University of Oregon MEChA

Concientízate en Cinco Minutos: El poder de la comunicación en nuestras propias manos

A Big Step for the Woodburn School District

David Bautista will be the first Latino superintendent of the Woodburn School District. The Woodburn School Board unanimously and enthusiastically chose Bautista for the position. This decision is particularly significant because 85% of the students in the Woodburn School District are Latino, most from Mexican immigrant families.

Bautista was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. He came to the United States twenty years ago to attend the University of Arizona where he received his master’s degree in multilingual education and completed his doctoral studies in language, reading, and culture.

Bautista worked 5 years in the Woodburn School District as a director of the English transition program. He now oversees English language development and bilingual education in 67 schools as an administrator for the Salem-Keizer School District. He will return to Woodburn and begin his position as superintendent on July 1, 2010.

His daughter and son both attend Woodburn High school.

On Thursday, March 4 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Woodburn High School commons, the school board will host a reception for Bautista to meet with parents, staff and community members. Our Movement will turn out to welcome David back to Woodburn!

Un gran paso para el Distrito Escolar de Woodburn

David Bautista será el primer latino  superintendente del Distrito Escolar de Woodburn. La Junta Escolar de Woodburn por unanimidad y con entusiasmo eligió a Bautista  para este cargo. Esta decisión es particularmente importante porque el 85% de los estudiantes en el Distrito Escolar de Woodburn son latinos, la mayoría de las familias inmigrantes son mexicanas.

Bautista nació y se crió en Guadalajara, México. Llegó a los Estados Unidos hace veinte años para asistir a la Universidad de Arizona, donde recibió su maestría en educación multilingüe y completó sus estudios de doctorado en el lenguaje, la lectura y la cultura.

Bautista trabajó 5 años en el Distrito Escolar de Woodburn, como director del programa de transición Inglés. El administro el desarrollo del idioma Inglés y la educación bilingüe en 67 escuelas como administrador de Salem-Keizer School District. Él regresará a Woodburn y comenzara su nueva posición como superintendente el 1 de julio del 2010.

Su hija y su hijo asisten en las  escuelas de Woodburn.

El Jueves, 4 de marzo de 5:00 a 6:30 en el comedor  Woodburn, el consejo escolar será el anfitrión de una recepción para darle la bienvenida a Bautista junto con los padres, el personal y miembros de la comunidad. Nuestro Movimiento estara presente para darle la bienvenida a David de vuelta a Woodburn!

La Jotera Submission Form 2010

Estimada Jotería y Allies,

La Jotera publication originally started in the 80’s at the University of Oregon and was refounded last year with the creation of a Joteria, Gender & Sexuality board position in the University of Oregon MEChA Chapter. The publication was released during 40th Anniversary MEChA Conference in Eugene, Oregon. We are now preparing to publish the second volume of this ‘zine and are looking for YOUR help!

This collective publication was made in an effort to create new ways of understanding gender, sexuality, bodies, and communities. This is not the first time that this publication has been done, and we would like to acknowledge that it is a continuation of work done by MEChistAs from la Universidad de Oregón during the 1980s. This is a continuation of Queer resistance, Queer presencia y Queer movimiento and we look forward to integrating more people in this publication. That is why we are seeking arte in the form of poetry, stories, fotos and other art(es) you would like to see in this zine. We want your art of resistance, existence, joteria, and allyship to be published in a zine that will travel nationwide and will be also be available online in PDF format.

Our first deadline has already passed. However, you can still submit using the attachments below until March 31st. Please know that we are going to put in things in the publication in regards with available space, and amount of submissions.

This year we had submissions ranging from all across Aztlan, from Washington, Nevada, Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, California, Texas and Oregon. The ranges of peoples sexual orientation, sexual and gender expressions ranged from: Gay, Queer, Straight, Multi-gendered/sexed/spirited, Jota, Joto, Gender-Queer, Intersex, Lesbian, Questioning, Straight Mujer, Multispirited, Xueer, Pansexual, and various others that do not choose to identify themselves. In short, nuestra gente ranges in all forms of being and existing.

Our priority deadline has already passed. However, we’re accepting submissions until March 31st, 2010. Help us out by passing this message along to your networks, as we want our readership and submissions to expand. We want to see submission from people from all walks of life! Please email lajotera@gmail.com for more information or with your submissions.

We look forward to seeing/reading/experiencing your submission!

Sincerely,
Jotería, Gender y Sexuality Board
MEChA de University of Oregon
lajotera@gmail.com

*Please complete the following information and return the form via mail to MEChA Suite 30 Erb Memorial Union, Eugene, Oregon 97403.
Or e-mail lajotera@gmail.com

Or Fax to 541.346.0620 Include to MEChA

MEChA, Lasc/Ciscap, & CLLAS presents:

Victor Hugo Lopez

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: LLC North Room 125

Victor Hugo Lopez will speak about how the human rights situation in Mexican state of Chiapas has deteriorated rapidly in recent months. In the past months activists have been assassinated, campesinos have been summarily arrested as political prisoners, paramilitary groups have violently dispossessed indigenous communities of their collective lands, and the Human Rights Center itself has been the target of attacks both in the media and through the barrel of a gun.

Come hear Victor Hugo Lopez speak of this complex situation and the role of the Fray Bartolome de las Casas Human Rights Center in promoting the indivisibility of human rights, respect for cultural diversity and the right of autonomous self-determination, integral justice as a prerequisite for peace, and the development of a culture of dialogue, tolerance, and reconciliation.

Download the paperwork here!

Contact info: jairo@uoregon.edu

Dear Community Members and Faculty,

It is our pleasure to announce that M.E.Ch.A. de UO will be hosting the 6th annual Raza Unida Youth Conference (RUYC) on March 10, 2010. The RUYC is an all day event where we invite Latin@ high school students from Lane County and other parts of the State to come to the University of Oregon and participate in a day filled with workshops, Keynotes, a campus tour, conscious raising and the building of relationships and networks. This year we are expecting over 300 students to attend and participate in the conference.

M.E.Ch.A. (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán) is a student organization that has been active on the University of Oregon Campus for more than thirty years. We strive to promote awareness on issues related to Latinos on campus and in the community. One of our primary goals is the recruitment and retention of Oregon’s Chican@ and Latin@ Students in higher education. M.E.Ch.A.’s intent is to ensure that Chican@ and Latin@ cultures and philosophies are being represented at the University of Oregon and in our surrounding communities.

The motto of Raza Unida Youth Conference is Educacion; El Derecho De La Raza! (Education; the Right of the People!). With this in mind, this year’s conference theme will be Haciendo Sueños Realidad; Passing of the DREAM Act (Making Dreams a Reality; Passing of the DREAM Act).

With this in mind we are asking and inviting community members, alumni, university students and faculty to present workshops during the RUYC, discussing topics such as culture, identity, gender, sexuality and education. We hope that both the students and you the presenter will gain a stronger sense of community, knowledge and will feel invested in the students’ lives and future education.

If you choose to participate as a workshop presenter, please let us know as soon as possible so we can make the necessary preparations. Multiple workshops are also welcomed and encouraged. Presenters are invited to stay for the duration of the conference and are welcomed to lunch. Attached is a Presenter’s Form that provides space to briefly describe your workshop and accommodations. Please return the form to us before the 18th of February. If you have any questions please contact Jairo Castañeda at jairo@uoreogon.edu. Thank you for your time, continued support and we look forward to seeing you on March 10, 2010.

Sincerely,
Jairo Castañeda
M.E.Ch.A.
Recruitment and Retention Director
jairo@uoregon.edu