Reach Political Awareness Week

Next week: [April.6th--9th.2009]

Political Awareness from REACH!
[Asian and Pacific Islander Recruitment and Retention Center]

is hosting the annual POLITICAL AWARENESS WEEK

April.6th--9th.2009

This year, our theme is:

APIs and EDUCATION: Evaluating our Educational Experience!



WHAT'S ON THE POLITICAL AWARENESS WEEK SCHEDULE?

MONDAY 4/6/09: 6-7pm, 35 Evans
*Immigration and Patterns of the API Community*
What is the relationship between different waves of immigration and income? How has the different immigration patterns of the API community influenced the income and educational disparities between different ethnic groups?

TUESDAY 4/7/09: 6-7pm, 47 Evans
Asian/Pacific Islander Label: Disaggregating and Understanding our Communities
How did the term Asian/Pacific Islander label come about? How has this term been empowering
and disempowering for our community, at the same time.
What are the various issues affecting the various ethnic communities (East
Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, etc.) within the API label? Come by and
start dialoguing to find out more!

Wednesday 4/8/09 6-7 pm, 35 Evans
Understanding and Evaluating the Count me In Campaign
What is the Count me In Campaign, and what will it do
for the API community? Come learn more about it and
how it's relevant to your personal educational experi-
ence!

Thursday 4/9/09 6-7 pm, 35 Evans
The Model Minority Myth
What is it and why is it problematic?
Are we reinforcing the stereotype as a part of this institution of higher education?
Come out and share your thoughts!


What does your education mean to you? Reflect on your experience!

Come dialogue, discuss, teach, and learn!

IAS Reorganization

*International & Area Studies Open Townhall**A Open Forum to Discuss the
"reorganization" of IAS for the entire campus community
*
*Tuesday, March 31, 2009* *6:30pm - 8:30pm

Heller Lounge/ Multicultural Center (in the MLK Jr. Student Union)

http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=24968314998&success#/event.php?eid=24968314998&ref=nf
*


Dear Campus Community,

With the recent sweeping changes to International & Area Studies, a *Open
Town Hall *will be convened in collaboration with Ananya Roy, Associate Dean
of Academic Affairs, International & Area Studies, and the ASUC Office of
the Academic Affairs Vice President.

We will discuss the "reorganization" of IAS that has been recently announced
by EVCP Breslauer. Students, faculty, and community members alike will all
have the opportunity to ask questions and voice their concerns over this new
and sudden restructuring. All are welcome.

Best,
Ananya Roy
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, International & Area Studies
Curriculum Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies
Associate Professor, Department of City & Regional Planning
University of California, Berkeley

Carlo De La Cruz
Academic Affairs Vice President
Associated Student of the University of California (ASUC)

SASC SI Mentors

Hey Community Members!

This is Zona and Anthony, you're Mentor/Volunteer Coordinators for the Southeast Asian Student Coalition's Summer Institute (aka. SASC-SI).

For all of you who do not know what SASC-SI is, it is an amazing 5 day
intensive summer program that brings Southeast Asian high school youth to
Berkeley. Here, they learn about *SEA hystory and contemporary issues*,
learn more about the *college experience*, and explore their *own
identities* and what they can do with their newfound knowledge through
workshops, peer-bonding activities, and community building!

Critical to the *EMPOWERMENT* of the youth, is the incredible effort put

forth by *MENTORS*--Berkeley students as well as other college students from
all around the nation! Coming from the experience as past mentors, this was
truly a life-changing experience for us and we highly encourage anyone even remotely interested to apply! THANK YOU!!!!

You can find the application on the SASC website (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~sasc/).



INTERESTED?!

SASC Summer Institute 2009

June 24-June 28, 2009

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON MARCH 20TH



If you don't have time to commit to being a MENTOR, APPLY TO BE A VOLUNTEER.

Application coming soon.



