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48 L. ennlngLon SL., 1ucson, AZ 83701

Iohn A. Va|enzue|a outh Center - C|ty of South 1ucson (7.11.14 & 7.12.14)
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1here ls a lack of opporLunlLles for Leachers Lo lmprove Lhelr pracLlces ln meeLlng Lhe needs of
sLudenLs of color Lhrough culLurally responslve, auLhenLlc and research based meLhodology.
1he xlcan[ lnsLlLuLe for 1eachlng and Crganlzlng (xl1C) ls an urban educaLlonal lnsLlLuLe LhaL
wlll flll Lhe gap ln xlcan[/LaLln[ schoollng for sLudenLs and pracLlLloners wlLh Lhe goal of
lmpacLlng fuLure educaLlon pollcy.

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xl1C sLrlves Lo supporL Lhe xlcan[/LaLln[ communlLy Lhrough Leacher parLlclpaLlon, soclal
[usLlce pedagogy, and communlLy organlzlng. xl1C's pracLlces are sLeeped ln xlcan[
lndlgenous eplsLemology, whlch drlves Lhe lnLenLlons, sLrucLures, and pracLlces of Lhe lnsLlLuLe.

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Arlzona ls a LesLlng ground for anLl-xlcan[/LaLln[ laws, pollcles and pracLlces, lncludlng P8
2281 (A.8.S. 13-112 & 13-112), Lhe anLl-LLhnlc SLudles law bannlng Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
courses ln publlc schools. Clven LhaL many such pollLlcal experlmenLs" have been successfully
exporLed from Arlzona Lo Lhe larger naLlon, xl1C addresses Lhe lmpllcaLlons of Lhls leglslaLlon
by offerlng workshops ln communlLy organlzlng and crlLlcal Leachlng Lo counLer Lhls Lrend. ln
addlLlon Lo Leachlng workshops, xl1C supporLs Lhe conLlnued Leachlng of xlcan[ LlLeraLure
and xlcan[ SLudles ln 1ucson, Arlzona. xl1C Lhrlves Lo supporL Mexlcan Amerlcans and oLher
LaLln[s, Lhe largesL and fasLesL growlng mlnorlLy" group ln Lhe naLlon, by coordlnaLlng a
vlable way of affecLlng pollcy on Lhe local, sLaLe, reglonal, or naLlonal level.


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AnlLa lernndez, h.u. - ulrecLor
CurLls AcosLa, M.A.
Sean Arce, M.Ld.
!ose Conzlez, M.A.
norma Conzlez, M.Ld.



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AnlLa lernndez ls
a scholar acLlvlsL aL
rescoLL College (Arlzona)
and Leaches ln boLh Lhe
undergraduaLe LducaLlon
program and Lhe
graduaLe program ln
Soclal !usLlce and Puman
8lghLs. AnlLa's work ln
educaLlon began as a hlgh
school Lngllsh Leacher,
whlch lnfluenced her
graduaLe work Lo focus
on preparlng acLlvlsL
Leachers who are boLh
compasslonaLe and
crlLlcal. AnlLa ls locally
and naLlonally lnvolved
wlLh organlzaLlons LhaL
focus on Chlcan[ access
Lo educaLlon, soclal
[usLlce acLlvlsm, crlLlcal
pedagogy and
LransformaLlve Leacher
educaLlon. AnlLa has
worked closely wlLh Lhe
now banned Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles
ueparLmenL ln 1ucson,
and ln LhaL work she
creaLed a sLrucLure for
Lhe ellmlnaLed classes Lo
conLlnue on ln a non-
formal seLLlng for Lhe
ellmlnaLed classes Lo
conLlnue on ln a non-
formal seLLlng for college
credlL from rescoLL
College. AnlLa ls also Lhe
co-founder of La 1lerra
CommunlLy School, a k-8
LxpedlLlonary Learnlng
school ln rescoLL, AZ.

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CurLls AcosLa has
been a publlc hlgh school
Leacher ln 1ucson for
nearly 20 years where he
developed and LaughL
Chlcan[ / LaLln[
LlLeraLure classes for Lhe
renowned Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles (MAS)
program ln 1ucson - Lhe
largesL publlc school
eLhnlc sLudles program ln
Lhe naLlon before belng
dlsmanLled ln !anuary,
2012. MAS classes were
cenLered on sLudenL
empowermenL and
agency Lhrough crlLlcal
pedagogy, as well as
culLurally responslve and
soclally relevanL
currlculum. CurLls ls an
award-wlnnlng educaLor
LhaL has been feaLured ln
Lhe documenLary !"#$%&'(
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and hls classes were
sub[ecL of mulLlple
proflles by 899, 01# 9#,
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>+/#-#( 0%<#( amongsL
many oLher medla ouLleLs.
Pe recelved hls 8achelor
of ArLs from WlllameLLe
unlverslLy ln Salem,
Cregon and a MasLer's of
ArLs degree ln Language,
8eadlng, and CulLure
from Lhe unlverslLy of
Arlzona ln 1ucson, where
he ls currenLly pursulng
hls docLoraLe degree ln
1eachlng, Learnlng and
SocloculLural SLudles.

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Sean Arce, co-
founder and former
dlrecLor of Lhe naLlonally
renowned and now
banned Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles
ueparLmenL ln 1ucson, AZ,
recelved Lhe Myles
PorLon Award for
1eachlng eople's PlsLory
from Lhe Zlnn LducaLlon
ro[ecL (ZL) ln 2012. ZL
honored Arce for hls
lnsLrumenLal role ln
nurLurlng one of Lhe mosL
slgnlflcanL and successful
publlc school lnlLlaLlves
on Lhe Leachlng of hlsLory
ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes." Pls
work has been
hlghllghLed on !?5,
2#<&$"3$4 9&, and
936%&+3- !'@-%$ A3.%&. As
an acLlvlsL urban educaLor
for nearly 20 years, Arce
and hls colleagues
developed 8arrlo
edagogy" - whlch
lncludes xlcano
lndlgenous
eplsLemologles and soclal
[usLlce prlnclples as lLs
foundaLlon - where
sLudenLs and Leachers co-
consLrucLed an
educaLlonal experlence
LhaL fosLered an academlc
ldenLlLy and Lhe
developmenL of a sLrong
culLural ldenLlLy. Arce
recelved hls 8achelor of
ArLs ln Mexlcan Amerlcan
SLudles from Lhe
unlverslLy of Arlzona and
hls MasLer's ln
LducaLlonal Leadershlp
from norLhern Arlzona
unlverslLy. Pe ls currenLly
worklng Lowards hls
docLoraLe ln 1eachlng,
Learnlng and
SocloculLural SLudles aL
Lhe unlverslLy of Arlzona.
WhaL drlves Arce's work
are all xlcana/o chlldren,
speclflcally hls own Lwo,
Maya and Lmlllano, who
are plalnLlffs ln Lhe >"$#
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case LhaL ls currenLly ln
Lhe nlnLh ClrculL CourL of
Appeals, challenglng
Arlzona's anLl-Chlcano
SLudles law 13-111 & 13-
112 (formerly known as
Arlzona P8 2281).


