Happenings from the Third World Coalition, 1979
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The Evergreen State College
HAPPEN IN GS FROM THE THI RD WORLD COALITION - MARCH 1979
I NDIA~
AWARE NESS DAYS
Native Ameri ca n Student Associa t ion (NASA)
will be spons oring their In dian Awa ren ess
Days, March 5th - 9th in lecture Hall 4.
Spe akers and workshops are scheduled to
happen througho ut all five days. Subject
areas will include: treaty rights,
Indi ans in the media, and Indian women in
t he movement. An exact schedule has not
been de termined at press ti me. However,
t he public is welcome and encouraged to
attend.
Fo r f urther info rma tion, contact Bunny
Charle s at NASA, 866-6024.
Jf~ G I \~A RE
A sli de prese nt ation on Korea n ON GI ware
an d othe r Korean potte ry v1i 11 be given in
The Corner - A Do rm, March 1, from 6-Bp.m.
The Asian Coalition will host the showing
and plan on a potluck dinner at the same
ti me. Al l are invited an d admittance
requires you to bring an Asian dish.
STUDENT POLL
Severa l s urveys have been comple ted and
retu rned regard i ng Third Wo rld st ude nt s'
wor ks hop i nterests. Of t he ones returned,
Tuesday or Wedne sday at no on appears to be
t he be st ti me and worksh ops on curriculum
devolopn;e nt, faculty hi ri ng proces s, grant
1·1riting and lc a r·ning active li sten i ng
sknls see111 to be t.he most popular .
PlJ '...~[ tak e the t i 1. c lo
rt~spo nd and return
the surveys . Even i f you are off can•pus
nd couldn 't take advantage of t he wo r k-
By April
\~est
shops, we need to know what students are
interested in learning about . If you
have not received one, please let us know,
866-6034, library 3204, T. E. S.C . 98505.
WHAT IS THE FACULTY HIRING PROCESS?
Our f i rst workshop has been s cheduled to
address this question, as well as how
curriculum is designed. TUESDAY, March 6th
at NOON in library 3205, faculty me mbel·,
Rudy Martin will outline the process for
us. Suggestions as to how to impact the
process will also be discussed .
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE, if you are
interested, please adjust your schedule to
do so . Many complaints are made regardin g
faculty and curriculum; here is our opportunity to educate ourselves and do something about it~
MINORITY AND THIRD WORLD WOMEN CONFERENCE
Pacific lutheran University (PLU) is hosting a conference March 3-4 on minority and
Third World vJO men . The program I'Ji 11 offe r
panels and speakers on such issues as
women and the Black church, American Indian
wo me n, soci al services and Asian/ Pacific
people, domestic violence, refuaee women,
as well as others . Information -tabl es and
films will also be featured throu ghout the
two days. An intercultural fair i s offered
Saturday for a small ad~ittance fee in th e
University Center. For mo re informa tio n ,
con ta ct Kat hlee n Blumhage n, De pt. of Soc i ology , PLU , Tac oma , \~A . 98447 .
LQUI ERE APRENDER ESPA.NOL?
We are looking for other studen ts inter~sted in a day Span i sh cl ass starti ng
.lext quarter . We have located an instructor, we also need other people who have
had some knowledge of t he lan guage to
join us. IS THERE ANYONE? Call Sue
Ybarra, 866-6033.
HUELGA!
An announcement has been made th at the
United Farm Workers Union (UFW) will be
striking in the Imper ial Valley of Cali fornia. The principle produce there
being lettuce. No official de cl aration
of a boycott has been announced.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
March 2, 1921, Washing to n State Alien
Land Law passed forbidding Japa ne se to
ovm 1and.
March 16, 1968, MY LAI massacre. 567
VN civili ans murdered by US sol diers .
MARCH CALE NDAR
Thur
Asian Coalition potluck and
slide show, in the Housing
Corner (A Dorm) 6-8 pm
Thur
Uja maa meet ing, noon, Library 3205
3-4
PLU Mi nor i ty and Third World
Wome n conferen ce
5-9
NASA Indi an Awareness Days,
Lecture Ha 11 4
Tues
6 Workshop on faculty hiring process,
and curriculum design by Rudy
Martin, noon, Library 3205
l!ed
7 r'iCCHA Plcrt in g , noon , Library 3205
Thur
8 Ujamaa meeting, noon, Library
3205
11-16
EVALUATI ON WEEK
18-27 SPRING BREAK
Wed
28
Wed
28 Classes resume
MECHA meeting, noon, Library
3205
