E-Notes
DRC (Disability Resource Center) Electronic Advising Update
March 2007
Welcome! The DRC Electronic Advising Update is designed to keep you informed of important deadlines and to alert you to programs and resources that may be of interest to you. We will try to keep these publications as brief as possible. We hope that you will find it to be a useful tool to keep your quarter running smoothly.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Final Exams
Student Slug Diversity Retreats
The CCCIL Leadership and Advocacy program
Opportunity for Young Adults (18-26) with Mobility
Impairments to Travel to Israel
CounterPULSE: Classes, workshops, performances and symposium
on dance and disability
Final Exams: March 19-22
For those of you who plan on receiving test accommodations for any or all of your final exams make sure you know the location and time arranged for each final. Contact your instructor or designee for details if you have not been informed at least a week before the test date. If you have any other concerns contact your DRC Coordinator before your scheduled final.
If you require adaptive equipment for an exam please contact the DRC as soon as possible to reserve the equipment. Call 459-2089 Monday through Friday 9-12 and 1-4. Good luck and enjoy your Spring break!
Student Slug Diversity Retreats: Applications Available
The Colleges and University Housing (CUHS) Committee on Diversity and Affirmative Action will be hosting a student diversity retreat, April 13-15, 2007. Through a combination of large and small group activities, exercises and discussions, participants will explore their own identities and learn about the identities of others; explore their feelings and beliefs about differences, learn about how society and culture influence their beliefs, and examine how differences positively and negatively affect their relationships; explore the relationship between privilege and oppression; and return to campus as empowered leaders with skills around issues of diversity and social justice.
We ask that if you know of students who could benefit from this retreat and would be interested in the event, contact Valerie Steward at vsteward@ucsc.edu and she will forward the flyer and application to you. Student applications are due March 16, 2007. Thank you for your assistance.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jenni Guillen at slugretreat@ucsc.edu or (831) 459-5668.
Sincerely,
The Student Life Diversity and Affirmative Action, Slug Retreat Subcommittee
Angelica Aguilar, Coordinator for Residential Education, College Eight
Jenni Guillen, Coordinator for Residential Education, College Ten
Rachel Jablon, Associate College Administrative Officer, Stevenson College
Conne Lester, Manager, Family Student Housing
Joy Pehlke, College Programs Coordinator, College Eight
The CCCIL Leadership and Advocacy program!
The Central Coast Center for Independent Living (CCCIL) Leadership and Advocacy program is off to a great start. For two months a group of young people with disabilities have been meeting to discuss two important topics: disability awareness, or community education, and community resources. Over the next several months both groups will be working on a project … check our blog at http://cccilleaders.blog.com/ to stay up to date with their progress.
Our next exciting activity is set to begin in March and… there are still spaces available!!! So, this is your chance to get involved.
Being able to bring about change in your own life and in your community is called ADVOCACY … The CCCIL Young Adult Advocacy program is starting in March.
This is the perfect place to learn and improve upon valuable advocacy skills.
To be a part of this new group of young adult leaders with disabilities in Santa Cruz please contact Anji at CCCIL … by phone, email, or our group’s blog! (http://cccilleaders.blog.com/ )
** Bonus: There is a $150 stipend available for the first 30 people to sign up! … but, you must also attend a minimum of 10 trainings.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to experience
community … learning … teamwork … and advocacy!
Please contact me if you have any questions!
Thank you!
Anji Buckner
abuckner@cccil.org
462-8720 x15
Anji Buckner Youth Transition Specialist
Central Coast Center for Independent Living
1395 41st Ave, Suite B
Capitola, CA 95010
abuckner@cccil.org tel: 831-462-8720
www.cccil.org TDD: 831-462-8729 fax: 831-462-8727
Opportunity for Young Adults (18-26) with Mobility Impairments to Travel to Israel!
Are you a college--age person or recent graduate with mobility impairment issues, or do you know someone who is? Do you want to go to Israel on a FREE TEN-DAY TRIP? Want to see the sun rise from Masada? Watch the sun set over the Mediterranean? Drop a note in the Western Wall? Explore and celebrate Israel with others in your peer group?