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Susan was Lhe
AssoclaLed SLudenL 8ody
resldenL aL venLura
College and M.L.Ch.A.
resldenL. Soon afLer she
landed Lhe flrsL female
role for Lhe 1he CulLure
Clash Show" on lCx.
She's earned an AssoclaLe
degree from venLura
College, a bachelor
degree ln PlsLory from
Callfornla SLaLe Channel
lslands where she
founded Lhe flrsL
M.L.Ch.A. sLudenL
organlzaLlon, and recenLly
earned a MasLer's uegree
ln LducaLlonal Counsellng
from Lhe unlverslLy of La
verne (and surely she's
noL done!). lor fourLeen
years she has been Lhe
College and Career CenLer
Advlsor aL Cxnard unlon
Plgh School and Lhe
M.L.Ch.A. advlsor. She ls
Lhe communlLy llalson for
Cxnard College, venLura
College, Callfornla SLaLe
unlverslLy Channel
lslands, upward 8ound,
luLure Leaders of
Amerlca, and several
oLher local
organlzaLlons. Susan ls a
slngle parenL of 8oberL
AnLhony Carrasco Lopez
who ls a freshmen
ma[orlng ln 8uslness aL
her alma maLer Callfornla
SLaLe unlverslLy Channel
lslands. Per famlly's value
of educaLlon and local
Cxnard lnLellecLual
educaLors have been her
role models, and helped
her Lo glve back Lo Lhe
communlLy and focus on
Lhe youLh and famllles'
asseLs, noL deflclencles,
and Lo see Lhe poLenLlal
ln all people.

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1omas was one
of Lhe flrsL Lo recelve a
uocLor of hllosophy ln
Chlcana and Chlcano
SLudles from Lhe
unlverslLy of Callfornla aL
SanLa 8arbara. CurrenLly
a professor ln Amerlcan /
LLhnlc / Chlcana/o SLudles
aL SanLa 8arbara ClLy
College, he wlll be
releaslng a documenLary
LlLled, 0#36"%(63, ln a
MomenL of
LmanclpaLlon" feaLurlng
Lhe genealogy of Chlcano
SecreL Servlce. 1omas has
performed ln Lelevlslon
shows as a wrlLer and an
acLor wlLh !ohn
Lequlzamo's Pouse of
8uggln," CulLure Clash,
and P8C'S flrsL comedy
fesLlval ln n?C. As a
scholar/6#36"%(63 1omas
has soughL Lo lnLerLwlne,
ArL, Sclence, 8ellglon and
ollLlcs Lo creaLe new
forms of knowledge on
and off sLage. 8orn and
ralsed ln Cxnard,
Callfornla, 1omas ls a self-
made worklng class,
raclallzed, hlghly-
educaLed xlcano LhaL wlll
lnLellecLually challenge
Lhe neollberal rlghL-wlng
raclsL/sexlsL opponenLs of
[usLlce, equallLy and
emanclpaLlon.

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!ose Conzlez ls
ln hls LwenLy-second year
of Leachlng and currenLly
works for 1ucson unlfled
School ulsLrlcL Leachlng
6
Lh
grade World PlsLory aL
8oskruge 8lllngual Mlddle
School ln 1ucson, Arlzona.
As a sLudenL advocaLe,
!ose was one of LhlrLeen
plalnLlff's challenglng Lhe
consLlLuLlonallLy of P8
2281 (A8S 13-112), whlch
has made Leachlng
Chlcana/o SLudles lllegal
ln Lhe SLaLe of Arlzona. As
and educaLor and sLudenL
advocaLe, !ose anchors
hls lnsLrucLlon by
lmplemenLlng a xlcan[
CrlLlcal 8ace edagogy,
slmulLaneously
lnLerweavlng a
humanlzlng pedagogy
whlch aL lLs core ls
grounded ln lndlgenous
eplsLemologles. Pe works
Lo fosLer and faclllLaLe hls
sLudenL's academlc
ldenLlLy Lhrough a
phllosophy, whlch ls
cenLered on Lhe sLudenL's
self-acLuallzaLlon and self-
dlsclpllne. !ose ls Lhe
proud husband Lo norma
lsela Conzlez, apa" Lo
!oseph Lllas Conzlez and
1aLzln" Lo hls
grandchlldren, Ameyalll
8allesLeros, ClLlanlque
8allesLeros, lslLa lellx,
and SanLl lellx.

