http://raicesproject.org/events.html The Main Street Project in collaboration with the MN Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild invites you to a Legal Observers and Know Your Rights Training Come and learn: -about your First Amendment Right -about the importance and role of Legal Observers -how Legal Observers have put their skills to use And get trained to be a Legal Observer! * You do not need to be a lawyer or law student to participate. Community members and people working/volunteering with community-based organizations are encouraged to attend! * All ages welcome, must be 21 to BE a Legal Observer Casual dinner will be served http://raicesproject.org/events/legalobserversandknowyourrightstraining.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:17:09 GMT The 2nd Annual Willmar, Minnesota Cinco de Mayo Family Festival with feature: Live Music by Mision Nortena - Bounch Land - Mexican Bingo - Pinatas - Jalapeno Eating Contest - Delicious Variety of Foods - Arts & Crafts - Performance by Pueblo Lindo Dancers - Mother's Day Mariachi Trio - Popcorn & Cotton Candy - Police Car Showcase - Fiesta Photo Souvenirs GRAND FINALE: Willmar Idol Winner taking home $100 http://raicesproject.org/events/willmarcincodemayofamilyfestival.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:14:56 GMT Esta obra de teátro es sobre una joven quien explora sus raíces migratorias a través de la experiencia de sus padres. http://raicesproject.org/events/bordercrossingcruzandolafrontera.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:16:11 GMT Border Crossing is a story of a resilient little girl who traces her immigrant parents' footsteps across the Arizona/Mexico border, told through the voices of the desert itself. To tell this story, Off-Leash Area focuses on the heightened spirituality of the Sonoran Desert to highlight this human drama while simultaneously embracing the complexity of the current political debate. The award winning company uses its singular hybrid approach of fusing movement and interactive scenic elements to tell the story in a uniquely visual way, incorporating dance influenced by prayer and ritual, and puppetry that is constructed from the flotsam left behind by desperate peoples forced to search for a better life. Along with text written by Anishinaabe playwright Marcie Rendon, and music composed by Ben Siems, Border Crossing is informed by stories from small-town Mexican citizens, Tucson snowbirds, Latino Border Patrolmen, and Native social workers told first hand to the artistic team while they were researching along the border last fall, thanks to a Minnesota State Arts Board Artists' Initiative Grant. Off-Leash Area brings its sixteenth original work, Border Crossing, to the Ritz Theater. Opening April 24th in Northeast Minneapolis, this new work will include a cast of seventeen portraying the desert air, creatures, migrants and political and social voices that create the backdrop for a journey from Mexico into the southwestern United States. Border Crossing features two-time Ivey Award honorees Jennifer Ilse and Paul Herwig among a cast of seventeen dancers and actors, an original score by Ben Siems, and text by Jerome Fellow and Anishinaabe playwright Marcie Rendon. "Any production by Off-Leash Area is an event: this group consistently pulls together extraordinary talents from all over town to produce performance that is dance, installation, theater, and concert in one" - Ann Klefstad, Editor of News & Features mnartists.org For more on Off-Leash Area please visit www.offleasharea.org http://raicesproject.org/events/bordercrossing.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:51:23 GMT El segundo Festival Cinco de Mayo para la Familia en Willmar Festival tendra: Musica en Vivo por Mision Nortena - Bounce Land - Bingo Mexicano - Pinatas - Concurso de Comer Jalapenos - Variedad deliciosa de comida - Artesanías - Baile por Pueblo Lindo Dancers - Trio de Mariachi - Exhibición de Carros de Policia Final Especial - Willmar Idol El ganador se llevara $100! http://raicesproject.org/events/festivalcincodemayoparalafamilia.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:22:23 GMT The Raíces Project invites you to a gathering to: *find out about the Raices Project and its Youth Program *meet other Latin@s youth from Hood River, Odell, The Dalles, Mosier and Chenowith *explore what it means to be young & Latin@ in a rural community http://raicesproject.org/events/introductiontojveneslatinscuentan.html Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:50:04 GMT La Conferencia del 2008 Sobre Raza, Privilegia y Competencias Interculturales se llevara a cabo el viernes, 11 de abril de 1:30 a 4:30 PM y el sábado 12 de abril de 8:00 AM a 4:30 PM en la Universidad de Iowa. Participantes pueden asistir uno o ambos días. Información sobre registración será disponible en el sitio web del Centro de Recursos y Acción de la Mujer de la Universidad de Iowa: http://www.uiowa.edu/~wrac.. El evento es copatrocinado por varios grupos incluyendo el Centro de Recursos y Acción de la Mujer, la Oficina del Provost, el Departamento de Derechos Humanas de Iowa City, la Oficina de Oportunidad Justa y Diversidad de la Universidad de Iowa, y otros. La misión de la Conferencia anual sobre Raza, Privilegio y Competencias Interculturales es de reunir a gente de fondos y campos distintos en un ambiente interactivo para fortalecer nuestra habilidad de desarrollar una análisis colectivamente sobre el racismo y justicia social, fortalecer nuestras habilidades individuales para servir como agentes de cambio, y fortalecer las