For more information, feel free to contact Anthony Phan or Zona Keo
(sascsi.mentorvolunteer@gmail.com)

Stop Panda Express
Thursday, 7:30pm
Sproul Steps

We really need ALL of you at this action on Thursday at 7:30 PM on the Sproul Steps with all the noise making abilities you got to drive Panda Express away from our beloved campus.

We need as many people as possible to make sure that Panda Express and the auxiliary understand that WE DO NOT WANT fast food chains/corporations on this campus. They are meeting with the store operations board behind closed doors in UCPD headquarters (located in the Sproul Basement), so we gotta come hard and be loud so they can hear us thundering through those walls and windows.

please read this email below from christina for more info...

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Christina Oatfield
Date: Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:22 AM
Subject: you are needed Thursday 7:30pm Sproul steps to keep fast food chains off of our campus!!


Hello everyone who has supported the No Panda Express campaign,

Panda Express Representatives are coming to Berkeley this Thursday!! This is HUGE! This is our opportunity to show them the opposition to Panda Express at UC Berkeley and drive them away!!

The Store Operations Board has been voting by a slim majority to continue contract negotiations with Panda, but there is still no finalized contract and it is definitely not too late to stop the plans, especially because Panda has not seen our opposition yet and if Panda saw how we're able to mobilize against them they might think twice before spending all that money to come onto our campus.

They have a private meeting scheduled with members of the SOB and ASUC elected officials only this Thursday at 8pm in the basement of Sproul Hall, behind the security of UCPD, but that can't stop us from exercising our rights to free speech and protesting outside!!

At the last SOB meeting, several dozen students came out and spoke about the environmental sustainability, health and cultural concerns they had with the plans to bring Panda Express into Lower Sproul. This kind of mobilization is unprecedented in the history of the Store Operations Board. I think the Board was pretty impressed and intimated by our presence last time, now let's see if we can scare Panda away from signing the contract.
We need to tell the SOB and Panda Express that we will not stand for a large, unhealthy, unsustainable fast food chains that will bring a commercialized atmosphere to our student union area and misrepresent Chinese cuisine. The vacant space in the student union should be used as a student space, not a commercial space. We could use it for a student run food co-op, a bike maintenance shop, space for performing arts, meditation/prayer space or other benefits to the local community, rather than a large nation-wide chain that will suck money out of our local economy.
Come march in front of the Panda Express meeting in Sproul Hall this Thursday night at 7:30pm. Join the Asian-American, Co-op, environmentalist, progressive, socially conscious and other communities to say no to cultural imperialism and environmental degradation.

UC AAPI Policy MRP

SAVE THE DATE!!
April 3rd, 2009


WHAT: A one-day convening with UC Berkeley AAPI researchers to:
1) Strengthen the connections between researchers and the AAPI community
2) Provide opportunities for establishing concrete and meaningful connections between research and community based organizations
3) Establish a foundation from which a research agenda that addresses AAPI community needs and is connected with the API Joint Legislative Caucus policy efforts

WHEN: Friday, April 3rd from 9-5 PM
Lunch included if you RSVP by Monday, March 23rd!

WHERE: Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Conference Rooms 4, 5 & 6
388 Ninth Street, Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607

WHO: EBAC members, researchers, students, community members, & anyone who is interested in these topics

Hosted by: University of California Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Multi-Campus Research Program (UC AAPPI Policy MRP)** and East Bay Asian Consortium

Contact: Julia Liou at jliou@ahschc.org or Young Shin at young@aiwa.org

PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY, MARCH 23rd!!

** The UC AAPI Policy MRP promotes and coordinates applied and policy research on topics relevant to California's growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population. These activities help the University of California to integrate research, teaching, and community outreach in ways that inform and enlighten public discourse on important public policy issues. The MRP is supported through funds from the UC Office of the President, UCLA's Asian American Studies Center, and other academic units from throughout the UC system.