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norma Conzlez
has been a Mexlcan
lndlgenous SLudles
CrlLlcal LducaLor for over
20 years. Per research
lnLeresL ls cenLered on
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culLure and re-
lnLroduclng xlcana/o
youLh Lo lndlgenous
Mexlcan knowledge and
wlsdom as a means Lo
solldlfy a poslLlve ldenLlLy.
She holds a M.Ld. ln
LducaLlonal Leadershlp
and a 8.A. ln LlemenLary
8lllngual LducaLlon.
rofesslonally norma was
a currlculum speclallsL
wlLh Lhe Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles
ueparLmenL for Len years
where she developed
currlculum (k-12) LhaL
was culLurally responslve
and LhaL lmplemenLed
crlLlcal pedagogy and
lndlgenous
eplsLemologles. CurrenLly
she ls a Lhlrd grade
Leacher aL Lhe CreenesL
School ln Lhe naLlon,"
Manzo LlemenLary School
ln 1ucson, AZ. norma's
currenL currlcular and
pedagoglcal focus cenLers
on ecology,
envlronmenLal [usLlce and
lndlgenous 1radlLlonal
LarLh knowledge.

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8orn and ralsed
ln F- 81'$&, Ceorglna ls
engaged ln educaLlonal
and communlLy
developmenL Lhrough
advocacy efforLs, Lo
lnclude organlzlng evenLs,
presenLaLlon, rallles and
proLesLs Lo address
pollLlcal aLLacks on
educaLlon, Lo lnclude:
Worklng wlLh Lhe 1exas
School 8oard of
LducaLlon on Lhe
lmplemenLaLlon of
CulLural SLudles ln 1exas
ubllc LducaLlon,
proLesLlng agalnsL 1exas
Pouse 8lll 1938 and 1exas
SenaLe 8lll 1128 whlch
almed aL effecLlvely
dlsmanLllng LLhnlc
SLudles and Women's
SLudles ln 1exas
educaLlon. As an
advocaLe of grassrooLs
organlzlng, Ceorglna slLs
on Lhe Soclal !usLlce ln
LducaLlon 1ask lorce,
collaboraLes wlLh local
women's organlzaLlon,
=3 G'H#" I@"#"3 and
8#+6"& 5%+ J"&+6#"3(
?&".#" >/"%$'-6'"3-
K&";#"( !"&H#$6,
developlng workshops,
organlzlng fund ralslng
evenLs, poeLry nlghLs and
"!#-%$'-3 4 !-36%$3"
culLural fllm screenlngs ln
order Lo keep Lhe
message on Lhe forefronL.
Cne of her proudesL
endeavors ls "0' =%@"& -
an lnlLlaLlve she
spearheaded Lo provlde
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Lhelr famllles.








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Cver Lhe pasL
decade, Chucho has
Lransformed Lhe llves of
counLless A3E3 youLh
Lhrough a =3 8'-6'"3 8'"3
approach as Lhe ?ouLh,
Servlces ulrecLor wlLh
81%$3+&( !&" =3 83'(3.
AddlLlonally, Lhrough hls
afflrmaLlon and
malnLenance of 931'3
culLural pracLlces and way
of llfe, commlLmenL Lo
soclal [usLlce, and
obllgaLlon Lo Lhe 1ucson
communlLy, Chucho has
served as a cenLral
faclllLaLor of -3 6"3.%$L&+
931'3 wlLhln Lhe 83-M&--%
0#&N%$3--%, a consLellaLlon
of 931'3 D3<%-%3( ln
0-3<3+3-$&, AzLlan.
Chucho has always
answered Lhe call Lo meeL
Lhe needs ln of Lhe
Chlcano communlLy as
splrlLual advlsor,
auLhenLlc communlLy
leader, and barrlo
lnLellecLual" - parLlcularly
as Lhe Chlcana/o
communlLy has been
under aLLack Lhrough
raclsL laws (P8 2281 & S8
1070) and dehumanlzlng
pracLlces.

