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| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Experts Among US Workshop
Featuring Melissa Castillo Planas, Bret Maney
and Magdalena Sagardia: This workshop will explore the ways in which to
diversify the study of literature via the incorporation of Latinx
authors.
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| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Influential Latinas: Mobilizing the Latinx Vote
Moderated by: Suzette Ramsundar and David Charcape.
ALEJANDRA Y. CASTILLO
is the CEO of YWCA USA, an organization that serves 2.3 million women and girls around the country with a network of over 200 associations. YWCA plays a dual role as both a social service provider and an advocate for reform and justice.
Alejandra has over two decades of professional experience in Washington, D.C., having served in senior leadership roles during two presidential administrations, including the Obama Administration, where she served as the national director of the Minority Business Development Agency. Ms. Castillo is the first Hispanic American woman to lead the agency.
KATINA ROJAS NAZARIO-JOY
is the Latino Liaison in the Office of the County Executive in Prince George's County, MD, ensuring that Latinos have access to, and are able to utilize County programs and resources. She served two terms in the Obama Administration as a political appointee at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Katina is a native of the Bronx and a Lehman College alumna.
ROSSANA ROSADO
is the New York State Secretary of State. Rosado has also ushered in improved and responsive services for immigrant New Yorkers. Prior to joining Governor Cuomo's administration, she has served as an advisor to elected officials on their transition teams in New York City and State governments. She also served as the first female Editor and Publisher of the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the country. | |
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| 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Music Program Presents: Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
A totally amazing totally online production of WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM PLANET, the great story of two children and their chicken who fly to the Mushroom Planet to save it from destruction. This original musical, composed by Prof. Penny Prince of the Music Program, with a script written by the cast, is based on a play by Jeffrey Beer and the much loved science fiction book of the same name by Eleanor Cameron. There are 10 songs, dances, laughter, and love.
Suitable for ages 2 to 120.
The cast and crew are current Lehman students, alumni, and community members.
Technical Director: Eduardo Resendiz-Gomez (alum);
Recording Engineer: Steven Buonanotte (Lehman Multimedia Center);
Animator: Brandon Marcano (alum)
Choreographer: Colette Ambo (alum)
Premiering Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. as a livestream on YouTube, and thereafter available on YouTube.
Length: Approximately one hour.
Link to Premier on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/IbwgYh2b_KA_
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| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | The Trouble With My Name performance by Javier Avila
The Trouble with My Name examines the issues of language, race, and social justice in an eye-opening performance where Ávila engages the audience as he tells the story of his life and reads poetry that illustrates what it means to be the American of the future. Ávila’s show breaks barriers and embraces the diversity of a nation whose history is rich and colorful. The message transcends boundaries of race, ethnicity, and geography.
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Poet Carlos Andres Gómez
Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet, speaker, actor, and author of Fractures, winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, Hijito, winner of the Broken River Prize and a #1 SPD bestseller, and the memoir Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood, released by Penguin Random House. A star of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TV One’s Verses and Flow, and Spike Lee’s #1 box office movie Inside Man with Denzel Washington, Carlos is widely known for his viral poems, “Where are you really from?” and “What Latino Looks Like,” which have garnered millions of views online. Winner of the Atlanta Review International Poetry Prize and the Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry, he partnered with John Legend on Senior Orientation, a program to counteract bullying and champion inclusive masculinity among high school students. Carlos is a proud Latinx and father. | |
| Start Date and Time | Event Details | Location |
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| All Day | | Old Gym Building - (Student Health Center, B008) |
| All Day | | Old Gym Building - (Student Health Center, B008) |
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| 8:00 AM - 4:45 PM | | Information Technology Center
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| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Journalist as Witness and Historian with Ed Morales
Ed Morales of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and Columbia University Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race will discuss his newest book Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, And The Betrayal of Puerto Rico.
LOCATION: Lehman Multimedia Center/ Carman Hall Studio C (downstairs)
Ed Morales is a veteran journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsday, The Village Voice, The Miami Herald, Rolling Stone, the Guardian, The Nation and the Los Angeles Times.
Drawing on a deep body of knowledge accrued over decades of critical reporting on the experience of Puerto Ricans in New York and the relationship between the island and the U.S., Mr. Morales' latest book, Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, And The Betrayal of Puerto Rico tells an up to the minute story with roots 100 years old.
Want to understand what the summer's dancing protests against Puerto Rican Governor Ricky Rosselló were all about? Wonder how the Trump administration's response to Hurricane Maria fits into history? Confused about what's true and who tells the truth? Curious how reporters' own politics and viewpoints effect what they see and say? Want to understand reporters' role in creating the first draft of history? Come to this conversation.
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| 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | The New York Latin American Art Triennial 2019: Progressive Transition
Progressive Transition explores the action and effect of moving from one state to another. More broadly, the project shows the drive towards transformation in the arts. The artists’ need to “feel part of something” that can likewise be recognized and defined by others will be explored within the exhibition. The work on view represents the artistic transition seen against a landscape of societal progress. The project highlights cultural exchange and, at its core, examines the implications of transition on an evolving Latin American culture.
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| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Hachette Publishing Group Site Visit
Book a career in publishing at our ‘Introduction to Publishing College Event’. Network with staff, ask questions and get your foot in the door of one of the largest publishing houses in the world. To attend email Nicole.allen1@lehman.cuny.edu
Location: Shuster Hall, Room 231
Open to All No RSVP Required
Sponsored by Career Exploration & Development Center
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