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January E-News from Multicultural Activities
Welcome to the New Year and to the Winter Term at COCC! Here is a list of the planned activities for this month - we hope that you'll participate in as many as you can. Also, below is a list of cultural holidays and celebrations for the month of January. Enjoy!
For further information, contact Karen Roth, Director of Multicultural Activities at COCC, at kroth1@cocc.edu or call at 541-383-7412 for more information. You can also visit our website at http://multicultural.cocc.edu/.
Programs and Events for January 2012
Student Club meetings in the Multicultural Center:
Black Student Union, first meeting: Wednesday, Jan 18th 1:30 – 2:30 pm
First Nation Student Union, Tuesdays at 10 - 11am
Latino Club, Wednesdays at noon - 1 pm
Spanish Conversation Group
Every Monday, 12 - 1 pm, in Campus Center room 116
This conversation group is open to anyone willing to converse in Spanish.
French Conversation Group
Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, at Jackson's Corner, 845 Northwest Delaware Ave, Bend
Contact Kirsten Larwin for details at klarwin@cocc.edu.
2012 Season of Nonviolence
Honoring the legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Cesar Chaves, and Chief Wilma Mankiller
The programs listed below illustrate how we can create a better world for all without promoting violence and physical harm. For the full schedule, visit the website: www.cocc.edu/mcc-events.
Film: The Freedom Riders
The story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South.
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 6 – 8 pm, Becky Johnson Community Center, Redmond
Thursday, Jan. 19, 5 - 7 pm, Hitchcock, 201 Pioneer Hall, Bend campus
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, streaming in Multicultural Center, 217 Campus Center
Thursday, Jan. 26, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, Room 116, Madras Campus
A Conversation with the 1961 Freedom Riders, Carol Ruth Silver and Claude Albert Liggins
Tuesday, January 24, 6 pm, Wille Hall, Campus Center
In the spring and summer of 1961 over 400 people came together to travel into the Deep South, defying Jim Crow laws and putting their welfare, even their lives, on the line in support of racial justice. Carol Ruth Silver and Claude Albert Liggins were among those who stepped forward to join the Freedom Riders, firm in their belief in the possibility for nonviolent change. Theirs is a story of sacrifice, terror, and, ultimately, triumph.
Film: Becoming Chaz
Thursday, Jan. 26, 6:30 pm, Hitchcock Auditorium, 201 Pioneer Hall
Becoming Chaz is the heartfelt and honest portrayal of Chaz Bono, the only child of Sonny & Cher, on his emotional and physical transition from a woman to a man. Panel discussion to follow the film.
Tickets: $10 at www.bendfilm.org and at the door. A portion of the proceeds go to benefit Human Dignity Coalition. Co-sponsored with BendFilm and Human Dignity Coalition.
Other January Events
Lunar New Year Celebration
Monday, January 23, noon – 1 pm, Multicultural Center, 217 Campus Center
Come and celebrate the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon, with activities and free snacks in the Multicultural Center and a Chinese-themed lunch at the Campus Center.
Conversations on Books and Cultures: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Tuesday, January 31, noon – 1 pm, Multicultural Center, 217 Campus Center
The Book Thief is the story of Liesel, a nine-year-old German girl whose foster parents give refuge to a young Jewish man hiding from the Nazi regime.
Book discussion facilitated by Professor Lura Reed, OSU Cascades
Spanish Film Night – Under the Same Moon
Tuesday, January 31, 5:45 pm, Boyle 155
This film tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Film will be in Spanish with English Subtitles. Sponsored by the Humanities Department and the Latino Club and Program
News from Oregon Leadership Institute (OLI)
Oregon Leadership Institute has accepted 50 Latino high school students to participate in this year’s mentoring program. OLI provides mentoring and leadership development to Latino youth in Central Oregon to ensure their academic success and to advance their educational aspirations and civic engagement. With the support of a College Access Challenge Grant, OLI will welcome Native American students from Madras High School into the program this year. On January 21st, Latino and Native American students will come together to develop multicultural awareness when they participate in a Diversity workshop led by Gordon Price, Director of Student Life.
January Cultural Holidays and Celebrations
January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 1 - Anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, eliminating slavery in 1863.
