sábado, 7 de diciembre de 2013

CMU De-Stresser

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Hola S.A.L.S.A,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! Classes are over and Finals are here! BUT DON'T STRESS! Join SALSA in De-Stressing for finals!

Monday December 9, at 10pm we will be running around Club Hunt dressed up as soccer players and we will be chasing one of the SALSA EBoard members, who will be dressed as a soccer ball! We will also be handing out candy bags to people in the library with encouraging messages to keep them motivated throughout this last week! 

We would like all of you to join us in this event! So on Monday at 10pm, you should come to club hunt room 125B dressed as as soccer player and expect a slight variation of this!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGOgDqaAjxU

Please come out and help your fellow classmates de-stress! Sign up using this google form, and let us know how you would like to participate:


Good Luck on finals! See you all soon!

--
Spanish And Latin Student Association
Carnegie Mellon University
UC 303

martes, 3 de diciembre de 2013

Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) DECEMBER 2013 Calendar

Coro Latinoamericano Christmas Concert

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2013

Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh

For more information: http://www.elcorolatino.com/

 

2014 Latin American Social and Public Policy (LASPP) Conference—University of

Pittsburgh

Date: March 21 – 22, 2014

For more information: Bravo@pitt.edu

CALL FOR PAPERS

The organizers invite students in any field to submit papers related to the topics of social and

public policy in Latin America. You may also propose to form a panel for presentation and

discussion. Example topics include but are not limited to: human security, immigration,

governance, social conflict, voting, and fiscal policy.

Please submit your topic with a brief description (approximately 75 to 100 words) through the

conference page in the CLAS website: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/laspp_conference by

December 13, 2013.

You will be notified of the committee's decision by December 20, 2013.

The deadline for submission of final papers will be due March 1, 2014.

A limited number of travel grants up to $300 are available for students from outside of the Pittsburgh

area. The conference organizers will select the winning paper submissions.

Also check out our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/PittLASPP

Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies

 

*Call** for Students: NAPA-OT Field School in Antigua, Guatemala*

The NAPA-OT Field School in Antigua, Guatemala is now recruiting anthropology, occupational

therapy, public health, and other social science students for its four-week summer session: June 2 - 27,

2014.

The field school offers transdisciplinary learning to promote leadership in social justice through

collaboration with Guatemala-based NGO and other community partners.

*Graduate students and upper division undergraduate majors in applied or medical anthropology or

related social sciences are encouraged to apply via our website www.napaotguatemala.org

<http://www.napaotguatemala.org/> by December 31, 2013. * The field school is a project of the

NAPA-OT SIG (National Association for the Practice of Anthropology - Occupational Therapy and

Occupational Science Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group) of the American Anthropological

Association. Faculty include anthropologists and occupational therapists with credentials and interests in

health care access and human rights, child development, and public health.

The objectives of the program are:

· To explore efforts to achieve social justice in Guatemala, a country with a history of ethnic and class

violence · To examine health disparities in Guatemala through applied medical anthropology theory and

human rights discourse · To understand the determinants of health and basic epidemiology in developing

nations · To provide a transdisciplinary fieldwork opportunity to students of occupational therapy,

anthropology, and related subjects · To promote social justice through partnerships in and around

Antigua, Guatemala with NGOs, community groups, health care workers, and other social change agents ·

To explore the concept of "occupational justice" as an emerging practice area in occupational therapy and

applied anthropology

*Applicants students will have the opportunity to work in one of three project groups:*

- *NGOs and Primary Healthcare*

- *Pediatric Sensory Integration, Feeding, and Nutrition*

- *Sustainable Technology for Community Development*

Students also will study Spanish a minimum of 9 hours per week, working one-on-one with certified

language instructors at their own level and pace. Visit our website for more information at

www.napaotguatemala.org.

 

Club de Español

For more information (or to subscribe to our announcements): pittspanishclub@gmail.com

Mesas will take place in the William Pitt Union room TBA from 6:30-7:30 pm instead of at Panera

Bread. We had an awesome turnout at the first sessions (big thank you to all who came!!), but there is just

not enough room there to fit all of us. So come to the Union on Wednesdays!

 

 

Caribbean & Latin American Student Association (CLASA)

For more information about CLASA events: pittclasa@gmail.com, http://pittclasa.wix.com/clasa or

https://www.facebook.com/pittclasa

 

Community and Coffee Outreach Coordinator

Building New Hope, a Pittsburgh-based 501c3 that promotes education and social justice in Central

America, seeks a part-time (10 hours/week) community outreach coordinator in Pittsburgh. Principal

responsibilities include:

•Developing and strengthening ties with businesses, schools, faith communities and NGOs in order

to increase sales of organic, fairly traded coffee, and educate the general public about fair trade

principles. This includes frequent communication (phone, email and face-to-face) with current

customers and outreach to potential customers including but not limited to schools/universities,

independent coffee shops, and community supported agriculture programs (CSAs).

•Coordinating outreach events in Greater Pittsburgh. Building New Hope attends a wide range of

public events where we talk about our projects, recruit volunteers, and do direct sales of coffee.

Tasks include identifying and registering for events; assisting with publicity; coordinating

volunteers; set-up and management of tabling during events; and helping to evaluate outreach

events.

•Assisting with filling weekly coffee orders as needed.

•We seek someone with: Excellent organizational skills; an ability to work both independently and

collaboratively; strong communication skills, including public speaking; and a commitment to

social justice. Candidate should be prepared to compile reports for the Board of Directors regarding

their work. Experience in a leadership role or managing volunteers a plus. Knowledge of coffee,

principles of fair trade, and/or Central America preferred.

Position requires the ability to lift 50 pounds; own transportation; and some weekend/evening work.

Starting pay is $10-12/hour depending on experience plus reimbursement for gas.

Building New Hope offers a chance to work in a dynamic, informal environment with people who

are committed to promoting people-centered development based on principles of social justice and

environmental stewardship. Position starts immediately. Please send a resume and a letter of interest to:

buildnewhope@Verizon.net To learn more about Building New Hope: www.buildingnewhope.org

 

Research Internship for Students on Medicinal Plants, Traditional Medicine, and Medical

Anthropology in Northern Peru

Opportunity for students in the biomedical and behavioral sciences (including anthropology) to participate

in an eight week summer interdisciplinary research internship on medicinal plants, traditional medicine

and medical anthropology in the North of Peru, the site of an NIH undergraduate summer training grant

through San Diego State University.

