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FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS VOI,. 104 ISSUE 19 Esther Madriz Diversity Schol ars Uve together, learn together and <■£ Q travel together to understand the !>S{ complexity of racism in America. CM Columnist Matt Yoka discusses the new trend in celeb- ►— J rity, and soon to be regular Ufe- £; S -pregnancy. ft c Five to Try: San Francisco f^rj Sandwiches examines San Fran- iVn] Cisco's finest sanwich offerings. f^ _r. BasebaU defeated UC Davis 10 -5 on Wednesday extending their 5^ _q winning streak to 6 games. Sopho- ~ ^5 more Dior Lowhorn was selected Q 2* to the Mid-Major AU-American ft; Team. Go to sports for more. Online This Week Photos from last week's chemical spiU in the Harney Science Center USF Idol winner An-Nhien Le FOGHORN.USFCA.EDU APRIL 3, 2008 Renowned Activist Inspires the Next Generation NIKKI DUDA StaffWriter Latinas Unidas hosted the seventh annual Dia de La Mujer Celebration in honor of Latina women on Thursday March 13. Students of aU colors fiUed up the Mc- Claren center for an evening alongside mariachis, a Puerto Rican jazz band, human resources expert Maria Elena Rivera and activist Dolores Huerta. Rivera, who works in HR at San Jose State University, spoke of different aspects of female identity, but made her greatest point when she told students to "organize anyway," even when the odds of making an impact seem slim, to which the crowd responded with applause. Huerta, now 77 and the main speaker of the night, was one of the main organizers of the great national grape boycott, and used her unique sense of humor to inspire the room of men and women aUke. Often, the United Farm Workers movement is synonymous with the revered name of organizer Cesar Chavez, who created the UFW. Huerta's Ufe has been marked by many mUestones, from co-founding the UFW to lobbying for biUs to aUow drivers' examinations to be taken in Spanish, the 1973 Agricultural Labor Relations Act and the repeaUng of the Bracero Program. However, boasting this resume was not her message to the crowd who gathered to hear her speak. The message of the event was female empowerment; the power of women to change policy and biases of everyday Ufe. She also spoke out against racism on the basis that everyone started out on the continent of Africa. According to Huerta, as people began to leave the continent and go their separate ways, one tribe "went off into the cold and lost their color." She said, "Now they have to go to the beach to get it back! So when I hear a racist, I say [forget Tatsuya Kawauchi/Foghorn Activist Dolores Huerta, credited with co-founding the United Farm Workers movement with Cesar Chavez, spoke at the University of San Francisco about the importance of social activism, reminding students of their own power to create change. it,] you're African!" She also spoke about anti-Mexican immigration sentiments. "We didn't cross the border," she said at one point, to a resounding chorus of, "The border crossed us!" from the crowd. Huerta said, "We were here long before the border, and we'U be here long after, right?" Her abiUty to rUe up a crowd was clearly stiU in tact She also spoke of the role of propriety in our society. She mentioned with disdain the fact that Uttle girls are not encouraged to play with their brothers, but to wear cute dresses and not get them dirty. Ladies are expected, she said, to wait for Prince Charming to come around and make them happy. After he has left them with a couple of kids, she said, he does not seem as charming anymore. Huerta, who is also the creator of the unity clap and responsible for the widespread use of the phrase, "Si, se puede!" Everyone there clearly appreciated her presence, especiaUy the officers of Latinas Unidas, Uke vice-secretary Christina Mireles, who spoke with Huerta once the event was over. Huerta was showered with thanks from many students as she left the building. Huerta's biggest concern, however, was not any kind of generational gap in terms of interests or ideals, but in terms of creating change. She said that few students seem to have time to get active. "I know it's hard, especially with school, to participate. It's two hours of your time to do something. Make a phone caU, write a letter, give money, or a few hours. There's no excuse not to participate, especiaUy," she added, "when it comes to women's rights!" Students and Jail Inmates Unite over Dance JESSICA LANCY StaffWriter A new course this semester is being taught in an unlikely place for class to be held: jaU. Students interested in social justice through the performing arts are taking place in an eight-week class that brings dance and theater to female inmates at San Francisco JaU #8. Performing Arts and Community Exchange is generaUy the type of course that employs different settings, such as senior centers, schools, youth recreation centers and in this case jaUs, to teach students how to think critically about issues of race and class in relation to art. These places are un- famUiar territory to most young people, so the exposure can shed Ught on a new aspect of society. "It is designed for students interested in merging social activism, art, and teaching," said professor Amie DowUng, the course's instructor. "In this culture, there are few expressions of truth about the Uves of people who have been or are incarcerated; the arts respond to that vital need for voice and seff-representation." DowUng's interest in community-based arts started with her own participation