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YALE LATINOS: PROFESSIONAL ACTIVISTS
A one day symposium for Latino/a Alumni and Current Students.
Saturday, March 29th at La Casa Cultural
301 Crown St.
New Haven, CT
 
Please join us for our 1: 00 pm panel entitled  "Melding the Professional and Activist Life" with:
  • Dr. Oxiris Barbot '87- Medical Director, Bureau of School Health for NYC
  • Jose Carlos Montes '93 - Writer, teacher and advocate of holistic ministry
  • Rosana Garcia '03 - Site Coordinator, Youth As Leaders at Casa Latina
  • Lara Rios '02 -  Attorney, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP              
  • Orlando Rivera '77- CEO,  Development Assistance &  Management Partners
  • Moderated by: David Gonzalez '79 - Reporter, Metropolitan Desk, The New York Times
 
Alumni will discuss how they  continue to support the issues they most care about through their profession, in conjunction with their profession, and/or in addition to their profession. Alumni will share their stories as a starting point for a larger discussion on activism post graduation.
 
Our full symposium program is below.  Please register at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  indicating what events you will attend. For more information also see www.yalelatinos.com
 
Symposium Schedule

11:00AM - 12:30PM
Registration at La Casa
(Optional) Brunch at a Dining Hall (meal tickets will be provided)
 
11:00-12:30PM
YLAA of the Tri-State Area Board Meeting
All are welcome to attend an open meeting of the Yale Latino Alumni Association of the Tri-State Area Board of Directors meeting which will be held over brunch at a dining hall.   (meal tickets will be provided)
 
1:00PM - 1:30PM
Opening Remarks at La Casa

1:30PM - 3:00PM
SESSION I: Melding the Professional and Activist Life

A Panel of Alumni will discuss how they continue supporting the issues they most care about through their profession, in conjunction with their profession, and/or in addition to their profession. Alumni will share their stories as a starting point for a larger discussion on activism post graduation.
 

3:00PM - 4:00PM
Dessert Reception.

Tours of La Casa including information on our two murals as examples of artistic activism. Also a DR service trip photo exhibit.

4:00PM - 5:30PM
SESSION II: Latino/a Activism On Campus

A panel for current students to share some of the pressing issues on campus today. Also a chance to ask Alumni what organizing strategies worked to effect change on campus in the past. One possible topic will be the state of/lack of/need for ethnic and Latino/a studies at Yale.

5:30PM - 7:00PM
(Optional) Dinner at Dining Hall (meal tickets will be provided)

7:00PM - 2:00AM
(Optional) Drinks at El Amigo Felix for Alum & Students 21+