Living Without Borders / Viviendo Sin Fronteras

Registration, meet and greet

Come to the Student Union Green Room to sign in, pick up your program, let us know you're here, and begin meeting the other folks who have gathered for the encuentro.

Room: Student Union Green Room.

Welcome

Opening plenary session.

Room: Student Union Theater

Film: Made in L.A.

Made in L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from a trendy clothing retailer. In intimate verité style, Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman’s life as they are gradually transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply human, Made in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity, and the courage it takes to find your voice.

Room: Student Union Theater.

Film discussion and open questions

Discussion following the film showing.

Room: Student Union Theater

Registration / Breakfast

Room: 208A

Opening Ceremony and agenda overview

An opening ceremony with Fe — Xicana Indigena artist, activist, academic, community & event organizer, poet & performer, of In Lak Ech and Mujeres de Maiz.

Room: 208A

Workshop Block 1

• Connecting Struggles: Sex Workers' Rights (Crystal Jackson). Room 209.
• Cracking Open the Corporate University: Rethinking Humanity through Ethnic Studies, Student Activism and Beyond (Alicia Caballero-Christenson and Claudia Sofia Valdivieso Defaz). Room 207.
• Activism Through Lyrics and Music (Paria B and Pan de Sal). Room 222.

Workshop Block 2

• How to Defend Social Justice Through Language (Anita Tijerina Revilla). Room 209.
• Race, Gender, and Violence — engaging students across social boundaries (Karoline Khamis). Room 207
• Mujeres de Maiz — Harvesting Hope and Healing in your Community Through the Arts (Felicia Fe Montes). Room 222.

Lunch

Empanadas by Delicias Colombianas. Vegetarian/vegan options provided by Food Not Bombs Las Vegas.

Location: La Casita / Multicultural Center

Organizations and vendors

During this afternoon break, participants are encouraged to check out hte vendors and organizations who will be tabling in Room 213.

Keynote: Hilda García

A talk by Hilda García, a participant in La Mujer Obrera autonomous women's community in El Paso, Texas. Q&A to follow after the talk.

Workshop block 3

• No Human Being is Illegal! Ending the Criminalization of Im/migrants (Joanna Núñez). Room 209.
• The Effects of Colonization/Healthism on Body Image (Gracie Sandoval). Room 207.
• Workers Without Borders: internationalism, immigrant labor organizing, and building working-class solidarity across political boundaries (Paul Lenart). Room 222.

Day-end plenary

• Closing remarks
• Debrief
• Next day overview

Room: 208A.

Free concert featuring...

• Pan de Sal
• Fe
• Paria B
• EarthStonez
• DUWOPRose The Vinylist

Location: Student Union Courtyard

Action in Solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers

We invite all encuentro participants to join us in a picket against Chipotle in protest of the ongoing exploitation of farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida. Chipotle purchases tomatoes from tomato growers in Immokalee, and refuses to sign an agreement that would guarantee tomato-pickers a living wage and ensure labor rights.

Location: Meet at the Student Union building on Maryland Parkway before 10:00am.

Workshop block 4

• Criminalization of People of Color and Prison Abolition (Susie Demisse). Room 224.
• Allies All (Lois Rita Helmbold). Room 222.
• No Borders, No State: Anarchism, Immigration Freedom, and the Interconnection of Struggles (Charles Johnson). Room 209.

Lunch

Tinga y tostadas by Delicias Colombianas. Vegetarian/vegan options provided by Food Not Bombs Las Vegas.

Location: La Casita / Multicultural Center

Workshop block 5

• Creating a Borderless and Envirolicious World: Visions of Autonomous Communities (Evelyn Marcelina Rangel-Medina). Room 224.
• Jotería Resistance: Sustaining Our Communities Through Knowledge and Dialogue (José Manuel Santillana and Nolo). Room 209.

Keynote: Rinku Sen

A talk by author Rinku Sen (The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization). Q&A to follow after the keynote address.

Closing plenary.

Room: Student Union Theater.