Winter Holidays and the New Year

This is the time of year to gather those you love around you and be grateful.  It is the time of year for melancholy memories and joyful ones.  It is the time of year to let the pressure go and remember that this is a time of peace, love and charity not to be confused with the material hussle and bussle of Madison Avenue and the incessant selling that creates guilt and a desire to buy things that would be foolish any other time of  year.

The best gifts are those of the heart often made by hand.  I remember every hand made gift I have ever received or given and only a few of those purchased at great cost.  I have received a candle holder turned on a lathe by a friend in germany, stationery with pressed flowers picked in fields by a friend's home, cards drawn in the simple hand of a child, gifts made with shells and too much glue, gifts of food and paintings from people in my work environment.  There are too many of those precioius gifts to list; yet, this season presses on us to spend more than we should for gifts that are supposed to be a measure of our love.

Love is best measured by time spent listening, sharing and caring.  Love is best measured by its non-measure, its unconditional nature.  This is the love that holidays and new years need to memorialize:  unconditional love.  Many people find this time of year a good time to share their own good fortune with others whose lives have been more difficult.  It's a time to deliver food baskets and drop coins in the Salvation Army kettles or contribute to any other favorite charity.

Gratitude is also in order. It's the time of year to take stock of one's own gifts:  the gift of meaningful employment, the gift of health, the gift of friends, the gift of family, the gifts of home and dreams waiting to be fulfilled. It's time to look at the cup of life as half full and not half empty.  It's time to smile a little more and sing a little more and dance a little more because joy is contageous and more joy is needed in the lives of many, especially those without employment or a home of their own.

In conclusion, the holidays and the new year are a gift that we need not wear out with stress and anxiety but rather a gift to savor with gratitude and love.

Miami Book Fair Internaional - Celebrating Mexico 14 November 2010

Miami Book Fair International – Celebrating México


Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus

3ra Calle esquina 1ra Avenida del N.E.

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seleccionando las actividades en las que deseen participar

Programación

Autores y espectáculos mexicanos:

14 de Noviembre - Domingo Inaugural

4 p.m. - Gonzalo Celorio presenta su ensayo Cánones subversivos: ensayos de literatura hispanoamericana. (Salón 2106, Edif. 2)

5:30 p.m. - Ceremonia Inaugural con la participación de la primera actriz Alma Muriel, la pianista Virginia Covarrubias y el Ballet folclórico Mexcaltitán, (Auditorium, Edif. 1)

Freedom Tower

7:30 pm Inauguración de la exposiciones

Cuento del Conejo y el Coyote de Francisco Toledo

33 gouaches del reconocido pintor mexicano que ilustran el libro del mismo nombre de su hija, Natalia Toledo. Cortesía de Galería Arvil.

y de Bicentenario-Itinerante-Empacado

Colección de José Nuño inspirada en la celebración del Bicentenario de la Independencia de México.



Freedom Tower (600 Biscayne Boulevard y NE 6th Street , Downtown, Miami)

Estacionamiento disponible en Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus (500 NE 2nd Ave.)







Lunes 15 de Noviembre

Salones de la Feria…

Salón 2106, Edif 2

7:30 p.m. - Estado actual de la novela mexicana con Mario Bellatín y Rosa Beltrán,

Auditorium, Edif 1

8:30 p.m. - Viaje al corazón del bolero mexicano con Carlos Arboleda y el Trio Voces de América

Pabellón México…

3ra Calle esquina 1ra Avenida del N.E.

6 p.m. - Inauguración oficial del Pabellón y la Plaza México

6:30 p.m. - Gonzalo Celorio

Escenario del Mundo…

6:30 p.m. - Ballet Mexcaltitán







Martes 16 de Noviembre

Salones de la Feria…



5:30 p.m. - Brindis al Atardecer, Salón 6100, Edif. 6

6:30 p.m. - Cita con Laura Esquivel Auditorium, Edif. 1

, 7:30 p.m. - Doce años sin Paz Reflexiones en Miami

en torno a Octavio Paz (1914 - 1998) Premio Nobel de Literatura 1990

Olga Connor, Myra Medina, Maricel Mayor Marsán y Joaquín Roy

Prólogo de Arturo Morell. Ediciones Baquiana, 2010. (Salón 2106, Edif. 2)

8:30 p.m. - Odin Dupeyron con su monólogo ¡A vivir!, (Teatro Prometeo, Salón 1101, Edif. 1)

(cortesías disponibles en el Instituto Cultural de México y en el Pabellón de México en la Feria)

Pabellón México…

5:30 p.m. - Rosa Beltrán

Escenario del Mundo...

