violence and the proliferation >of religious and racial/ethnic strife around the >world; and 4) the possibilities for emerging subaltern >social actors to constitute antisystemic movements and >create a more egalitarian, democratic, and decolonized >world-system. > >The opening plenary will be followed by panel >discussions organized around interconnected themes. We >welcome papers addressing the political dimensions of >crisis in the late modern world-system. Particular >issues to be addressed include: 1) the relationship >between world-hegemony, global governance, and empire; >2) comparative studies of state formations in >different world-regions (Latin America, Africa, Middle >East, Europe, East Asia) that provide some insight >into the global patterns and local contradictions in >political institutions at this historical juncture; >and 3) analyses of the emergence of subaltern >movements and their potential to achieve far-reaching >social transformation. The conference will close with >another plenary session in which the question of the >politics of the late modern world-system and possible >scenarios for systemic change will be revisited in >light of conference discussions. > >The conference will take place April 14-16, 2005 at >the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Send your >proposals to Agustin Lao-Montes and/or Joya Misra to : >lao(a)soc.umass.edu; misra(a)soc.umass.edu; or Sociology >Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA >01003. The deadline to submit abstracts is December >15, 2004. >From: Agustin Lao <lao(a)soc.umass.edu> >Subject: Conference on Globalization and Politics-Call for Papers > > >

19 years, 5 months

Remittances and Socioeconomic Integration of Mexican Immigrants - Upcoming Talk at Harvard

by Neida Jimenez

**************************************************************** EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT <http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~mii/papers/Marcelli&Lowell_IMR_2005tables.pdf>Transnational Twist: Pecuniary Remittances and the Socioeconomic Integration of Authorized and Unauthorized Mexican Immigrants in Los Angeles County Presenter: Enrico Marcelli Robert Wood Johnson Research Fellow Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health Discussant: Anna Hardman, Department of Economics, Tufts University Harvard Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop Series Wednesday, December 1, 2004 5:00 pm William James Hall, Room 601 Harvard University 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA Event open to the public

19 years, 5 months

Voting Rights for Immigrants - Cambridge Efforts

by Neida Jimenez

Dear listeros, Below is a flyer about an effort to support voting rights for immigrants at the local level, Cambridge specifically. This movement is gaining momentum across MA and other states. To learn more, see www.immigrantvoting.org Submitted by Kathleen Coll, Harvard University. ******************************** SHARE THE VOTE! SUPPORT LOCAL VOTING RIGHTS FOR ALL IN CAMBRIDGE JOIN US MONDAY, NOV. 22 AT 5:30PM Council Chambers, Cambridge City Hall, Central Square * Why should non-citizen immigrants be allowed to vote in local elections? One out of every four Cambridge residents is an immigrant. Immigrants pay payroll and property taxes to support local programs and services, pay rent, are employed by or employ others in local businesses, send their children to our schools, and care about the health, wealth and resources in our community. In other words, non-citizen residents care about the same things as local residents who are also citizens. Local elected leaders and policy questions affect all of our day-to-day lives. * Why is non-citizen voting good for all Cantabridgians? Without the participation of all of our neighbors at the polls, many of our community's most important issues may get less attention than they deserve. Whether we are citizens or not, we are very concerned about earning a living wage, the high cost of living, fair housing practices and discrimination, and the need for more affordable housing. Like everyone else, immigrants are also concerned about public education, opportunities, programs and services for young people and seniors, health care, parks and playgrounds, after-school and summer programs, and public safety. * Why don't they just become citizens? The road to obtaining citizenship is a long and difficult one for many immigrants. Since 9/11 it has only gotten longer and now there are many new roadblocks. Depending upon their country of origin, it can take up to fifteen or twenty years to become a permanent resident. Once they become permanent residents, immigrants must then wait another 5 years before they can apply for citizenship. Even after they become eligible to apply for citizenship, it can take many years to go through the process and at times the fees and legal expenses can be very costly. * Is this really legal? Yes. The United States Constitution permits state and local governments to decide whether non-citizens may vote. Non-citizen voting was practiced in 22 states during the first 150 years of U.S. history. Six municipalities in Maryland, and major cities like New York have permitted immigrants to vote in local elections for many years. In Massachusetts, both Amherst and Cambridge have filed home rule legislation in the past to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections and Newton is also deciding whether to join us. We need to refile our legislation in December at State House, so that is why the City Council must vote on this issue once again. Other countries, like Ireland not only allow but even encourage non-citizens to vote in local elections. In fact, in Australia, where non-citizen immigrants also vote, people can be fined for not participating in elections! FOR MORE INFO. ON NON-CITIZEN VOTING CAMPAIGNS IN MASSACHUSETTS & BEYOND: www.immigrantvoting.org

