EVENTS!

Patriots for Peace is screening *IRAQ FOR SALE this Thursday, April 24th @
8:00 in MGC 200*.  The film looks closely at who is profitting from the war
in Iraq and does investigatory segments on KBR, Halliburton, Blackwater, and
more.  There will be free *pizza and soda* provided by Campus Progress!
Before the film begins, *Professor Steven Schooner*, the co-director of the
Government Procurement Law Program at George Washington University will give
a short talk on the current state of private military contractors in Iraq
Yes, Thursday is the return of Grey's Anatomy and Lost and Ugly Betty and
the Office, but come on... let's culture our knowledge about the War in Iraq
instead!  Besides, you can watch them all online later that night!

ANNOUNCEMENTS!

I am a former CASJer working in New Orleans.  One of the projects that we
are supporting is the creation of a Citizen Participation Process, this is a
mechanism that many cities use to make city government more responsive to
neighborhood and resident needs, and it would be extremely helpful for the
citizens of New Orleans.  Please vote to support our work, and the work of
others around the country.

Thanks,
Elizabeth

The New Orleans Citizen Participation project has been selected as a
finalist in the Case Foundation's Make It Your Own Awards national
competition.  Now it is up to citizens and friends of New Orleans to
determine if this great project is one of four that will receive $25,000 in
funding, as part of a worldwide on-line vote. *To cast your vote to fund
citizen participation in New Orleans*, please follow these steps:

1.  Go to  www.casefoundation.org/myvote. 2.  Follow the simple voting
instructions.  Select the project titled Citizen Participation, Keith
Twitchell, New Orleans, and any other three projects.
3.  After you cast your ballot, a new screen will appear.  Please continue
to follow the instructions, including entering your email.
4.  Once you have completed the process, you will receive an email from the
Case Foundation.  It is very important that you respond to this email to
confirm your vote.  *Your vote will not count if you do not confirm it via
this email*.

Only one vote per email address will be allowed, but *please send this to
everyone you know* who loves New Orleans so they can help us fund the
Citizen Participation project.  This project will enable citizens to design
a permanent mechanism for engagement with city government, and help make
sure that the people of New Orleans have a real voice in the future of their
neighborhoods and their city.  These funds will help us realize that dream.
Voting ends on April 22, so please act quickly.

The Case Foundation is also giving $2500 to charities selected by the first
ten people to vote for the four winning projects, so you have an opportunity
to help your other favorite organizations as well.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our city, so please cast your
vote today!

On behalf of CBNO/MAC, its partners and the people of New Orleans, we thank
you in advance for supporting this project.

          Please share information about this *new fall undergraduate course
* in the American Studies Department of CAS.
*The Latino Community in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area**   **American
Studies 341  001     *       * 3 credits** *

This interdisciplinary course explores the growing Latino community of the
Washington, DC metropolitan area and its challenges and contributions in a
historical context. While the District of Columbia's Latino population
numbers about 51,000 according to the 2005 census and is 8-10% of the total
population, the region's numbers are much higher, sometimes estimated at
close to one-half million. The DC metropolitan area has the second largest
concentration of Salvadorans in the country, following Los Angeles.

Teaching and learning methods include readings about historical and
contemporary issues, films, community visits and speakers, and interviews.
 In addition to classroom experiences, the course uses local Hispanic
community-based organizations as a key resource. Students will do hands-on
learning about issues such as immigration and legal rights, affordable
housing and gentrification, education, youth gangs, health, employment and
day laborers, and other concerns at the forefront of local and national
Latino life.   Each student will look at one issue in depth and will engage
in a service-learning project in an agency with that focus. Major sources of
information also include local newspapers--both Spanish-language and English
language press, television, and radio stations, the DC government's Office
on Latino Affairs (OLA), and reports produced by the Latino Federation of
Greater Washington. While the course will have a local emphasis, it will
analyze local issues in a broader national and international framework,
particularly in light of the current debate around immigration.

For more information, contact the instructor, Marcy Fink Campos, at
mfcam...@american.edu or by phone (202)885-1551 or go to
http://www.american.edu/american/registrar/descriptions_proc.cfm?subj...

A great follow-up course offering to this class is "The Sociology of Latino
Studies" (Sociology 551), taught by Dr. Salvador Vidal-Ortiz.