redes a través de diferentes sectores para trabajar en conjunto en avanzar comunidades inclusivas. http://raicesproject.org/events/laconferenciadel2008sobrerazaprivilegioycompetenciasinterculturalesentablandodilogosdifciles.html Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:59:13 GMT The 2008 Race, Privilege and Cultural Competence Conference will be held Friday, April 11, 2008, 1:30-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 12, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on the University of Iowa Campus. Participants may attend one or both days. Registration information will be available on the UI Women's Resources and Action Center website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~wrac. The event is co-sponsored by numerous groups, including the UI Women's Resource and Action Center, the UI Office of the Provost, the Iowa City Department of Human Rights, UI Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, and others. The 2008 RPCC conference theme is: "Engaging in Difficult Dialogues." Keynoting the Saturday conference are: Sherry Watt, Associate Professor in the University of Iowa's College of Education and author of the Privileged Identity Exploration (PIE) Model(c), and Suzanne Pharr, scholar/activist and author of Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism, and In the Time of the Right: Reflections on Liberation, and numerous essays. Diane Finnerty will also be offering a pre-conference workshop on "Exploring Privilege and Cultural Competence" on Friday afternoon, April 11, 2008. For more information about the presenters, please see the Race, Privilege and Cultural Competence website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~wrac The mission of the annual Race, Privilege, and Cultural Competence (RPCC) Conference is to bring people of varied backgrounds and fields together in an interactive environment to strengthen our ability to develop a collective analysis of racism and social justice, strengthen our individual skills to serve as change agents, and network across sectors in order to work together to forge inclusive communities. The RPCC conferences have featured nationally recognized speakers followed by facilitated discussions which apply conference themes in practical skill-building sessions. Particular focus is given to participants engaged in various fields, including: community organizations, education, social service and healthcare delivery, and business/industry. It is our hope that participants leave each conference with a concrete plan for serving as change agents in their communities. http://raicesproject.org/events/2008raceprivilegeandculturalcompetenceiiiconferenceengagingindifficultdialogues-1.html Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:35:36 GMT A leadership training tailored to the Idaho Colectivo members. http://raicesproject.org/events/idcolectivo-rditraining.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:49:27 GMT A networking group for Latino providers and professionals to share information that benefits the Latino community as a whole. The Latino Service Provider Network meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. http://raicesproject.org/events/willmarminnesotalatinoserviceprovidernetwork-1.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:34:35 GMT A community-based advisory group made up of Latino residents. The Willmar Minnesota Colectivo meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. http://raicesproject.org/events/willmarminnesotacolectivomeeting-2.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:26:18 GMT A community-based advisory group made up of Latino residents. The Willmar Minnesota Colectivo meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. http://raicesproject.org/events/willmarminnesotacolectivomeeting-1.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:24:19 GMT A community-based advisory group made up of Latino residents. The Willmar Minnesota Colectivo meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. http://raicesproject.org/events/willmarminnesotacolectivomeeting.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:23:03 GMT A gathering to discuss the micro-loan partner with local organizational partners. http://raicesproject.org/events/idaccionpartnermeeting.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:16:29 GMT Information for the Latino community in Rupert, Burley and Heyburn on the micro-loan program provided by ACCION http://raicesproject.org/events/idaccioncommunityinfomeeting-rupert.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:15:05 GMT Information for the Latino community in Jerome on the micro-loan program provided by ACCION http://raicesproject.org/events/idaccioncommunityinfomeeting-jerome.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:13:10 GMT Information for the Latino community in the Oregon cluster on the micro-loan program provided by ACCION http://raicesproject.org/events/oraccioncommunityinfomeeting-hoodriver.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:09:45 GMT A leadership training tailored to the Minnesota colectivo. http://raicesproject.org/events/mncolectivorditraining.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:08:03 GMT A gathering for Latinos in the Marshalltown cluster to discuss the services provided by their agencies. http://raicesproject.org/events/marshalltownlatinoserviceprovidersmeeting.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:05:06 GMT http://raicesproject.org/events/oregonaccionpartnermeeting.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:52:29 GMT