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Congratulations SSCC Student, Erin Griffin!

Erin is a student leader on campus who holds the position of the Cultural Center LGBTQA Student Commissioner.  LGBTQA stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Allies.  Erin is the recipient of the Reverend B. McKinney Scholarship that is awarded to one student in our District each year.  Erin will be recognized at the Seattle Community College District’s 35th Annual MLK Celebration taking place tomorrow: Friday, January 16th from Noon -1:30 pm at Mount Zion Baptist Church (1634 19th Avenue - Capitol Hill).

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City Council to Vote on Storm Lease

As Storm fans know, KeyArena has been the home court of the Seattle Storm since our inaugural season in 2000. Now, in our 10th anniversary year, we look forward to signing a new lease for the Storm to play at the Key for the next 10 years! The proposed lease must be approved by the City Council. It will be discussed in the Council's Parks & Seattle Center Committee next Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 9:30 a.m. The Committee may then vote on the lease at their next meeting on Jan. 27, and the full Council would then vote on Monday, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m.

City Councilmembers welcome hearing from the public. If you want to let them know you support a new lease for the Storm to play at KeyArena, the best way to do that is to send an email or leave a phone message for as many Councilmembers as possible. Go to:  http://www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/council/councilcontact.htm to send a group email to all Council members.  SSCC employees should be sure to do so during off work hours using a personal email account.

Events

Monday, January 19 -

Day of Action: Seattle’s Annual MLK Celebration

11:00 am Rally & March starting at Garfield High School, 400 23rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by turning your day off into a day of action! Gather with members of our community to participate in Seattle’s Annual MLK Celebration which includes workshops, a rally and a march.

Tuesday, January 20

Presidential Inauguration: South Seattle Community College Screening

As you know, the inauguration of our 44th president, Barack Hussein Obama, will take place on Tuesday, January 20. It will be an historic, momentous occasion as Obama will be the first African American to hold the post.  The United Student Association will host a live screening of the swearing-in ceremony and the inaugural address between 8 am – 9 am in OLY Hall 120.  All are welcome to attend to share this moment as a community. There will also be opportunities for campus members to share reflections on the significance and implications of this event. 

More info here:
http://inaugural.senate.gov/index.cfm

Wednesday, January 21

From Dr. King to President Obama: Racial Vision, Racial Blindness, and Racial Politics in Obamerica
A lecture by Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University

Highline Community College, 10:00 am & 12:10 pm, Student Union (Building 8) - Mt. Constance Room
Professor of Sociology at Duke University, Dr. Bonilla-Silva is one of the leading intellectuals and thinkers around racism in the post-civil rights era. Author of the book, Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States, Dr. Bonilla-Silva calls us to look at how systems of racism are continuing to exist and manifest in this historical moment. During this lecture, he will be touching on the civil rights movement to the current election of President-Elect Barack Obama.
Co-sponsored with the Learning and Teaching Center.

Fridays, January 23 and 30

Lunch Time Cinema

The Cultural Center will be playing a movie* every Friday during lunch centered around LGBTQ issues!  Students, faculty, and staff can bring their lunch, relax, or just hang out while we show a selected movie of the week. LGBTQ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning.  *Movie screenings will be based on preapproved selections for public viewing.  For more info, contact Erin Griffin (sscclgbtq@sccd.ctc.edu)

Saturday, January 31

Community Gathering of Anti-Racist Educators

Please come join other Anti-Racist Educators throughout the region who have attended the Undoing Racism Training as we gather to focus on networking, developing our collective anti-racist analysis and begin to organize together to transform the education system in the Greater Seattle Region. It is critical that participants have completed an Undoing Racism training prior to attending this gathering.  The meeting will take place on Saturday, January 31st from 10:30am – 1:30pm at El Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Ave S, Seattle. **Please RSVP.  Lunch will be provided. For more information or to RSVP contact: Dustin Washington - dwashington@afsc.org
206 632 0500 x14 or John Page - jpage@afsc.org

 Scholarships & Academic Opportunities!

The Morris K. Udall Scholarship

Deadline: Contact: See Jo Anderson, 206.768.6455 or janderson@sccd.ctc.edu no later than Tuesday, February 3rd to apply.
The Morris K. Udall scholarships provide up to $5,000, or the cost of tuition, fees, books, room and board, whichever is less, to sophomores and juniors who have demonstrated a strong academic record and outstanding potential for leadership. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit to two groups of students; those who study the environment or related fields, and those with Native American or Native Alaskan backgrounds who study health care or tribal public policy.
Visit the Udall Foundation Website: www.udall.gov
Applicants must:

1. Be a US citizen
2. Have a Cumulative 3.5 GPA or higher
3. Be a college student with sophomore or junior standing in the academic year 2006-2007.
4. Be either studying the environment or related fields or a Native American or Native Alaskan and studying health care or tribal policy

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - February 4-6, 2009
Tacoma/Olympia

2009 LEAP Education Conference and Legislative Day

We are proud to announce that LEAP’s (Latino/a Education Achievement Project) 10-year anniversary will be celebrated at the organization’s 2009 Education Conference and Legislative Day. As in the past, there will be educational workshops, a college fair, legislative day visits with elected officials, student leader and parent presentations, and more.  Folks interested in attending should contact Monica Lundberg (mlundberg@sccd.ctc.edu) or Jo Anderson (janderson@sccd.ctc.edu ).

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