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Thursday
OCTOBER 1

LHM OPENING CEREMONY: AVP OF STUDENT SERVICES DR. LAURIE SCOLARI

Noon-1 p.m. .

Your brain, body and spirit will be enlightened after hearing the heartfelt and history-making leadership story of Dr. Laurie Scolari, 17³Ô¹Ï's beloved Associate Vice President of Student Services, our LHM keynote speaker. Dr. Scolari will present her personal and professional history about her heritage and health triumphs and how she grew up in the lettuce fields of California's Salinas Valley after her mother emigrated to California from Mexico. Laurie's upbringing shaped her into the powerful leader she is today, and hearing from her, will allow your brain to envision your own history and struggles as a launching pad for your present and future successes. Dr. Scolari became a Doctor of Education at San Francisco State University and did her dissertation in First-Generation Students of Color: Easing their Transition to Community College. Her unique health and heritage story will open your eyes to the options of considering healing and hope during this time, and in the future. This social justice soldier is a change agent for communities of color. Event will begin with a chance to win free boba with President Thuy.

Sponsored by ASFC

Thursday
OCTOBER 1

COLEGAS LATINX STUDENT SUCCESS WEBINAR SERIES - Latinx Solidarity with Black Minds Matter

2:30-4:30 p.m.  

These sessions are offered by the Office of Professional Development in collaboration with our Latinx Heritage Month coordinators. We'll watch COLEGAS* webinars together and follow each with a half-hour debrief immediately afterwards. Faculty and staff participants will receive certificates of attendance to submit for PGA/PAA credit.

COLEGAS is composed of Latinx professionals who, through intentional advocacy and coalition building, lead and influence transformational systemic change within the California Community College system. We seek to foster and empower Latinx professionals through mentorship, networking and professional development to ascend and assume leadership roles at the highest influential levels to eradicate systems of oppression to provide opportunities and close the equity gap for Latinx students in higher education.

Sponsored by 17³Ô¹Ï Equity and Education Development Office

For security purposes, we ask that you register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting

Monday
OCTOBER 5

MENTAL HEALTH MONDAY: TRIVIA WITH MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE

Join with Zoom at 1:30-2:45 p.m. (Check back later for Zoom information)

Need to destress? Mental Health Task Force is hosting an LHM trivia event on...Entertainment! Join us as we ask fun questions about your favorite movies and TV shows! 

Sponsored by ASFC

Tuesday
OCTOBER 6

LATINX RESOURCE FAIR

Join with Zoom from 6-8:30 p.m. .

As the Latinx college-going population grows in the state of California, it is our responsibility at 17³Ô¹Ï to ensure that we are providing the resources and support needed for you to be successful.

As such, we have put together a virtual resource fair to familiarize you and your family with our campus programs/services and your 17³Ô¹Ï allies.

Sponsored by Organización Latino Americana (OLA)

Wednesday
OCTOBER 7

COLLEGE HOUR SERIES I: LUMBE - LA MÚSICA Y NUESTROS ANCESTROS W/ MIGUEL GONZALEZ

at Noon-1 p.m. Passcode: Ancestros

The calling on, singing to, and honoring of the ancestors is a practice shared by the Native American and African based cultures that comprise the great complex of what are now known as "Latin" cultures. From the Mexica Dia de Los Muertos in Mexico, to the Yoruban religions of Ifa in Cuba (so-called Santeria) and Candomble in Brazil; and the various Latin American Catholic mixtures with these cultures; We, as colonized and Hispanicized people of mixed Indian, African, and Spanish ancestry, belong to cultures that are held up by our ancestors, even if we have lost some of our connection to them.

Miguel González and Wanda Cuesta--who have worked together over the years to bring Afro-Indigenous awareness to the Latinx community--will lead participants through a musical  invocation of our ancestors with libations, drums, singing, Gaitas (Indigenous Colombian flute), chanting, dancing, and poetry from Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. They will talk about Cumbia as the quintessential mixture of Indigenous, African, and Spanish cultures, and the influence of Indigenous and African cultures on the "Latino" world.

Wanda Cuesta is a vegan chef, singer, and entrepreneur from Cuba, now based in Oakland. Miguel González is a music educator, poet, entrepreneur, and songwriter.

