Summer News

h3.The year may have come to an end, but eboard is working away trying to plan new and exciting events for the upcoming school term. We will be meeting throughout the summer, so if you have any ideas or would like to see something completely new, don’t hesitate to email us. All ideas are welcome!

Also make sure to check your emails weekly. Some volunteer opportunities will be coming up and we could use your help. We will also be hosting some get-togethers during the summer; a trip to the beach, cookouts, films in the park, dances, maybe even a camping trip!
Make sure to keep in touch, you don’t want to miss out on the summer fun!

2008-2009 E-Board Elections

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

E-Board Positions

• President
• Vice-President
• Secretary
• Treasure
• SOC Rep.

Committee Leaders

• Public Relations
• Historian

May Day Immigration March

10:00am, Thursday May 1, 2008

Latino Alliance members are meeting at 2715 W Division St, Chicago, IL in support of Flor Crisostomo. We will be marching to Union Park at 11am and to Federal Plaza at 12pm. Please show your support.

Latino Alliance Meetings, every Wednesday at 5pm

Notice: New Location!

We meet every Wednesday from 5-6pm, in 600 S. Michigan in the Underground Cafe.
Feel free to stop by the Latino Cultural Affairs office in 623 S. Wabash in suite 302 before the meeting if you need help getting there.

Adrenaline!

Adrenaline will have there first performance with Salsa and Merengue performance April 16 at Culture Night.

Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata with a surprise number for Manifest May, 16 at 1:20pm next to the 623 S. Wabash.

Latino Alliance has a Twitter!

follow latinoalliance at http://twitter.com

Past News

Creating Points of Intersection Between Communities

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 4:30-6:00pm

623 S. Wabash, Room 109

PDF Download

Panel Discussion: Love and the law

• Anita Simmons, BA candidate in Cultural Studies, minor in Black World Studies
• Jose Lopez, Professor of Latino Studies, Director of Puerto Rican * Cultural Center
• Anel Z. Dominguez, Attorney at Law – Dominguez Law Firm P.C.
• Andy Thayer, Gay Liberation network
• Emma Lozano, Pueblo Sin Fronteras

As part of Columbia College Chicago’s Critical Encounters: Poverty and Privilege initiative, Latino Alliance, Asian Student Organization, International Student Organization, Black Student Union, and CommonGround founded a Coalition of Multicultural Student Organizations. These student organizations have arranged a panel of professors, community activists, and legal experts to discuss the very real effects of laws and policies which are strategically used to discriminate and oppress relationships amongst minorities. Panelists will address privileges denied to racial, immigrant, and sexual/gendered minority communities and families. It is the goal of this panel to enlighten and facilitate an open discussion about how these social issues overlap in order to enhance mutual cooperation and respect.

Culture Night! Carnivale!

Wednesday April 16, 6 to 10 pm.
1104 S. Wabash in the Conaway.

April 15 – Setup

Decorate the Conaway 7-10pm
Sound Check and Dance Rehearsal 7-8pm

April 16

1:00-4:30pm: Decoration Completion
4:00-5:30pm: Band/PerformerCheckin/Final Soundcheck
6:00pm: Doors Open
6:30-7:00pm: Food Service
7:00-7:07pm: Queen Celia Cruz Homenaje
7:08-7:15pm: Master of Carnivale
7:23-7:30pm: Adrenaline
7:30-8:15pm: Salsa Band
8:15-9:00pm: Nuyorican Poet – Tato Laviera
9:00-9:15pm: Samba Dancers
9:15-10:00pm: DJ Hosted Dance
10:00-11:00pm: Cleanup

¡Chic(a/o)Go! – Cafe Mestizo Exhibition in April

Update: Opening night has been moved to April 6, 2008 – 6-10pm

Exhibition Flier PDF

Café Mestizo – 1646 W 18th St, Chicago

Latino Alliance of Columbia College Chicago has collaborated with some of the most promising new artists in the area. This exhibition was created to showcase provocative new works from innovative student artists that are involved in the Latino community. Works include photography, painting, sculpture and and print-making. Support the fresh new artists that are building the new wave of Latino art in Chicago!

Call for Artwork PDF

Latino Alliance is putting together an exhibition at Cafe Mestizo in Pilsen that will be up for the month of April. Current student work preferred. Students of all background welcome. Work should be centered around any Latino theme.

All work must be submitted by March 31, 2008 in the Latino Alliance Office (623 S. Wabash, Room 302)

Please contact Jennifer Patiño at 773-391-6579 or jpatino@latinoalliance.net for submissions.

-Peace!

Dia de los Muertos Gala 2007

Celebrating 20 years of Latino Alliance

Official Poster PDF

Official Press Release PDF

Its hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the start of Latino Alliance, formerly known as Hispanic Alliance Columbia College, (HACC). To celebrate this momentous occasion, we will be hosting our 3rd annual Dia de los Muertos Gala: Celebrating 20 years of Latino Alliance. On Friday Nov. 2, come out and celebrate with Latino Alliance. All are invited. We are looking forward to meeting the founders of one of Columbia’s most known organizations.

pa’lante!
-eboard

Meeting and Identity Workshop with Coya Paz

We are meeting on Wednesday, October 3rd in 600 S. Michigan Ave, Room 401.

Please be prompt and if you’d like to find out more information about Coya, please visit www.coyapaz.com

Farewell from Ana Maria Soto

August 15, 2007

Dear Students:

It is with a mixture of excitement and sadness that I announce that I am leaving Columbia at the end of the month. I have a new job as Executive Director of Latino Initiatives at National-Louis University. Columbia will hire another person for my position. In the mean time, I leave the work in the able hands of Awilda Rodriguez. Please support her as her manages more responsibility and graduate school.

The FOCO Festival is planned as soon as you get back to school. I hope you participate with all the opportunities that we have planned for you!

I wanted to express to all the students what a privilege it has been to work with you for the past 7 years. I leave to all of you a strong Latino Alliance with a long history of meaningful projects and visibility in the college community. We have done some beautiful things together. I want to thank all the student leaders that volunteer their time and talent to make our organization and events the best on campus.

To the Executive Board of Latino Alliance, take care of the organization, learn to work together. Remember how important it is for others to see Latinos serving the community and making a difference. Our presence makes a difference to others, we change lives by our actions.

I will always be supportive of your growth and education. You can always reach out to me at Anamariasoto1@aol.com. Please keep in touch with me. Come see me at National-Louis, it is down the street across the street from the Art Institute.

Know that I care deeply for all of you.

Your Madrina,
Ana Maria

New website and updates

08-01-2007

Please pardon our dust while we work hard to bring you a better latinoalliance.net

pa’lante!
-eboard

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