19 years, 6 months

A Tribute to the Mambo Kings - Upcoming Performance, Berklee College

by Neida Jimenez

CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT "Eguie Castrillo's Palladium Night Orchestra: A Tribute to the Mambo Kings" Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 8:15 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the Berklee Performance Center box office, 135 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. General admission is $20. Season tickets for the series, "Nothing Conservatory About It," are $100 for preferred seating and $75 for seniors. Below is article about this upcoming performance. Eguie Castrillo is a Framingham-based teacher and performer. ***************************************************************************** Searing hot: Tribute to the Mambo Kings features Framingham's own Eguie Castrillo By Chris Bergeron / News Staff Writer Thursday, November 11, 2004 Boston Globe FRAMINGHAM -- Feel Eguie Castrillo tap his toes. "Your feet got to be doing this," he explained, his boots thumping on the floor. "The beat goes from your foot into your brain and soul." That's the mambo. It's the euphoric rhythm Castrillo learned on the streets of Puerto Rico and mastered in the ballrooms of Miami. Rapping his beloved timbales, his blurring hands show how the mambo got its name from a Cuban derived word meaning "conversation with the Gods." Now the Framingham percussionist and teacher is paying tribute to three giants of Latino music who made the mambo into a worldwide dance craze. He is organized and will perform in "Eguie Castrillo's Palladium Night Orchestra: A Tribute to the Mambo Kings" next week at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston. The concert is part of the Berklee College of Music's eight-part series, "Nothing Conservatory About It," that features Latin music, jazz, rock, rhythm and blues, folk and other styles. Castrillo's 18-piece orchestra will recreate the musical magic of mambo legends, Tito Puente, Pablo "Tito" Rodriquez and Machito in an orchestral blast into the past. Born in New York of Puerto Rican parents, Puente earned the name "King of the Drums" when he popularized Latin dance rhythms in the 1950s at the New York City hot spot, the Palladium dance hall at 53rd Street and Broadway. Throughout his two-decade-long career, Castrillo has honed the conguero's craft and acquired an abiding respect for the Mambo Kings' musical legacies. "We're going to travel in a time machine into the 1950s," said Castrillo, relaxing in his Framingham home. "It's going to be a complete musical experience." An associate professor of percussion at Berklee College of Music, Castrillo's life provides a living bridge to the Caribbean origins of mambo, salsa, meringue and the cha-cha-cha. He was born in 1963 in Rio Piedras, a suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, where, he said, "music is the food of everyday life, and drums provide the pulse." His father was an accountant and his mother taught school, but young Edgardo -- as he was known then -- was drawn to the public square where the music was as hot as the dazzling Caribbean sunshine. By the age of 10, he was pounding away on the timbales, a pair of skin-covered drums, often including cowbells and cymbals. Growing up in the 1970s, he listened to a fusion of Caribbean music from cumbia to calypso that provided common cultural ground for people of Spanish, African and Caribbean descent. "I didn't have any formal training," Castrillo recalled. "Timbales were the instruments of the streets. The streets were my first school." The young musician attended "Libre de Musica," a high school that combined musical training and academics. Before long, he was playing for some of the island's hottest bands, earning a reputation as an up-and-coming drummer. In 1993, Castrillo followed his musical muse "to a little town north of Cuba called Miami." "Puerto Rico is a small island with lots of artists and musicians. I always wanted to see how far my talents could take me. I had dreams and felt if I didn't follow them to the end, I would die," he said. Castrillo made a name for himself in Miami's thriving Latino music scene, solidifying his own reputation playing with the hottest stars. He performed with a potpourri of big names like Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera, Steve Winwood, the Boston Pops and KC & the Sunshine Band in clubs across the United States and beyond. "We traveled the whole planet. I played with all my idols," he said. More recently, he appeared in a music video with songstress and movie star Jennifer Lopez. In 1998, Castrillo was offered a teaching position at Berklee College of Music after school officials heard him giving a percussion workshop. He presently teaches a course on Afro-Cuban percussion that combines technique and history. Castrillo moved that year to Framingham with his wife, Viviana Vilches, a music teacher, and their now 8-year-old daughter, Angela. They have since had a new son, Diego Manuel. Their Arthur Street home is decorated with Vilches' tasteful watercolors and oil paintings. Just a toddler, 10-month-old Diego Manuel might be the next "Mambo Prince." Castrillo said whenever he taps his "clave" -- a kind of drumsticks -- the child's eyes brighten in recognition. For Castrillo, the percussionist's art requires hard-earned technique and passion. "You obviously need technical skills," he said. "But if you don't have heart, you'll go nowhere. You need that swing." Turning serious, Castrillo stressed his respect for pioneering musicians who established still vital traditions. "You have to honor artists who paved the way. You have to understand the roots that gave you your musical language," he said. That is one reason why next week's tribute will feature "exact arrangements" of a dozen songs popularized by the original Mambo Kings. "We'll be playing very sophisticated music," Castrillo said. "When Tito Puente passed away (in May 2000), he was the last giant. People need to know his music is still alive." The essentials: "Eguie Castrillo's Palladium Night Orchestra: A Tribute to the Mambo Kings" will be performed on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 8:15 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the Berklee Performance Center box office, 135 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. General admission is $20. Season tickets for the series, "Nothing Conservatory About It," are $100 for preferred seating and $75 for seniors. There is a 10 percent discount for WGBH members. Videos and memorabilia will also be available at the concert. For more information, call 617-747-2261. NOTICE- Due to a virus, my computer was heavily damaged. Regrettably, I have lost all my email archives. If you had a pending matter relating to faculty grants or the visiting scholars program, and have not heard from me, please re-send your message. I will respond promptly. I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. Gracias. ******************************************************************************************************* Neida M. Jimenez Program Manager, Faculty Grants and Visiting Scholars Program David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 61 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 drclas.fas.harvard.edu njimenez(a)fas.harvard.edu tel. 617-495-0574 fax. 617-496-2802

