As Alabama continues to enforce the harshest immigration law in the land, faith, civil rights, and Hispanic group leaders came to Capitol Hill today to ask lawmakers to put an end to the “man-made humanitarian crisis” unfolding in the state.

Telling stories of racial profiling, harassment, violent thefts, assault, threat of murder, and worse, the panel of leaders explained how Alabama has made it so clear that undocumented immigrants are unwelcome, that the state has become a sponsor of hate against all immigrants and Hispanics.

…Mary Bauer, Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center…and other panelists spoke of undocumented immigrants in Alabama who have been refused all state services, and so could not obtain birth certificates for their American-born children; the husband of a nine-month pregnant woman who saw no choice but to drive her to Florida to give birth; a court judge who told a domestic abuse victim that he would report her to ICE; another court judge who said that anyone who asked for an interpreter would be suspected of being undocumented and reported; an American citizen from Ohio who was barred from making a purchase simply because he did not have an Alabama state ID; an immigrant outside his workplace who was threatened by armed white men in a pickup truck who told him they would kill him if he was still there tomorrow…..

Story continues at Americas Voice Online

Querida veterana Cherrie Moraga and her amazing colleagues are halfway to raising $26,500 for a new Cihuatl Productions Theatre Project – please support it at Kickstarter

A World Premiere Play:  NEW FIRE – To Put Things Right Again
Written and Directed by Cherríe Moraga
Designed by Celia Herrera Rodríguez

From the website:

After a fifteen-year hiatus, Cherríe Moraga returns to Brava Theater Center to help celebrate its 25th anniversary with her fourth Brava World Premiere production, NEW FIRE – To Put Things Right Again. Co-produced by the new-to-the Bay Area, cihuatl productions, NEW FIRE follows the sacred geography of Indigenous American ancestors to tell a post-modern story of rupture and homecoming.

Of her return to Brava, Playwright, Cherríe Moraga, states: “It’s about coming home, returning to the same place, but as a different person, a different artist. The world has changed so dramatically in fifteen years, and I, along with it. I am older, yes… and the work, more mature as well. I have, with my collaborators, discovered the poetry of movement, of visuals, the music of silence, even as I continue to write with words. It’s a beautiful thing to return to Brava — this woman’s theater — changed in this way, to celebrate a homecoming with a play that requires return for each of us – man, woman, elder and the young.”

We are seeking funds to support this world-premier project that has been three years in development and is currently funded in large part by a Gerbode and Hewlett Foundations. Additional funds raised during this campaign will support the costs of production, as well as, three Indigenous Master Artists who are serving as collaborators and performers. The artists include: Alelluia Panis, Choreographer (Pilipina); Stephen Cervantes, Instrumental Composer (Chumash); and, Charlene O’Rourke, Vocal Composer (Lakota).

This project is in the pre-production phase and with your support we plan to begin rehearsals in November. The production has a diverse and multi-talented cast, featuring Adelina Anthony in the role of “Coyote.”

TENURE TRACK APPOINTMENT IN COMPARATIVE ETHNIC STUDIES
WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CHICANA/O LATINA/O STUDIES

Pending budgetary approval, the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for an Assistant Professor of comparative ethnic studies with an emphasis on Chicana/o Latina/o studies.  The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in an appropriate disciplinary or interdisciplinary field by the time of appointment.  We encourage scholars engaged in the overlapping research areas of Chicana/o and U.S. Latina/o cultural studies, visual and performance studies, media studies, feminist studies, and queer studies to apply.  The position will have teaching responsibilities in the Chicana/o Studies Program, the comparative Ethnic Studies undergraduate program and the Comparative Ethnic Studies doctoral program.  The department seeks candidates whose research, teaching, or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.

Salary is commensurate with the level of appointment and based on University of California pay scales.

Applications are due by Monday, November 7, 2011, for a start date of July 1, 2012.  Applications should include a cover letter, CV, writing sample or publication, supporting evidence of teaching quality  (if available) and names of 3 referees with contact information. Please direct your referees to the University’s statement on confidentiality of records at https://apo.chance.berkeley,edu/evalltr.html.

Applications may be submitted to:

https://ls-ourunit.berkeley.edu:80/candidate/selRegister.php?i=593
(website) or by mail to:
Chair, Search Committee, 506 Barrows Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA  94720-2570.

UCB is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. The University of California, Berkeley, is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty.

Honors College Position Announcement

New Mexico State University seeks to fill a tenure track assistant professor position in an interdisciplinary field that will provide depth to its Honors College, strength to an academic department, and diversity to its faculty. Although the appointment will be made in an academic department, the candidate’s teaching responsibilities will include one course per semester in the Honors College, with the remainder of the teaching, scholarship, and service/outreach assignment to be determined by the relevant academic department.

The candidate should have prior experience teaching courses at the undergraduate level as well as a track record promoting the educational achievement of undergraduate underrepresented minority students. The candidate should also have a record of scholarship and/or creative activity in the appropriate discipline. Applications are especially encouraged from persons whose scholarship emphasizes one or more of the following interdisciplinary perspectives: health disparities; nanotechnology; ethics, including bio/medical ethics; economic development, including entrepreneurship; Southwestern and border history and/or culture;social and/or environmental justice; sustainability; the social, cultural, and/or educational experiences of underrepresented minorities.

A complete description of the position may be found on the NMSU Human Resources web site (position #2011004381): https://www.nmsu.edu/~personel/postings/faculty/13491837.html.

Applications must be submitted online via the New Mexico State University Honors College web site at: https://honors.nmsu.edu/honors-college-position. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled.

NMSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

Call for Papers for the 70th Annual MPSA Political Science Conference, April 12 – 15, 2012, in Downtown Chicago

Paper Proposal Deadline: 10/14; Poster Proposal Deadline 12/2.    Submit a Proposal

• Research:   A conference with about 1000 panels in all subfields, including Politics, Literature & Film.
• Location:   Everything takes place in the oldest continuously operating hotel in North America, the Palmer House Hilton, Downtown Chicago.
• Plenary:   The invited Plenary Speaker is Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
• Networking:   Opening Reception on Wednesday; Reception in the Exhibit Hall on Thursday; President’s Reception on Saturday night.
• Exhibit Hall:   View new textbooks & discuss manuscripts with Publishers; Job Placement service for any interested, registered attendees.

Please forward this Call for Proposals to colleagues you think may be interested.

Founded in 1939, the MPSA is located in Bloomington, Indiana (101 W. Kirkwood Ave., Suite 207).  Visit our website here www.mpsanet.org