The overall interdisciplinary project is a collaborative effort involving anthropologists, natural

products chemists, ethnobotanists, and physicians in the US and Peru. The Trujillo laboratory is located at

the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo on the coast; and the anthropological research is conducted at the

homes of curanderos (healers), at the Centro de Salud Complementaria (CAMEC) and ES Salud in

Trujillo, and at the medicinal plant gardens in Huamachuco in the Andean highlands.

Undergraduates should have completed approximately two years of coursework in a major related

to biomedical (pre med, predental, biological sciences) OR behavioral science (like anthropology), a

minimum GPA of 3.0 and/or show other evidence of exceptional interest and talent.

Undergraduate students who are US citizens or permanent residents are eligible for funding through

two grants.

1. Minority students are eligible for funding through National Institute of Health, Minority Health

and Health Disparities International Research Training Grant

http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/mirt/downforms.htm.

2. UB Minority, first generation and low income students are eligible for funding through the

McNair scholars program http://cpmc.buffalo.edu/mcnair/pdfs/McNair_Application.pdf. The

application deadline for the June-July 2014 summer internship is January 15, 2014.

The cost for students who are not eligible for funding is $2800 (including airfare, lodging, local

transportation and food).

UB Graduate student participants must be advisees of Gail Willsky (Medical School), Ana

Mariella Bacigalupo (Anthropology), or Linda Kahn (Medical School) and must secure their own

funding.

We have two interrelated subprojects for this research internship:

1. Labwork coordinated by Professor Gail Willsky (UB School of Medicine)

gwillsky@buffalo.edu. The aim of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of medicinal plants used

to treat infectious disease by the Curanderos, or healers, of the North Coast Region of Peru. The

work will be done using microbiology and toxicology procedures. We will be studying the plants

using laboratory procedures that also involve plant collection, preparation of plant extracts and

phytochemistry. Previous microbiology laboratory skills and knowledge of Spanish are helpful

but not required.

2. Anthropology coordinated by Professor Ana Mariella Bacigalupo (UB anthropology)

anab@buffalo.edu with Douglas Sharon (UB Anthropology) sharon.douglas0@gmail.com, and

Linda Kahn (medical anthropologist, UB School of Medicine) lskahn@buffalo.edu. We will be

doing research in three areas 1) the cultural meanings and uses of medicinal herbs and herbal

mixtures by curanderos, 2) the collaboration between practitioners of modern medicine and

curanderos in phytotherapy, ethnobotany, pharmacy, and psychology; and

3. Patients' healthcare seeking behaviors, navigating traditional versus biomedical healthcare

systems, and the impacts of traditional medicine and ethnobotany on the improvement of local

public health care in Trujillo. ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENTS MUST BE FLUENT IN

SPANISH. Previous coursework on native healing traditions in Latin America and ethnographic

research methodologies are helpful.

Location: Trujillo Peru

http://www.go2peru.com/trujillo_travel_guide.htm is located in the North Desert region of Peru between

the sea and the Andes. It is the third largest city in Peru (Pop 811,979) and capital of La Libertad Region

of Peru. The city is near many important historical sites including the Moche Temple of the Sun and Moon (around 600AD) and the adobe city of Chan Chan (900 to 1470 AD, UNESCO world Heritage

Site).

The desert land is fertile and with irrigation -- even intensely water dependent crops such as rice

can be grown. June through August is winter in Peru with temperatures in the 50's-70's, only sweaters or

light jackets are needed. Travel to Machu Picchu can be arranged at the end of the program. Students can

swim in the pool of the hostel and surf in the ocean.

Immigration Office Secretary Position - Fluency in Spanish required

Schneck & Harley Immigration Law Group, LLP is hiring! We are looking to add a Part/Full Time Office

Secretary at our Pittsburgh Office. If you are passionate about helping Immigrants, possess strong

interpersonal skills, have a genuine interest in being of service to others, and have fluency in Spanish, you

should consider applying for this position. You can send your application to

contact@SHImmigration.com for consideration. Please see the job description and requirements visit:

http://www.shimmigration.com/1/post/2013/11/immigration-office-secretary-position-fluency-in-spanishrequired.

html

Immigration Legal Secretary Position - Fluency in Spanish required

Schneck & Harley Immigration Law Group, LLP is hiring! We are looking to add a Part/Full Time Office

Secretary at our Pittsburgh Office. If you are passionate about helping Immigrants, possess strong

interpersonal skills, have a genuine interest in being of service to others, and have fluency in Spanish, you

should consider applying for this position. You can send your application to

contact@SHImmigration.com for consideration. Please see the job description and requirements visit:

http://www.shimmigration.com/1/post/2013/11/immigration-legal-secretary-position-fluency-in-spanishrequired.

html

 

Casa San Jose is looking for tutors for Kindergarten-age Latino children of immigrants

and Latino immigrant children

We are writing with some exciting news about a new program for Latino Children that Casa San Jose, is

in the process of launching. Casa San Jose's new program, Puentes Hacia el Future (Bridges to the Future)

will offer an after-school educational program to Kindergarten age Latino children. We are starting at

Beechwood Elementary School. I have spoken with Principal Sally Rifugiato and she is excited for the

program to begin. Casa San Jose has received a small grant from the Pittsburgh Child Guidance

Foundation to provide snacks and transportation assistance for both students and tutors. The School will

provide the materials.

The Bridges to the Future program will meet three days a week from 2:50PM until 4PM at

Beechwood K-5 Public School. The address is 810 Rockland Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15216. During this

time we will provide a snack after which we will separate the group of 17 students into small groups or

take them individually if we have enough volunteers. There is a T stop near the school which is

convenient to downtown for volunteers who need to use public transportation. There is plenty of parking

at the school after the buses leave. The children need support and reinforcement of English language

skills, reading and math concepts. We are anxious to launch this program and we're currently recruiting

volunteers to tutor the children. Volunteers DO NOT NEED TO SPEAK SPANISH. Please spread the

word to your students about this exciting new opportunity to support Latino youth and immigrant families

in Pittsburgh. We are trying to start the program ASAP as we have already secured funds to support it.

Please have anyone interested in volunteering send an email to casasanjosepittsburgh@gmail.com. They

can also call our office at 412-343-3111. Thanks so much for your help!

Sister Janice Vanderneck, CSJ

Director at Casa San Jose

933 Brookline Blvd.

Pittsburgh, PA 15226

Vibrant Leaders' Summit

Date: Thursday, December 6, 2013

Time: 7:30 am

Location: One PNC Plaza

For more information: info@pittsburgh.alpfa.org or RJTorres@uss.com

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/vibrant-leaders-summit-tickets-9206718543

Price No Charge

Vibrant Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and

ALPFA Pittsburgh invite you to an engaging half day summit for emerging leaders. Be inspired by Dr.