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Lllas ls an Lngllsh
docLoral sLudenL aL uC
8lverslde and currenLly
Leaches Chlcano SLudles
aL Cal SLaLe L.A. and
uomlnguez Pllls, and ls
dlrecLlng Lhe ?lC
Summer ArLs rogram ln
SanLa Monlca. ln 2013 he
won Lhe naLlonal
ColleglaLe 8ook CollecLlng
ConLesL hosLed by Lhe
Llbrary of Congress for hls
collecLlon LlLled Chlcano
MovemenL 8anned
8ooks." Pe ls co-
organlzlng Lhe 3rd 8aza
SLudles now Conference
(AugusL 23 ln SanLa
Monlca) whlch has
drafLed Ll lan de Los
Angeles" envlslonlng
LLhnlc SLudles ln hlgh
schools. WlLh !ohnavalos
he co-founded Lhe
xlcan[ op-up 8ook
MovemenL -unfoldlng ln
8lverslde, 1exas,
MlnnesoLa, SalL Lake,
SouLh LA and all over
AzLlan - LhaL promoLes
8aza SLudles arLs and
sclence Lhrough pop up
books, ln order Lo
proclalm LhaL you can
ban Chlcan[ books, buL
Lhey'll sLlll C u!"

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1|me I&'<;<2<) Z%(['@%$ #)'';%&' koom

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Check |n and ||ght breakfast


ClLy PS

9:00 am - 9:30 am We|come: An|ta Iernndez
Cpen|ng L)().%&;-0 L-3$%33; A)%Y;G-33;

ClLy PS
9:30 am - 10:00 am Introduct|ons & Se|f-Assessments

ClLy PS
10:00 am - 11:00 am I& M-[\NG@: Iram|ng the o||t|ca| Landscape and the Need for Act|v|st Cr|ented edagogy -
AnlLa lernndez

ClLy PS

11:00 am - 11:13 am 8reak

ClLy PS

11:13 am -12:13 am M%' L2-<(% A)?G-<3;$%G-' - 1he U-@2; J33;&: edagogy, Crgan|z|ng and r|nc|p|es to L|ve 8y
- art Cne - !ose Conzlez & norma Conzlez

ClLy PS

12:13 am- 1:13 pm Lunch ClLy PS

1:13 pm -2:13 pm

M%' L2-<(% A)?G-<3;$%G-' - 1he U-@2; J33;&: edagogy, Crgan|z|ng and r|nc|p|es to L|ve 8y
art 1wo - !ose Conzlez & norma Conzlez


ClLy PS

2:13 pm - 2:30pm

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm


4:30 pm - 4:43 pm
8reak

A)?G-<3;$%G-, ]2)<?-3G%-<3, ^2;<?;3%$%G@<3;, and H;$) A%<)G |n the Soc|a| Stud|es C|assroom:
know|ng Curse|ves, Cur Students, and Cur Commun|ty - Sean Arce

Day Cne Summary & Workshop Lva|uat|ons

ClLy PS

ClLy PS


ClLy PS
7.10.14 - Inst|tute Workshop Descr|pt|ons
1|t|e Descr|pt|on
In Lak'Lch: Iram|ng the o||t|ca|
Landscape and the Need for
Act|v|st Cr|ented edagogy

