Monday April 20
Paper and Plastic Bag Fee/Ban Advocacy Training Event/ 7-9 pm
Who: GenerationEngage Silicon ValleyWhat: The City of San Jose along with the Santa Clara County is currently considering a proposal to place a spending fee on disposable paper and plastic bags, in an effort to reduce litter and pollution of local water systems. Make your voice heard by coming to this advocacy night; training will be provided on how to represent the issue in front of community, county, and city meetings.
When: 7-9 pm
Where: GenerationEngage Silicon Valley Headquarters
60 S. Market Street Suite 1000 San Jose, CA
Contact: 4082782280; siliconvalley@generationen
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Wednesday April 22 (Earth Day!)
Earth Day at SJSU and Trashion Fashion Show/ 10-3; 7-8:30 pm
Who: SJSU Environmental Resource Center, SJSU Environmental Club, SJSU Associated Students
What: Earth Day has been an important event that encourages the SJSU community to speak with green organizations, vendors and local agencies. They will be tabling along the 7th street plaza giving away neat green things, selling fair trade items, giving information on living a sustainable lifestyle, as well as giving students an opportunity to join the green job industry. The theme this year will be "Sustainable Lifestyle", where students can see the practical value of living green. Aztec Dancers will be performing at 11:45 and 1:15pm. Featuring a Trashion Show at 7pm in the Village Quad.When: 10 am-3 pm; Featuring a Trashion Show at 7pm in the Village Quad
Where: 7th St. Plaza at SJSU; Campus Village Quad
Contact: 4089245467; info@sjsusustainabilityweeSee last year's Earth Day .
headRush: Aliso in Workerland/ 7-8:30 pm
Who: Cesar Chavez Community Action CenterWhat: Associated Students' Cesar E. Chavez Community Action Center of San Jose State University is bringing headRush to our campus. headRush is a unique rush of psycho-politico spoken word teatro & popular education to ignite critical dialogue &social change. headRush will be performing April 22, 2009 in the Morris Daily auditorium. Suggested "donation" is $5.00 for students $10.00 for non-students,no one will be turned away for lack of funds . This event is open to the community.
For more information about this event including group seating reservations please contact (408) 924-4144 or Visit us on the web: www.as.sjsu.edu/cccac or to find out more about headRush you can visit their website: http://headrushcrew.com//index.php?content=home
When: 7-8:30 pm
Where: SJSU Morris Daily Auditorium
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Thursday April 23
WTF: Where's the Funding? / 6-7:15 pm
Who: SJSU Students for Quality Education
What:
Next year, YOUR tuition will go up more than $200. In addition, the CSU budget will be cut an additional $115 million.
More than 4,000 Students will be denied access to San Jose State next year. More than 10,000 will be denied to the California State University statewide.
Dozens of lecturers are being laid off because of these budget cuts.
Not to mention the fact that there is a Special Election on May 19th which features a statewide proposition (1A) that would make these cuts permanent.
Join Students for Quality Education in a teach-in that will inform students on what THEY can do to help fight the budget cuts.
We will have guest speakers, and will also hold a vigil outside in memory of the "missing" professors next semester.
We hope you join us in this kick-off to a very important campaign.
Any questions?
Please contact SQE at yourvoice_sjsu@yahoo.com
When: 6-7:15 pm
Where: SJSU Campus Village Building B- RAC Rooms C & D
Drag Show!/ 7-10 pm
Who: Queers Thoughtfully Interrupting Prejudice: QTIP
What:
QTIP (Queers Thoughtfully Interrupting Prejudice) is putting on a drag show and you all need to be there!
$5 pre show/ $7 at the door ($5 if you come in dressed in drag)
We'll be selling tickets closer to the event, but if you know you want a ticket, send me a message and ill write your name down.
Also, if you want to be in the drag show or help in anyway, please let me know! Email:
When: 7-10 pm
Where: Barret Ballroom, Student Union, San Jose State University
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Friday April 24
The Garden Movie/ 6:30-10 pm
Who: Veggielution
What:
Please RSVP to the event here:
http://guest.cvent.com/SURVEYS/Welcome.aspx?s=95fd4039-b8cd-49e5-b34f-4aaf568c00a3
We are bringing a diverse coalition of San Jose organizations together to have a dialogue about L.A.'s South Central Farm and talk about local related issues. We hope this forum will galvanize the San Jose Community and get people thinking about urban farming in the South Bay.
You'll have a chance to connect with local orgs like ours and start making a difference!
SPONSORS: Cesar Chavez Community Action Center, Full Circle Farm, Veggielution Urban Farming Project, M.A.I.Z., Los Antepasados, Tau Delta Phi, Generation Engage, and more (BECOME AN AFFILIATED GROUP by contacting us at info@veggielution.org)
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The fourteen-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community.
But now, bulldozers are poised to level their 14-acre oasis.
The Garden follows the plight of the farmers, from the tilled soil of this urban farm to the polished marble of City Hall. Mostly immigrants from Latin America, from countries where they feared for their lives if they were to speak out, we watch them organize, fight back, and demand answers:
Why was the land sold to a wealthy developer for millions less than fair-market value? Why was the transaction done in a closed-door session of the LA City Council? Why has it never been made public?
And the powers-that-be have the same response: “The garden is wonderful, but there is nothing more we can do.”
If everyone told you nothing more could be done, would you give up?
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The Garden has the pulse of verité with the narrative pull of fiction, telling the story of the country’s largest urban farm, backroom deals, land developers, green politics, money, poverty, power, and racial discord. The film explores and exposes the fault lines in American society and raises crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality, and justice for the poorest and most vulnerable among us.
Contact:info@veggielution.org
When: 6:30-10 pm
Where: MACLA Theater 510 S. 1st Street San Jose, CA
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Saturday April 25- Sunday April 26
ENGAGE HER - Inaugural Multicultural Women's Leadership Conference/ Saturday 8 am -Sunday 9 pm
Who: EngageHer! http://www.engageher.orgWhat:
Conference Opens a New Dialog Among All Women To Create Next Generation of Leaders. Please log onto www.engageher.org for detailed information (schedule, speaker bios, workshops) on the conferrence.
Speakers:
Gloria Steinem, Co-founder of Ms. Foundation and Womens Media Center
Dolores Huerta, Co-founder of United Farm Workers Union and Dolores Huerta Foundation
Aileen Hernandez, Former President of NOW, Coordinator of Black Women Stirring the Waters
Helen Zia, Author, Feminist Activist and Board Co-Chair of Womens Media Center
Marie C. Wilson, Founder of The White House Project and co-founder of Take Your Daughter to Work Day
Maria Teresa Petersen, Executive Director of Votolatino.org
Lesley Pinckney, General Manager of Essence.com
Training Sessions:
"Say No To Mama - Lessons for Leadership", Mable F. Yee, CEO & Founder Engage Her
"Run, Vote & Lead", Erin Vilardi of The White House Project
"Breaking Media Stereotypes", Lesley Pinckney of Essence.com
When: Saturday 8 am- Sunday 9 pm
Where: UC Berkeley
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