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César Chávez Celebration 2013
Workshop: “Aztec Calendar Workshop: Learn how ancient wisdom can bring balance to your life” presented by Mr. Sam Arrieta and Ms. Crystal Moran Date: Sunday, March 10, 2013 Place: El Paso Main Public Library, 501 N. Oregon A $10.00 donation suggested Sponsored by the El Paso Public Library Contact: (915) 543-5433 Lecture: “La Cultura Cura – Culture Heals” by Mr. Albino García, Director of La Plazita Institute and Don Lauro de la Cruz Martínez, Mayan Spiritual Healer from Chiapas, Mexico Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 Place: Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library Time: 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Social Work Contact: (915) 747-5095
Music, Art & Narrative: “Las Cafeteras” Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 Place: Union Cinema, First Floor, Union East Building Time: 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (MEChA)
Contact: (915) 747-5462, [email protected] Play Presentation: “Electricidad” Written by Luis Alfaro, Directed by Rebecca Rivas (Adult Language & Content) Date: March 13, 14, 15, 16, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. March 17, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Place: Studio Theatre, First Floor, Fox Fine Arts Center TICKETS: Adults: $9; UTEP Faculty/Staff, Seniors, Military, Groups (10+), Alumni (with card) Non-UTEP Students: $8; UTEP Students: $7 Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance Contact: (915) 747-5118 Lecture: “Intersectionality, the Household Economy and Mexican Entrepreneurship in the U.S.” by Dr. Zulema Valdez, Associate Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013 Place: Old Main Building, Room 110 Time: 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and Sociology Contact: (915) 747-5740
César Chávez Day at Lincoln Park Date: Sunday, March 24, 2013 Place: Lincoln Park, 4001 Durazno Ave. Time: 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Live Music, Historical Accounts of the Life and Legacy of César Chávez, and a Lowrider Bicycle and Pedal Car Show. Bring your own chairs and picnic supplies Sponsored by Lincoln Park Conservation Committee Contact: (915) 204-‐1584, [email protected] Sock Drive on behalf of the region’s farm workers at the Centro de Trabajadores Agrícolas. Date: Monday, March 25- Friday, April 19, 2013 Deliver your new sock donation to the drop-off boxes located at Chicano Studies in Graham Hall 104, Student Development Center, Union West 106. Sponsored by the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (MEChA), the Cultural Artists United for Social Change (CAUSA), and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), UTEP chapter Contact: (915) 747-5462
Lecture: “From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of César Chávez and the Farm Worker Movement” by Dr. Matthew García, Professor of History and Transborder Studies, Arizona State University. Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013 Place: Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor,
University Library Time: 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Chicano Studies Program Contact: (915) 747-5462 Annual El Paso César Chávez Marcha Date: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Place: Centro de Trabajadores Agrícolas Fronterizos, 201 E. Ninth Ave. Time: 9:00 a.m. Sponsored by the Centro de Trabajadores Agrícolas Fronterizos (CTAF) Contact: (915) 532-0921 Film Screening: “At the River I Stand” Date: Thursday, April 4, 2013 Place: Quinn Hall, Room 203 Time: 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (MEChA) Contact: [email protected]
César Chávez Car Show TBA Hosted by Riverside Activist Youth Contact: (915) 434-7110, [email protected]
The University of Texas at El Paso
Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted