The mission of the Intercultural Center (IC) is to support the University’s core value of preparing members of the USF community to be men and women for and with others; and to support the University's commitment to providing individuals with the critical reflection skills necessary to succeed in life. By providing opportunities for the USF community to continually gain greater understanding of self, we empower individuals to develop as whole persons and by extension, to honor the wholeness in others. The IC collaborates with USF students, staff, and faculty to provide programs and resources that are focused on deeply exploring individual identities and social group memberships and develop critical thinking and multicultural leadership skills that enable social justice advocacy and promote social justice.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Tuesday, 4/3, 630-8p in the IC (UC411/41): Chisme y Comida
Focus: Racism in the classroom
What is racism? How does racism manifest in the classroom? What are our resources?
Wednesday, 4/4, 7-930p, McLaren 250:
Esther Madriz Diversity Scholars + Lyricist Lounge present - Fight the Power: An Intercultural Hip Hop Night
Do you like Hip Hop? Are you concerned about housing, food justice, and rising tuition fees in the USF Community? Come join other active students to explore the potential of Hip Hop as a vehicle for social change. Featuring: G-Saleem, DJ Agana, VarCity SF, USF's own Spoken WORD artists, MC A-1, and more. Free food and music. For more information contact: esthermadrizscholars@gmail.com
Thursday, 4/5, 6-9p, Maier Hall (Fromm): Let's Talk About Sex Work
Featuring a panel of representatives from the Sex Workers Outreach Project who will be discussing the social, legal, and health issues surrounding sex work. Sex Workers Outreach Project - USA is a national social justice network dedicated to the fundamental human rights of sex workers and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy. Refreshments will be provided.
Monday, 4/9, 130-3p, UC 222: Gayle Pitman on Sexual Orientation Research in Context
Professor Pitman will provide an overview of some of the major landmark studies in LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning/queer) psychology. In doing so, she will bring the science to life by describing the people and the politics behind the research studies, raising a variety of political, moral, and philosophical questions. Pitman's talk is based on her new book, "Backdrop: The Politics and Personalities Behind Sexual Orientation Research." This event is sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Center, Counseling and Psychological Services, the LGBTQ Staff and Faculty Caucus and the ASUSF LGBTQ Representative. For more information on this event please contact the Gender and Sexuality Center at 415.422.4431
Thursday, 4/12, 2-5p: LGBTQ Allies Workshop
LAST SESSION OF THE YEAR! Become a part of the USF Allies Network and create a more inclusive campus community. Learn more about the LGBTQ resources at USF and in the community. Develop skills to confront homophobia. Have a supportive space to learn more about the issues faced by the LGBTQ community.
RSVP.
4/16-4/19: Sexual Assault Awareness Week
All events co-sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Center, Communities Against Sexual Assualt (CASA), Health Promotion Services, Student Housing and Residential Education, USF Public Safety, Latinas Unidas, ASUSF Senate, USf Men's and Women's Rugby Teams, the Social Justice League. For any questions please cotnact 415.422.4431.
Monday, 4/16, 7-8p, UC 402/403: Create Against Rape
Art, performance, murals, collage, knitting, etc. to inspire sexual assault prevention.
Wednesday, 4/18, 1130a-130p, Gleeson Plaza: USF Takes a Stand Against Sexual Violence
This event will showcase USF's stand against sexual violence. Check out self-defense strategies from USF Public Safety Officers along with prevention tips, myths and education on sexual violence. Buy a baked good and support the fundraising efforts of Latinas Unidas for their participation in SF WAR's 7th Annual Walk Against Rape.
Thursday, 4/19, 1-2p, UC 222: What is Consent?
Discussion on what consent means and why it is important in the prevention and understanding of sexual violence.
Thursday 4/19, 5-7p: Take Back the Night
This event will include a forum to share thoughts and stories related to sexual assault followed by a candlelit march through campus.
Other Sexual Assault Awareness Education Programs:
Thursday, 4/26, 7-9p, Black Box Theater, Lone Mountain
This year's theme is "Nothing Sexy About It: Alcohol Abuse and Sexual Violence Prevention."
Saturday, 4/28: SF Women Against Rape 7th Annual Walk Against Rape
Join Latinas Unidas in participating in this 3/5 mile walk to empower survivors by walking together on the streets of San Francisco against rape.
Tuesday, 4/17, 1145-1230p, in front of Gleeson: What A Stranger May Know - a Memorial for the 2007 Virginia Tech Campus Victims
Following the Virginia Tech shootings that shocked the nation in 2007, playwright Erik Ehn’s wrote a collection of plays entitled “What A Stranger May Know”. The work provides an outsider’s meditation on the lives of the victims of the shooting, one play for every victim. Please join the students of professor Varea's Latin/@ American Performance & Culture class for a public reading of these plays as a memorial for the victims on the 5th anniversary of the shootings. Counseling Services and Public Safety staff will be at hand to field your questions and concerns regarding how to keep USF an open, compassionate, and safe space to help prevent these tragedies from happening in our community. For information and questions, please send an email to: varea@usfca.edu
Wednesday, 4/25, 730-9p, Maier Hall (Fromm): Student Activism Arts and Resistance Summit
The purpose of this event is to increase the level of social consciousness through the eyes of a USF student perspective. The summit will feature two student activists from the Eyes on Arizona collective, and Leslie Lopez and Favi Garcia. They will discuss their experiences with social justice, racism, immigration, and civil rights in Arizona.
