May 10, 2010
ASU Family,
On behalf of ASU Staff and Jasmine Hill's campaign, I would like to commend all of you for your support in the last two weeks. ASU's volunteer turn out for this election was incredible to say the least. From alumni to current students, this year Black Bruins served the SF! campaign on numerous levels, which helped result in SF! taking majority seats in USAC, and ASU's very own Jasmine Hill elected as the next USAC President! Congratulations ASU Family, SF!'s victory is all of our victory!
Please continue to stay active on campus and within ASU. As usual you will find information regarding upcoming events, internships, and scholarship opportunities below.
Tierra Moore
Internal Public Relations
Afrikan Student Union 2009-10
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Unity: Something to Hold Onto
Come out Tuesday, May 11 (7th week) for an event surrounded by the theme of unity. Hosted by Black Campus Ministries, this event involves multiples orgs within our community that will be performing their interpretations of unity. There will be dance, singing, spoken word, visual art, and much more. The night will be a wonderful expression of unity as we all come together and the year comes to a close. You don't want to miss this! This event is especially important as we have united this week under Students First! The display of unity as we supported this campaign was much needed and brought us together. Unity is something that we could all use!
Performances include:
- Oration by Corey Matthews
- Afrikan Arts Ensemble
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
- UCLA gospel choir
- Spoken word
and other musical performances
When: Tuesday, May 11 (7th week) from 8:30-10pm
Location: Bradley International Hall
Here's the link to the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=118183868205050&ref=ts
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Video Screening: 41st & Central: The Untold Story of the Los Angeles Black Panthers
Join the Black Graduate Student Association and the African Diaspora Theme Community as we present:
41st & Central: The Untold Story of the Los Angeles Black Panthers
May 13th @ 6pm in De Neve Auditorium with (Panther Panel Discussion to follow)
Black Panthers History IS UCLA History. Often overlooked and unmentioned, the organization made a political impact on our campus and in the nation.
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Teach for America
As a student at UCLA, you're attending one of the finest examples of public education here in the U.S. At the same time, only 10% of the 14 million kids growing up in low-income communities will have the chance to stand in your shoes – as a college or university student. As a Bruin, you have the power to change this. Teach For America is a network of outstanding college graduates working to change this reality so that all students regardless of ethnicity or socio-economic background receive an excellent education.
"Young people join Teach For America to make an impact, but they often find that they gain just as much as they give. I can think of no greater accomplishment than to change the life prospects for students who are far too often left behind. And the professional institutions of this world -- medical schools and other graduate programs -- positively want to see evidence of public service, social commitment, and an interest in people."
- Roald Hoffmann, Winner of 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry & Professor,
Cornell University
Interested in learning more about our post-graduate program and internship opportunities?
What to hear more about on-campus events?
We want to learn more about you, too!
For more information, take a minute to sign up on our website <https://www.teachforamerica.org/online/info/index.jsp?action=signUp> and submit your resume to Calvin Selth at Calvin.Selth@TeachForAmerica.org <mailto:Calvin.Selth@TeachForAmerica.org>
Subject: RE: Teach For America Resume Drop
Submit resumes by Friday, May 21st
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Save Cal Grants Rally
ASU is marching in solidarity w/ other on campus groups to ask the Governor to prioritize the needs of students.
In case you don't know, Governor Schwarzenegger has eliminated Cal Grants in his proposed budget from January. Since then, Governor Schwarzenegger has said, "I will stick to my January budget." Unfortunately, this would mean that tens of thousands of students around California would have to drop out of college simply because they cannot afford it. With the recent 32% increase in UC tuition, this spells out a very similar consequence for hundreds of our fellow Bruins at UCLA, and it's time for students to take action to stop this horrible budget.
Join us for our Save Cal Grants Rally in Downtown Los Angeles, a rally being organized in conjunction with other UC schools in Southern California. We will be marching to the Governor's office in Downtown LA this Wednesday, May 12 at 12:30pm from Pershing Square, asking the Governor to change his budget before he releases it again to the State Legislature by the May Revise deadline. We will leave UCLA at 11:45am from Ackerman Turnaround and return to UCLA after the rally by 3:30pm.
In order to sign up for free transportation, please fill out the form at tinyurl.com/SaveCalGrantsRallyLA <http://tinyurl.com/SaveCalGrantsRallyLA> . It is absolutely crucial that students come out to show their support for higher education so that we can send a message to Governor Schwarzenegger that we will not stand for this budget.
For questions and concerns, please e-mail us at BudgetCoalition@gmail.com.
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The African Activist Association at UCLA
Fifth Annual Conference
The Conflict of Re-Presentation: Re-Presenting Conflict in Africa
May 14 – 15, 2010
Neuroscience Research Bldg. Auditorium
635 Charles E. Young Drive, South
(Corner of Charles E. Young Dr. South & Structure 9)
Friday, May 14 -- 5:30 pm - 9:30 PM
Saturday, May 15 -- 9:30 am – 4:30 PM
Free and open to the public; everyone welcome!