ln Lhls openlng workshop, xl1C ulrecLor AnlLa lernndez wlll descrlbe Arlzona's currenL pollLlcal
landscape, how lL necesslLaLes culLurally responslve and acLlvlsL orlenLed pedagogy as well as lLs
lmpacL on naLlonal educaLlonal pollcy. An overvlew of Lhe baLLle Lo preserve Mexlcan Amerlcan
SLudles wlll seL Lhe framework for Lhe lnsLlLuLe brlnglng focus Lo Lhe mlsslon and vlslon of xl1C.
Los Cuatro 1ezcat||pocas - 1he
Nahu| C|||n: edagogy, Crgan|z|ng
and r|nc|p|es to L|ve 8y - art
Cne & art 1wo
ln Lhls Lwo-parL sesslon, !ose Conzlez and norma Conzlez wlll share wlLh parLlclpanLs Lhe 931'%
I--%+ as an effecLlve pedagogy for xlcan[/8aza youLh. Speclflcally, Lhe examlnaLlon of Lhe
prlnclples and xlcan[ lndlgenous eplsLemologles wlLhln Lhe 931'% I--%+, whlch lnclude
0#E$36-%M&$3 (crlLlcal self-reflecLlon), O'#6E3-$&36- (preclous and beauLlful knowledge),
P'%6E%-&M&$16-% (Lhe wlll Lo acL), and Q%M# 0&6#$ (LransformaLlon) wlll be crlLlcally analyzed,
dlscussed, and slLuaLed wlLhln Lhe conLexL of pedagogy as well as ln every day llfe pracLlces.
1ezcat||poca, uetza|coat|,
nu|tz||opocht||, and k|pe 1otec |n
the Soc|a| Stud|es C|assroom:
know|ng Curse|ves, Cur Students,
and Cur Commun|ty
ln Lhls lnLeracLlve workshop, Sean Arce wlll relnforce Lhe prlnclples wlLhln Lhe 931'% I--%+ by
engaglng parLlclpanLs ln appllcable lessons and exerclses Lo be lmplemenLed ln a hlgh school
soclal sLudles classroom. 1hrough a xlcan[ lens, Lhe parLlclpanLs engagemenL ln Lhe followlng
wlll be faclllLaLed: 1) Lhe crlLlcal examlnaLlon of Lhe lndlvldual/self, D3<%-%3, @3""%&, and
communlLy, 2) ldenLlflcaLlon and analyses of Lhe hlsLorles of Lhe xlcan[/8aza communlLy, and 3)
Lhe crlLlcal lnvesLlgaLlon of acLlons Laken LhaL have lead (as well as posslblllLles for Lhe fuLure) Lo
soclal LransformaLlon wlLh and for Lhe xlcan[/8aza communlLy.




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1|me I&'<;<2<) Z%(['@%$ #)'';%&' koom
8:30 am - 9:00 am Check |n and ||ght breakfast !v?C
9:00 am - 9:13 am We|come: Norma Gonz|ez - Cpen|ng L)().%&;-0 L-3$%33; A)%Y;G-33; !v?C
9:13 am - 10:13 am _-((;% M;`() Mura| 1our - Sean Arce ?3""%& =%@"#
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Cu|tura||y kespons|ve edagogy resentat|on |n Act|on: "Amoxt|| ayauhqu| 1ezcat||poca:
L| Cam|no nac|a Nuestro Ser Interno" - norma Conzlez
!v?C

12:00 pm -1:00 pm Lunch !v?C
1:00 pm -2:00 pm C|assrooms as S|tes of kes|stance (3
rd
Spaces) - !ose Conzlez !v?C
2:00 pm -2:13 pm
2:13 pm - 4:13 pm

4:13 pm - 4:30 pm
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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S| Se uede! Ch|canQ]Lat|nQ L|terature and Cu|tura||y kespons|ve edagogy In Act|on -
CurLls AcosLa
Day 1wo Summary & Workshop Lva|uat|ons
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D|nner: ane| W|th MAS Graduates
Ch|cano Secret Serv|ce: "A@) C-(O)3%2' L%2&<)(T@),).%&;G M;/) %/ _-`4 L@2)4"
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7.11.14 - Inst|tute Workshop Descr|pt|ons
1|t|e Descr|pt|on
Cu|tura||y kespons|ve edagogy
resentat|on |n Act|on: "Amoxt||
ayauhqu| 1ezcat||poca: L|
Cam|no nac|a Nuestro Ser
Interno"

