Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Farmworker Education Program

For Immediate Release                           Contact:  Esperanza Gamboa      

                                                                        (941) 751-7900   Ext: 2165                                                                               gamboae@manateeschools.net

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

        (Bradenton, FL—March 28, 2012) The Farmworker Education and Services Program, the Latino community, and Manatee Technical Institute are proud to present the Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) Celebration which will take place on Friday, May 4, 2012, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Manatee Technical Institute North Campus located at 801 Ninth Street West in Palmetto, FL 34211.

        The Cinco de Mayo Celebration and MTI North Open House offer a unique experience to showcase our cultures, give the public the opportunity to enjoy a tour of the new MTI North Campus facilities and learn more about career opportunities.

        The purpose of the festival is to celebrate the cultural diversity in our community, the 47^th anniversary of the Farmworker Education Program in Manatee County, and to raise money for the Farmworker Emergency and Scholarship Fund. This fund is used to support farm worker families in crisis situations to provide them with food, shelter, and health services and to provide scholarships for our students.

        The event is open to the public free of charge. A live band will play Latin music; folkloric dancers will perform; and various vendors will provide ethnic food.  If you would like more information, please call the Farmworker Education Program at 751-7947, or 751-7900 ext. 2165, or stop by our office on the MTI main campus (5603 34^th Street West) in Bradenton.

Esperanza Gamboa, Coordinator

Farmworker Education & Services Program

WIA 167 Youth Program

Manatee Technical Institute

5603 34th Street West. Bradenton, Fl 34210

Phone: 941-751-7947

Phone: 941-751-7900 Ext: 2168

Fax: 941-751-7951

" If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,

then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday".

                                                                                  Isaiah 58:10

ALASS Board Dissolves Corporation

ALASS as a corporation was dissolved in January.  Remaining funds were donated to Harvest of Hope for specified scholarships for farmworker participant students.  A voluntary committee is developing criteria and application processes for the potential recipients.

Accomplishments and groundwork for ALASS will make the next corporate/non-profit organization attempt more likely to experience long-term success.  The intentions and goals were admirable.  Infrastructure was put in place: email, web, blog, database, online registration, online membership, logo, by-laws framework, goals and partnership in one exciting conference.  The potential for a future, viable organization remains.  The infrastructure will remain; this blog may still be used as a communication vehicle for articles and meetings of interest to programs to support farmworkers.

Notices may be sent to alasslinks@gmail.com

Kneeling Pilgrimage Seeks to Draw Attention to Need for Immigration Reform

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Santos De La Rosa, hipoteca1@comcast.net

KNEELING PILGRIMAGE SEEKS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO NEED FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM

Sebring, Florida, Sept. 7, 2011 - Santos De La Rosa plans to leave home at
sunrise on September 10, headed for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC -
on his knees.

"Traveling a thousand miles on my knees is nothing," De La Rosa says,
"compared to what immigrants in the U.S. have to bear, especially immigrants
who are farmworkers." His journey is intended to draw attention to the
reasons many people want to come to the United States, and the hardships
they suffer. Ultimately, he hopes to see immigration laws reformed to make
it easier for them to come to the U.S., work here, and remain here.

De La Rosa, age 56, is a third generation American; he and his parents were
born in the U.S. As migrant farmworkers, he says, they gained an
understanding of the difficulties facing immigrants, particularly
undocumented farmworkers. He believes others may not have learned the same
lessons.

"U.S. citizens who complain about undocumented immigrants are not bad
people," De La Rosa says. "But they have never been poor and they also don't
know how hard it is for poor people to get here legally. You can't wait 10
or 15 years to get a visa before you start providing for your family. Others
would probably do the same thing in the same situation. People know they may
die trying to get into the U.S., but they feel they have to try anyway. Then
when they get here they don't mind taking the jobs no one else wants, like
hard farm labor."