6 p.m. - Ballet Mexcaltitán







Miércoles 17 de Noviembre

Salones de la Feria…

5:30 p.m. - Brindis al Atardecer, Salón 6100, Edif. 6

6 p.m. - El teatro de Estela Leñero, Teatro Prometeo

8:30 p.m. - Alma Muriel con su monólogo Para ti…Sor Juana, Teatro Prometeo

(cortesías disponibles en el Instituto Cultural de México y en el Pabellón de México en la Feria)

Escenario del Mundo…

6 p.m. - Cine mexicano: Como agua para chocolate y La rosa blanca.







Jueves 18 de Noviembre

Salones de la Feria…

5:30 p.m. - Brindis al Atardecer, Salón 6100, Edif. 6

6 p.m. - La dramaturgia de Ximena Escalante, Teatro Prometeo

7:30 p.m. - Poesía mexicana actual con Coral Bracho, María Baranda y Víctor M. Mendiola, Salón 2106, Edif. 2

8:30 p.m. - Alma Muriel con su monólogo Para ti…Sor Juana, Teatro Prometeo

(cortesías disponibles en el Instituto Cultural de México y en el Pabellón de México en la Feria)

Pabellón México…

5:30 p.m. - Estela Leñero

Escenario del Mundo….

6 p.m. - Cine mexicano -- Los albañiles y La habitación azul







Viernes 19 de Noviembre

Callejuela de los niños…

10 a.m. - Grupo teatral infantil Triciclo Rojo

Salones de la Feria…

10:30 a.m. - Natalia Toledo presenta su libro Cuento del conejo y el coyote, Torre de la libertad

5:30 p.m. - Brindis al Atardecer, Salón 6100, Edif. 6

6 p.m. - La obra dramática de David Olguín, Teatro Prometeo

8:30 p.m. - Alma Muriel con su monólogo Para ti…Sor Juana, Teatro Prometeo

(cortesías disponibles en el Instituto Cultural de México y en el Pabellón de México en la Feria)

Pabellón México…

5:30 p.m. - Víctor Manuel Mendiola

6 p.m. - María Baranda

7:30 p.m. - Coral Bracho

Escenario del Mundo… 5 p.m. - Teatro Cornisa 20

6 p.m. - Concierto del Colectivo Nortec con Clorofila y La banda caliente







Sábado 20 de Noviembre

Callejuela de los niños…

11 a.m. - Grupo teatral infantil Triciclo Rojo

Salones de la Feria…

11 a.m. - David Huerta en la sesión de poesía contemporánea, Salón 6100, Edif. 6

1:30 p.m. - Cine mexicano -- Pedro Páramo y Doña Bárbara. Salón 6100, Edif. 6

2 p.m. - Natalia Toledo hablará sobre los escritores del Istmo de Tehuantepec. Torre de la Libertad.

2 p.m. - Ximena Escalante y David Olguín en el panel “La dramaturgia mexicana actual”. Salón 2106, Edif. 2

Café Siqueiros…

1 p.m. - Alma Muriel y Arturo Morell leen escenas de Falsa Crónica de Juana la Loca y poesía de Líneas de Madrugada

2 p.m. - Obra de teatro Del cielo al suelo con Paloma Márquez y Jorge Consejo

3 p.m. - Poesía y corridos mexicanos con el mariachi Voces de América

Pabellón México…

1 p.m. - David Huerta

3 p.m. - Enrique Serna

4 p.m. - Pedro Ángel Palou

Escenario del Mundo…

11 a.m. - Teatro Cornisa 20

4 p.m. - Ballet Mexcaltitán

5:30 p.m. - Concierto del Colectivo Nortec con Clorofila y La banda caliente







Domingo 21 de Noviembre

Callejuela de los niños…

11 a.m. - Grupo teatral infantil Triciclo Rojo

Salones de la Feria…

11:45 a.m. - Pedro Ángel Palou en el debate sobre Latinoamérica, sus bicentenarios y la realidad actual. Salón 2106, Edif. 2