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Centro Presente

by Neida Jimenez

VOLUNTEERS WANTED >SE BUSCA: Centro Presente seeks volunteers interested in working with the >Latino immigrant community in a fast-paced, professional and friendly >environment. We are a community-based organization located in Cambridge >whose mission is to develop the ability of Latin American immigrants to >determine their individual and collective futures locally and nationally. >We have volunteer and internship opportunities in the following areas: > >Adult Education: Teach or assist ESL, Spanish Literacy, Citizenship, or >Basic Computers Skills classes, be a conversation partner, or collaborate >with special projects such as curriculum revision. (contact Mirna Merced >at 617-497-9080, ext. 21 or <mailto:mreyes@cpresente.org>mreyes(a)cpresente.org) > >Youth: Mentor Latino middle school aged youth one-on-one doing homework, >goal setting and outings, or help as a program assistant, leading small >groups working on art and homework projects. (contact Cynthia Tschampl at >617-497-9080, ext. 30 or ><mailto:ctschampl@cpresente.org>ctschampl(a)cpresente.org) > >Legal Department: Assist our legal department staff in the provision of >legal services. A great opportunity to learn about immigration law and the >current challenges the Latino immigrant community is facing. (for this or >any of the following opportunities, contact Jessica Durrum at >617-497-9080, ext. 14 or <mailto:jdurrum@cpresente.org>jdurrum(a)cpresente.org) > >Non-profit Management: Assist program directors and learn about program >development and running a non-profit organization, particularly >fundraising, grantwriting and management. > >Special Events: Help organize fundraising events such as our Holiday >Fiesta (December) and Monsignor Romero commemoration (March). > >Community Organizing & Political Advocacy: Help organize the Latino >immigrant community to work for immigration legislation and policy that is >more just, efficient and humane. > >Competencies: >· Bi-lingual: English and Spanish >· Personal commitment to immigrant rights or other social justice issues > >If interested or for more information, please contact: Jessica Durrum, >Centro Presente, 54 Essex Street, Cambridge, MA 02139; Telephone Number: >(617) 497-9080, extension 14; email: ><mailto:jdurrum@cpresente.org>jdurrum(a)cpresente.org

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New Pew Hispanic Center Report - THE WEALTH OF HISPANIC HOUSEHOLDS

by njimenez＠fas.harvard.edu

New Report THE WEALTH OF HISPANIC HOUSEHOLDS by Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Hispanic Center http://www.pewhispanic.org/page.jsp?page=reports Pew Hispanic Center study shows the recession and jobless recovery were much harder on the net worth of minority households.