De La Rosa has great faith in humanity, as well as in God. He is sure that
others will help him through his "Knee-a-Thon" and will even join in for at
least part of his travels. He estimates the journey will take years because
he cannot set aside the rest of his life to make this trip. He will travel
on Saturdays and Sundays, while keeping his full time job for a nonprofit
organization in Sebring. Every weekend he will drive farther from home to
begin at the point where he finished the previous weekend. (He will not
travel on November 12 because of a prior commitment.)

"I want to say thank you and God bless to all the millions of good people in
this great nation that believe in human rights," De La Rosa states. "Thank
you for understanding the obstacles that undocumented immigrants face and
for helping them because it's the right thing to do. I thank those who are
in the military also, for preserving American rights so that we can express
our opinions, as I am doing with this pilgrimage."

De La Rosa plans to use his Facebook page to let others know about his
progress as he moves toward the Lincoln Memorial.

HHS Funding Opportunity - Jobs Creation

Subject: FW: Federal Grants - for Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals
Importance: High

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Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2011-ACF-OCS-EO-0163
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Jun 03, 2011
Creation Date:	Jun 03, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 03, 2011    See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 03, 2011    See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
Archive Date:	Mar 14, 2014
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	4
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,160,000
Award Ceiling:	$290,000
Award Floor:	$0
CFDA Number(s):	93.593  --  Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) or a 501(c)(4) status with the IRS, organizations, other than institutions of higher education. Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Agency Name

Administration for Children and Families

Description

The Office of Community Services' (OCS) will award up to $1.16 million through the Job Opportunity for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) program to support business development and expansion opportunities, including micro-enterprise and self-employment opportunities, in an effort to help Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency. JOLI grantees create jobs through provision of technical and financial assistance to private employers in the community in order to create sustainable employment and business opportunities. Financial assistance to low-income individuals may be provided through the use of revolving loan funds or the provision of direct cash assistance to a micro-enterprise or self-employed business owner. Funded projects should focus on one of the following three program strategies: (1) new business ventures, (2) business expansion, and (3) self-employment/micro-enterprise projects. Grantees must ensure that TANF or RCA recipients and other low-income individuals are recruited to participate in business development and expansion activities and to fill positions created under the program. The program must help TANF recipients and other low-income individuals overcome personal or community barriers, and ensure that the businesses and jobs remain viable for at least one year after the end of the grant. OCS will strongly encourage applicants to propose projects that support child care and early childhood education as such projects create jobs for low-income participants and support other working families. In addition, OCS would encourage projects that coordinate support services for participants with a program that provides Individual Development Accounts.

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-OCS-EO-0163

 

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Synopsis Modification History

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Florida Department of Education Receives Farmworker Funding

News Release

ETA News Release: [06/29/2011]
Contact Name: David Roberts or Joshua Lamont
Phone Number: (202) 693-5945 or x4661
Release Number: 11-0998-NAT

US Labor Department announces nearly $84 million for career training and housing assistance to migrant and seasonal farmworkers

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $83,941,360 in grants through the National Farmworker Jobs Program to combat the chronic unemployment and underemployment experienced by migrant and seasonal farmworkers who depend primarily on agricultural labor jobs. A total of $78,253,180 will go to 52 organizations nationwide to provide training, employment and support services for farmworkers and their families. An additional $5,688,600 will go to 16 organizations to provide temporary or permanent housing assistance.
The National Farmworker Jobs Program helps eligible workers improve their agricultural job skills, and train for careers in emerging industries and occupations that offer higher wages and more stable employment. The program also offers services such as child care, health care and transportation assistance.
"Agricultural workers face significant barriers to stable employment, and all too often it is their families who pay the price," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "These grants address this reality by not only helping workers improve and expand their job skills, but also by providing housing and other crucial support services."
The housing assistance grants will provide permanent housing assistance, temporary and/or emergency housing assistance, or a combination of both. Permanent housing assistance services include pre-development and development services; project management; and resource development to secure acquisition, construction or renovation, and other operating funds for farmworker housing. Temporary housing assistance services include housing units for temporary occupancy, the management of such housing units, emergency housing payments and case management. Services typically are provided in more than one state or areas of a single state.
The National Farmworker Jobs Program is authorized by Congress in Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and grants are allocated through a formula that estimates the number of eligible workers in each state or territory. Puerto Rico and 45 states each have one grantee. California has five grantees. There are no grantees in Alaska. Connecticut and Rhode Island are considered a combined service delivery area, as are Maryland and Delaware.
The grants cover a two-year period but are funded on an annual basis. The awards announced today are for July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Second year allocations will be dependent on the funds available through the fiscal year 2012 appropriations process and on grantees' compliance with all current and future departmental guidance.
Editor's Note: A chart listing the grantees, their locations and award amounts follows this news release.