1hls sesslon wlll offer Leachers who work wlLh 8aza sLudenLs wlLh an lndlgenous rooLed process
of aLLalnlng self-love cenLered on Lhe 0-3<3+3-$34&6- phllosophy of llfe (931'% I--%+- four
movemenL). Clven LhaL, an underlylng goal guldlng Lhls presenLaLlon ls Lo begln Lo Lransform Lhe
negaLlve lmpacL of colonlzaLlon and Lhe Lraglc effecLs lL has had on lndlgenous 8aza people of
Lhls conLlnenL for Lhe pasL flve hundred years. oeLry wlll be uLlllzed for LhaL reflecLlon and
lnLrospecLlon ln such a manner whereby parLlclpanLs can profoundly lnLeracL wlLh Lhelr lnner-self
as Lhey creaLe Lhelr beauLlful sLory ln Lhe Langlble form of an 3<&N6-% (a codex).
C|assrooms as S|tes of kes|stance
(3
rd
Spaces)
1hls sesslon wlll provlde parLlclpanLs an opporLunlLy Lo experlence and lmplemenL sLraLegles
developed and uLlllzed by former MAS Leacher, !ose Conzalez, ln faclllLaLlng Lhlrd spaces" as
slLes of sLudenL reslsLance, empowermenL, and agency. 1hls M-36%$3 ls sLeeped ln an lndlgenous
eplsLemology and crlLlcally challenges Lhe prevalenL pedagoglcal norm of classroom
managemenL and offers an alLernaLlve pedagoglcal pracLlce.
S| Se uede! Ch|canQ]Lat|nQ
L|terature and Cu|tura||y
kespons|ve edagogy In Act|on
1hls sesslon ls an lnLeracLlve Leachlng model of Lhe acclalmed Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
program ln 1ucson led by Chlcan[/LaLln[ LlLeraLure Leacher, CurLls AcosLa. arLlclpanLs wlll
have an opporLunlLy Lo experlence a sampllng of Lhe pedagogy and currlculum Lhrough a
slmulaLed classroom experlence LhaL focuses speclflcally on Chlcan[/LaLln[ llLeraLure. AfLer
bulldlng a sense of communlLy Lhrough Lhe experlences as a class, parLlclpanLs wlll have an
opporLunlLy Lo engage ln a frank and candld dlscusslon abouL Lhe beneflLs of culLurally
responslve pedagogy and currlcula, as well as how Lo asslsL Leachers ln Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of
such Lechnlques ln Lhelr classroom.


aA@) C-(O)3%2' L%2&<)(T@),).%&;G M;/) %/ _-`4 L@2)4a - noL Loo long ago, ln a humble llLLle
caslLa down Lhe barrlo sLreeLs of your mlnd, a chlld ls born - 8aby Chuey - desLlned Lo play a role
ln Lhe emerglng new xlcan[ MovemenL. Crowlng up amldsL Lhe chaoLlc barrlo llfe buL lnsplred
by Lhe flghLlng splrlL of hls moLher who goes back Lo school Lo ma[or ln Chlcana SLudles, Lhe
glfLed 8aby Chuey seLs course for a wlld Lrlp Lhrough Lhe Chlcano educaLlon plpellne, flghLlng
raclsL admlnlsLraLors, raclal proflllng and evenLually Lhe prlson lndusLrlal complex. AfLer he ls
arresLed for organlzlng a sLudenL walkouL for 8aza SLudles, he ls awakened by a radlcal xlcano
Musllm church and enllghLened by a radlcal splrlLual vaLo who helps hlm emerge as Lhe
hardened new xlcano acLlvlsL Lhe MovemenL needs. erformed 6#36"&-sLyle and ln mulLl-medla -
wlLh pro[ecLed scenes, mascaras, <&C%.3(, maglc 4 6&.3 -3 $&(3 - Chlcano SecreL Servlce's
allegorlcal odyssey promlses Lo dellver Lhe laLesL hard-hlLLlng, slde-spllLLlng, pedo-pushlng,
cuLLlng-edge 6#36"& Lhls slde of Lhe Mlsslsslppl and Lhe Crusade for !usLlce.