19 years, 6 months

Lagrimas de Cocodrilo - I. Rivera Performance at Harvard 11/14!

by Neida Jimenez

>> Come hear the poetry/spoken word of the Black Boricua, Queer, Economic >> and Racial Justice activist/performance artist >> >> >> _ _ ___ >>(_) _ ( ) | _`\ _ >>| | ___ __ _ __ (_) _| | | (_) )(_) _ _ __ _ __ _ _ >>| |/' _ `\ /'_ `\( '__)| | /'_` | | , / | |( ) ( ) /'__`\( '__)/'_` ) >>| || ( ) |( (_) || | | |( (_| | | |\ \ | || \_/ |( ___/| | ( (_| | >>(_)(_) (_)`\__ |(_) (_)`\__,_) (_) (_)(_)`\___/'`\____)(_) `\__,_) >> ( )_) | >> \___/' >> >> >> "Lagrimas de Crocodilo" >> (Crocodile Tears) >> >> Sunday, November 14th >> 7:00 pm >> Science Ctr C >> >> www.ingridrivera.com >> >>"Lagrimas" is a one-woman show about struggling with same-sex childhood >>sexual abuse, lesbianism, and motherhood in the midst of recovery. It is >>an extremely powerful performance whose writing is informed by Rivera's >>background as a Black woman of Puerto Rican descent growing up in Harlem. >> >> >> >>co-sponsored by: >> >>association of black harvard women * BGLTSA * coalition against sexual >>violence >> * girlspot * latinas unidas * radcliffe union of students * >> * office of sexual assault, prevention, & response * >> >>for more info email rus(a)hcs.harvard.edu

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New Employment Listserv - Connecticut Assoc of Latinos in Higher Ed

by Neida Jimenez

>NEW LISTERV, If you are interested in joining this list, please contact Walter Diaz directly (diazw(a)easternct.edu ). Thank you. ************************************************************************************************************ >CALAHE JOB POSTINGS > ><file://www.calahe.org>www.calahe.org > >CALAHE (Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education) has >initiated an employment distribution list through which we will supply >current positions available in the higher education community in >Connecticut and New England. Please distribute these opportunities to your >respective networks. When making application to these positions, we ask >that you make notice that you learned of these opportunities through the >CALAHE distribution list/web page. > >If you would like to be added to the list, please email me at >diazw(a)easternct.edu >The following position(s) were recently posted with CALAHE: >Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT ><http://www.ccsu.edu>www.ccsu.edu >Assistant/Associate Professor Dept. of Computer Science >Assistant /Associate Professor- Beginning Fall 2005- Dept. of Physical >Education & Health Fitness;Dept. of Teacher Education > >Educational Leadership - (2) Positions >University Research Technician 1 - Physics/Earth >Sciences >Assistant / Associate / Full Professor - Dept. of Management & Organization >Assistant/Associate Professor - Dept of Management Information Systems >Assistant/Associate Professor - Marketing Department >Assistant/Associate Professor - Philosophy Department >Assistant Professor (2 Positions) English Department >Secretary 1 - Full-Time Recruitment & Admissions >Assistant Professor (2 Positions) - Criminology & Criminal Justice Dept. >Assistant / Associate Professor - (2 Positions) Dept. of Technology Education >Assistant/Associate Professor Reading & Language Arts Dept. >¨ 2 Openings: Developmental Literacy ¨ 2 Openings: Clinical >Faculty > >Assistant Professor - Physics & Earth Sciences Dept. >Assistant Professor (Planetary Science) Physics & Earth Sciences Dept. >Assistant Professor - Biochemistry >Assistant Professor British Poetry >Assistant Professor Contemporary American Fiction >For more detailed job descriptions, visit ><file://www.calahe.org>www.calahe.org >Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT ><http://www.easternct.edu>www.easternct.edu >Assistant Professor Physical Education/Elementary Pedagogy >Associate Director of Financial Aid-Systems/Administrator 4 >Assistant Director of Financial Aid/Administrator 3 >Assistant to the Director of Financial Aid/Administrator 2 >Executive Director- Child and Family Development Resource Center >For more detailed job descriptions, visit ><file://www.calahe.org>www.calahe.org >Mitchell College, New London, CT ><file://www.mitchell.edu>www.mitchell.edu >Head Coach Mens Lacrosse >Assistant Coaches (part-time) in: Mens Lacrosse, Mens Basketball, and >Womens Softball >For more detailed job descriptions, visit ><file://www.calahe.org>www.calahe.org >Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT ><http://www.quinnipiac.edu>www.quinnipiac.edu >Assistant Men's Basketball Coach >For more detailed job descriptions, visit ><file://www.calahe.org>www.calahe.org >University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT ><http://www.uconn.edu>www.uconn.edu >School of Law-(Associate) Professor of Law >For more detailed job descriptions, visit ><file://www.calahe.org>www.calahe.org >University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT ><http://www.hartford.edu>www.hartford.edu >Administrative Secretary >Senior Network and Systems Technical Analyst >Computer Support Engineer >Senior Systems Analyst >Head Baseball Coach >Assistant Professor of History >Assistant Professor of Physics >Director, Dance Division >Grants and Contracts Administrator >Vocal/Graduate Music Education >For more detailed job descriptions, visit ><file://www.calahe.org>www.calahe.org > > > >Walter Diaz >Director >Career Services >Eastern Connecticut State University >83 Windham Street >Willimantic, CT 06226 >Phone: (860)465.5244 >Fax:(860)465.4440 >Email: diazw(a)easternct.edu >University Web Page: <file://www.easternct.edu>www.easternct.edu >Department Web Page: ><file://www.easternct.edu/depts/career/>www.easternct.edu/depts/career/ > >

