4/5/2005

Candlelight Vigil

A ceremony to promote awareness of domestic abuse
Thursday, April 7th, 2005
8-9:30 PM
At the MSU Fountain
Sponsored by Alpha Chi Omega

On behalf of the Chicano-Latin American Student Association (C.L.A.S.A.):

Latino Night: Mundo Latino

April 8th, 2005 in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom.

The purpose of Latino Night is to provide people the opportunity to experience the Latino diaspora through music, food, art, and dance. It is a multigenerational event held in conjunction to the Latino Conference.
You will get to enjoy the sounds and take part in an authentic Latino dinner. In addition, you will have a chance to learn & dance to the Latin beats stemming back from Afro-Caribbean, Latin America, and Mexico.
Cost: $12 non-students and $10 students
Dinner, Entertainment, and Social Dance
Non-smoking & non-alcoholic beverage event
Live Band: Miami Latin Fire (Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia)
Dj: Crystal Sounds (Salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, reggaeton, ranchera, punta, etc...)
Performances: Fuego Latino dancers, Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc, & student performances

For more information please contact:

Delia Gutierrez
C.L.A.S.A. President
Minnesota State University-Mankato
delia.gutierrez@mnsu.edu
Office of Multicultural Affairs
389-6300

How to Stop a War, Kessel Peace Institute's Annual Conference

April 14th, CSU 294

Kessel Peace Institute's Annual Pathways to Peace Conference:

How to Stop a War

I. Education about Iraqi War

8:30 - 9:30 The Iraqi War.
"What Has Happened in Iraq - A glimpse of US Policy from the other Side".* Samir Saikali, Associate of MSU Muslim Student Association
"U.S. Impact in Iraq: Anything but Liberation." Dr. Jacqueline Vieceli,
MSU Dept. of Political Science

9:30 - 10:30 International Views the Iraqi War.
"A Muslim Perspective"*. Arafat El-Bakri, Associate of MSU Muslim
Student Association
"Mars vs. Venus? The Transatlantic Rift over Iraq. Dr. Tomasz Inglot, MSU Dept. of Political Science

10:30 - 11:30 Impact on the U.S.
"Social Costs for Americans" Michael Wood, Welfare Rights Committee,
Minneapolis
"The Ravages of War" Farheen Hakeem, Anti-War
Committee, Minneapolis

11:30 - 12 Lunch

II. Is War Moral?

12-1:30 Local Spiritual Leaders Panel
Father Tim Biren - Catholic Newman Center
Rev. Dawn Carder - First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Pam Serdar - Centenary United Methodist Church
Rev. Dean Wolf - Centenary United Methodist Church
Sr. Gladys Schmitz - School Sisters of Notre Dame
Bhante Sathi, Buddhist Monk, Meditation leader
Dr. Hamid Sallan, Islamic Prayer Leader

III. How to Create Social Change to Stop War

1:30 - 2:30 "Organizing Against War: Reflections of a Peace Activist" .
Marie Braun, Women Against Military Madness, Minneapolis

2:30 - 3:30 Veterans for Peace Panel, Chapter 27

3:30 - 4:30 "Role of the U.N." Jay Shahidi, U.N. Refugee Committee

IV. Keynote Speaker

6:30 - 8:00 "The Future Lessons on Past Empires". Martin Lee Meenagh,
D.Phil.MSt, MA (Oxon) Oxford Tutor and Lecturer.

*in conjunction with the Islamic Awareness Week.
People are welcome to the entire event and they should feel free to come and go as their schedule permits. Classes are welcomed. If anyone needs more information they can contact barbara.carson@mnsu.edu.

Communication Workshop

The President's Commission on the Status of Women presents
Audrey Nelson, Ph.D.
"Speaking from a position of strength"
Learn how to maximize your credibility through communication, to eliminate some less assertive speech patterns and nonverbals, and what communication behaviors contribute to enhancing your credibility.
Monday, April 18
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
CSU 284
Please RSVP to Karissa Stubstad at karissa.stubstad@mnsu.edu or Sarah Wolter at sarah.wolter@mnsu.edu by 4/13/05 if you plan on attending.
Please contact Karissa or Sarah at (507) 389-5359 for more information or to request an accommodation.

For more information about the Commission please visit www.mnsu.edu/csw

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