Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) condemns Arizona’s SB 1070, “Immigration; law enforcement; safe neighborhoods,” signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer on April 23, 2010. We join with the many academic, research, and activist organizations that have called for a targeted boycott of Arizona as a protest to this repressive and unconstitutional piece of legislation.

For the first time in its 24-year history, the MALCS Summer Institute was to be held in Arizona. It was scheduled for July 21-24 and organized by Arizona State University. After deliberating about the implications of the law with our members and receiving an appropriate response from them, we have decided the following.

MALCS joins the targeted boycott of Arizona and will not hold the 2010 MALCS Summer Institute as planned.

Instead, conference planners at ASU will proceed with a statewide conference to address the significant issues of human, women’s, LGBT rights violations, repression, and harassment facing Chicana, Latina, and Native people in Arizona.

The national organization will seek an alternative date and site for its next institute.

The national organization encourages all to take concrete action in support of the activists, academics, and artists in Arizona resisting SB 1070 and work to prevent similar legislation in other states. [Read more…] about MALCS Institute joins Arizona boycott

Asserting our presence and our voice as a form of protest, Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social—an organization of Chicana/Latina scholars, professionals and activists from across the nation—will hold its 2010 Summer Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. We take this stance in opposition to the hate-filled law that targets our collective community. This law is a direct attack on our quality of life and the safety of our communities.

On April 23, 2010, Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law, making Arizona the first state in the nation to consider undocumented immigrants as criminals. Under the guise of “reasonable suspicion” state workers have the authority to police individuals “suspected” of being undocumented, as well as to verify status. This all-encompassing law mandates that state government agencies and employees “police” any person that law enforcement officers “believe” to be here without documents. Additionally, it authorizes to arrest, “without warrant.” Moreover, SB 1070 opens up the floodgates for capricious lawsuits against police departments by those who believe legal authorities are neglecting to enforce the law.

Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social protests the inhumane treatment of the un-documented. Additionally, we protest SB 1070 as a back door maneuver that erodes basic democratic principles that protect us from becoming a police state.

What:  MALCS 2010 Summer Institute
Where:  Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
When: July 21-24
Theme: “Derechos Humanos: (Re)Claiming Our Dreams
Across Contested Terrains.”

My name is Katharine Caldwell, a PhD student in Clinical Psychology.  I am currently recruiting participants for a qualitative interview study on the transition to fatherhood, it is a cross-cultural study.

I am specifically looking for Mexican American fathers and would greatly appreciate learning about any resources for meeting new dads.   Please pass on the attached recruitment flyer if you know anyone who might meet the criteria.  I can also send printed copies if you provide an address.

Participants: Mexican-American first time fathers that meet the following requirements –

• first time father
• 25 – 40 years of age
• child is under 7 months old
• married and heterosexual
• Have attended some college courses or have an undergraduate degree
• describe ethnicity as Mexican American

Participation will involve one, confidential interview, about 1 hour in length.  Thank you for participation = $25 Gift Card!
(510) 214-0666 x 717
moc.liamtohobfsctd-4ef642@9002doohrehtaf
Thank you for any help with this!
Katharine Caldwell
Clinical Psychology PhD Student, CSPP
415.999.2003

Dr. Eun-Ok Im is conducting an Internet study on the physical activity attitudes among diverse ethnic groups of middle-aged women (40-60 Y/O). Since your organization is mainly aimed at Hispanic communities, we believe that Hispanic women who are in your organization will benefit from participating in this study. Hispanic women’s participation in our study will give us a more complete data sample; furthermore, Hispanic women’s opinions and experiences are very imperative and cannot be neglected because the Hispanic population is expanding very quickly in America. [Read more…] about STUDY: Latinas & Health