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, and President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County who

captivated the attention of employers and young professionals alike in his TEDx talk and 60

Minutes. Learn how to advance in your career with the power of personal branding, connect with other

emerging leaders, reflect on your personal and professional development, and share you experiences and

ideas.

 

Pittsburgh Folk Festival--Multicultural Educational Program:

"Around the World in One Day"

Date: May 9, 2014

For more information: janagnew5@gmail.com

Bienvenid@s! Mottakelse! Boas-vindas! Empfang! ВІТАЄМО!

The Education Committee of the World Cultures Education Consortium of Western PA is pleased to

announce the "Around the World in One Day" Multicultural Education Program will return to the

Monroeville Convention Center in 2014. The date for the program will be Friday, May 9th, 2014.

Please SAVE THE DATE and share this information with your fellow teachers. We will send

you updated information on this year's program in the coming weeks. We look forward to once again

hosting your students in 2014 for this unique one-day multicultural educational experience!

 

Juan Diego DJ—Events

Translation Nights

Cavo Fridays 2013

Time: 9pm - 2am NO COVER

PRESENTING: COLOMBIAN & the Caribbean Connection Themed party

Date: Friday, December 13, 2013

Time: 9:00pm - 2:00am

Location: MC SPORTS BAR--Mexico City Restaurant (2nd floor)--409 WOOD ST, Pittsburgh,

PA 15222

Para mi gente de Colombia, tambien sus Vecinos como Venezuela y el Caribe!

Musica Tradicional, de Discoteca, y mezclas con Visuales EN VIVO mezclado a su placer...

Cumbia, Vallenato, Rock Pop, Salsa, and more!!

DJ MR JD7 (DJ Juan Diego Inc.) Cover $5

Official New Year's Salsa Night in Pittsburgh

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Time: 8:00 pm to 2:00 am

Location: Mexico City Restaurant (409 wood St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222)

Live GUEST Salsa Band --$25-$30 (Includes Appetizers, Live Band and DJ)

For more information: Juandivii@hotmail.com; www.djjuandiego.com or 412.980.7653

COLOMBIA en Pittsburgh Events:

For more information: colombiaenpittsburgh@gmail.com

El 7 de Diciembre se hará la celebración del día de las velitas en el salón social de la iglesia

St.Regis en Oakland, 3235 Parkview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Será de 5 a 7 pm y habrá comida para la venta y velitas para prender.

Los esperamos!

 

Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) DECEMBER 2013 Calendar

The electronic version of the Center for Latin American Studies DECEMBER (2013) CALENDAR is available by clicking on the link below. 

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/sites/www.ucis.pitt.edu.clas/files/december13_Calendar.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks (On the left side of the page you will see bookmarks with the content of the PDF document.)

NOTE: The bookmarks work on Internet Explorer and Firefox. If any issues opening the document, please let us know.


If you have any additions or changes to make, please send them to clas@pitt.edu 

In case you have problems with the link above, please try: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/ then click on CLAS monthly calendars.

Thank you

 

Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS)

University Center for International Studies

University of Pittsburgh

4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Pittsburgh, PA  15260

Office: 412-648-7392

Fax: 412-648-2199

clas@pitt.edu

 

 

lunes, 2 de diciembre de 2013

Tomorrow: Comala: Music in Rulfo's Pedro Páramo"by Ricardo Zohn-Muldon

"Comala: Music in Rulfo's Pedro Páramo"by Ricardo Zohn-Muldon

Date: December 3, 2013
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 4130 Posvar Hall
For more information: goldman@pitt.edu

This lecture is presented in conjunction with, and as an introduction to, the concert "Comala-un pueblo que huele a miel derramada," by Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, which will be performed on January 22, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at Chatham University. Zohn-Muldoon's scenic cantata is based on Rulfo's novel and was composed between 2001 and 2004, and recorded in 2010 in an album that earned the composer a Pulitzer Prize nomination. The libretto was assembled from fragments extracted (without alteration) from the novel in the interest of preserving the poetic language of Rulfo. The work unfolds in thirteen continuous scenes, including scenes involving only living characters and, therefore, entirely theatrical.
Mexican-born composer Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon received his undergraduate degree in guitar and composition from the University of California at San Diego, and both a Master's degree and PhD in composition from the University of Pennsylvania, where his principal teacher was George Crumb. Zohn-Muldoon's honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, Tanglewood Music Center (Omar del Carlo Foundation), Camargo Foundation, Endowment for Culture and the Arts of Mexico, a Mozart Medal from the Embassy of Austria in México, and commissions from the Fromm Foundation, U.S./Mexico Fund for Culture, and other noted institutions and ensembles in México, the U.S., and Europe.

Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies and Alia Musica PittsburghCenter for Latin American Studies University Center for International Studies University of Pittsburgh
4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
230 S. Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-648-7392
Fax: 412-648-2199
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jueves, 21 de noviembre de 2013

Upcoming film: The State of Arizona

 

*WQED, **in partnership with the** Girls Coalition of Southwestern
Pennsylvania**,* *presents** Community Cinema*, an opportunity to see films
from the award-winning PBS series *Independent Lens* prior to their release
on television. In Pittsburgh, it is an educational forum to explore and
discuss the important and timely social issues featured in the films. (
http://www.wqed.org/community/cinema.php)
 
On December 12, 2013 from 6-8:00 p.m., we will screen *The State of Arizona*(
http://www.itvs.org/films/state-of-arizona) as part of Community Cinema at
the Union Project, 801 North Negley Avenue. A panel discussion will follow
the film.
 
This vérité documentary captures the explosive emotions and complex
realities behind Arizona’s headline-grabbing struggle with illegal
immigration. Tracking the year after Arizona passes SB1070, its *controversial
“papers please” law*, the film tells the stories of *Arizonans on all sides
of this divisive issue* and depicts a state and its people testing the
edges of our democratic values.
 
The *event is free*, but registration is requested at
https://communitycinemadec.eventbrite.com.

JOB- COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR

Community and Coffee Outreach Coordinator
 
Building New Hope, a Pittsburgh-based 501c3 that promotes education and social justice in Central America, seeks a part-time (10 hours/week) community outreach coordinator in Pittsburgh. Principal responsibilities include:
 
Developing and strengthening ties with businesses, schools, faith communities and NGOs in order to increase sales of organic, fairly traded coffee, and educate the general public about fair trade principles. This includes frequent communication (phone, email and face-to-face) with current customers and outreach to potential customers including but not limited to schools/universities, independent coffee shops, and community supported agriculture programs (CSAs).
 
