Don't forget! COMING UP: May 8-15
"Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan Speaks on Ending Middle Eastern Occupation by U.S.
Cindy Sheehan (left), famous for her high profile "Camp Casey" Iraq war protests outside former-president George W. Bush's
Crawford, Texas home, comes to SSU on Fri., May 15 at 7 p.m. in the University Gym.
Her lecture focuses on how individual action can help
President Barack Obama end the wars and occupations
in the Middle East. Suggested donation is $10 at the door as a fund-raiser for Project
Censored, Students for Democracy and Media Fee Foundation's
Investigative Research Fund. SSU students are admitted free.
For more information, visit the Project Censored website or contact Peter Phillips at 4-2588 or peter.phillips@sonoma.edu.
Student Paintings on Display Monday in the Quad
Professor Mark Perlman's Advanced Painting class is exhibiting some of their paintings in the main quad on Mon., May 11. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m. the paintings will be lined up on the central pathway of the quad. This outdoor exhibition mimics one they recently held in the University Library. The Campus Community is invited to enjoy the display.
Featured above is a 40' x 50" oil painting by student Kara Chiona.
The Legacy of Cesar Chavez
Julie Chavez Rodriguez (left), the granddaughter of civil and labor rights activist Cesar Chavez, was introduced to the farm worker movement at an early age. Throughout her life, she has played an active role in the fight for social justice, human rights and the rights of working people. Chavez Rodriguez is currently the programs director for the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, where she spearheads the National Youth Leadership Initiative, an effort which addresses academic and civic engagement among today's youth. She speaks at SSU in an ASP sponsored presentation on Mon., May 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cooperage. For more information call 4-2382 or visit the ASP website. Annual BFA Exhibition Features Art of Graduating Students
The 2009 Annual BFA Exhibition features the work of six students from the Art Department who are graduating this spring with their Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), an advanced degree requiring an additional year of focused study in their chosen medium. The artists are Lily Cain (painting and printmaking), Abelardo Cruz-Santiago (mixed media printmaking), Itzul Gutierrez (sculpture/print installation), Johnny King (printmaking), Logan Stocksdale (ceramic sculpture), and Emily Wiseman (painting). The exhibition is open until Sat., May 23 at the University Art Gallery. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and weekends from noon-4 p.m. For more information contact Carla Stone at 4-2295.
Compassionate Journalism: From the 1930's to Today
"Compassionate journalism" emerged through the work of WPA/FSA and artists such as Gordan Parks, James Agee and Dorothea Lange. It led to documentary work that highlighted a social justice tone in the 80's and 90's. Jimmie Briggs (left), a former reporter with LIFE magazine and National Magazine Award finalist, hosts a slide-show discussion of photographers from the 1930's to today, including his own work on child soldiers. His presentation takes place Tues., May 12 at 7 p.m. in the Cooperage and is sponsored by the North Bay International Studies Project. For more information contact Miriam Hutchins at 4-2409.
Spring Dance Performance
Spirited dancing by SSU Dance Ensemble and stunning choreography by critically acclaimed guest artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and resident dance faculty Kristen Daley and Nancy Lyons. $15 general, $12 faculty/alumni/staff, $8 seniors/students, free SSU students. Fri., May 1, 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 2, 7:30 p.m. Tues., May 5., 7:30 p.m. Weds., May 6, 7:30 p.m. Thurs., May 7., 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 8, 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 9, 7:30 p.m. Person Theater. For information visit the Center for Performing Arts website.
"Remembering Our Manongs" Documentary Plays on KRCB
On Tues., May 12 at 9 p.m., KRCB, Sonoma County's local PBS station will air a feature length documentary film, "Remembering Our Manongs (Elders): Sonoma County's Filipino American History." The film explores the history of the earliest Filipino immigrants in Sonoma County. Mostly single young men, they began arriving in California in the 1920s. The manongs' story is one of tenacity and endurance coupled with an extraordinary sense of community. In the film, their inspirational story is told by surviving family members, descendants of former employers and other key figures in Sonoma County.
Sponsored in part by the California Council for the Humanities, the film was produced by the Filipino American National Historical Society Sonoma County Chapter. A core project team comprised of mostly Filipina American women (Alicia Viloria Watson, Patricia Viloria Watson, Delia Lanosa Rapolla, Karen Mejia Pennrich, Josie Quimado, and Flori Nowelsky), impassioned with the determination to ensure that the manongs will always be remembered successfully completed the film in 2008. Leny Strobel, Associate Professor, American Multicultural Studies, served as project director. Leilani Nishime, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Department of Communication, served as humanities expert.
KRCB Television 22 can be seen as far north as Hopland in Mendocino County, east to include all of Napa County and parts of Solano and Contra Costa counties, and south to encompass San Francisco, South San Francisco, Daly City, and the East Bay through Oakland. KRCB Television 22 has a potential audience of 2.4 million people. Via two satellite systems, KRCB can be viewed throughout the entire Bay Area and beyond.
For those receiving KRCB on an antenna via a converter box, view the program on digital channels 22-1, 22-2 and 22-3. For those who subscribe to Comcast Cable, view the program on cable channel 22 in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, and Contra Costa counties as well as the city of Oakland. For those that are satellite subscribers, view the program on DISH Satellite's channel 22 or 8233, and DirecTV on channel 22.
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