1:15 p.m. - Enrique Serna en la sesión “Diversidad de la narrativa contemporánea”. Salón 2106, Edif. 2

2:45 p.m. - Pedro Ángel Palou en la sesión “La novela y sus protagonistas”. Salón 2106, Edif. 2

Café Siqueiros…

12 p.m. - Presentación del libro Mi poesía de Octavio Esquivel

1 p.m. - Charla “El futuro de la Edición Digital en América Latina” por Rebeca Moreno

2 p.m. - Poesía mexicana y música con la soprano María Garza y la guitarra de Edivan Armas

Escenario del Mundo…

11 a.m. - Teatro Cornisa 20



En la Plaza México:

Disfrute de platos típicos elaborados por chefs mexicanos llegados especialmente a Miami, adquiera hermosas piezas de artesanía y encuentre los más variados libros, entre los miles de ejemplares que estarán disponibles en el Pabellón México. 3ra Calle esquina a 1ra Avenida del N.E.



Rehilete / Mexikids:

(El lugar de los niños en Plaza México)

Un espacio creado para que los niños disfruten de las historias que traen los cuenteros Marcela Romero y Gerardo Méndez, escuchen al autor Bernardo Fernández leyendo pasajes de sus libros, y participen en talleres de tradiciones mexicanas y de artesanías para aprender a hacer rehiletes y alebrijes, animales multiformes de colores brillantes.

Viernes 19, Sábado 20 y Domingo 21 de Noviembre.

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Exhibiciones de arte mexicano:

Cuento del Conejo y el Coyote

33 gouaches del reconocido pintor mexicano Francisco Toledo que ilustran el libro del mismo nombre de su hija, Natalia Toledo.

Acompañado de la proyección constante del documental El Informe Toledo de Albino Álvarez,

Torre de la Libertad (Biscayne Blvd. y N.E. 6ta Calle) de lunes a jueves de 5 a 8 pm y de viernes a domingo de 10 a 6 pm.

Bicentenario-Itinerante-Empacado

Colección de José Nuño inspirada en la celebración del Bicentenario de la Independencia de México.

Torre de la Libertad (Biscayne Blvd. y N.E. 6ta Calle) ) de lunes a jueves de 5 a 8 pm y de viernes a domingo de 10 a 6 pm.



Retratos del Fotógrafo de las Estrellas: La obra de Armando Herrera estará en exhibición durante nuestros Brindis al Atardecer.

De martes a viernes a las 5:30 pm, Salón 6100, Edif. 6.



La Espiral de Libros más Grande del Mundo:

Durante la Feria, un grupo de artistas mexicanos levantará una espiral gigante de libros frente al público. Aspiramos a romper el récord de 10,090 ejemplares establecido por Proyecto IntegrArte en la Ciudad de México. Una vez superada esa marca, los libros serán donados a centros comunitarios y a cárceles de la Florida. Durante la Feria, el público podrá donar libros directamente en el Pabellón de México.

Para recaudar libros, el miércoles 10 de noviembre a las 6:45 pm en Tower Theater (calle 8 y 15 avenida) se exhibirá el documental “Don Quijote: Un Grito de Libertad” de Arturo Morell, sobre el positivo poder transformador de la cultura en las cárceles mexicanas. La entrada es libre con un donativo sugerido de 1 a 3 libros de interés general, en inglés o en español y en buen estado físico.



¡ Viva México en Miami !

www.miamibookfair.com/events/celebratingmexico













Arturo Morell

Director

Instituto Cultural de México en Miami

5975 SW 72 Street (Sunset Drive) Miami Fl. 33143

Tel. 786 268 4910 amorell@mexicomiami.org



XXVII Miami Book Fair International - Celebrating Mexico

Del 14 al 21 de noviembre de 2010

Toda la información www.miamibookfair.com

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VOTE

Encourage everyone you know, including program participants, to vote in this mid-term election.  Every single vote does make a difference.  In this country we have the right to vote, a right not so freely provided in many parts of the world. 

