FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2003      File #357
Contact: A. Darius Spearman, InterCultural Center Coordinator, (707) 664-2537

Raza & Native American Heritage Month Has Full Slate of Events

The InterCultural Center is hosting a series of events in celebration of Raza & Native American Heritage Month. Through these and other events, the InterCultural Center (ICC) hopes to bridge cultural gaps on campus and reaffirm our connections with one another.

The office operates from a strong philosophy based on multiculturalism and is committed to enhancing the educational and cultural experiences, as well as social awareness, of all students, faculty and staff.

A listing of events follows:

NAFTA and Plan Puebla Panama, Xiomara Castro — 5:15 p.m., Monday, April 21, the Cooperage. Xiomara Castro, a Salvadoran-American who has been involved in the social change movement discuses the Plan Puebla Panama which will pave the way for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Free Admission.

Noche Cultural — 7 p.m., Friday, April 25, the Common. The students of Elsie Allen High School and MEChA will perform a evening of plays and monologues by Luis Valdez and others including the Indigenous folk tale, La
Llorona. The evening will also feature an ethic fashion show, Mayan Ballet Folklórico, and a comedic featured performance. Admission is $5 for high school students, $10 SSU Students and $12 General. A $7 group rate is available for groups of 10 or more but must be pre-ordered.

Danza Azteca de Sonoma 2-year Anniversary Celebration — 10 a.m to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, campus lakes.

Latino Youth Art Exhibition — May 5 - May 30, InterCultural Center Gallery. An opening reception is at 5:30 p.m. on May 9. Students from E1 Molino, Analy, and Rancho Cotate High schools, as well as some feeder schools will be exhibiting. The students, ranging from recently self-proclaimed artists to art major hopefuls invite the public to experience with them, a public display of the world as they see it.

High School Day — All day, Thursday, May 8, campus wide. Featuring A Cultural Performance In Stevenson Quadrangle and Ethnic Food Sale at noon.

Ballet Folklórico Night — 7 p.m., Friday, May 9, Warren Auditorium. Folk dance featuring Ballet Folklórico Quinto Sol, Ballet Folklórico Tonatihú, Ballet Folklórico de Rancho Cotate High School, Baler Folklórico Flor de Mayo, Ballet Folklórico de Cloverdale High School, and Danza Azteca de Sonoma. Admission is $3 for students, S5 General Admission and Moms & Children under 12 free.

Radical Visions For Transformation — 5:15 p.m., Monday, May 13, the Cooperage. Anzaldua, is a poet, writer, feminist and and cultural theorist. She was born to sharecropper/field-worker parents on September 26th, 1942 in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley. After relocating at age 11 to the city of Hargill, Texas on the border of the United States and MexiCo, she entered the fields to work. Free Admission for SSU Students, $8 General

These events are sponsored by InterCultural Center, in cooperation with the RAZA/Native American Council, and Associated Students Productions. For more information, contact the InterCultural Center at (707) 664-2537.