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Columns::September 29, 2003

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Hispanic Heritage Month observance gets under way

By Paul Duncan
pduncan@uga.edu

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies opened Hispanic Heritage Month activities with a formal agreement with the State Botanical Garden and the Office of Public Service and Outreach to carry out environmental education extension with the Athens-area Hispanic community.
“We are once again delighted with the enthusiastic response we have received from the UGA administration, faculty and students interested in helping us celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2003,” says Brent Berlin, director of CLACS. “There are a wide array of activities planned between now and the middle of October, and we hope everyone at UGA and the city will want to get involved this year.”
CLACS will sponsor a series of seminars and panel discussions featuring UGA faculty and students, as well as members of the Athens community and distinguished visitors, focused on work in Latin America and the Caribbean and among north Georgia’s Hispanic community.
These and other events will appear on the UGA Guide in Columns:
• Oct. 1: Rebeca Justicia, doctoral student in the Institute of Ecology and co-founder of the Maquipucuna Foundation in Ecuador, will speak about “The Management of Sustainable Systems for Eco-Regional Conservation: The Choco-Andino Corredor, a Case Study.”
• Oct. 6: Hispanic Heritage Month exhibit of books published by Arte Público Press opens in the lobby of the main library. Literary readings by Judith Ortiz Cofer, Roberta Fernández and José Alvárez will take place in the Chapel.
• Oct. 7: Center for Humanities and Arts visiting scholar Nicolás Kanellos, publisher and director of Arte Público Press, speaks on “Recovering the U.S. Literary Heritage Project: A Ten-Year Retrospective.”
• Oct. 8: José Alvárez of Romance languages speaks on “Fidel Castro Is Dead.”
In addition, a Latin American Film Festival will run on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at the Georgia Museum of Art.

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