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Resources on University-Community Partnerships

by njimenez＠fas.harvard.edu

Dear listeros, At the first conference of the Greater Boston Latino Studies Consortium, held last May, there was much interest on the topic of university-community partnerships, especially as these programs relate to Latino studies scholarship. Below are some resources that could be of use for faculty and community members interested in this topic. http://ase.tufts.edu/socanth/faculty/pacini/overview.html ****************************************************** RESOURCES Literature on university-community partnerships The Literature on University-Community Partnerships section focuses on articles written about institutions of higher education participating in community development activities. http://www.oup.org/researchandpubs/lit.html UNIVERSITY + COMMUNITY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS: A NEW APPROACH The Pew Partnership is pleased to make available a recent report on higher education & community research partnerships.The publication summarizes the findings from a nineteen-site participatory research initiative that partnered community-based organizations with academics from area colleges and universities. http://www.pew-partnership.org/pdf/UCRP_report.pdf

19 years, 6 months

Postdoctoral/Visiting Scholar Fellowship in Ethnic Studies -UCLA

by Neida Jimenez

>FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY > >Postdoctoral/Visiting Scholar Fellowship in Ethnic Studies > >The IAC, in cooperation with UCLA's four Ethnic Studies Research Centers >(the American Indian Studies Center, the Asian American Studies Center, >the Bunche Center for African American Studies, and the Chicano Studies >Research Center), offers fellowships to postdoctoral/visiting scholars to >support research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, >and Chicanas/os. For 2005-2006, the IAC will offer one or two fellowships >that focus on intergroup or comparative research on two or more of these >communities in a local, national, or global context. > >The fellowship includes a stipend (which can be used as a sabbatical >supplement) that ranges from $30,000 to $35,000 (contingent upon rank, >experience, and date of completion of the Ph.D), up to $4,000 in research >support, and health benefits. If applicable, the stipend is paid in the >form of a reimbursement to the Fellow's home institution. Generally, >appointments are for a 9-month period beginning on September 1 or October 1. > >Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the >United States and hold a Ph.D. from an accredited college/university (or, >in the case of the arts, a terminal degree) in the appropriate field at >the time of appointment. UCLA faculty, staff, and currently enrolled >students are not eligible to apply. > >Applications are available in November, due by January 14, and recipients >are notified by mid-March. > >For further information, please contact the IAC Coordinator or one of the >centers listed below. The ><http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/iacweb/applic.htm>application form is available >online. >Institute of American Cultures >1237 Murphy Hall >(310) 825-1233 ><mailto:iaccoordinator@gdnet.ucla.edu>IACcoordinator(a)gdnet.ucla.edu

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