Yovani Flores participated in Tucson’s Save Ethnic Studies Cinco de Mayo event featuring with Dr. Ana Castillo to support students, attend the public readings of two of Castillo’s banned books and learn from the Saturday writing workshop led by Dr. Castillo. Flores reports, “After two days of student and community discussions, I had the privilege … Read more
From the Las Vegas Sun UNLV professor researching book on 2006 immigrant rights movement Student walkouts, march on the Strip seen as turning points in local activism By Tovin Lapan Students who were the driving force behind a 2006 march that drew thousands to the Las Vegas Strip in support of immigrant rights are the focus of … Read more
This sounds like a great opportunity for pub! CFP Urban Review Special Issue of Urban Review Book Banning Censorship and Ethnic Studies in Urban Schools
From journalist Marisa Trevino at Latinalista: In one of the strongest signals that the education community supports the DREAM Act — allowing undocumented students, who were brought to the US as children, attend college or enlist in the military and be put on a path to citizenship — the College Board released yesterday a state-specific … Read more
This presentation supported Dr. Revilla’s remarks at the 2011 MALCS Summer Institute Plenary at Cal State Los Angeles. Anita Revilla is an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada where she serves as Director of Women’s Studies. Revilla is a past Chair of the LGBT Caucus of MALCS.
A Message from MALCS Member Alvina Quintana: Subject: Superintendent Huppenthal, Stop attacking Mexican American Studies & reinstate TUSD’s MAS program Hello MALCS Members and Friends, Huppenthal has eliminated a successful Mexican American Studies in Tucson Unified School District, and is now calling for a ban on Mexican American Studies in AZ’s public universities. The state … Read more
“I’m deeply gratified in receiving the Medal of Freedom. The freedom of association means that people can come together in organization to fight for solutions to the problems they confront in their communities. The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this … Read more