[SDCPJ] USD/ The Border Film week

Dear Maria,

Dear [insert sponsors name],

I am contacting you on behalf of the The Trans-Border Institute (TBI) at the University of San Diego.  I would like to give you the information about The Border Film week and ask you for support on disseminating this information.  Please see the press kit attached.

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                                            CONTACT:

March 14, 2014                                                                                                                Program Officer Vivien Francis

                               (619) 260-4166

 

 

 

USD TO HOST BORDER FILM WEEK

 

Believing in the transformative power of films, TBI created Border Film Week to provide students and educators with screenings about border culture, Mexico and Central America, and the realities of immigration.  Through this initiative, TBI has successfully provided a bridge between border culture and the San Diego community, cultivating non-traditional education that leads to the expansion of cross-cultural understanding. TBI's 8th annual Border Film Week will showcase documentary and feature films offering a broad vision of border culture.  

WHAT:                 Border Film Screenings and Panel Discussions

 

WHEN:                 Monday, March 24, 2014 – Friday, March 28, 2014

 

                                Monday, March 24

 

                                Cultural and Gender Identity

 

6:00 p.m.

In Land of Cowboys / En Tierra de Vaqueros

Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre

Oliver Rendón, Director / 32 min.

6:40 p.m.

Die Standing Up / Morir de Pie

Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre

Jacaranda Correa, Director / 90 min.

 

8:10 p.m.

Panel Discussion and Q&A

• Oliver Rendón, Director

• Dr. Ev Meade, Trans-Border Institute Director
Dessert reception to follow

 

Tuesday, March 25

 

Border Subjectivities & Pilgrimages

 

5:00 p.m.
I Want to See / Quiero Ver
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre
Adele Horne, Director / 6 min

Skin Destination
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre
Adriana Trujillo, Director / 10 mins.

Dress Rehearsal for Utopia / Ensayo Final Para Utopía
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre
Andrés Duque, Director / 75 min

7:00 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A
• Adriana Trujillo, Director
• Adele Horne, Director

 

Wednesday, March 26

 

Accountability and Migration

4:00 p.m. 
Keep Your Eyes On Guatemala / Tengan Puestos los Ojos en Guatemala 
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre
Gabriela Martínez, Director / 54 min.

5:00 p.m. 
Panel Discussion and Q&A 
• Gabriela Martínez, Film Director 
• Moderator, Dr. Julia Medina, Department of Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Diego.
• Dr. Douglas Carranza, Program Director of Central American Studies Program, California State University Northridge.
• Dr. Antonieta Mercado, Communication Studies Department, College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Diego.
• Dr. Kevin Guerrieri, Department of Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Diego.

Co-sponsored by the University of San Diego Enhanced Student-Faculty Information Fund, the Department of Languages and Literatures, the International Studies Center and the Latin American Studies Program.

6:00 p.m. 
Coronation / Coronación 
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre
Ana Andrade, Bryan Chillian, Jesus Guerra, Directors / 7:51 min. 

6:15 p.m. 
La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus / La Camioneta: El Viaje de un Autobús Americano. 
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre
Mark Kendall, Director / 72 min.

7:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion and Q&A 
• Ana Andrade, Bryan Chillian, and Jesus Guerra, Directors

 

Thursday, March 27
 

Cross-Cultural Understanding

 

5:00 p.m.
Out of Focus / Fuera de Foco
Warren Auditorium, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall
Adrián Arce and Antonio Zirión, Directors / 36 min.

5:40 p.m.
I'm Just Like You / Me Parezco Tanto a Ti
Warren Auditorium, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall
Luna Marán, Director / 23 min.

6:05 p.m.
Holy Death: White Girl, Pretty Girl / Santísima Muerte: Niña Blanca, Niña Bonita
Warren Auditorium, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall
Pavel Valenzuela, Director and Dr. Manuel Valenzuela, Producer / 63 min.

7:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion and Q&A
• Dr. Manuel Valenzuela, Director, Producer and Professor, Department of Cultural Studies, Colegio de la Frontera Norte.
• Dr. Alberto López Pulido, Professor and Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Diego.
• Dr. Ev Meade, Trans-Border Institute Director

 

 

Friday, March 28

 

Borders and Geopolitics

5:00 p.m. 
Traces
Warren Auditorium, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 
Fiamma Montezemolo, Director / 20 mins. 

Humedales Artificiales: Three Transnational Wetlands
Warren Auditorium, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 
Cynthia Hooper, Director / 5 min 

5:25 p.m. 
Purgatory / Purgatorio
Warren Auditorium, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 
Rodrigo Reyes, Director / 80 min 

7:00 p.m. 
Panel Discussion and Q&A 
• Rodrigo Reyes, Director 
• Cynthia Hooper, Director 
• Dr.Olivia Ruiz, Professor Department of Cultural Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte and University of San Diego's Lecturer.
• Dr. Ev Meade, Trans-Border Institute Director
Dessert reception to follow

 

 

WHERE:               The screenings will take place in two different venues:

·         Monday, March 24, Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26: 
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre

·         Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28: 
Warren Auditorium, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall

                  

 

Admission is free and the events are open to the public.

 

For more information about the events, please visit us online at www.sandiego.edu/cas/events.

 

For more information about Border Film Week, including summaries of the films, please visit https://www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies/institutes/tbi/news/events/eventlist.php?_focus=47280.

 

Vivien

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Vivien Francis, M.A..

Program Officer

Trans-Border Institute

Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies

Phone: (619) 260-4166

Fax: (619) 260-4161

vivienfrancis@sandiego.edu

http://www.sandiego.edu/tbi

From: PRC SD Info <info@prcsd.org>
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:32 AM
To: PRCSD list <prcsd@lists.riseup.net>, SDCPJ list <sdcpj@lists.quantumimagery.com>
Subject: [SDCPJ] Fri 3/21 "Creating a Culture of Civility"

This sounds like an interesting (free!) event for the public to attend at USD this Friday morning. Below is a link with info and to register, though it seems on-site registration might okay as well.

An informed and engaged public is important!

In Peace,
Mariah

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You are invited to attend Restoring Respect's Third Annual Conference: Creating a Culture of Civility, on Friday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre. The conference is co-sponsored by the School of Leadership and Education Sciences and the San Diego Community College District. Chancellor Constance Carroll, San Diego Community College District, will provide opening remarks along with Reverend George Walker Smith, Founder, Catfish Club of San Diego, and Superintendent Cindy Marten, San Diego Unified School District.

Keynote speaker: Dr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Director, National Institute for Civic Discourse

The following panelists will discuss best practices for fostering greater civility in civic dialogue:

• Jerry Sanders, former mayor of San Diego, President/CEO, San Diego Chamber of Commerce
• Scott Lewis, CEO, Voice of San Diego
• David Barrera, Secretary/Treasurer, San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council
• Thella Bowens, President and CEO, San Diego Airport Authority
• Martin Carcasson, Director, Center for Public Deliberation, Colorado State University

Registration begins at 8 a.m. in the KIPJ Rotunda (light refreshments will be served), or you may register at www.sandiego.edu/restoringrespect/