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National Farmworker Jobs Program Grant Awards

Grantee	State	Amount
Telamon Corp.	Ala.	$791,926
Arkansas Human Development Corp.	Ark.	$1,144,854
Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc.	Ariz.	$2,132,576
County of Kern	Calif.	$2,107,959
Central Valley Opportunity Center Inc.	Calif.	$1,927,835
Center for Employment Training	Calif.	$8,208,464
California Human Development Corp.	Calif.	$3,790,340
Proteus Inc.	Calif.	$3,950,219
Rocky Mountain SER/Jobs for Progress Inc.	Colo.	$999,986
New England Farm Workers' Council	Conn./R.I.	$391,109
Florida Department of Education	Fla.	$4,146,020
Telamon Corp.	Ga.	$1,532,229
Maui Economic Opportunity Inc.	Hawaii	$330,485
Proteus Inc.	Iowa	$1,176,640
Community Council of Idaho Inc.	Idaho	$1,074,827
Illinois Migrant Council	Ill.	$1,437,203
Telamon Corp.	Ind.	$923,526
SER Corp. of Kansas	Kan.	$1,074,936
Kentucky Farmworker Programs Inc.	Ky.	$1,210,852
Motivation Education & Training Inc.	La.	$910,782
New England Farm Workers' Council	Mass.	$322,032
Telamon Corp.	Md./Del.	$489,431
Eastern Maine Development Corp.	Maine	$293,084
Telamon Corp.	Mich.	$1,399,272
Motivation Education & Training Inc.	Minn.	$1,234,045
United Migrant Opportunity Services/UMOS Inc.	Mo.	$985,854
Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Workers Opportunities	Miss.	$1,297,176
Rural Employment Opportunities Inc.	Mont.	$597,263
Telamon Corp.	N.C.	$2,690,959
Motivation Education & Training Inc.	N.D.	$607,492
Proteus, Inc.	Neb.	$1,088,204
New England Farm Workers' Council	N.H.	$101,931
PathStone Corp.	N.J.	$696,249
HELP - New Mexico Inc.	N.M.	$946,732
Oregon Human Development Corp.	Nev.	$179,751
PathStone Corp.	N.Y.	$1,656,708
PathStone Corp.	Ohio	$1,259,904
ORO Development Corp.	Okla.	$1,272,692
Oregon Human Development Corp.	Ore.	$1,971,923
PathStone Corp.	Pa.	$1,544,889
PathStone Corp.	Puerto Rico	$3,058,359
Telamon Corp.	S.C.	$966,905
Black hills Special Services Cooperative	S.D.	$620,254
Tennessee Opportunity Programs Inc.	Tenn.	$857,418
Motivation Education & Training Inc.	Texas	$6,673,042
PIC Inc.	Utah	$289,213
Telamon Corp.	Va.	$927,817
PathStone Corp.	Vt.	$190,798
OIC of Washington	Wash.	$3,090,088
United Migrant Opportunity Services/UMOS Inc.	Wis.	$1,250,652
Telamon Corp.	W.Va.	$196,339
Motivation Education & Training Inc.	Wyo.	$233,936
Total		$78,253,180.00

National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Assistance Grant Awards