Coordinating outreach events in Greater Pittsburgh. Building New Hope attends a wide range of public events where we talk about our projects, recruit volunteers, and do direct sales of coffee. Tasks include identifying and registering for events; assisting with publicity; coordinating volunteers; set-up and management of tabling during events; and helping to evaluate outreach events.
 
Assisting with filling weekly coffee orders as needed.
 
We seek someone with: Excellent organizational skills; an ability to work both independently and collaboratively; strong communication skills, including public speaking; and a commitment to social justice. Candidate should be prepared to compile reports for the Board of Directors regarding their work. Experience in a leadership role or managing volunteers a plus. Knowledge of coffee, principles of fair trade, and/or Central America preferred.
 
Position requires the ability to lift 50 pounds; own transportation; and some weekend/evening work.
 
Starting pay is $10-12/hour depending on experience plus reimbursement for gas.
 
Building New Hope offers a chance to work in a dynamic, informal environment with people who are committed to promoting people-centered development based on principles of social justice and environmental stewardship.
 
Position starts immediately. Please send a resume and a letter of interest to: buildnewhope@Verizon.net<mailto:buildnewhope@Verizon.net>
 
To learn more about Building New Hope: www.buildingnewhope.org
 

miércoles, 13 de noviembre de 2013

UPDATES for 11/13/13 to 11/30/13 -- CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (CLAS)

CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (CLAS)

UPDATES for the week of

11/13/13 to 11/30/13

 

NOTE: FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR MONTHLY CALENDAR AT http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/calendars (November 2013 calendar)

If you have trouble opening the link, please visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/ (click CLAS Monthly Calendar)

 

LECTURES/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS AT PITT

Kausak Sacha: Interdisciplinary Research toward Sustaining the Living Forest in Amazonian Ecuador

A lecture by Tod Swanson

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2013

Time: 3:00pm

Location: 4130 Posvar Hall, Univ. of Pittsburgh

For more information: lavst12@pitt.edu  

The lecture will examine the complex factors pressuring Amazonian Forest in Ecuador, the nation with the highest rate of deforestation in South America.  It will then examine the solutions proposed by Ecuador’s Revolución Ciudadana as well those of dissenting indigenous communities.  Swanson will argue that because of the complexity of the problem the search for a viable requires requires collaboration not only between the Natural and Social Sciences but also with Humanities studies of Amazonian languages, religion, philosophy of nature, and history.  This is the approach he promotes through the Pitt in Ecuador Study Abroad Program at the Andes and Amazon Field School.

Tod Swanson, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Senior Sustainability Scholar, Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University specializes in Quichua language and indigenous approaches to nature in the Andean/Amazonian region. His recent work includes “Earthy Concreteness and Anti-Hypotheticalism among Amazonian Quichua People,” with Janis B. Nuckolls, under review at Tipití Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America; “Demonstrative Deixis in two Dialects of Amazonian Quichua,“ with Janis Nucholls, and Belinda Ramirez-Spencer (Under review);   “Tena Quichua,” with Erin O’Rourke, Journal of the International Phonetic Association, (2013) 43/1, 107-120; and “Singing to Estranged Lovers: Runa Relations to Plants in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture 3:1 (2009) 36-65. During the summer months Dr. Swanson and his wife Josefina reside in the Santu Urku Quchua community with their four children where he directs the Pitt in Ecuador Program at the Andes and Amazon Field School. In addition to directing the Field School Swanson   From 1997-2007 Swanson directed the Center for Latin American Studies at Arizona State University.  Swanson has also served the Santu Urku Kichwa community in an elected capacity as councilman or "Vocal para Territorios y Medio Ambiente".

Refreshments will be served.  

Sponsored by: The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh

 

Transdisciplinary Symposium on Mimicry and Decolonial Performance
Date
: Friday, November 15, 5-7 pm, and Saturday, November 16, 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Location: 602 Cathedral of Learning (HUMANITIES CENTER, seminar room)

For more information: Armando Garcia arg93@pitt.edu  or Gonzalo Lamana lamana@pitt.edu

Mimicry and Decolonial Performance brings together leading scholars from Colonial and Postcolonial studies, Race and Queer Studies, and Visual and Performance Studies to conceive an agenda for theorizing relationality and performance through the lens of decoloniality. Keynote by Jolene Rickard (Cornell University), invited talks by Gonzalo Lamana (University of Pittsburgh), Fatimah Tobing Rony (UC Irvine), Gerard Aching (University of Miami), Natalie Léger (Queens College, CUNY), and a roundtable with Alicia Arrizón (UC Riverside) and Walter Mignolo (Duke University), led by Armando García (University of Pittsburgh).

Schedule:

Friday, November 15

* LOCATION: Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning

5:00-5:30PM    Welcome Note

Armando García (University of Pittsburgh)

Gonzalo Lamana (University of Pittsburgh)

5:30-6:30PM    Keynote: Jolene Rickard (Cornell University)

 

Saturday, November 16

* LOCATION: Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning

9:30-11:00 AM SESSION I

Fatimah Tobing Rony (University of California, Irvine): Decolonising Film: Visualizing Indonesian Women

Gonzalo Lamana (University of Pittsburgh): Teaching to See: Nomenclature, Doubleness and Coloniality According to Guaman Poma de Ayala

Moderator: Neepa Majumdar (University of Pittsburgh)

11:00-12:30 PM SESSION II

Natalie Léger (City University of New York, Queens College): Phobogenic Isle: Haiti and the Limits of Decolonial Freedom

Gerard Aching (University of Miami): “A Sort of Living But Separate Part of His Body”: Empire, Dehumanization, and Mimicry

Moderator: Jerome Branche (University of Pittsburgh)

1:30-3:30 PM SESSION III: Decolonial Performance: A Roundtable Conversation

                        Armando García (University of Pittsburgh)

                        Alicia Arrizón (University of California, Riverside)

                        Walter Mignolo (Duke University)

Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies, Humanities Center, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Global Studies Center, Department of English, Film Studies Program, Cultural Studies Program, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Department of Theatre Arts, Women’s Studies Program

 

Tumbas, gusanos y epitafios: recuperando escritores cubanos prohibidos

Una presentación de Antonio José Ponte
Date: Monday, November 18, 2013

Time: 1:00 pm

Location: Humanities Center (602 CL)

Antonio José Ponte is a renowned Cuban writer who presently lives in Madrid. This semester he is occupying the Andrés Bello Chair at the King Juan Carlos Center at New York University. His many publications include the novel Contrabando de sombras (2002), the short story collections Cuentos de todas partes del imperio (2000) and Un arte de hacer ruinas (2005), the poems collected in Asiento en las ruinas (1995 and 2005), and the essays Las comidas profundas (1997), El abrigo de aire (2001), El libro perdido de los origenistas (2002), La fiesta vigilada (2007) and Villa Marista en Plata (2010). His stories have been translated into English as In the Cold of the Malecon and Tales from the Cuban Empire (both City Lights, 2000 and 2002).

