Santa Clara University

Multicultural Learning Office

April 2011 Events



Tunnel of Oppression


Sunday, April 3rd - Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Sunday, April 3rd, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Monday, April 4th, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, April 5th, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, April 6th, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Paul Locatelli S.J. Student Activity Center

Tunnel of Oppression / Hope is a two part exhibit that is coordinated by various clubs and organizations on campus. Tunnels of Oppression and Hope will look at racism, environmental justice, religious oppression, sexism and homophobia.

The following organizations are involved: SCCAP, Campus Ministry, MCC, Shirts Across America, B-LEJIT, Wonderfully Made, GASPED, Peer Health Educators, Every2Minutes and Feminists United.





Andrew Lam


Thursday, April 14th, 2011
5:30 - 6:30 pm (Talk)
6:30 - 7:00 pm (Book Signing)
Kennedy Commons

In East Eats West, essayist Andrew Lam explores the Vietnamese diaspora as it fuses within his own life as a transplant to the Bay Area. Whether it be in our cuisine, martial arts, sex lives or religion, East and West arrive in California with legacies that confront, meld and transform each into something new.

Winner of the Legacies essay contest will open the talk.

Co-sponsored by the Communication Department, the Hub, and the Office for Multicultural Learning.



Women of Color Faculty Spring Luncheon


Thursday, April 21st, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Williman Room (Benson Memorial Center)

Join us for a lunch gathering for faculty of color.
Please RSVP by April 14th if you would like to attend.

The Women of Color Network is a joint initiative from the Office for Multicultural Learning and the Women's and Gender Studies Program.



Youth, Tehnology and Revolution: the Case of Tunisia and Egypt


Monday, April 25th, 2011
4:15 pm
St. Clare Room (Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center, and Orradre Library)

Co-sponsored by the Anthropology Department, and the Office for Multicultural Learning.  Part of the Legacies Theme.



Dine and Discuss - What is White Privilege?


Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
8:30 pm
Shapell Lounge

Coordinated by the Diversity Committee in the RLC.



LGBTQ Allies Network


Thursday, April 28th, 2011
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Kennedy Commons

Join us for a discussion on the intersection of race/ethnicity and sexual identity.
Please RSVP by April 21st if you would like to attend.

Presented by the LGBTQ Allies Network, a joint initiative of the Office for Multicultural Learning, and the Women's and Gender Studies Program.


Diversity Leadership Conference


Saturday, April 30th, 2011
8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Benson Memorial Center and Paul Locatelli S.J. Student Activity Center

(De)constructing Diversity in the Bay Area speaks to understanding, discussing and learning about diversity through the construction and deconstruction of what diversity means to us, our local communities and our institutions.

For more information, please contact Mary Ho at 408-551-7171.

Hosted by Santa Clara University, and sponsored by Google, DeAnza College, San Jose State University and Stanford University.




 
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