Sponsored by ASFC

Thursday
OCTOBER 8

COLEGAS LATINX STUDENT SUCCESS WEBINAR SERIES — Serving and Supporting California's Latinx College Students Through the Pandemic

Join with Zoom at 2:30-4:30 p.m.  

These sessions are offered by the Office of Professional Development in collaboration with our Latinx Heritage Month coordinators. We'll watch COLEGAS* webinars together and follow each with a half-hour debrief immediately afterwards. Faculty and staff participants will receive certificates of attendance to submit for PGA/PAA credit.

Friday
OCTOBER 9

FEI'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: TO INSPIRE COMMUNITY, DREAM BIG, AND ADVANCE EQUITY

. 8:45 a.m.-12 p.m.

Please join us for a FREE virtual convening to celebrate a decade of FEI’s impact and experience the power of family and community in creating a culture of belonging that inspires college-going aspirations, access, retention and success.

Keynote: Nicole Taylor, President & CEO, Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Dynamic equity minded presentations and facilitated discussions.

As we celebrate our 10th year, FEI continues its commitment to reimagine our educational system to best serve all of California’s future generations.

Invitation Zoom link will be e-mailed. | For more information, please contact fei@fhda.edu

Sponsored by FEI

Monday
OCTOBER 12

MENTAL HEALTH MONDAY - LATINX STUDENT PANEL

at 1:30-2:45 p.m.

Meeting ID: 858 4467 9004
Passcode: 972598
Join by phone: +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)

 In a collaboration with Project Hope Club, ASFC’s Mental Health Task Force presents: LHM Mental Health Student Panel! We will be covering topics such as anxiety during the transfer process, how being in an underprivileged community takes a toll on Mental Health, as well as COVID-19 impacts on the Latinx community!

Sponsored by ASFC and Project Hope

Tuesday
OCTOBER 13

SHAY FRANCO

RSVP to smalldaphne@foothill.edu. Event from 2-3 p.m.

Please join our Leadership Class while they discuss civic engagement and join forces with Bay Area activist Shay Franco-Clausen. Shay will introduce how her intersectionality of being Afro-Latina has empowered her to speak up and speak out! ASFC VP of Senate Arjun will help spread the word about Oct. 19 register to vote deadline, the Ballot Bowl Contest and much more! The Honorable Shay Franco-Clausen is Director, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Chair; Santa Clara County Commission on the Status of Women Community Advocate and Leader Chair; SCC Human Trafficking Commission Corresponding Secretary; California Democratic Party, Black Caucus Director of Equity, Santa Clara County Democratic Party and much more!

Sponsored by ASFC

Wednesday
OCTOBER 14

COLLEGE HOUR SERIES II: LATINX ARTIST & RACE, IMMIGRATION AND SEXUALITY ADVOCATE, FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ

at 1-2 p.m. Passcode: 702850

Please join Latinx Heritage Month in welcoming Favianna Rodriguez as she shares how her identity and intersectionality has shaped her journey, art, and activism. Favianna is the President of the Center for Cultural Power and an SF-based artist and activist. Her art and activism is centered around racial justice, sexual freedom, and eco-feminism.

Sponsored by ASFC

Thursday
OCTOBER 15

COLEGAS LATINX STUDENT SUCCESS WEBINAR SERIES - Intersectional Identity: LGBTQ and Latinx Student Success

—SESSION CANCELED—

California community colleges are critical for Latinx student access, who represent more than 46% of its overall student population. Supporting their continued success in pursuit of a higher education must remain a priority. This webinar series will include strategic conversations on the continued investments and targeted support needed for Latinx students, with specific attention to how research and policy can inform our practice and actions.

COLEGAS is composed of Latinx professionals who, through intentional advocacy and coalition building, lead and influence transformational systemic change within the California Community College system. We seek to foster and empower Latinx professionals through mentorship, networking and professional development to ascend and assume leadership roles at the highest influential levels to eradicate systems of oppression to provide opportunities and close the equity gap for Latinx students in higher education.

Sponsored by 17³Ô¹Ï Equity and Education Development Office. For security purposes, we ask that you register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Friday
OCTOBER  16

HEALTH & WELLNESS DANCE SERIES

at 12-1 p.m.

Come relax and learn and enjoy yourself as ASFC VP of Activities, Jasslie Altamirano and Secretary Mariana Cordero come teach you to dance with some new moves in the merengue dance style!