Sponsored by the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh

 

Liberation Theology in Brazil: Still Alive?

A presentation by Erhard S. Gerstenberger

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Time: 1:00pm

Location: 602 Cathedral of Learning (Humanities Center)

In the 1960s, liberation theology became a "subversive" movement in Brazil as well as in other Latin American countries, accusing the military-economic complex of causing increased poverty and oppression. From 1985 onward democracy was restored in Brazil. Did this development put an end to liberationist preaching? There are good signs to the contrary. Liberation theologians are adjusting their theory and practice to the changing social and political context. They succinctly analyze the functioning of democratic free market mechanisms and still teach freedom from misery, and from economic, ideological, racist, and sexual discrimination.

Dr. Gerstenberger's research interests lay in the Psalms and Ritual Studies, Liberation Theology and Feminist Exegesis, and Hermeneutics. This interest in Liberation Theology was fostered during a six-year stay in Brazil in 1975-1981. Widely travelled, Dr. Gerstenberger is author of numerous books and articles, which can be found on his Web site: http://staff-www.uni-marburg.de/~gersterh/englisch/e_home.htm

Sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD Dissertation Presentation on Morphodynamics of the Anabranching Structures on the Upper Amazon River Basin

Leture by Christian Frias M.Sc.

Date: Friday, November 22, 2013

Time: 8:00 am

Location: 702 Benedum Hall

For more information: jabad@pitt.edu

The Amazon River is the largest river in the world and encompasses some of the richest biodiversity on Earth. However, very little is known about its morphodynamics to date. A promising tool to study its morphodynamics is that of numerical models. Recent research in numerical modeling of large rivers has focused in reproducing typical morphodynamic planform shapes. One of the typical planform shapes of large river systems is the anabranching structure, which is characterized by a main channel and several secondary channels. Although current models reproduce planform shapes very realistically, there is still a lack of data to validate such models and therefore any outcome from these predictions are still questionable. To overcome this issue, an analysis of the morphodynamics on large river systems at different scales is carried out. The outcome of this research will provide a better understanding of the processes involved in anabranching planforms that could be used to better predict morphodynamic features by using high-resolution mathematical models. First, the effect of the main channel sinuosity in an anabranching planforms at two selected locations in the Amazon River at Peru is assessed by means of field measurements, numerical modeling and satellite imagery characterization. Next, a three dimensional hydrodynamic model for a bend of the Wabash River is carried out to study the modulation of the bank shear stresses due to the presence of bed forms. Lastly, a high resolution three dimensional model to study the amalgamation and superimposition processes of bed forms is performed. From the analysis of the two locations along the Amazon River, it was confirmed that in a medium to high sinuosity stage, the secondary anabranches behave as non-developed meanders. Also, it was concluded that in all sinuosity stages, the planforms of the secondary anabranches are controlled by the main anabranch migration. On the other hand, the model of the Wabash River confirmed that the bank shear stress is greater when bed forms are present. Finally, the high resolution modeling of the amalgamation and superimposition processes showed that there was a region of high shear stresses associated to turbulence production, in which the streamwise velocity fluctuations were associated to the modification of the bed morphology.  These different temporal and spatial scale processes would help to understand dynamics in large river systems and how the interaction of bed form and channel migration and planform shapes is occurring at these large river systems.

AUDITIONS for University of Pittsburgh Stages Spring 2014 production of IN THE HEIGHTS (by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes)
We are seeking a big cast of actors, singers and dancers!  Auditions are open to all undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh.
Email Lisa Jackson-Schebetta, Director, with questions: lisajsch@pitt.edu

General Auditions (i.e. singing and acting; please prepare a 90 second monologue and a 90 second song--or a memorized piece of text and "Happy Birthday")
Monday, November 18th 6-11pm
Tuesday, November 19th, 6-11pm
Studio Theatre, basement, Cathedral of Learning
*Sign ups for slots will be posted on the callboard on the 16th floor of the Cathedral
                       
Dance Auditions (for dancers only and for called back actors and singers)
Friday, November 22nd, 6-10pm
423 Bellefield Hall
*Sign ups for slots will be posted on the callboard on the 16th floor of the Cathedral
*Please wear sneakers and movement clothes (i.e. yoga wear, workout wear, sweats—no jeans, please.). Bring water.

Lisa Jackson-Schebetta, director
Staycee Pearl, choreographer
Stacey Cabaj, Vocal Director
Douglas Levine, Music Director

 

SAVE THE DATE

Coro Latinoamericano Christmas Concert

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2013

Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh

For more information: http://www.elcorolatino.com/

 

The 34th Latin American & Caribbean Festival

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014

Time: Noon to Midnight

Location: First floor of Posvar Hall—Galleria

For more information contact: lavst12@pitt.edu or visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/festival

 

2014 Latin American Social and Public Policy Student Conference

Date: March 21 – 22, 2014 at the University of Pittsburgh

For More information: Bravo@pitt.edu

CALL FOR PAPER

The organizers invite students of any field to submit papers related to the topics of social and public policy in Latin America. You may also propose to form a panel for presentation and discussion. Example topics include but are not limited to: human security, immigration, governance, social conflict, voting, fiscal policy.

  • Please submit your topic with a brief description (approximately 75 to 100 words), using the attached Topic Submission Form, by December 13, 2013.
  • You will be notified of the committee’s decision by December 20, 2013.
  • The deadline for submission of final papers will be due March 1, 2014.

 

Please submit your call for papers through the conference page in the CLAS website: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/laspp_conference.

A limited number of travel grants up to $250 are available for students from outside of the Pittsburgh area. The conference organizers will select the winning paper submissions.

Also check out our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/PittLASPP

Sponsored by: The Center for Latin American Studies

 

CONFERENCES

Globalizing Discourses in Luso-Hispanic Contexts, the 17TH Annual Hispanic & Lusophone Studies Symposium, Ohio State University

Dates: April 11-12, 2014

Location: The Ohio State University, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1775 S. College Rd., Columbus, OH 43210

For more information:  please contact the symposium organizers: Alicia Miklos (miklos.13@osu.edu), Jessica Rutherford (rutherford.103@osu.edu), or Kristina Soric (soric.1@osu.edu), or symposium_sppo@osu.edu.

This call for papers seeks paper or panel submissions related to globalizing discourses in Luso-Hispanic contexts. From the birth of early modern empires and their medieval precursors to the development of neo-liberal nation states, globalization has been a driving force behind society, economics, and politics; with the exchange of goods and capital comes the inevitable encounter between cultures and, whether cooperative or antagonistic, the mutual influence that blurs the lines between them.

