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Today's Topics:<br>
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1. MALCS Protests Arizona Ban on Ethnic Studies (Francis Hult)<br>
2. Call for Course Proposals: 2013 Linguistic Institute<br>
(Francis Hult)<br>
3. Sixth Heritage Language Research Institute - Reminder<br>
(Claire Chik)<br>
4. 17th Annual Dual Language Conference La Cosecha Call for<br>
Proposals (Leslie Sanchez)<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:14:26 -0600<br>
From: Francis Hult <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] MALCS Protests Arizona Ban on Ethnic Studies<br>
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MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012<br>
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MALCS Protests Arizona Ban on Ethnic Studies<br>
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>From the Executive Committee of MALCS<br>
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Last week important works of literature, history and philosophy by world-renowned writers and scholars such as Leslie Marmon Silko, Sherman Alexie, Ofelia Zepeda, Paulo Freire, Rodolfo Acu?a, Carmen Tafolla and others were removed from classrooms and some libraries in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). The perspectives and insights about diverse ethnic, racial and gender communities contained in these works as well as the penetrating visions of human community they offer contribute in Arizona, as they do elsewhere, to cultivating in students appreciation for difference and diversity, knowledge of wide-ranging ideas and fearlessness in engaging with the ideas of others. The TUSD Board's action in banning and removing these works, in contrast, promotes fear and suspicion about select ethnic and racial groups and fear of free and democratic discussion and debate. Such attitudes have no place in the public school system that serves ALL children.<br>
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The Tucson Unified School District in compliance with the State of Arizona Revised Statutes Sections 15-111 and 15-112 (formerly House Bill 2281 that was signed into law May 11, 2010) eliminated its Mexican American Studies (MAS) Program, resulting in the subsequent removal of textbooks and books on the MAS Program Reading List. Some of the banned and removed books are allowed in other classrooms, but not ethnic studies, making this a highly discriminatory action about who gets to teach. Why is a Mexican American Studies teacher prevented from teaching The Tempest but an English teacher is not? The removal of books amounts to censorship that undermines the United States' commitment to democracy.<br>
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While the Board argues that the new legislation was intended to promote unity, the effect is to reject multiculturalism and pave a path back to Jim Crow practices of segregation and racism where the culture and values of ethnic groups go unrecognized in public education. Research has shown that multicultural education that addresses the history and identity of ethnic minorities in fact closes the achievement gap between white students and students of color.[i]<br>
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Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS), a national professional association of Chicanas, Latinas, Native American and Indigenous women, calls on the Tucson Unified School District Board to reverse the decision to ban books from Tucson schools. MALCS encourages efforts to intervene through the use of non-violent tactics in order to guarantee democracy and freedom of expression. We appeal to all:<br>
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To send letters and email messages supporting Arizona State Rep. Sally Gonzales' HB 2654 that would repeal the ban on ethnic studies in Arizona: <a href="mailto:Sgonzales@azleg.gov">Sgonzales@azleg.gov</a><br>
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Sign the petition on The National Black Education Agenda: http:// <http:///> <a href="http://signon.org/sign/repeal-the-arizona-governmen" target="_blank">signon.org/sign/repeal-the-arizona-governmen</a><br>
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Work to pass resolutions in your associations and organizations opposing the elimination of ethnic studies and censorship of Latin@ faculty and students in Arizona<br>
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Write to the Educational Opportunities Section of the U.S. Department of Civil Rights requesting that they investigate Arizona state superintendent of public instruction John Huppenthal, who has disregarded independent consultant reports on the value of the Mexican American Studies Program in Tucson. By e-mail to <a href="mailto:education@usdoj.gov">education@usdoj.gov</a> By telephone at <a href="tel:%28202%29%20514-4092" value="+12025144092">(202) 514-4092</a> or <a href="tel:1-877-292-3804" value="+18772923804">1-877-292-3804</a> (toll-free)<br>
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Message: 2<br>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 08:24:18 -0600<br>
From: Francis Hult <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Call for Course Proposals: 2013 Linguistic Institute<br>
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Call for Course Proposals<br>
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The 2013 Linguistic Institute will take place on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor from June 24-July 19, 2013. The Institute is jointly sponsored by the Linguistic Society of America and the University of Michigan Department of Linguistics, College of Literature, Science and the Arts and the Rackham Graduate School. The 2013 Linguistic Institute theme is "Universality and Variability".<br>
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The final deadline for receipt of proposals is 5 pm, February 17, 2012. Proposals should be submitted via email to <a href="mailto:lsa2013@umich.edu">lsa2013@umich.edu</a>. We anticipate notification in late spring 2012.<br>
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Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:33:46 -0800<br>
From: Claire Chik <<a href="mailto:Chik@international.ucla.edu">Chik@international.ucla.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Sixth Heritage Language Research Institute -<br>
Reminder<br>
To: Claire Chik <<a href="mailto:Chik@international.ucla.edu">Chik@international.ucla.edu</a>><br>