Thursday, 4/26, 630-8p, Cowell 106: That's So Gay!
Kristo Gobin's one-person play about coming out and how he and everyone he knew deal with it.
Thursday, 5/3, 1145-115p, McLaren 251:
You Gotta Give 'em Hope - The Critical Role of Families in Promoting Well-Being for LGBT Youth
Dr. Caitlin Ryan, Director of the Family Acceptance Project (FAP) at SF State University, will discuss the groundbreaking research and new family approach that she and her team have undertaken to help ethnically and religiously diverse families and communities support LGBT youth and youth adults. This work is changing the paradigm to decrease risk for suicide, homelessness, school victimization and HIV and to promote wellness and positive development for LGBT youth and young adults – in the context of their families. Dr. Ryan will discuss her work with diverse families, communities and religious groups, and will screen one of FAP’s short awarding-winning family videos that shows a family’s journey to support their gay son.
End of the Year Ceremonies:
Tuesday, 5/15, 1-3p, McLaren: Lavender Graduation
Tuesday, 5/15, 6-8p, McLaren: Asian Pacific Islander Graduation
Wednesday, 5/16, 1-3p, McLaren: Latino Recognition Ceremony
Wednesday, 5.16, 6-8p, McLaren: Vizuri Kibiza
Please contact
Diana Victa or
Clark Campagna for further information on how to join a planning committee or receive an invitation.
Weekly Events
New to the Centers? Looking for something fun and interesting to do that you don't have to RSVP for? Stop by the Centers to check out our weekly recurring events!
Mondays 12-2pm (GSC, UC 413): Movie Mondays
Watch videos and talk about what’s going on in the world today!
Thursdays 11:30am - 12:30pm (GSC, UC 413): Stitch ‘n’ Bitch
A safe space for feminists to craft!
Fridays 4-5pm (IC, UC 411/412): The Underground
Join Word and the IC to express yourself and unwind at the end of the week. for Latino Studies in the Americas presents the Spring 2012
For more info contact the IC at 415.422.6484 or the GSC at 415.422.4431.
Recent past events:
Thursday, 3/29, 1130a-1230p in the IC (UC411/412): The Help
Join the Intercultural Center and Gender and Sexuality Center in examining race relations in the film. Clips will be screened, followed by discussion of the roles and narratives in the film.
Intercultural Center and Gender and Sexuality Center co-sponsored films:
3/29, 230p: The Price of Sex
3/30, 230p: Photos of Angie
3/31, 12p: Education Under Fire
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The 5th Annual
Hip Hop for Change Conference will be held on March 10, 2012. Hip Hop for Change is a free day-long conference that chronicles the journey of hip hop and dives into the questions of ownership, identity, and our role in shaping the future direction of hip hop. Interactive workshops in the past have explored the art, and history of hip hop, and ways one can utilize hip hop as a tool for social change. Past speakers, panelists, and performers have included: Jeff Chang, Susie Lundy, Paul Flores, Dereca Blackmon, Davey D, and Bikari Kitwana.The Cultural Centers at USF is proud to be a co-organizer of the 2012 HHFC Conference. Our partners include Mills College, Santa Clara University and San Jose State University (2012 host).
Chisme y Comida
Hispanic? Latina? Chicano? Brown? How do you identify?
Chisme y Comida is a space for Latin@/Chican@ students to get together for food and open discussion about student life at USF, identity and share some chisme! First of three conversations will occur on Thursday, February 22, 630-8p in the Intercultural Center (UC 411/412). This program is sponsored by the Chican@Latin@ Studies program and the Intercutlural Center. For further info please contact the IC at 415.422.6484.
Playwright, Poet and Feminist Scholar Cherrie Moraga
Center for Latino Studies in the Americas presents the Spring 2012 CELASA Lecture featuring Cherríe Moraga: On the Road to Xicana Consciencia. Tuesday, February 7, at 6:30PM in McLaren 250 with book signing to follow. Cherríe Moraga is playwright, poet, and essayist whose plays and publications have received national recognition and awards. Her prolific output includes This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, Loving in the War Years: Lo Que Nunca Pasó Por Sus Labios, Heroes and Saints and Other Plays, and The Hungry Woman. Her new collection of writings A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: A Decade of Discourse was just published by Duke University Press. Moraga teaches at Stanford University. Co-sponsored by the Performing Arts and Social Justice Major and the Cultural Centers. Special thanks to the Gender Studies, Diversity Studies, and Latin American Studies Programs.
For more information on this event, please contact Marissa Litman.