There are many organizations that make voting recommendations.  Encourage everyone you know to look at the sample ballot and make informed choices for their precious votes.  Early voting is even more convenient; now is a good time to vote and be counted. 

Encourage participants to contact their preferred political party headquarters if they need rides to polling places or need information about their location and hours of operation. 

AARP National Conference, Orlando - September 30 - October 2, 2010

How does AARP relate to ALASS?  I found out by asking questions as a member of the Press provided access to many of the keynote presenters at the conference.  AARP is a membership organization serving people over 50 years of age.

I asked Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich  how the Republican Party Platform would benefit migrant and seasonal farmworkers and low income workers.  He responded that the first approach was through education:  providing an education system through the Internet that would provide continuity for children crossing from one state to another. The second approach was through electronic medical records that would provide a person's medical information anywhere they traveled.  My next question was whether they had a plan to improve the wages and working conditions, especially those conditions that were life threatening.  He had no information to provide.

Former U.S. Treasurer Anna Cabral and current AARP Family Finance Ambassador comes from three generations of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.  Her response to my questions included an outline of the many ways AARP is reaching out to families and providing financial basics.  This includes a Spanish web site, a Spanish publication and incorporating all family members, including children, in financial planning information and education.

U. S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius emphasized the greater number of persons who will have access to affordable health insurance and the importance of the Spanish-language site, www.CuidadodeSalud.gov to compare private health care options across the nation in a single place.  The site in English:  www.HealthCare.gov  .

The last two interviewees of the day, Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happiness (also a movie starring Will Smith) and Tom Joyner, host of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show were simply special for the inspiration they provided from their own lives.  Chris Gardner said when he was at his worst, the help from a church that had the vision to help him find solutions to all his needs, not just one, was his turning point.  He also made the decision that he would rise above his challenges to give his son the best life possible.  He is now a successful financier who provides internships in his company that help young people improve their lives.  Tom Joyner sponsors a Foundation for students to attend Historically Black Colleges and has started an online approach to education that is more nurturing than the traditional online university.    Both of these gentlemen were approachable, generous with their time, and charismatic, inspirational speakers.

I listened to a presentation by Stedman Graham (of Oprah fame) and enjoyed his comment about labels.  He said one of the great things about the United States is the freedom we have to decide who we are.  No label can hold us back unless we let it.  What matters is who we believe we are.  Each day we have 24 hours that we can use well or poorly.  How we choose to live during that 24 hours will accumulate to a life of our own choosing, or a life directed by someone else limiting us by giving us a label.  He, Stedman Graham, defines who he is, not by his relationships or his color or his history but rather by who gets up in the morning to a new 24 hours.  He challenged the audience to decide who they want to be and claim themselves.  It's never too late to take ownership and discover the real you.  A fitting ending.

Filed by D. Christianson, Orlando, 10/01/2010

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Information shared from

Salvador Torres

Resource Specialist

PAEC Migrant Program

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)

You may wish to add yourself to the mailing list for email alerts from this organization if you are not already receiving them.   This information is provided as a service to ALASS members to use their own judgment regarding its usefulness.  The web site is www.nclr.org  The following info is copied from the web site.

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) – the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States – works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Through its network of nearly 300 affiliated community-based organizations, NCLR reaches millions of Hispanics each year in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. To achieve its mission, NCLR conducts applied research, policy analysis, and advocacy, providing a Latino perspective in five key areas – assets/investments, civil rights/immigration, education, employment and economic status, and health. In addition, it provides capacity-building assistance to its Affiliates who work at the state and local level to advance opportunities for individuals and families.

Founded in 1968, NCLR is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization headquartered in Washington, DC. NCLR serves all Hispanic subgroups in all regions of the country and has regional offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, and San Antonio.

Photo Gallery: Secretary Solis Visits Orlando, Fla.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/photos/slideshows/20100910-orlando.htm

Enjoy the slide show from the Department of Labor by clicking the above link.  One more great memory!

Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor, Links to 2010 Conference Photos