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Dear Colleagues,<br>
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The deadline for applications for the 6th Heritage Language Research<br>
Institute, "From Overhearers to High Proficiency Speakers: Advancing<br>
Heritage Learners' Skills," is March 9. The application page can be<br>
found at<br>
<a href="http://apply.international.ucla.edu/Public/ViewForm.aspx?appID=321" target="_blank">http://apply.international.ucla.edu/Public/ViewForm.aspx?appID=321</a>. The<br>
Institute will take place from June 18-22 at UCLA; further details can<br>
be viewed at: <a href="http://nhlrc.ucla.edu/events/institute/2012/" target="_blank">http://nhlrc.ucla.edu/events/institute/2012/</a>.<br>
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Applications are invited from language instructors, linguists, and<br>
researchers from other fields whose current focus involves heritage<br>
language teaching and/or research. Limited funding will be available for<br>
graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, who are encouraged to<br>
apply.<br>
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The Institute is sponsored by the UCLA National Heritage Language<br>
Resource Center <<a href="http://nhlrc.ucla.edu/" target="_blank">http://nhlrc.ucla.edu/</a>> and aims to support the<br>
center's principal mission of developing the research base for heritage<br>
language education. This year's institute is co-sponsored by the NSEP<br>
National Language Flagship Program <<a href="http://www.thelanguageflagship.org" target="_blank">http://www.thelanguageflagship.org</a>><br>
as part of their Flagship Results 2012 initiative, and will focus on<br>
research and pedagogical approaches that help advance heritage speakers'<br>
language skills toward high levels of proficiency.<br>
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Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Claire Chik, PhD<br>
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<a href="mailto:chik@international.ucla.edu">chik@international.ucla.edu</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:chik@international.ucla.edu">chik@international.ucla.edu</a>><br>
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Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:47:30 -0700<br>
From: Leslie Sanchez <<a href="mailto:leslie@dlenm.org">leslie@dlenm.org</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] 17th Annual Dual Language Conference La Cosecha Call<br>
for Proposals<br>
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*17th Annual Dual Language Conference La Cosecha*<br>
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November 7-10, 2012<br>
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Santa Fe Convention Center and LaFonda Hotel<br>
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Santa Fe, New Mexico<br>
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*Presented By*: Dual Language Education of New Mexico, an educational<br>
non-profit dedicated to the development, implementation and support of dual<br>
language programs.<br>
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*Conference Purpose:* To provide current theory, practice and discussion<br>
in order to enhance and expand the knowledge base and experience of<br>
educators developing and implementing dual language enrichment programs.<br>
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*Registration Now Open! *<br>
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*Join us in historic Santa Fe, New Mexico for the 17th Annual Dual Language<br>
Conference. DLeNM?s annual conference will bring together over 1,500<br>
educators, parents, researchers and dual language supporters from around<br>
the world. Come share your experience and knowledge, as we ?harvest? the<br>
best of our multilingual and multicultural communities! For more<br>
information and to register visit *<a href="http://dlenm.org/lacosecha/register/.**" target="_blank">http://dlenm.org/lacosecha/register/.**</a><br>
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*Call for Proposals Now Open!*<br>
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The Planning Committee for *La Cosecha *2012 invites you to share your<br>
teaching strategies and dual language expertise with your colleagues by<br>
presenting at this year?s conference. The planning committee is<br>
particularly interested in having classroom teachers to share instructional<br>
best practices with conference attendees.<br>
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Proposal Submission Guidelines: Conference Presentations will align with<br>
the seven Strands of the Guiding Principles for Dual Language<br>
Education<<a href="http://www.cal.org/twi/guidingprinciples.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cal.org/twi/guidingprinciples.htm</a>>document.<br>
To assist you in aligning your proposal with the "Guiding Principles for<br>
Dual Language Education?, please see the list of document strands and<br>
guiding principles<<a href="http://dlenm.org/lacosecha/proposals/ConferencePresentationStrands.html" target="_blank">http://dlenm.org/lacosecha/proposals/ConferencePresentationStrands.html</a>>.<br>
*Deadline for submission, Friday, May 18, 2012.* Visit<br>
<a href="http://dlenm.org/lacosecha/proposals/2012" target="_blank">http://dlenm.org/lacosecha/proposals/2012</a><<a href="http://dlenm.org/lacosecha/proposals/2012index.html" target="_blank">http://dlenm.org/lacosecha/proposals/2012index.html</a>>,<br>
for more information and to submit your proposal.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Leslie S?nchez<br>
Development Director<br>
Dual Language Education New Mexico<br>
<a href="tel:505-243-0648" value="+15052430648">505-243-0648</a><br>
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La Cosecha Dual Language Conference * November 7th - 10th, 2012*<br>
<a href="http://www.lacosecha.dlenm.org" target="_blank">www.lacosecha.dlenm.org</a><br>
Dual Language Conference for Teachers by Teachers<br>
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Leslie S?nchez<br>
Development Director<br>
Dual Language Education New Mexico<br>
<a href="tel:505-243-0648" value="+15052430648">505-243-0648</a><br>
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La Cosecha Dual Language Conference * November 7th - 10th, 2012*<br>
<a href="http://www.lacosecha.dlenm.org" target="_blank">www.lacosecha.dlenm.org</a><br>
Dual Language Conference for Teachers by Teachers<br>
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