The aim of the symposium is to unite various vantage points from which to view the role of globalization in the intersection of Luso-Hispanic cultures with the rest of the world in order to promote a critical, cross-disciplinary network of scholarship. How has technology shaped the power of discourse? How can we see the multidirectional flow of knowledge and culture through the process of globalization? Where and why are these exchanges asymmetrical? What types of patterns, anomalies or problems emerge within these contact zones? Which contemporary theoretical approaches could benefit from studying globalizing discourses that span the Luso-Hispanic speaking world? These are only a few possible questions to consider as participants prepare submissions for this symposium. As a reflection of this topic, papers that venture beyond the traditional dichotomy of Latin American/Peninsular or Hispanic/Luso-Brazilian studies are welcome and encouraged, as well as submissions from disciplines other than Luso-Hispanic Literatures and Cultures.

Please submit abstracts/proposals to symposium_sppo@osu.edu by December 12, 2013. Abstracts should range between 200-250 words and include your name and academic affiliation. Please also indicate the language in which you will present your paper and your email address.

*Conference fee for accepted presenters is $35 Graduate Students, $50 Faculty.

**Early registration fee is $25 Graduate Students, $40 Faculty, if submitted by March 7, 2014.

 

Imagining Latina/o Studies: Past, Present, and Future; An International Latina/o Studies Conference, Chicago, Illinois

Date: July 17-19, 2014

For more information: Megan.T.Konieczny@williams.edu

We invite individual papers or group proposals from the various disciplines that contribute to Latina/o studies as well as from individuals and groups engaged in artistic, political, and intellectual work outside the academy, including writers, artists, and community activists.

 

The Chicago conference will serve as an inaugural international Latina/o studies conference where we will launch the creation of a Latina/o studies association. During the May 2012 Latino Studies Section meeting at the Latin American Studies Association conference in San Francisco, scholars from a variety of disciplines decided to explore the feasibility of creating an international Latina/o studies association. Since then, many of these scholars have held informal meetings at other academic conferences in order to gauge interest in such an organization. To date, discussions have been held at the American Studies Association, the Puerto Rican Studies Association, the Modern Language Association, the Organization of American Historians, the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Conference, among many others.

 

Our goal is to carve out an international space for dialogue and fruitful debate, and invite submissions from all disciplines. We welcome diverse and interactive presentation formats. We envision roundtables that explore recent publications, key developments, or major debates in Latina/o studies; workshops on mentoring, professionalization, pedagogy, or publishing; multimedia presentations such as Pecha Kucha or poster presentations; and performances along with traditional papers. Group proposals with diverse representation--including institutional affiliation, rank, and geographic region--will be given preference. All sessions are 90 minutes long, and must allot at least twenty minutes for discussion. A national interdisciplinary program committee will evaluate all proposals.

To submit a proposal, please email the following information to latinostudiesconference@gmail.com:

  • Paper or Session Title.
  • Name, institutional affiliation, discipline, position or title, and contact information of presenter including email address and phone number (for sessions: list organizer first, then each presenter providing requested information for each participant).
  • Abstract of the rationale and content of the paper or session: up to 300 words for an individual submission; 600 words for a group proposal, giving specifics about what each member will contribute.
  • Brief (2-3 sentence) scholarly or professional biography of each presenter.
  • Describe the format of the session (for group proposals) and give indication of any audiovisual needs or special accommodations.

All proposals are due by 11:59pm PST on December 1, 2013

For further information regarding the Latino studies association initiative and the conference, you may also visit the Facebook Group Page: Latina/o Studies Initiative and look under “Files”.

 

 

RESEARCH AND TRAVEL AWARDS

The World History Center, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh

Each academic year the World History Center awards four travel grants of $250. These awards support graduate students in any Pitt department for travel to a professional meeting. The applicant is to demonstrate that participating in the meeting is a contribution to world-historical study. Applications (a one-page letter plus two-page CV) may be submitted at any time to joneskh@pitt.edu. Awards are selected at World History Center Advisory Board meetings in November and April.

For more information: email Katie Jones (joneskh@pitt.edu) or go to: http://www.worldhistory.pitt.edu/research.php#awards

 

STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITY

Peru Intersession Field Methods Course “Climate & Culture Change in the Andes”, Center for Social Well Being

Dates: December 27, 2013 through January 15, 2014

Location: Callejon de Huaylas, Peru

For more information: www.socialwellbeing.org; to request an application: phammer@wayna.rpc.net.pe

The Center for Social Well Being celebrates 13 years offering our 3 week training program in interdisciplinary qualitative field methods, as well as Spanish and Quechua language classes, in the Peruvian Andes. The combined undergraduate and graduate level seminar is held at the center's rural base, an adobe lodge on an ecological ranch in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Callejón de Huaylas, seven hours northeast of Lima. Coursework provides in-depth orientation to theory and practice in field investigation that emphasizes methods in Participatory Action Research and Andean Ethnography centered on themes of Climate Change with respect to Ecology, Health, Education, Community Organization and related topics. Students have the opportunity to actively engage in ongoing investigations in local agricultural communities to develop effective field research techniques, and to acquire language skills. In addition, the program provides excursions to museums, archaeological sites, glacial lakes and hotsprings; optional recreational activities include hiking, mountain biking, rafting, kayaking, rock climbing and trekking. The program tuition fee is $4,000 US dollars which includes all in-country travel, food and accommodations at the rural center, course materials, classes and field activities. The program is under the direction of Applied Medical Anthropologist, Patricia J. Hammer, Ph.D., as well as Ecologist and Field Coordinator, Flor de María Barreto Tosi. Dateline: November 30, 2013

 

FELLOWSHIPS

Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Grassroots Development Fellowship Program

For more information: http://www.iie.org/Programs/IAF-Grassroots-Development-FellowshipProgram?utm_source=TechBridgeWorld+Student+List&utm_campaign=b8975d0b4e-Weekly_Email_Test5_28_2012&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2d57aaf4fb-b8975d0b4e-295816229

 

STUDENT CLUB ACTIVITIES

Salsa for a Cause

Date: Friday November 15, 2013

Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Lessons

            8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Social

Location: First Floor—Galleria—Posvar Hall

For more information: anb112@pitt.edu  

Performances and lessons by: Nicolette Pawloski and Agustin Garcia

Donations welcome ($5) for Operation Safety Net

Sponsored by: Pitt Pharmacy and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh

 

 

Club de Español

For more information (or to subscribe to our announcements): pittspanishclub@gmail.com

Mesas will take place in the William Pitt Union from 6:30-7:30 pm instead of at Panera Bread. We had an awesome turnout at the first sessions (big thank you to all who came!!), but there is just not enough room there to fit all of us. So come to the Union on Wednesdays!

