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Shepard Symposium on Social Justice:
Life at the Margins: Gender, Race, & Class in the Global Era
March 25-28, 2008
Keynote Speaker: Barbara Martinez Jitner
Thursday, March 27, 2008 |
Writer / Director Barbara Martinez Jitner is an executive producer of American Family, the series that made history as the first Latino family drama on broadcast television when it debuted on PBS in January 2002. Martinez Jitner worked with series creator and Academy Award nominee Gregory Nava as one of the few Latina Supervising Producers on a network series. Martinez Jitner wrote the PBS premiere episode that garnered unanimous critical acclaim and was soon promoted to Executive Producer. Martinez Jitner wrote 9 and directed 7 of the show's first 22 episodes. As President of El Norte Productions, Martinez Jitner is currently developing several feature films for Gregory Nava, including Nava's Bordertown, Zapata for Disney, and Tattooed Soldier for HBO.
Martinez Jitner began her career as an award-winning director of commercials and documentaries, and produced the Showtime millennium documentary, An American Tapestry. She is the inspiration behind the upcoming Jennifer Lopez film, Bordertown, based on her research of the Mexican town of Juarez, which is notorious for the murders of over 400 women. |
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2008 Call for Proposals - Papers Due January 18, 2008.
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See below for a preliminary schedule for WyoAIDS Walk 2008 and related activities! Please check back for updates and changes.
Saturday, April 19, 2008 5-K pledge walk Schedule of Events:
9:00 a.m. Registration Began at west end of Wyoming Union, UW Campus
11:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies at Prexy's Pasture, UW Campus
11:30 a.m. 5-K Walk Began at Prexy's Pasture
12:15 p.m. Barbeque and related activities at Prexy's Pasture
Related HIV/AIDS Education and Awareness Activities, April 14 - April 19:
Monday, April 14:
Free Rapid HIV Testing Clinic, UW Campus, three locations, 9 am - 5 pm
Health Sciences, rooms 449 and 116
Wellness Center
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Tuesday, April 15:
Brown Bag Lunch, "HIV/AIDS in Wyoming", noon, Wyoming Union Family Room
Sarah Clayton, Wyoming AIDS Stigma Project
Rob Johnston, Wyoming HIV Prevention Program Manager
(Pizza provided for lunch)
Wednesday, April 16:
Panel Discussion, "Global HIV/AIDS Perspective", 7 pm, Wyoming Union, UW Senate Chambers
Jessica Bryski, Professional Lecturer, Women's Studies Department - India
Anne Bowen, Professor, Psychology Department - Women and HIV
Johanna Bond, Assistant Professor, College of Law - Namibia
Thursday, April 17:
Keynote address, Ed Cardoza, M.A., Director of Development, Partners In Health, 7 pm,
Wyoming Union West Ballroom.
PIH was founded in 1987, two years after the Clinique Bon Sauveur was set up in Cange, Haiti, to deliver health care to the residents of the mountainous Central Plateau. PIH co-founders had been working in the area for years. The Clinic was just the first of an arc of successful projects designed to address the health care needs of the residents of the poorest area in Haiti. In the 20 years since then, PIH has expanded its operations to eight other sites in Haiti and five additional countries and has launched a number of other initiatives. www.pih.org
Friday, April 18:
Friday Night Fever! at the Wyoming Union, 9 pm.
Students will be assembling safe sex kits, birthing kits, infant quilts and other items for Partners in Health.
Saturday, April 19:
The Walk Saturday morning
Drag Queen Bingo, Howard Johnson Motel, Intersection of I-80 and Snowy Range Rd in Laramie, Doors open at 6 pm, Bingo starts at 7 pm. $5 entry fee includes Bingo card. Additional cards available for purchase. Cash Bar.
Sunday, April 20:
Brunch at the Calvaryman Restaurant, 11 -2, Hwy 287, South of Laramie
A portion of their proceeds will support WyoAIDS Walk 2008
Last Updated (Monday, 10 March 2008 )
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