FILM : MADRES UNIDAS

(Parents Researching for Change)

Tuesday, May 5 * 7-8:30pm * Bolton Hall B52

FREE and Open to the Public

(2002, 58 minutes) - This unique and inspiring documentary follows five immigrant mothers who became involved in an effort to start a new small school for their children and became researchers and videographers to document their journey. Their stories are set in the context of a city-wide school reform and community organizing movement in Oakland, California. The video explores parent participation in the reform through the eyes of the five parent researchers, and reveals unexpected lessons about the barriers to the community participation.

MEXICAN TRAJES FASHION SHOW

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 * 12:45-2pm * Zelazo Center Room 250

FREE and open to the public

Come see UWM Latino students model traditional dresses and outfits (trajes) from several different Mexican states. Sponsored by the Roberto Hernandez Center. For more information, please call (414)229-6156.

Pictures of the Mexican Trajes Fashion Show

FILM: THE NEW LOS ANGELES

Thursday, May 7 * 7-8:30pm * Bolton Hall B46

FREE and open to the public

(2005, 56 minutes) - This engaging documentary explores the complexities of inclusion in Los Angeles - the nation's largest "majority-minority" city and the city with the nation's largest divide between rich and poor. The film provides a riveting portrait of a city in often turbulent transition, beginning in 1973 with the election of African American mayor Tom Bradley and concluding with the political empowerment of Latinos and the election of Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles' first Latino mayor in more than 130 years.