 

INTERCAMBIO

You can still join the language exchange with students from a university in Colombia!  In fact, there are students there waiting for partners!   People can join at any time and will be assigned partners on a rolling basis.  We just ask for continued participation.  For information, contact: Lisa at lrn7@pitt.edu   

 

Brazil Nuts

This is to remind you that Brazil Nuts is going to have three activities every week:

  1. Bate-Papo is our "Conversation Table" where you can speak about various topics and meet people who are interested in the same things as you, everyone learning to or just enjoying speaking in Portuguese. And the most important thing to remember is that people of any level can come to talk—the only requirement is that you want to have fun and chat! You can speak about anything you wish! See you at Bate-Papo! The topic will be: "Your family”
    Dates: Every Wednesday
    Time: 4:00 pm
    Location: William Pitt Union, room 316
  2. Grupo de Dança! Please come and bring a friend with you! We will be learning various Brazilian dance styles, from Sertanejo, Forró, Axé, and many more! It is not necessary to have a dance background. We promise you'll have a great time!
    Date: Every Thursday
    Time: 8:30 pm
    Location: Posvar Hall
  3. Pitt’s Grupo de MPB (Popular Brazilian Music) is coordinated by Portuguese language professor and singer Lilly Abreu. Grupo de MPB is a BN Luso-Brazilian Association affiliated group created for Portuguese students at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as anyone who would like to sing. This semester we will be rehearsing 4-part Brazilian pieces (soprano, alto, tenor and bass). This means that we need you! If you already have choral experience and would like to try it again, in a fun and relaxing group, you are wholeheartedly welcome.
    Dates: rehearsals every Friday
    Time: 4:00 pm
    Location: 1300 Cathedral of Learning

For more information: brazil@pitt.edu or http://www.pitt.edu/~brazil

4.      Portuguese Writing Center - In front of Room 1317D in the Cathedral of Learning

 

Caribbean & Latin American Student Association (CLASA)

For more information about CLASA events: pittclasa@gmail.com, http://pittclasa.wix.com/clasa or https://www.facebook.com/pittclasa

 

International Week at the University of Pittsburgh--Discover the World

Date: November 11 to November 17, 2013

For more information: http://www.internationalweek.pitt.edu/

History and Purpose: International Week aims to expand the awareness of and interest in global learning opportunities by celebrating the intercultural diversity on campus. This annual event also promotes collaboration of various divisions and departments as well as student groups on campus and strengthens the University of Pittsburgh as a center for international education.

Beginning more than fifteen years ago with a single event called the “International Fair on the Lawn”, then organized by the Study Abroad Office and the Office of International Services, the event, held in September, aimed to celebrate and promote multiculturalism and study abroad opportunities at Pitt.

When benchmarking its events with other Universities, the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) saw the possibility of increasing the celebration from a single event to a week-long celebration. Therefore, UCIS incorporated the Fair and International Day (UCIS sponsored) with a variety of events in order to promote the international educational opportunities at Pitt; to increase the multicultural awareness of the University population; and to celebrate the accomplishments of both the University and the community in the international arena. UCIS partnered with several offices including Student Affairs, the Athletic Department, PittArts, and Sodexho Services. With these partnerships, the Week offered a variety of events including the Fair, the Latin American Festival, foreign film showings, coffeehouses, and a soccer tournament.

In 2006, UCIS passed the organization of International Week to the Global Studies Center. The organizing themes of the week were based on the Global Studies Center’s main themes of Global Economy, Global Security, Global Health, and Global Society.

International Week at Pitt is now held in November to coincide with International Education Week, a joint initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. The Week, celebrated at Pitt November 11th—17th, 2013, will include several major International Week Event’s to the theme of Discover the World. The events will include a Study Abroad Fair, a World Dance Showcase, an International Photo Contest, an International Speed-Friending Event, and a Discover Careers Day!

 

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS

NOTICE

The following list of events is provided as a service to the community by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), University of Pittsburgh. CLAS neither recommends nor endorses these events and activities.

Please address questions or comments about the events to the contact provided and not to the Center.

 

Brazilian Rhythms Class

Date: Wednesday at 6:30 pm

  Saturdays at 1:00 pm

Location: 4765 Liberty Avenue; 2nd floor, Bloomfield

For more information: luicianbrussi@yahoo.com.br

Come and dance!

Prices: $10 single class; $80 (10 classes)

 

Juan Diego DJ—Events

Translation Nights

Cavo Fridays 2013
Time: 9pm - 2am NO COVER


After Party for Salsa for a Cause

Date: Friday, November 15, 2013

Merengue, Bhangra, Reggaeton, Salsa, Calypso, Soca, Turkish Pop

Black Friday - DJ MR JD7 and PROJECT73
Date: Friday, November 29, 2013

International Music

Manuel y Los Boyz Del Merengue Live Band

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2013
$10 Cover at Mexico City 409 Wood St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Live Music Merengue y Mas and DJ MR JD7

For more information: Juandivii@hotmail.com; www.djjuandiego.com or 412.980.7653

Global Pittsburgh (Creating bridges with the world)

For events visit: http://www.globalpittsburgh.org/

 

Salsa Events by Marlon Silva

Date: November15, 2013

Time: 9:00 pm – 1:00 am

Location: Cinco Mexican Restaurant-Upper St Clair                                                                    (1600 Painters Run Road Pittsburgh, PA 15243)

            For more information: msilva04@aol.com

 

Noche de Boleros-Featuring Bésame

            Date: Saturday, November 23

            Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

            Location: AJs Incan Peruvian Restaurant (Downtown)

            For more information contact: http://www.colombiaenpittsburgh.org/

 

Salud para Niños

Birmingham Clinic - Free Pediatric & Flu Immunization Clinics

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Care Mobile

Date: Every second Saturday of the month

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Location: Salvation Army, 54 S. 9th Street, Southside, Pittsburgh, PA 15203

For more information: http://www.chp.edu/spanishclinic, 412-692-6000 (option 8), http://www.chp.edu/saludparaninos

 

SALUD PARA NINOS - Children's Hospital de Pittsburgh - Primary Care Center

Date: Every Thursday after 5pm; Friday morning

Location: 3420 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA

More information: 412-692-6000 option 8

Bilingual-Bicultural Clinics at the CHP Primary Care Center (appointment and health insurance are required), http://www.chp.edu/spanishclinic-

 

Dental Services and Salud Para Niños

Starting on February 2013 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Primary Care Center will be offering appointments with a Dental Hygienist for all our patients of the Primary Care Center ages 1 through 7 years.  An appointment and health insurance are required. Appointments can be made by calling 412-692-6000.

