The Xicana/o Culture Working Group at U.C. Berkeley proudly presents:
The 1st Annual Encuentro Xican@
Friday, May 9th, 2008
9:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Tilden Room, MLK Student Union
A community gathering of activists, scholars, poets, public intellectuals,
and dreamers.
Featuring:
A Keynote address by Chicano activist and scholar Dr. Carlos Munoz, Jr.
Panels on Immigrant Rights and Youth Violence Prevention
An Artist Plenary with spoken word artist Paul Flores, writer Carla
Trujillo, visual artists of the Taller Tupac Amaru (Melanie Cervantes & Jesus Barraza), and Professor Laura E. Perez
FOLLOWED BY
**************** The 2nd Annual Noche de Florycanto ****************
5:00-6:30 Dinner/ Reception 330 Wheeler
6:30-9:30PM Florycanto 315 Wheeler Hall, Maude Fife Room
Featuring:
Nahuatl opening/blessing by Xicana songstress Eutimia Montoya
A rare public appearance & reading by the legendary Chicano poet
******************** JOSE MONTOYA *****************************
The Winners of the 2nd Annual Florycanto Chicana/o Poetry Prize
Naomi Quinonez
Achiote Press poets: Javier Huerta and Gabriela Erandi Rico
Alejandro Perez
And a special performance by: The Brown Buffalo Project
This event is wheelchair-accessible, Free & Open to the Public
For more information, please contact Marcelle Maese-Cohen
(mmaesecohen@berkeley.edu) or Gaby Erandi Rico (erandi_rico@berkeley.edu)
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