LAS Spring Forum Series 2013
Farmer to Farmer
Beyond the Bean: Stories of Ethical Coffee Sourcing in Honduras and Guatemala. Bring your coffee mug, free coffee samples will be provided! April 8 3:30-4:30 pm in Hibbard 100
Movie Screening: Maestra
Cuban educator and scholar Luisa Campos will be visitng Eau Claire and screening the documentary Maestra in Hibbard Hall 102 at 5pm on Wednesday, April 10. The event is open to all students. Professor Campos is currently director of the Cuban Literacy Campaign museum. Q&A will follow the screening with translation by Dr. Gerardo Licon.
Vicki Seltun
From the lawfirm Weld, Riley, Prenn, & Ricci, Vicki Seltun will be presenting on Wednesday, March 13th in the Ojibwe C (30C) room of Davies. The title of the presentation is "A Broken Immigration System: Is Comprehensive Reform Possible? If so, What Might it Look Like?"
Witness for Peace
Elizabeth Cuero Badillo, Secretary of Education for Buenaventura’s chapter of the Portworker’s Union, will present “The Price of Privatization and the Trade-Offs of Free Trade: Labor Violations in Colombia’s Ports on the Year Anniversary of the Free Trade Agreement.” Monday April 22 from 3:00-4:00pm in Woodland Theater 328 Davies Center
Latin American Studies Week 2012
The LAS steering committee has been working hard during the year to organize LAS week 2012 and is in the last stages of finalizing the week's events. LAS week 2012 will take place Monday October 8th to Friday October 12th. The events will be as follows:
- Friday September 28: Brown Bag Lecture, "Teaching Spanish to Heritage Speakers" Presented by Dr. Kim Potowski 12-1:50pm Hibbard 316
- Monday October 8: During our opening reception, keynote speaker Dr. Adrian Burgos Jr. from the University of Illinois will share with us a summary and highlights of the history of Latino baseball players in the United States. The Dulany, Davies Center, 5:30-8 p.m
- Tuesday October 9: LAS major, Seama Rezai will discuss her recent internship experience in Colombia and geography lecturer, Jeff DeGrave, will discuss the proliferation of micro-hydroelectric projects as an alternative to the expansion of the municipal power grid in rural Honduras. Room 101, Hibbard Hall, 3:30-5 p.m.
- Wednesday October 10: Dr. Rose-Marie Avin, Dr. Sanjukta Chaudhuri and LAS minor Laurelyn Weismann will present their research on women in Argentina. Phillips 117, 3:30-5 p.m.
- Thursday October 11: UW-EC study abroad fair in New Davies. Dakota Ballroom, 2:00-5:30pm
- Friday October 12: A representative of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras brought to the United States by the organization Witness for Peace will speak on United States intervention in Honduras and the effects on Indigenous Peoples. Council Oak Room, Davies Center, 12-1 p.m.
- Saturday October 13: "Mosquita y Mari" film showing in the Woodland Theater in Davies as part of Eau Queer Film Festival 2012
For more information check out our news release. We're looking forward to a very successful LAS Week 2012 and hope to see all of you there!
Community Events
- Upcoming events will be posted as they arise.
Events On Campus
- Salsa Clara- Student organization offers salsa dancing lessons focusing on LA Style and Casino Style. The first lesson is free, then $3.00/lesson or $15.00/semester for students. Every Tuesday night at Higher Ground from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Events Off Campus
- Upcoming events will be posted as they arise.
Ongoing events
- El Patio Salsa Nights- Enjoy the thrill of salsa dancing on Thursday nights from 10:00 at El Patio on Water Street. No cover, free introductory lesson and great music!