As during previous years we will continue having representatives from the Hispanic Dental Association at the University of Pittsburgh School Dental Medicine coming to our free clinics at the Birmingham Clinic, depending on availability. They will be providing dental prevention care to children and adults. There is no need for an appointment nor to have health insurance.

ADOLESCENT CLINIC IN SPANISH

The Division of Adolescent Medicine and the program Salud Para Ninos of the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh offers general medical services for adolescents in Spanish. Services include check-ups, sick visits, reproductive health care (except for pregnancy follow-ups and prenatal care), prevention and treatment of sexual transmitted infections and management of issues common among teens such as smoking, drug use and behavior problems.  Patients may choose Adolescent Medicine for primary care or may come for consultation services.

Confidential care is available for young men and woman under 22 years of age who require treatment related to reproductive health including birth control and PAP smears as well as prevention and treatment of sexual transmitted infections. Service is available regardless of insurance status.To make an appointment please call 412-692-6753 and leave a message asking for an appointment with the Spanish Clinic (scheduling only available in English).

 

SALUD PARA NINOS website in Portuguese

Thanks to the generosity of Ena Seltzer RN, BA, BS Public Health Nurse from the Allegheny County Health Department now we have hour SALUD PARA NINOS webpage in Portuguese. Thank you Ena. www.chp.edu/spanishclinic

 

Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR) in Spanish

Whether you are a victim of sexual abuse, or have been forced to do any sexual act against your will, or know someone with these problems. We can help, call us for more information. Free mental health services for adults and children

We speak Spanish: 412 -431-3373 ext. 142. www.paar.net

SALUD PARA NINOS in Portuguese

Thanks to the generosity of Ena Seltzer RN, BA, BS Public Health Nurse from the Allegheny County Health Department now we have hour SALUD PARA NINOS announcements in Portuguese. Thank you Ena.

 

SALUD PARA NINOS UPDATES, NEWS AND FUTURE EVENTS is an electronic trilingual newsletter that it sent six to eight times a month for people interested in services through our program and related to children's health.

Should you want to subscribe to “Salud para Niños” email list sent by Dr. Diego Chaves-Gnecco, which includes all health-related events, email him at Diego.ChavesGnecco@chp.edu with the Subject: SUBSCRIBE SALUD PARA NINOS UPDATES, NEWS AND FUTURE EVENTS **

 

Nego Gato Afro Brazilian Music and Dance Ensemble

Capoeira Classes

Steel Dragon Kung Fu Studio, 100 43rd Street #113, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Adults

Capoeira Angola Study Group with Mike Marchetti - Ongoing

Mondays 7:30 - 9:00 pm

Cost: $10 per session

Youth Programs – Ongoing

Cost: $10 per class; $35 per month

Ages 4-7

Mondays 5 - 6 PM

Ages 8-14

6:15 - 7:15 PM

Inquire about tuition assistance program for families who fall within 2012 HUD Income Guidelines. Application required.

For more information: contactus@negogato.org or call 412-201-4546 or visit: http://www.negogato.org/calendar.html 

This program made possible by the generous support of the Poise Foundation and The PNC Charitable Trust.

 

 

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Oakland)

Children and their adults - Learn to speak Spanish through stories, songs and rhymes. New vocabulary will be introduced every week.

Date: Every Thursday

Time: 6:30 – 7:15 pm

Location: Children’s Carnegie Library, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

For more information: call 412-622-3122 or email children@carnegielibrary.org

Registration is required for this event. You can register by calling 412-622-3122

 

Cuentos y Canciones at the Carnegie Library

Stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish for native speakers and beginners alike on the fourth Saturday of the month. Fun for the whole family. Para toda la familia. Bienvenidos!

Date: 2013 Saturdays: November 23, & December 28

Time: 10:30 – 11:15 am

Location: Children’s Carnegie Library, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

For more information: call 412-622-3122 or email children@carnegielibrary.org

Registration is required for this event. You can register by calling 412-622-3122

 

Círculo Juvenil de Cultura

Fecha: todos los domingos del 29 de setiembre al 24 de noviembre

Hora: 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Lugar: Hispanic Studies Outreach Program, Modern Languages Department, Carnegie

            Mellon University, Baker Hall 160, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Para mayor información: 412-268-5149 o circulojuvenil@gmail.com

El Departamento de Lenguas Modernas de la Universidad Carnegie Mellon, presenta el Circulo Juvenil de Cultura. Este semestre acompáñanos que vamos a conocer la comunidad. Aprenderemos sobre los diferentes talentos que existen en nuestra comunidad hispana de Pittsburgh. Ven a tocar música, bailar, cocinar y crear con tecnología. Los talleres están dirigidos a niños y niñas hispanohablantes de 6 a 12 años de edad. Visítanos en: http://circulocmu.blogspot.com/

Auspiciado por el Departamento de Lenguas Modernas de la Universidad Carnegie Mellon, Vibrant Pittsburgh, y la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Pittsburgh

 

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Events

For more information: http://trustarts.org/

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has transformed a downtrodden section of Downtown into a world-class Cultural District that stands as a national model of urban revitalization through the arts. The best of touring Broadway, contemporary dance, family events and cutting-edge visual arts are among the variety of arts and entertainment the Trust presents and exhibits. Hundreds of artists, thousands of students, and millions of people expand their horizons in our theaters, galleries, and public art environments.

 

For over two decades, the Trust has led the cultural and economic development of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District by: presenting high-quality performing arts events and visual arts exhibitions providing comprehensive education and community engagement opportunities supporting and collaborating with Cultural District resident companies and hundreds of local arts organizations and artists maintaining superior venues for resident companies, community organizations and promoters attracting 2 million people to the Cultural District annually to over 2000 annual events and activities managing over 1 million square feet of real estate creating and curating public art parks and gallery spaces and by cultivating the city’s largest arts neighborhood Lauded as “the single greatest creative force in Pittsburgh because of its spirit of reinvention” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Trust is the catalyst behind Pittsburgh’s thriving Cultural District that continues to enrich the region’s vibrancy and prosperity.

- See more at: http://trustarts.org/about#sthash.zyiCnLe2.dpuf

 

*** Deadline ***

 

If you have an announcement related to a Latin American/Caribbean activity taking place during December 2013 that you would like to share with others interested in the region, please send details by November 25th to: clas@pitt.edu. Sorry, information will not be accepted over the phone