in a dance exchange program several years ago, where she first taught movement and dance in a North CaroUna jaU. In 2000, she co-founded the Performance Project, a non-profit organization that worked with incarcerated men to create original dance Jail: Continued on Page 2 Students Rebuild Houses, Provide Hope Tal Tamir/Foghorn 13 students witnessed the state of disrepair that New Orleans has remained in on an immersion trip they took over spring break. Homes like these were seen prevalently in poorer neighborhoods. The red 'X' on the door signifies that the home will soon be demolished. LAURA PLANTHOLT News Editor Three years ago, if junior Jennifer Her- rera had told her friends she spent spring break in New Orleans, they would have giggled, imagining what kind of debauchery she got herself into. In 2008, the same statement brings a much different reaction: people appear concerned, furrow their brows, and uncomfortably ask, "What is it Uke there?" The city once famous for wild Mardi Gras parades, spicy jambalaya and soulful jazz is now more closely associated with the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that hit the gulf coast in August of 2005. Her- rera and 12 other USF students went on a University Ministry sponsored immersion trip to New Orleans over spring break. After an emotional week of working on home repairs and bonding with the people and city of New Orleans, they want people to remember that the city is stiU there, and it stiU has spirit, but at the same time, it stiU needs a lot of help. Herrera, who went on a simUar trip last year, was selected to serve as the student coordinator with UM for this year's trip. She has seen the slow progression, and lack thereof, in different parishes or regions of the city. "The affluent neighborhoods look perfecdy fine," Herrera said. New Orleans is a city deeply divided: divided by socioeconomic class, divided by income and divided by race. Herrera said, "When you get to the outer areas like Saint Bernard's Parish and the Lower Ninth Ward, that's where you see aU the damage. And the poorest people Uve in these areas, and the majority of the people there are of color." Sophomore NataUe FUter, who had never been to New Orleans before this trip, also could not help but notice the racial segregation. She said, "The communities that didn't get helped were predominandy African American, so that's kind of scary and sad to think about. We can hope that's not why they're not getting helped, but it reaUy looked that way." Filter was most impressed by the "emptiness" she saw. Entire neighborhoods New Orleans: Continued on Page 3 SAN FRANCISCO FOOHORN F, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM 422.0122. ADVERTISING 415.422.2657
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Transcript | FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS VOI,. 104 ISSUE 19 Esther Madriz Diversity Schol ars Uve together, learn together and <■£ Q travel together to understand the !>S{ complexity of racism in America. CM Columnist Matt Yoka discusses the new trend in celeb- ►— J rity, and soon to be regular Ufe- £; S -pregnancy. ft c Five to Try: San Francisco f^rj Sandwiches examines San Fran- iVn] Cisco's finest sanwich offerings. f^ _r. BasebaU defeated UC Davis 10 -5 on Wednesday extending their 5^ _q winning streak to 6 games. Sopho- ~ ^5 more Dior Lowhorn was selected Q 2* to the Mid-Major AU-American ft; Team. Go to sports for more. Online This Week Photos from last week's chemical spiU in the Harney Science Center USF Idol winner An-Nhien Le FOGHORN.USFCA.EDU APRIL 3, 2008 Renowned Activist Inspires the Next Generation NIKKI DUDA StaffWriter Latinas Unidas hosted the seventh annual Dia de La Mujer Celebration in honor of Latina women on Thursday March 13. Students of aU colors fiUed up the Mc- Claren center for an evening alongside mariachis, a Puerto Rican jazz band, human resources expert Maria Elena Rivera and activist Dolores Huerta. Rivera, who works in HR at San Jose State University, spoke of different aspects of female identity, but made her greatest point when she told students to "organize anyway," even when the odds of making an impact seem slim, to which the crowd responded with applause. Huerta, now 77 and the main speaker of the night, was one of the main organizers of the great national grape boycott, and used her unique sense of humor to inspire the room of men and women aUke. Often, the United Farm Workers movement is synonymous with the revered name of organizer Cesar Chavez, who created the UFW. Huerta's Ufe has been marked by many mUestones, from co-founding the UFW to lobbying for biUs to aUow drivers' examinations to be taken in Spanish, the 1973 Agricultural Labor Relations Act and the repeaUng of the Bracero Program. However, boasting this resume was not her message to the crowd who gathered to hear her speak. The message of the event was female empowerment; the power of women to change policy and biases of everyday Ufe. She also spoke out against racism on the basis that everyone started out on the continent of Africa. According to Huerta, as people began to leave the continent and go their separate ways, one tribe "went off into the cold and lost their color." She said, "Now they have to go to the beach to get it back! So when I hear a racist, I say [forget Tatsuya Kawauchi/Foghorn Activist Dolores Huerta, credited with co-founding the United Farm Workers movement with Cesar Chavez, spoke at the University of San Francisco about the importance of social activism, reminding