MEChA de Sonoma http://www.mechadesonoma.org/ en Copyright 2011 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:00:05 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.33-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss New Meeting Times For Fall 2011!! Hola Amig@s!!

MEChA de Sonoma has a lot going on this semester. Our new meeting times are Mondays at 7 pm in the Student Union, either in the Erin Fisher Room or the Multicultural Center. Come be a part of a bigger movement and have fun while doing it!

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2011/08/new_meeting_tim.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2011/08/new_meeting_tim.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:00:05 -0800 M.E.Ch.A de Sonoma 2010-2011 School Year Hola y bienvenidos a todos,

This site has been outdated for sometime and we apologize! We have big plans this year and we are looking for motivated and passionate new members. Our meetings are on Mondays @ 4 in the Multi-Cultural Center (first floor of the student Union). Tune in for more entries coming to you soon for our upcoming events.

The first two of this month is the Celebration of Mexico's and other Latin American countries Independence on September 16th. Look forward to music a pinata and informational handouts to the history of our resistance movements in front of Stevenson.

There will be a Raza Welcoming Forum on September 9th from @ 2pm in the Multi Cultural Center.

And look forward to an authentic Latino Dinner prepared by us in the Zinfndale Dinning center.

Looking forward to a great year! Stay linked with us on orgsync.com

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2010/09/mecha_de_sonoma.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2010/09/mecha_de_sonoma.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:57:45 -0800 2010 Raza Youth Conference M.E.Ch.A. de Sonoma will be hosting the 2010 Raza Youth Conference on Saturday April 24, 2007 at 9 a.m. at Sonoma State University. This conference is absolutely free and all high school students are welcome!

This conference aims to empower, educate and politicize by providing workshops presented by students, professors and members of the community here at Sonoma State University to expose students to a university environment and making all components culturally related. The conference will provide food and entertainment for the students attending. More importantly, it aims at creating unity amongst all raza.

DOWNLOAD FORMS:

Registration Form
Workshop Cover Letter
Workshop Presenter Form
Conference Flyer

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2010/03/2010_raza_youth.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2010/03/2010_raza_youth.html Raza Youth Conference Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:43:52 -0800 Spring 2010 meeting times The time and location for meetings during the Spring 2010 semester will change. Please check back here soon for an update.

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2009/12/spring_2010_mee.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2009/12/spring_2010_mee.html Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:53:52 -0800 SSU to Host Spring 2008 Statewide Conference It was with a unanimous vote that MEChA de Sonoma was chosen as the hosting chapter for the 2008 California MEChA Statewide Conference yesterday at this semester's conference hosted by CSU Stanislaus.

For more information please check: http://www.mechadesonoma.org/statewide.html in the near future.

If you would like to receive updated email information, please let us know a: statewide@mechadesonoma.org.

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/10/ssu_to_host_spr.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/10/ssu_to_host_spr.html Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:20:09 -0800 Fall 2007 Statewide MEChA Conference The Fall 2007 statewide conference is this weekend at CSU Stanislaus. Just a reminder for all those that are attending, everyone is to meet at the flagpole at 4:00pm. Please do not be late. We wish all those attending a safe drive and a fun time!

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/10/fall_2007_state.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/10/fall_2007_state.html Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:43:59 -0800 A bit of MEChA history in Newbytes Today Ruben Salazar stampIn honor of trailblazing newsman Ruben Salazar's relentless efforts to chronicle the complexity of race relations in Los Angeles, the U.S. Postal Service is issuing a commemorative stamp of the former Los Angeles Times and Santa Rosa Press Democrat reporter and columnist.

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/10/a_bit_of_mecha.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/10/a_bit_of_mecha.html Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:36:51 -0800 Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Day Sunrise Gathering MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007, 5:00 A.M., PIER 31, SAN FRANCISCO

The Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Day Sunrise Gathering happens annually at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. IITC extends and invitation to the general public to come and listen to the voices, stories, songs, dances and drums from traditional Indigenous Peoples from the Western Hemisphere who offer an alternative and historically correct perspective to "Columbus Day." Join us as we give honor and respect to our ancestors, cultures and survival and celebrate the recent adoption of the "Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" by the United Nations General Assembly.

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/10/indigenous_peop.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/10/indigenous_peop.html Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:28:15 -0800 New Meeting Day and Location Begininning tomorrow, general body MEChA meetings will take place Tuesdays at 7:00PM in room 2022 of Salazar Hall. We hope to see you all there!

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/new_meeting_day.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/new_meeting_day.html Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:25:33 -0800 Undergraduate Research Grants Available As part of its allocation of Instructionally Related Activity Fees, the Fee Advisory Committee has funded the Undergraduate Research Grant Program for the 2007-2008 academic year. These research grants are designed to aid undergraduates with expenses they may incur in their research projects, such as supplies, equipment, or travel to present their research at professional or scholarly meetings. The maximum award is $500 per grant. To qualify, a research project must be supported by a faculty sponsor and must be directly related to a class in which the student is enrolled.

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/undergraduate_r.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/undergraduate_r.html Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:40:02 -0800 Immigrant Rights Forum You are all invited to the IMMIGRANT RIGHTS FORUM hosted by SRJC MEChA this
Friday!

The event is taking place September 21, 2007 at 6pm.
Where: Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma room 191
680 Sonoma Mtn. Parkway
Petaluma, CA 94954

We ask that you spread the word to as many people as you can! An event as
important as this should be attended, so let's make this happen!

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/immigrant_right.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/immigrant_right.html Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:40:13 -0800 Low Cost Health Examinations at SSU Oct. 3-Dec. 5 Low cost physical examinations and health appraisals for healthy adults and children will be available through the Sonoma State University's Nursing Department Family Nurse Practitioner Program on Wednesdays Oct. 3 - Dec. 5 at the Family Nurse Practitioner Health Maintenance Center .

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/low_cost_health.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/low_cost_health.html Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:07:08 -0800 Meeting Location Change I just wanted to remind everyone that tomorrows meeting will be held in the CCGS. If you do not know where the CCGS is, it is in the Student Union to the right of the MPR. We will be in there at 7:00pm to start our meeting. See you then!

~ Cassie Olivares
Director of Communications, MEChA de Sonoma

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/meeting_locatio.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/09/meeting_locatio.html Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:27:09 -0800 Welcome Back! Hello everyone,
First of all I wanted to welcome everyone back to school and I hope classes are good and that everyone had a good first week. Know I just wanted to let everyone know that today we will have our first MEChA meeting, it will be in the same place as always at 7:00pm in the MPR located in the Student Union. Hope to see everyone there!

~ Jose Diaz
Chair, MEChA de Sonoma

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/08/welcome_back_1.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/08/welcome_back_1.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:42:31 -0800 Support Academia Semillas del Pueblo Tomorrow is the last day to take action in support of the re-chartering of Academia Semillas del Pueblo before the March 29, 2007 meeting of the LAUSD School Board. Pledge to support educational equity as voted on by National MEChA at the conference resolution circle in Denver.

Academia has created this pledge as the vehicle for community members to show support for the re-authorization of the charter. You can print this form and fax it to (323) 987-1240.

]]> http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/03/support_academi.html http://www.mechadesonoma.org/archives/2007/03/support_academi.html Education Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:59:18 -0800