Grantee	State	Areas Served	Permanent	Temporary	Total
PPEP Microbusiness & Housing Development Corp.	Ariz.	Yuma County, Ariz.	$176,232	$178,669	$354,901
People's Self-Help Housing	Calif.	California's central coast	$75,551		$75,551
Rural Community Assistance Corp.	Calif.	Oahu, Hawaii	$112,996	$2,791	$115,787
SELF Help Enterprises	Calif.	California's San Joaquin Valley, including Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties	$188,877		$188,877
South County Housing Corp.	Calif.	Unincorporated areas of Monterey County, Calif; city of Soledad, Calif.	283,316		283,316
Community Resources and Housing Development Corp.	Colo.	Alamosa, Crowley, Delta, Gunnison, Las Animas, Mesa, Montrose, Otero, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties in Colorado; Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, La Paz, and Yuma counties in Arizona; Canyon, Bannock, Bonner, Bingham, Cassia, Clark, Gooding, Jerome, Minidoka, Power, Twin Falls and Owyhee counties in Idaho; and Dona Ana, Chaves and Luna counties in New Mexico	$76,118	$311,116	$387,234
Farmworker Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County Inc.	Fla.	Belle Glade, Pahokee, Canal Point and South Bay, Fla.		$297,105	$297,105
Florida Non-Profit Housing Inc.	Fla.	Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi and Virginia	$519,247	$188,514	$707,761
Proteus Inc.	Iowa	Des Moines, Fort Dodge and Iowa City, Iowa		$65,295	$65,295
Telamon Corp.	Mich.	Michigan		$55,686	$55,686
Telamon Corp.	N.C.	Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Georgia, West Virginia, Virginia	$671,878	$165,907	$837,785
Pathstone	N.Y.	New York, Vermont, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Puerto Rico	$748,346	$146,718	$895,064
ORO Development Corp.	Okla.	Altus, Miami, Muskogee, Clinton and Oklahoma City, Okla.		$42,588	$42,588
Tennessee Opportunity Program Inc.	Tenn.	Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb and Warren counties in Tennessee	$41,557		$41,557
MET	Texas	Louisiana, Texas	$463,382	$145,244	$608,626
Office of Rural Farmworker Housing	Wash.	Benton, Grant, Okanogan, Skagit and Yakima counties in Washington; Clatsop, Jefferson, Marion, Morrow, Tillamook and Washington counties in Oregon	$283,316		$283,316
United Migrant Opportunity Services/UMOS Inc.	Wis.	Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota	$341,204	$106,947	$448,151
Total			$3,982,020	$1,706,580	$5,688,600

Happy Valentine's Day!

May your day be filled with romance whether alone or in the company of those who share your heart.

ALASS Membership Form

ALASS Membership:

Association to Link Advocacy and Support Services (ALASS) to Farmworkers is a membership organization to provide advocacy and enhance employment, educational and training services to farmworkers and low income families in the State of Florida.

Membership is open to agencies funded under federal and state provisions of the Workforce Investment Act  that specifically target farmworkers as "Agency Memberships" and to other agencies, individuals and corporate sponsors who support the organization's purpose.  The following form is a combined form for annual (July through June) membership dues and for attendance at the annual conference.

Some fields with asterisks (*) require information.  If that field is not applicable to the purpose, type an "X" in the field.  All individuals who are members and/or attend the annual conference will be included in the ALASS membership/conference attendee database to receive ALASS updates.  ALASS members may submit their individual information using this form.

Membership requires sending the fees as described in the form.  Agency Memberships (those operating under Workforce Investment Act funding) include all agency staff that are funded by the grant.  All staff members included need to submit their information on this form to receive ALASS updates, but their agency fee is paid by the Coordinator's Agency Membership fee.

ALASS BLOG:

This blog is for sharing information among ALASS members; but the blog is subject to Internet searches.  Therefore, any information that members would like to share in the blog needs to be submitted to Alasslinks@gmail.com for approval before it is posted.  Information may include general meetings of interest; mandatory meetings; reference to pertinent legislation and resources for members; recommendations for advocacy efforts;success stories for programs, participants and people serving this population and more.  It is the membership's blog and will be as useful as members provide exciting and current information.

ALASS MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION:

Happy New Year

Happy New Year - The best is yet to come...

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.

Visiten

www.miamibookfair.com/events/celebratingmexico

para obtener más detalles de la programación y armar su guía

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