students of their own power to create change. it,] you're African!" She also spoke about anti-Mexican immigration sentiments. "We didn't cross the border," she said at one point, to a resounding chorus of, "The border crossed us!" from the crowd. Huerta said, "We were here long before the border, and we'U be here long after, right?" Her abiUty to rUe up a crowd was clearly stiU in tact She also spoke of the role of propriety in our society. She mentioned with disdain the fact that Uttle girls are not encouraged to play with their brothers, but to wear cute dresses and not get them dirty. Ladies are expected, she said, to wait for Prince Charming to come around and make them happy. After he has left them with a couple of kids, she said, he does not seem as charming anymore. Huerta, who is also the creator of the unity clap and responsible for the widespread use of the phrase, "Si, se puede!" Everyone there clearly appreciated her presence, especiaUy the officers of Latinas Unidas, Uke vice-secretary Christina Mireles, who spoke with Huerta once the event was over. Huerta was showered with thanks from many students as she left the building. Huerta's biggest concern, however, was not any kind of generational gap in terms of interests or ideals, but in terms of creating change. She said that few students seem to have time to get active. "I know it's hard, especially with school, to participate. It's two hours of your time to do something. Make a phone caU, write a letter, give money, or a few hours. There's no excuse not to participate, especiaUy," she added, "when it comes to women's rights!" Students and Jail Inmates Unite over Dance JESSICA LANCY StaffWriter A new course this semester is being taught in an unlikely place for class to be held: jaU. Students interested in social justice through the performing arts are taking place in an eight-week class that brings dance and theater to female inmates at San Francisco JaU #8. Performing Arts and Community Exchange is generaUy the type of course that employs different settings, such as senior centers, schools, youth recreation centers and in this case jaUs, to teach students how to think critically about issues of race and class in relation to art. These places are un- famUiar territory to most young people, so the exposure can shed Ught on a new aspect of society. "It is designed for students interested in merging social activism, art, and teaching," said professor Amie DowUng, the course's instructor. "In this culture, there are few expressions of truth about the Uves of people who have been or are incarcerated; the arts respond to that vital need for voice and seff-representation." DowUng's interest in community-based arts started with her own participation in a dance exchange program several years ago, where she first taught movement and dance in a North CaroUna jaU. In 2000, she co-founded the Performance Project, a non-profit organization that worked with incarcerated men to create original dance Jail: Continued on Page 2 Students Rebuild Houses, Provide Hope Tal Tamir/Foghorn 13 students witnessed the state of disrepair that New Orleans has remained in on an immersion trip they took over spring break. Homes like these were seen prevalently in poorer neighborhoods. The red 'X' on the door signifies that the home will soon be demolished. LAURA PLANTHOLT News Editor Three years ago, if junior Jennifer Her- rera had told her friends she spent spring break in New Orleans, they would have giggled, imagining what kind of debauchery she got herself into. In 2008, the same statement brings a much different reaction: people appear concerned, furrow their brows, and uncomfortably ask, "What is it Uke there?" The city once famous for wild Mardi Gras parades, spicy jambalaya and soulful jazz is now more closely associated with the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that hit the gulf coast in August of 2005. Her- rera and 12 other USF students went on a University Ministry sponsored immersion trip to New Orleans over spring break. After an emotional week of working on home repairs and bonding with the people and city of New Orleans, they want people to remember that the city is stiU there, and it stiU has spirit, but at the same time, it stiU needs a lot of help. Herrera, who went on a simUar trip last year, was selected to serve as the student coordinator with UM for this year's trip. She has seen the slow progression, and lack thereof, in different parishes or regions of the city. "The affluent neighborhoods look perfecdy fine," Herrera said. New Orleans is a city deeply divided: divided by socioeconomic class, divided by income and divided by race. Herrera said, "When you get to the outer areas like Saint Bernard's Parish and the Lower Ninth Ward, that's where you see aU the damage. And the poorest people Uve in these areas, and the majority of the people there are of color." Sophomore NataUe FUter, who had never been to New Orleans before this trip, also could not help but notice the racial segregation. She said, "The communities that didn't get helped were predominandy African American, so that's kind of scary and sad to think about. We can hope that's not why they're not getting helped, but it reaUy looked that way." Filter was most impressed by the "emptiness" she saw. Entire neighborhoods New Orleans: Continued on Page 3 SAN FRANCISCO FOOHORN F, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM 422.0122. ADVERTISING 415.422.2657 |
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