Then APPLY NOW for this free TEN DAY trip in June! Hillel Rolls is inclusive of people between the ages of 18 and 26 who are Jewish, have never been on a peer trip to Israel, and have mobility impairments.
Hillel Rolls: For Participants with Mobility Impairment
Taglit- birthright Israel is happy to present the first Hillel Rolls trip, which provides participants with mobility impairments the opportunity for a free, first peer-group trip to Israel! This ten-day trip is inclusive of people between the ages of 18 and 26 who are Jewish, have never been on a peer trip to Israel, and have mobility impairments.
APPLY NOW! REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Go to www.israel.hillel.org. For all other inquiries please e-mail Israel@hillel.org.
Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, with foundations and affiliates on 500 campuses. Hillel offers a rich and diverse array of exciting opportunities for Jewish involvement, including social, educational, cultural and religious programming, in a pluralistic community that encourages intellectual challenge and growth.
Taglit-birthright Israel is a unique partnership between the people of Israel through their government, local Jewish communities, and the birthright Israel Foundation.
Each participant will be accompanied by an aide at no additional travel expense.
Questions? Concerns? Need more information? Email Israel@hillel.org or check out our web site at www.israel.hillel.org.
CounterPULSE: Dance and Disability
Dear friends of CounterPULSE,
Join us in March as our focus on Dance and Disability continues.
CounterPULSE will host a Symposium featuring films, performances,
and lively conversations about dance and physical diversity. Then on March
14th, CounterPULSE and Jess Curtis/Gravity present the US premiere of "Under
the Radar," a performance dealing with issues of ability, disability and
virtuosity. The program concludes with a mixed ability performance
intensive taught by Jess Curtis.
We have a few more spaces available for "Boot Camp for Artists" with Jessica
Robinson. If you could use help raising money and gaining exposure for your
art, then reserve a space now for this fast-paced six-week workshop,
beginning March 5th.
CounterPULSE is currently seeking Production Interns for our upcoming
productions of STREAM/fest (May) and Kate Bornstein (June) as well a Program
Intern for this summer. Check our website for deadlines and details.
http://www.counterpulse.org/internships.shtml
Sincerely,
Jessica Robinson
on behalf of all the folks at CounterPULSE
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Take a moment to scroll down through our calendar of events. If you believe
that the what's happening here is worthwhile... If you believe that these
artists and community-makers deserve a space to create, then I encourage you
to become a member of CounterPULSE. Just click here:
http://www.counterpulse.org/membership.shtml
***MARCH PERFORMANCES & EVENTS***
Shaping SF Talks: Learnin¹ + Teachin¹ ‹ The Future of Education
Wednesday, March 7, 8pm, FREE
In decaying and resource-starved public schools, teachers and staffers with
incredible vision and energy are trying to make education work. But what do
we want from education now? Should it be organized around children spending
mandatory time in classrooms or should we take a hint from the burgeoning
homeschooling movement and look toward other models? Let¹s challenge our
assumptions in this open-ended discussion. (Lisa Schiff, Will Grant, Karen
Allen, Ken Tray)
All Day Permanent Red
SPINE in collaboration with DanceParadigm
Fri.-Sun. March 9-11, 8pm $12-$15 ($7-10 for members)
Violent, sexy, and funny, ALL DAY PERMANENT RED is an intense physical
journey through the games and protocols we use to navigate our everyday
relationships. SPINE and DanceParadigm join forces to exhibit their unique
multi-media artistry through aggressively dexterous choreography and the
intimate embellishments of video portraits and spoken word. Presented by
Asian American Dance Performances.
2nd Sundays
a monthly salon with Dancers¹ Group and CounterPULSE
Sun. March 11, 2pm FREE
The spring series of 2nd Sundays concludes with a program ranging from
contemporary choreography to South Indian Classical Dance, and from video
art to clowning followed by an in-depth conversation with the artists.
Featuring: Melissa Hudson, Harvey Rabbit, Nitya Venkateswaran, and Andrew
Wass.
