Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies : Five College LACLS Events

Five College LACLS Events

The Financial Crisis of 1810: Indians and Spaniards in California React to Spain's Imperial Collapse, a lecture by Marie Duggan

4 PM

Wednesday, October 21st

Thompson Tower, 9th Floor Conference Room, UMass

MORE INFO: Marie Christine Duggan studies conflict between ideological and profit motives, and also examines cultural conflict in the transition to capitalism. In particular, she studies the attempts of 18th and 19th century Franciscans in California to prevent control of Indian land and labor from passing to private for-profit ranchos run by military men. She also explores the move from Scholasticism to liberalism in the ideas of Jovellanos and Campomanes in 18th century Spain.

LABOR STRIKES BACK!

7 PM

Wednesday, October 21st

Campus Center Room 803, UMass

MORE INFO: Come see a short film about the Republic Window & Door factory struggle and victory. Meet Melvin Maclin, a worker and sit-downer from the factory occupation in Chicago who will be speaking about the importance of militant and worker-led struggle in the labor movement. Abraham Mwaura, a field organizer with the United Electrical Workers (UE) will also be participating. A discussion will follow about where to go from here and information about exciting new organizing efforts in Chicago involving warehouse workers!

A Dance Party with Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada

7:30 PM

Monday, October 26th

The Recital Hall, Music and Dance Building, Hampshire College

Africa Que Llevamos Dentro - The Africa Within - A lecture by Sergio Ramirez Mercado

4 - 6 PM

Tuesday, November 3rd

New York Room, Mary Woolley Hall, Mount Holyoke College

MORE INFO: Widely regarded as a voice of conscience for a generation of Central Americans, Sergio Ramírez is also broadly admired as one of Latin America’s most renowned authors. Unique in his native Nicaragua, the “Land of Poets,” Ramírez has won numerous international prizes for his novels and collections of short stories, among the most recent of which is Tambor olvidado, his reflections on the submerged African heritage of Central America and the basis for his lecture.

Racial Questions in Contemporary Cuba: Demographics, Rights & Culture

4 - 6 PM

Tuesday, December 1st

Campus Center Rooms 174-176, UMass

MORE INFO: Speakers will include Jafari Allen (Yale University), Odette Casamayor (University of Connecticut), Alejandro de la Fuente (University of Pittsburgh), and Mark Sawyer (UCLA).

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	Five College LACLS Events The Financial Crisis of 1810: Indians and Spaniards in California React to Spain's Imperial Collapse, a lecture by Marie Duggan 4 PM Wednesday, October 21st Thompson Tower, 9th Floor Conference Room, UMass MORE INFO: Marie Christine Duggan studies conflict between ideological and profit motives, and also examines cultural conflict in the transition to capitalism. In particular, she studies the attempts of 18th and 19th century Franciscans in California to prevent control of Indian land and labor from passing to private for-profit ranchos run by military men. She also explores the move from Scholasticism to liberalism in the ideas of Jovellanos and Campomanes in 18th century Spain. LABOR STRIKES BACK! 7 PM Wednesday, October 21st Campus Center Room 803, UMass MORE INFO: Come see a short film about the Republic Window & Door factory struggle and victory. Meet Melvin Maclin, a worker and sit-downer from the factory occupation in Chicago who will be speaking about the importance of militant and worker-led struggle in the labor movement. Abraham Mwaura, a field organizer with the United Electrical Workers (UE) will also be participating. A discussion will follow about where to go from here and information about exciting new organizing efforts in Chicago involving warehouse workers! A Dance Party with Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada 7:30 PM Monday, October 26th The Recital Hall, Music and Dance Building, Hampshire College Africa Que Llevamos Dentro - The Africa Within - A lecture by Sergio Ramirez Mercado 4 - 6 PM Tuesday, November 3rd New York Room, Mary Woolley Hall, Mount Holyoke College MORE INFO: Widely regarded as a voice of conscience for a generation of Central Americans, Sergio Ramírez is also broadly admired as one of Latin America’s most renowned authors. Unique in his native Nicaragua, the “Land of Poets,” Ramírez has won numerous international prizes for his novels and collections of short stories, among the most recent of which is Tambor olvidado, his reflections on the submerged African heritage of Central America and the basis for his lecture. Racial Questions in Contemporary Cuba: Demographics, Rights & Culture 4 - 6 PM Tuesday, December 1st Campus Center Rooms 174-176, UMass MORE INFO: Speakers will include Jafari Allen (Yale University), Odette Casamayor (University of Connecticut), Alejandro de la Fuente (University of Pittsburgh), and Mark Sawyer (UCLA).