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"I write poems on walls that crumble and fall
I talk to shadows that sleep and go away crying.”
Luis Omar Salinas (1937–2008)
Please help publish the next issue of This Bridge We Call Home: Finding Gloria
posted by: Noemi at Hermana, Resist
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Please help publish the next issue of
This Bridge We Call Home: Finding Gloria.
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Finding Gloria
This will be sold at El Mundo Zurdo: The First International Conference on the Work and Life of Gloria E. Anzaldúa in San Antonio and the preconference celebration in the Rio Grande Valley and various locations in San Antonio and Rio Grande Valley. The celebration will include a visit to Gloria’s resting place in Hargill, Texas. The Gloria zine, as it’s called for short, is a production of the Gloria Anzaldua Legacy Project.
Gracias!
This is a great time to say thank you, acknowledge a group or class or reach hundreds of borderland readers.
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Standard pages (black and white)
Front/back inside cover: $100 (8.5″ x 5.5″-digest sized)
Full page: $50 (8.5″ x 5.5″-digest sized)
Half page: $30 (4.25″ x 2.75″)
Business-card size: $20
Please get in touch with noemi.mtz@gmail.com or lina.suapri@gmail.com for more info.
The National Latinos Writers Conference and the History & Literary program of the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) have recognized Patricia Santana as the winner of the 2008 Premio Aztlán Literary Prize for her novel, Ghosts of El Grullo. A national literary award established to encourage and reward emerging Chicana and Chicano authors, the Premio Aztlán was founded by renowned author Rudolfo Anaya and his wife Patricia in 1993.
“Race and Hollywood: Latino Images in Film”
For May, TCM chronicles Latinos on the silver screen on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Just head over to Turner Classic Movies for movie clips and the schedule.
Ancient Mesoamerican Cosmovision Conference [Houston]
CALL FOR PAPERS
WHAT: The Houston Community College’s Mexican-American/Latino Program and the Museum Guadalupe Aztlan of Houston, Texas. will be hosting “The Ancient Mesoamerican Cosmovision Conference.”
WHEN: June 25 and 27, 2009 (tentative)
WHERE: Houston Community College – Southeast Campus
The major subjects proposed are Mesoamerican religion, art, shamanism, curanderismo, dance, weaving, history and society.
We call on any interested individuals, faculty, and professionals to submit proposals for presentations, performances, workshops, or exhibits.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL NO LATER THAN MAY 15, 2009.
GUIDELINES:
Send an email To Grisel.Cano@hccs.edu requesting to be included in the program.
As an attachment send a short summary of your proposal. Please list any necessary equipment you will need.
The Conference is free of charge.
Featured Artist: Ramon Barela “Portal to Maya Cosmovision” Exhibit will be held at the Museum Guadalupe Aztlan, 708b Telephone St..
Workshop: (De)Constructing Poetic Structure [San Ysidro, CA]
I saw this at the Manuel Paul Lopez blog. More details about the submission process there. Open to ten poets between the ages of 18 to 40.
Deadline: Wednesday July 1, 2009
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