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8:30 am - 9:00 am

Check |n and ||ght breakfast


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9:00 am - 9:13 am We|come: Iose Gonz|ez
Cpen|ng L)().%&;-30 L-3$%33; A)%Y;G-33;

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9:13 am - 10:30 am ke-Def|n|ng and ke-Creat|ng k|cano Manhood: 1owards Counter negemon|c
Mascu||n|t|es w|th and for k|cano Ma|e outh - Sean Arce

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10:43am - 12:00 pm k|cana Cu|tura, L|terature & Soc|a| Iust|ce - Ceorglna Cecllla erez

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch !v?C

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm


2:00 pm - 2:13 pm


u|||ng It A|| 1ogether: Ant|-co|on|a|, Ire|r|an, Ant|-negemon|c Iramework - AnlLa
lernndez

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2:13 pm - 3:43 pm

3:43 pm - 4:00 pm

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Sma|| Group Work - share communlLy goals & reporL Lo larger group for lnpuL

Day 1hree Summary & Workshop Lva|uat|ons

C|os|ng C|rc|e

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7.12.14 - Inst|tute Workshop Descr|pt|ons
1|t|e Descr|pt|on
ke-Def|n|ng and ke-Creat|ng
k|cano Manhood: 1owards
Counter negemon|c Mascu||n|t|es
w|th and for k|cano Ma|e outh

ln Lhls workshop, Sean Arce wlll faclllLaLe a crlLlcal examlnaLlon of Lhe formaLlons, orlglns and
currenL manlfesLaLlons of xlcano mascullnlLles. Moreover, Lhe currenL manlfesLaLlons of xlcano
hegemonlc mascullnlLles wlll be analyzed and paLhways as posslblllLles (uLlllzlng =3 8'-6'"3 8'"3
as a pracLlcal framework) Lo counLer Lhese hegemonlc mascullnlLles wlLh and for xlcano male
youLh, boLh lnslde and ouLslde of Lhe classroom, wlll be presenLed. As hlsLorlcal sub[ecLs LhaL
have agency, Lhe xlcano male has Lhe capaclLy Lo acL upon hls reallLy ln poslLlve and
LransformaLlve ways Lo re-deflne and re-creaLe poslLlve and healLhy mascullnlLles for Lhe
sLrengLhenlng of hlmself, hls female equlvalenL, and hls communlLy.

k|cana Cu|tura, L|terature & Soc|a|
Iust|ce



1hls workshop wlll lnLroduce Lhe 30 plus years of Clorla Anzaldua's research on =3 =-&"&+3, Lhe
re-ConquesL xlcana, xlcana leaders ln conLemporary Llmes such as CarmellLa 1orres, Lmma
1enayuca, uolores PuerLa, Lhe lmpacL of Lhe empowered femlnlne ln Lhe classroom, famlly and
communlLy acLlvlsm - demonsLraLlng Lhe absoluLe need for Las Mu[eres (xlcanas xlngonas) en
La Lucha.

u|||ng It A|| 1ogether: Ant|-
co|on|a|, Ire|r|an, Ant|-negemon|c
Iramework
ln advance of parLlclpanLs worklng on Lhelr communlLy goals and pro[ecLs, Lhls flnal workshop
wlll offer a framework of decolonlzlng educaLlon Lo conslder when applylng Lhe lnsLlLuLe's
eplsLemology Lo communlLy work. A pedagogy of hope and love along wlLh llberaLory pracLlces
LhaL focus on heallng wlll be presenLed and parLlclpanLs wlll be encouraged Lo engage ln a
dlalogue on how Lhelr speclflc work relaLes Lo Lhese frameworks.





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Ch|cano Secret Serv|ce founded by uC 8erkeley sLudenLs on AugusL 29, 1988, has been called AzLlan's MosL uangerous Comedy 1roupe" for over Lwo decades.
1ralned by 1eaLro Campeslno, San lranclsco Mlme 1roupe and by CueLzalcoaLl, Lhe CSS has Loured naLlonally aL LheaLers, unlverslLles and communlLy spaces, mosL
recenLly aL SLanford unlverslLy, and has appeared on Lelevlslon lncludlng ochonovela" whlch was broadcasL naLlonally on 8S.