SJP Annoucement

SJP would like to invite you all to the events of UC Berkeley's second annual Israeli Apartheid Week THIS WEEK March 2-6, 2009.

There will be a variety of daytime events held on Sproul Plaza throughout the week, please stop by the table for more information or if you are interested in participating in any of the events.

Below is the schedule of our nighttime events which can also be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=60020661509 and while you're there checking out the events feel free to join our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=2200472824 and invite all your friends!

ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK - March 2-6, 2009:
Schedule of Events

Tuesday 3/3, 200 Wheeler 6:00 PM
Separate and Unequal: Legal and Institutional Discrimination
A panel of speakers featuring former Mayor of Santa Cruz Scott Kennedy and UC Berkeley Sociology Graduate Student Tom Pessah discussing the way in which Israel’s legal system is set up to discriminate against Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Wednesday 3/4, 2050 VLSB
Political Prisons: I Have Always Loved Criminals
A film screening of Light at the End of the Tunnel reflects on some of the problems that Palestinian detainees face after their release from Israeli (and Palestinian Authority) prisons. Six ex-detainees, two women and four men, talk about their life after being released.

Thursday 3/5, 101 Wurster 7:30 PM
Making the Connection: What was Done and What is to be Done
Professor of History at Stanford University Joel Beinin, Berkeley PhD candidate and Electronic Intifada journalist Osamah Khalil, and Director of Campaigns and Programs at Jewish Voice for Peace Sydney Levy will be discussing the U.S.-Israeli relationship and the potential for an effective Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction Initiative.

Friday 3/6 Lipman Room (8th floor of Barrows) 6PM
Palestine: Strength in Struggle
Join us in a celebration of the struggle and resilience of the Palestinian Identity. From food to `oud, and from poetry to stand-up comedy, come see how a besieged people persevere their culture and shrug away their ugly reality.

ALSO:

Friday 3/6 One Taste (1074 Folsom St.) 8-11PM
Building Community—Building Resistance
After the IAW closing event, join Break the Siege to launch a Bay Area campaign to Boycott Israeli Apartheid. Emceed by Nadeen Elshorafa with performances by Invincible and DJ Emancipation, Debka by Al Juthoor dance troupe, and poetry performances by Mahaliyah Ayla O, Lubna Morrar, Maria Poblet, Hadeel Ramadan, Dina Omar and more.

Be on the look-out for future e-mails about upcoming events.

Thanks for supporting justice in Palestine!

Salaam (Peace),
The SJP Crew

Public Relations Intern, YBCA Marketing & Communications

Public Relations Intern, YBCA Marketing & Communications

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) is the contemporary arts center anchoring the arts district at 3rd and Mission in downtown San Francisco in the beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens. YBCA presents bold and innovative contemporary visual art exhibitions, performances and film/video screenings that provoke dialogue on the vital issues of our time.

We are currently seeking a Public Relations Intern.
Status: Unpaid Internship
Work Schedule: Three-month, commitment minimum, Flexible schedule

Principle Responsibilities

· Update and organize the PR data base and calendar

· Fulfill donation requests

· Archive press clips

· Maintain image library

· Assemble press kits

· Conduct community outreach

· Conduct industry research

· Assist with mailings

· General support activities for promotional and public relations activities

Minimum Requirements

· Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited academic program

· Candidates must be authorized by their university to participate in the internship

· Interest in contemporary art

· Excellent verbal and written communications skills

· Excellent organizational skills with particular attention to detail and capacity to effectively manage multiple tasks and deadlines

· Great inter-personal skills

· Must work well with staff, clients and the public

· Demonstrated experience working effectively in partnership with people of diverse cultural backgrounds

· Must be actively pursuing work experience and/or the study of Public Relations

· Candidates should have a willingness to learn, and be proactive

Please no phone calls or faxes. Local candidates only please.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is an equal opportunity employer.

Please send resume and cover letter to: jobs@ybca.org

Please include PR Intern in the subject line of your email.