Goals
- The overall event is to celebrate
the opening of the archives of the Comisión Femenil
Mexicana Nacional on the occasion of the 30th anniversary
of their Constitutional Convention in Goleta, June 1973.
- To publicize the Comisión
archives to the academic community and to the general public.
- To convey to the college and
college-bound generation the strategies used by the Comisión
to empower themselves in their efforts to improve their lives
and eliminate barriers to equality for women. In the words
of Comisión leader Rosemary Quesada Weiner, "to
give Chicanas . . . the pride, confidence and impetus to actualize
[their] own potential" (Las Mujeres 1977 National
Women's Conference, 1978).
- Symposium to explore a better
understanding of the role and involvement of Latinas in advancing
women's social and economic progress through the historical
development, accomplishments, and socio-political impact of
the Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional. It will also
add to the discourse on the history of Latinas in the feminist
movement, and address current concerns of Chicanas-Latinas/Chicana
feminism/examining the everyday practices of political intervention
that Chicana Feminism has fostered.
- To inform, inspire and motivate
Chicana(o)/Latina(o) students and the community at large.
- To encourage the further donation
of individually-held national CFMN materials, including presently
dispersed historical photographs about the Comisión.
Exhibition
A historical exhibition on the Comisión
Femenil will be featured in the Department of Special Collections
exhibition room and will be on display from September 15 to
November 15, 2003.
Traveling display
An easel-mounted display on the Comisión
Femenil will be at the reception and at the symposium. The
display traveled to UCLA for "Memoria, Voz, y Patrimonio" The First Conference on Hispanic Archives" (August 15-17,
2003).
Opening Reception - Friday, November 7,
2003
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Davidson Library, 8th Floor "Pacific
View" scenic conference room
Library catered reception to celebrate the opening of the
archives and to recognize the Comisión Femenil. Remarks
by Honorary Chair State Senator Nell Soto; Chancellor Heny
T. Yang; University Librarian Sarah Pritchard; CEMA Director
Salvador Güereña.
Symposium - November 8, 2003 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
To explore a better understanding
of the role and involvement of Latinas in advancing women's
social and economic progress through the historical development,
accomplishments, and socio-political impact of the Comisión
Femenil Mexicana Nacional. It will also add to the discourse
on the history of Latinas in the feminist movement, and address
current concerns of Chicanas-Latinas/Chicana feminism/examining
the everyday practices of political intervention that Chicana
Feminism has fostered.
Location: Multicultural Center Theater
Panel 1 10:00 a.m. - 12:00
p.m History of the Comision Femenil
Gracia Molina de Pick, CFMN Founder and UC/CSU former
faculty member
Marcie Miranda, Consultant , Los Angeles Community Development
Commission
Sandy Sewell, Past President CFMN, Executive Director
Centro de Niños (Los Angeles).
Student respondent: Tania Saenz
Moderator: Ellie D. Hernandez, UCSB Women's Studies Program.
12:15 -1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
(Luncheon to recognize Latina elected officials Corwin Pavilion-please
call to reserve ticket $10.00)
Panel 2 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Current Concerns of Latinas
Today
Calif. State Senator Nell Soto (D-Ontario, Calif. Senate
District 32)
Leticia Quezada, Past President CFMN and Past President
CF Los Angeles
Sophia Esparza., CEO Chicana Service Action Center
Student respondent: Rachel Vasquez
Moderator: Dr. Sonia Garcia, Chair Political Sciences
Dept., St. Mary's University.
Recognition Luncheon
Latina elected officials, including
members of the California State Legislature, will be recognized
for their leadership in a luncheon in the Corwin Pavilion.
Outreach to area high schools
Local Arrangements
Pacifica Suites Santa Barbara (nearest UCSB) http://www.pacificasuites.com/
For a virtual tour: http://www.pacificasuites.com/inside.html
All suites, nice amenities, beautiful grounds. Conveniently
located very near UCSB, just off Highway 217. Quiet, yet "homey."
UCSB discounted rate $125/night standard room. Poolside $149/night.
To reserve at these rates must indicate "UCSB affiliate."
This is a mid-season rate.
5490 Hollister Ave. Tel: 805-683-6722
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 Fax: 805-683-4121
Rooms: 75
The Ramada Limited http://www.sbramada.com/
4770 Calle Real Tel: 805-964-3511
Goleta, CA 93117 Rooms: 126
Convenient location to UCSB. NOTE: there is
an existing UCSB
rate discount of 20%. A room with 2 Queen beds Gardenside
is $140 Friday
and Saturday, $104 Sunday through Thursday; rooms with a Single
King size
bed Mountainside are $120 Friday and Saturday, $88 Sunday
through
Thursday. The Ramada Limited is a Gold Key 3 Star property
with award
winning gardens. Rooms include deluxe continental breakfast
and
complimentary use of Goleta Valley Health Club. Rooms can
also be
reserved using Hotels.com and Expedia.com at wholesale rates.
Complimentary taxi service is provided to and from Ramada
Limited to
Airport and Amtrak stations.
Shuttle van
There is no free shuttle to the Ramada or
Pacifica Suites Hotel, and
from UCSB, although at the Ramada there is a complimentary
taxi service
to and from the Santa Barbara Airport and Amtrack station.
Local information
Parking
If driving to UCSB please allow ample
time to find parking. For event parking use pay stations
at each lot indicated. Lots that are expected to be most available
for visitor parking are Lot 22 by the Events Center and the
Mesa Parking Structure. Please note that those lots are furthest
away from the Library and Multicultural Center. Please call
ahead (805-893-8563) if you have any special needs that require
accommodation.
Parking lots closest to the Library and the
Multicultural Center (but typically more busy) are Lot 3 (near
the Library) and Lot 7 (behind the Library). Lot 7 on Monday-Friday
is available for visitor parking only after 5 p.m.
You must use the pay station in the lot.
For Fri. Nov. 7: visitors can try Lot 3 or
any C lot using the pay station there. For locations of C
lots see campus map at http://www.tps.ucsb.edu/ucsbmap.html
For Sat. Nov. 8: visitors may try Lot 3 or
Lot 7 until the lots fill ($2.00 all day parking).
Pay stations are available at other C lots on campus. Please
consult campus map. For campus map and driving directions: http://www.admit.ucsb.edu/vcen/DirectionsToCampus.asp
Event Sponsors
Co-sponsors: (from UCSB) Academic Senate/Center
for Faculty Outreach, Center for Chicano Studies, Luis Leal
Chair in Chicano Studies, Chicana(o) Studies Department, MUJER
student
organization, Women's Studies Program; (from the community)
Friends of the
UCSB Library, 30th Anniversary CFMN Planning Committee
CEMA Contact: Salvador Güereña, Director California Ethnic and
Multicultural Archives Department of Special Collections, Davidson
Library. Tel: 805-893-8563 guerena@library.ucsb.edu Fax: 805-893-5749
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