Cultural Events

Cultural Events
Spring 2006

• SPEAKER: Alina Fernandez, daughter of Cuban leader, Fidel Castro

  Thursday, March 30
  7:00 pm
  Alumnae Hall, Haehn Campus Center, CSB

  Fernandez will speak on her experiences growing up in the shadow of Castro. She is the author of a book, “An Exile’s Memoir of Cuba.”
   

• SPEAKER: Dr. Anthony Cortese, Professor at Southern Methodist University will make a keynote address on “Opposing Hate Speech"
  
  Tues, April 4th
  7:30 pm
  Pellegrene Auditorium, SJU

  Cortese's book, Opposing Hate Speech, was nominated for the presitgious Grawemeyer Award in Education. Sponsored by the CSB/SJU Humanities Division.
   

• PANEL DISCUSSION: Immigration Reform—The Challenge to Minnesota

Wednesday, April 5
7:00 pm
Pellegrene Auditorium, SJU

Elizabeth Streefland, Immigration Lawyer
Miguel Diaz, Assistant Professor of Theology, Saint John’s University
Eric Rodriguez, Latino Advocate, Immigrant Freedom Network
Steven Hunter, Executive Director, Minnesota AFL-CIO

Sponsored by the Latino/Latin American Studies Learning Community and Public Policy Learning Community.