Latino Culture, Heritage to Be Celebrated on Campus in November
Skidmore will celebrate Latino Heritage Month throughout November with a variety of
activities designed to promote Latino culture and history. The following events are
open to all interested and (except where noted) are free. Sponsoring organizations
are RAICES and the Office of Student Diversity Programs.
A keynote speech by Nilda Medina will launch the celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Recognized as one of the principal leaders of the Vieques struggle, Medina is a founding
member of the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques.
According to the web site 1000peacewomen.org, "Nilda Medina-Diaz has dedicated her
life to the demilitarization of Vieques, a tiny Puerto Rican island that was used
by the U.S. Navy for military exercises and weapons training and testing for 63 years.
Largely through the work of the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques,
the United States closed its bases in 2003. In addition to coordinating the movement's
civil disobedience organizational center, Nilda continues to play a crucial role in
the post-Navy struggle to ensure that her community is informed and involved in their
homeland's environmental cleanup."
The talk begins at 7 p.m. in Palamountain Hall, Room 202. A reception will follow.
The event is co-sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
Additional Latino Heritage Month events include the following:
Nov. 2 - Movie Night: Maria Full of Grace, 7 p.m., Ladd 206
Nov. 4 - Salsa lessons with Talia Markowitz, 3 p.m., Sports Center Multipurpose Room
- Latino Heritage Month Kick-off Party 11 p.m., Falstaff's
Nov. 7 - Afro-Brazilian dancer Clyde Morgan will present a lecture-demonstration,
5:30 p.m., Dance Theater
Nov. 8 - Clyde Morgan will present master classes in Afro-Brazilian dance, 12:20-2:20
p.m. and 4-5:50 p.m., Dance Studio II. The Morgan events are co-sponsored by Latin
American Studies Program, the Dance and Music departments, and the Dean of Faculty's
office.
Nov. 9 - Movie Night, Manito, 7 p.m., Ladd 206
Nov. 10 - Late-night Cultural Explosion Dancers, 10 p.m., the Spa
Nov. 11 - CafC) con Leche, 8 p.m., the Spa
Nov. 13 - Food fest, 11 a.m., Case Center, second floor (near Burgess CafC))
Nov. 16 - Movie Night, La Mujer De Mi Hermano, 7 p.m., Ladd 206
Nov. 17 - Intercollegiate dance party and end-of-month celebration, 11p.m., Falstaff's
Nov. 30 - Latino Banquet, 6 p.m., Payne Room of the Tang. Advance tickets are $7;
admission at the door is $8.
