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AUSTIN TX: E Newsletter - June 2010
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iChoose Conference
Thurs., June 24, 9am to 4pm UT LBJ School of Public Affairs (2315 Red River St.)
iChoose is a free city-wide teen summit to educate and empower young people to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually-transmitte d infections. Teens 13-18 are invited to workshops on healthy relationships, abstinence, reproductive anatomy, family planning, talking to parents about sex, alcohol, college readiness, GLBTQ issues, and much more. Lunch and a t-shirt will be provided to all participants, prizes will be offered, and performances by The Cipher, Picture Perfect Clique, and teen artists will be held throughout the day. Latinitas will be providing a workshop on public service announcement production focused on the topics of the day. Register on iChoose's website. Volunteer Informational Interested in lending your time or skills to Latinitas in 2010. We are seeking for teens or adults interested in writing, photography, helping girls, events and more. The volunteer informational is a great way to hear about current opportunities. RSVP at volunteer@latinitas magazine. org.
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Summer Camp Film, Sports and Arts.
Latinitas summer camps begin next week (registration is still open) with Hollywood camp (June 21-25),a week of fun film making activities for girls in grades 6-8th. Campers will meet actors, directors and others in the entertainment business. Just in time for the World Cup, Latinitas second week of camp focuses on Sports Journalism (June 28-July 2). Girls will interview Austin Aztex soccer players and UT athletes, as well as participating in kayaking and yoga exercises, in which they will report upon! Lastly, girls in 4th-8th grades are welcome to join us for Latinitas Media Arts camps (July 12-16) that will the artistic side of photography, video, web design. This camp is open to 4th-8th graders. For registration or scholarship information email latinitascamps@ yahoo.com.
Latinitas on Austin Live! City Awards Latinitas Tech Grant
Latinitas was thrilled to receive "Grant for Technology Opportunities Program" (GTOPs) award from the City of Austin for its 2010-2011 program year. Latinitas will be introducing more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities into their digital media after school programming and will invite STEM professionals and college students to speak at its 20 clubs in Central Texas. GTOPs provides money to Austin organizations and citizen's groups for a broad array of citizen driven technology and literacy access programs. Club Latinitas Recap Cooking shows, Latina icon research and stop-motion film making were just a few Spring activities in Club Latinitas. "La Chica Cocinita" was produced nearly 10 times at multiple Central Texas schools as a food show production exercise. "The Food Network has multiple 'Mexican' or 'Latino' cuisine experts, yet none of them are Latino, themselves. The lesson not only teaches the fundamentals of creating a 30 minute show, but also provided a healthy recipe for Latino families," says Latinitas' club leader and activity author Leslie Guerrero. The shows can be viewed on Latinitas' YouTube channel.
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Program Volunteers Latinitas continues to seek volunteers willing to donate 1-2 hours per week between the hours of 3 and 6pm. Program volunteers assist our program leaders with digital media and cultural activities. No training necessary. Spanish a plus! Scholarship Drive – Make a Gift Make a girl''s dream come true! Give the ultimate gift – the gift of education. Help support the Latinitas Scholarship Fund which provides scholarships for promising Latina leaders in high school and college. For more information about donating, starting a giving circle or hosting a third party fundraiser, email Laura Donnelly Gonzalez at laura@latinitasmaga zine.org or call 512.447-4440 x137. You can also make a secure online gift towards our scholarship fund at: http://www.active. com/donate/ latinitas | ||
