USAS Presents: Sweatshops 101 Tour-
The tour will be stopping in Houston, Tx on Wednesday, November 14th, 2007. The discussion will take place starting at 6:30 @ Bohemeos Cafe (708 Telephone Road in the East End about 5 minutes from UofH-Central)
This tour will be a great opportunity to learn more about United Students Against Sweatshops. People already involved and other people interested in learning about USAS's goals are all invited. It is an open event. The talks and focus of the tour include:
and, most importantly,
These are links to the flyers:
( there is space on the kids shirt and underneath "sweatshops 101" for you to write whatever you want)
quarter page flyer:
http://www.box.net/shared/ri43ro0ni2
half page:
http://www.box.net/shared/fbougsa75e
jpeg file for emails/web:
http://www.box.net/shared/epym5flabl
Questions/Comment? Please contact Gabriel M. (USAS-San Antonio) 210-254-4757
Deniz Lopez
queenstrawberry782@yahoo.com
Lady binx of Almas Intocables Call for Submissions
“Mi Educación es la Causa: Chicana and Chicano Pedagogy in the 21st Century.”
NACCS-Tejas Regional Conference
28 February-1 March 2008
Chicana/o scholars, NACCS Tejas membership, and the Tejas community are invited to submit papers, exhibits, performances or cultural productions for the NACCS Tejas Regional Conference at
The 2008 NACCS Tejas steering committee is excited to announce that both Ms. Martha Cotera and Dr. Rodolfo Acuña have agreed to serve as keynote speakers. Both scholars will be discussing the past, present, and future of Chicana/o pedagogy. Please join us in welcoming both scholars to our conference.
This conference incorporates a multidisciplinary understanding of scholarship and performance and therefore accepts papers and productions from a wide range of disciplines. While the primary theme for the conference centers on Chicana/o pedagogy in the 21st century, other topics related to the Chicana/o experience are also welcomed. A 100-250 word abstract should be submitted for the paper, panel, exhibit, performance, or other.
Deadline for Submissions: January 14, 2008
Send questions and proposals electronically to Victor Gomez at vgomez@southtexascollege.edu
From the folks from Femmecore (Edinburg/McAllen):
Next femcore friends forum get-together to be on November the 10th
Starting at 12pm, at the park on 10th St and zinnia near that confetti party store (or something like that). I think its pretty central between Edinburg and Mc allen area. and its a nice park too.
so, things to bring besides yourselves and friends would be:
*yummy food (vegan Please :])
*some fem lit/art(poetry, a book, a drawing, a photo, stuff running around your head)
*and if you have a kite you should bring it too :)
*oh also veg recipes to share with everyone.
from there we can talk about about reading a book together.
If you want you can also add more to-do things to this.
Courtesy of: FemmeCore Friends Forum
There will be a conference in El Paso, TX to develop guidelines for alternative border enforcement policies and practices.
Link to conference info: http://www.borderst
Courtesy of:
Martin Hagne
martinhagne@sbcglobal.net
Two workers have cases of wage theft with us that merit a visit to applicable patron rata. Please let me know if you could join us to show some solidarity with these workers who need their due wages!
Monday 11/5-
Abel Hernandez worked for Las Rosas Mexican Grill. He is owed $3,553 in overtime and back pay! The company has refused to pay him what he's owed. We need to put some more pressure on Las Rosas!
Meet at the Worker Center @ 10am. We'll meet up with Abel and travel to the restaurant to arrive during lunch hours
Thursday 11/8-
Martin Gonzalez worked for Azteck Communications - a vendor of Cricket phones. There's all kinds of abuse going on there. Not only are workers denied their full wages, but also clients are being over-charged for simple things like changing the language option on their phone. Ain't right.