US Premiere: Under the Radar
Jess Curtis/Gravity
Wed. Sun. March 14 April 1, 8pm
1st week: $10 -15, 2nd week: $15-25 , 3rd week: $18-30
Wednesdays: pay what you can. Members: $5 discount per night
Jess Curtis/Gravity presents a new full-evening work dealing with issues of
virtuosity, ability, and disability with an international cast of disabled
and non-disabled performers.
In a tiny cabaret called the “Lost and Found” on the outskirts of everywhere
an odd group of characters drag themselves in out of the cold. From the
stage, normality flies over the band and out the window, while the denizens
of the dingy bar risk revealing themselves to each other.
Directed by Jess Curtis. Created and performed by Ulrike Bodammer, Claire
Cunningham, Jess Curtis, Kaz Langley, Jörg Müller, Maria Francesca Scaroni,
Matthias Herrmann.
***MARCH CLASSES & WORKSHOPS***
Beginning-Intermediate Contact Improvisation
Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm, $12 drop-in, or pay $15 and stay for the jam.
This class is ideal for discovering contact improvisation, brushing up on
your skills, or getting a good warm-up before the jam that follows. Classes
in March will be taught by Ilka Szilagyi.
CounterPULSE Contact Improvisation Jam
Tuesdays, 8-11 pm. $5
One of the best CI jams around. If you¹re not familiar with contact please
come to the class first.
Boot Camp for Artists with Jessica Robinson
Intensive skills for raising money and attention
Mondays, March 5 April 9, 6:30-9:30pm $100-250 (inquire for details)
Whether you’re a choreographer who¹s self-producing for the first time, a
director who’s ready to expand your company, or a performer looking to get a
part-time job in arts administration, this crash course will give you all
the skills you need to kick-start your career. Topics include: grant writing,
fundraisers, ask letters, press releases, creative marketing, talking to
press, presenters & funders, renting a venue, dealing with technical staff,
basic lighting design, and much more. Jessica Robinson is the Executive
Director of CounterPULSE. She has written dozens of successful grant
proposals, hundreds of press releases, and advised artists in all
disciplines on the how-to’s of self-production.
Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
Sun. March 18, 2-5pm $25
A workshop for harness-based bungee and rope-based aerial flight. Working
with double and single point apparatus to give folks an opportunity to build
skills and explore the possibility of flight. All levels welcome. Taught by
Sonya Smith. Info/Reg: 415-706-9535
Touched by Gravity: Performance Intensive
With Jess Curtis/ Gravity
Mon.-Fri. March 26-30, 1-5pm $250
Interdisciplinary training, exploration, and creation for experienced
movers/ performers including contact, improvisation, and accessible aerial
work. Open to people with and without disabilities who have a serious
interest in working in a focused environment. Please pre-register:
415-626-2060 or info@counterpulse.org.
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You can support CounterPULSE by making a donation of clothes, books,
housewares, furniture, etc. to COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE. Just go to Community
Thrift at 623 Valencia between 10 am and 5pm, give them your used stuff, and
tell them you¹d like to support CounterPULSE (charity #37). You can even get
a tax write-off for your donation! For questions about acceptable donation
items, please call Community Thrift at 415-861-4910. Even small donations
make a difference!
About CounterPULSE:
CounterPULSE (founded in 1992 as 848 Community Space) provides space and resources for low-income and emerging artists, acting as a catalyst for the creation of original, socially relevant art and grassroots cultural experimentation by artists, activists, and community builders. CounterPULSE offers a multi-disciplinary Artist in Residence Program, the Aerial Dance Artists in Residence (ADAIR) Program, and several annual festivals including STREAM/fest for emerging performers. Other programs include a gallery showcasing local artists, cultural events and participatory discussion forums, as well as a high-quality season of contemporary dance and performance. CounterPULSE works towards a world that celebrates a diversity of race, class, ability, gender identity & sexual orientation. No one will be turned away for lack of money for any event held at CounterPULSE.
This program is made possible through the generous support of the Creative Work Fund, The San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Fund, The San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, Grants for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, and The Zellerbach Family Foundation.