January 1 – Gantan-Sai – Also referred to as Shogatu, this is the Shinto New Year holiday. The faithful visit shrines, often at midnight, praying for renewal of heart, health, and prosperity.
January 5 – George Washington Carver, educator and scientist who developed many products from peanuts and sweet potatoes, dies in 1943.
January 5 – Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday, the latest living Guru of the Sikh faith.
January 6 – Three King’s Day, Dia de Los Tres Magos, marks the end of the Christmas season in Central and South America and some parts of Europe.
January 6 – Epiphany, a Christian commemoration of the journey of the three Wise Men to offer gifts to the infant Jesus.
January 7 – Christmas for Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Christians
January 9 – Siejin No Hi, a Japanese national holiday which honors young people who have reached, or who will reach, the age of 20 during the current year. Twenty is the age of majority in Japan, and people who have reached this age are subject to adult laws and gain the right to vote in elections as well as to drink alcohol. (www.tanutech.com/japan/seijin1.html )
January 11 – Amelia Earhart Day
January 11 - Hostos Day in Puerto Rico. Born on 11th January 1839 in the Barrio "Río Cañas" of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, de Hostos was a patriot, distinguished scholar and writer of works ranging from treatises on law to children’s stories. He spent most of his life in exile working as a university lecturer, and leading educational reform efforts in both the Dominican Republic and Chile. He travelled widely to promote cooperation among Latin American countries and advocate freedom for Puerto Rico and Cuba. http://www.whichday.com/articles/index.php?article=406
January 12 – Supreme Court rules schools may not discriminate based on race, 1948.
January 13 – President Polk orders the invasion of land between Rio Nueces and Rio Grande in Texas, forcing the war with Mexico in 1846.
January 13 – Lohri – On this Hindu and Sikh holiday, bonfires are lit to mark the change from the decrease to the increase of the sun.
January 14 – Pongol – A three-day rice harvest festival in South India that is celebrated with a cultural evening of song and dance.
January 14 – Makar Sankranti – A Hindu celebration of the transition of the Sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn during the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. The days gradually lengthen.
January 16 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., minister and civil rights leader, born in 1929. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for work to bring about equal rights through nonviolent protest.
January 16 – In 1786, the Virginia legislature adopted Thomas Jefferson’s statue for the establishment of religious freedom.
January 19 – Sultan, the first day of the seventeenth Baha’i month.
January 20 – American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU) formed in 1920.
January 22 – Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in 1973.
January 23 - Lunar New Year, a major celebration in several Asian countries. This year is the Year of the Dragon. The Chinese clean and decorate their homes with the five lucky signs of happiness.
January 23 – Setsubun-sai - This holiday, celebrated among the Shinto of Japan, is a good luck festival. Commonly known as "O-mame-maki," Setsubun-sai is the bean throwing festival and is a very popular New Year's ritual. It marks the end of the coldest season, "Kan," and celebrates the coming of spring while throwing beans to keep demons away. http://www.tricityvoice.com/articledisplay.php?a=2187
January 23 – Sonal – This is the biggest event of the year in Korea to pray for a bountiful harvest in the coming year.
January 23 – 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution bars poll tax in federal elections in 1964.
January 24 – Sojourner Truth (1797 – 1883) addressed the first African American women’s rights convention in 1851.
January 25 – Charles Curtis, Kaw Indian who was Vice President under Herbert Hoover, born in 1860.
January 26 – All public businesses in the U. S. have to comply with the American Disabilities Act by this date in 1955.
January 28 – Birth of Jose Marti, hero of Cuban Independence,1853.
January 28 – Basant Panchami, a Hindu festival that heralds the approach of spring and honors Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning, Wisdom, and the Creative Arts.
January 30 – 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to abolish slavery was passed in 1865. Mohandes Gandhi assassinated in 1948.
January 31 – Birth of Jackie Robinson, first Black major league baseball player, 1919.
Much of the information above is available on The Multicultural Calendar 2011.
COCC Multicultural Center Web Site
For current information about COCC, please visit the COCC Multicultural Center Web Site.
Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, please contact Karen Roth, Director of Multicultural Activities at COCC, 383-7412 or kroth1@cocc.edu.
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