Pay-by-space and all-day ($10) parking available
Schedule:
(Subject to change)
Friday, May 14, 2010
5:30 PM: Reception
6:15 PM: Baye Fall Yi -- Senegalese Dance and Drum Troupe
6:45 PM: Keynote Address by Myralyn O. A. Nartey, Doctoral Student, UCLA School of Public Health
7:15 PM: Spoken Word Performances
8:00 – 9:30 PM: A Slice of Fela Film Screening
Documentary featuring amazing in-concert footage and more of the great Fela Kuti!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
9:30 AM: Continental Breakfast
10:15 – 11:15 AM: Panel I: Violence, Immigration and the State
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Panel II: Gender, Violence and Sexuality
1:00 PM: Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 PM: Panel III: Art, Activism and Music
3:15 – 4:30 PM: Panel IV: Navigating Space, Culture and Nationalism
4:30 PM: Closing Ceremony
We hope you can join us!!
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May 25th at 12pm Carter-Huggins Dedication
A beautiful thing is planned... a Carter-Huggins plaque hanging ceremony in Campbell Hall. It is being done by a class of UCLA students Activism in the 60's , taught by Mary Corey, History Prof.
The ceremony will be on May 25th at 12 noon. ASU, let's be there as a family to support the dedication of our fallen brothers.
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SHAPE 1st Annual Showcase
Greetings ASU Family!
This Spring quarter our very own SHAPE Program will be hosting its 1st
annual Showcase with singing, dancing, stepping, poetry and a fashion show.
We are reaching out to the community for support with volunteering and our
clothes drive donation for our students for the Fashion Show. We are
currently accepting volunteers for all positions and to help with our
students performance skills as well as the day-of activities. The Showcase
will be May 28, 2010 on the Hill with co-programming with ORL and the Field
Trip Component.
Where to Donate:
Donations will be accepted in the SHAPE cubicle until May 14, 2010 please
place them in a bag or box pre-washed for our students
It's our last event of the year, please come out and support!
In solidarity,
Conscious Connection
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Jessica N. Smith
<jnsmith07@gmail.com>
UCLA College of Letters and Sciences
Political Science and Anthropology
Junior
Afrikan Student Union's SHAPE Coordinator| Bret Harte Middle School
Treasurer | Black Pre-Law Association
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ASU's Academic Support Program (ASP) is hiring
Hey Union,
The Afrikan Student Union's retention project Academic Support Program is hiring for the 2010-2011 school year.
First things first we would like you to know what is ASP?
ASP
What positions are we hiring for?
Peer Counselor
Coordinators
Administrative Assistant
What kind of students are we looking for?
ASP is program that reaches out to all kinds of Afrikan students so we need all types of students within the program so if you are:
*involved with Harambee council orgs
*a student who has had academic difficulty but been able to make and academic comeback
*a student who understands the importance of office hours and study groups
*a student who understand the importance of understanding policies and how they affect Afrikan community
*someone who loves people and having conversations
* words like mentorship, internship or peer counseling get you pumped!
If one or more of these bullet points describe you it means you should apply!! If you have friends that you think this describes encourage them to apply!!
When are applications due?
May 10th 2010
So please make sure to turn them in....
Check out the attachment
For applications you can email
asu@blackbruins.org or come into the ASP or SHAPE cubicle.
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Writing Success Program Scholarship
The Writing Success Program is honored to officially announce the Janet Brown Memorial Scholarship, which consists of three $1,000 non-renewable scholarship that will be awarded at the end of the 2009-2010 academic school year at the Community Programs Office Banquet .
Completed applications must be turned in to the mailbox of the Writing Success Program, which is located in the Student Retention Center Suite 105 in the Student Activities Center. The deadline for the scholarship application is Wednesday May 19, 2010 at 5:00pm. Applications can be turned in any time prior to the deadline, but late applications will not be accepted.
Janet Brown was the founder and director of the Writing Success Program, a program that has been part of the Student Retention Center since 2002. Janet believed strongly in the mission of the Student Retention Center (SRC), particularly the importance of holistic student empowerment and student leadership, outcomes that the SRC is committed to. As stated on the SRC website, our projects are designed to assist undergraduate students with academic difficulties and cultural and social transitions. We recognize how vital it is to have students not only empower themselves, but to uplift their communities by doing so.
The Writing Success Program aims to complement the efforts of the other Student Retention Center projects by developing students' critical thinking through the writing process and empowering students in both their writing and thinking abilities - an empowerment that carries over to their community work. Many students and alumni credit the program, and Janet Brown in particular, as being both supportive and influential in helping them find their voices through writing and in pursuing their passions.
Before she passed away in April 2009, Janet was working on a novel that centered on the idea of the importance of preserving culture in their indigenous communities. As a result, in acknowledgement of the value of preserving culture, the Janet Brown Scholarship hopes to award students who are actively working to promote and preserve culture in their communities.
Additionally, due to the pressure of the economic crisis, it has been increasingly hard for students to continue their education while doing this community work. As such, in an effort to foster the retention of students, the Janet Brown Scholarship hopes to reward students in financial need who, despite these obstacles, have committed themselves to preserving the culture of their community.
If you have any addition questions or concerns, please contact the Writing Success Program staff at writingsuccess@gmail.com.
Please distribute this scholarship information and application widely. Thank you for your time. Have a great day!
Best,
The Writing Success Program
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UCLA Writing Success Program
Community Programs Office
Student Activities Center, Suite 105
(310) 794-9079
http://groups.google.com/group/campus-retention-committee?hl=en.
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