Wednesday, March 30, 2011

NISGUA Tour Underway! 2011 Itinerary

Listado de actividades en espanol.

Our most recently updated itinerary can be found on our website www.nisgua.org.

MINING AND VIOLENCE IN GUATEMALA:
INDIGENOUS WOMEN RESIST

2011 Speaking Tour with Tz’ununija’ Indigenous Women’s Movement

March 28 - April 14, 2011

NEW YORK CITY AND NEW JERSEY: MARCH 28-31

March 28, Monday
11:30am: Lunch with Community Friends in Action
               Grace Lutheran Church,
               9 E. Homestead Ave., Palisades Park, NJ 07650

7:00pm: Presentation at Bluestockings Bookstore
             172 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002

March 29, Tuesday
6:00-8:00am: WBAI Radio Show, http://stream.wbai.org/

4:00-6:00pm: Presentation at New York University
                     Department of Social & Cultural Analysis
                     20 Cooper Sq. 4th Floor, New York, NY

6:30pm: Presentation at 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
             Panel on Mexico, Cuba, and Guatemala
             310 W 43rd St., New York, NY 10036

March 30, Wednesday
10:30am: Presentation at New York University
              Class on “Indigenous Feminisms”
              King Juan Carlos Center, Room 404
              53 Washington Square South, New York, NY

March 31, Thursday
9:20am: WBAI's First Voices Indigenous Radio
             with Tiokasin Ghorthorse
              http://stream.wbai.org/

11:30am-12:30pm: Meeting with American Jewish World Service (Closed)

ROCHESTER, NY: APRIL 1-2
April 1, Friday
6:00 - 8:00pm: Presentation at University of Rochester
                       Presentation will be filmed by Indy Media
                       Dewey Hall 1 – 101, Rochester, NY

April 2, Saturday
1:00pm: Interview with Indy Media

4:30-6:30pm: Potluck dinner with local organizations.
                     NISGUA activist Marilyn Anderson’s house

7:00-9:00pm: Presentation
                     First Unitarian Church of Rochester
                     220 Winton Road South, Rochester, NY 14610

NEW HAMPSHIRE: APRIL 4-5

April 4, Monday
10:30am: Presentation at Marlboro College
              Spanish Classes of Professor Rosario DeSwanson
              Marlboro College, 2582 South Road, Marlboro, VT
              Followed by lunch at 12:50pm

5:30pm: Potluck dinner (Closed)
             United Church of Christ

6:30pm: Presentation taped for Community Access TV
             Open to public, enter building at rear
             United Church of Christ

April 5, Tuesday
8:30am: Meeting with Professor Abigail Abrash-Walton
             Environmental Studies Department
            Antioch New England University, Room 1B
            40 Avon Street, Keene, NH

10:00am: Presentation at Keene State College
               Spanish Class of Professor Patricia Pedroza (room TBA)
               229 Main Street, Keene, NH

2:00 or 2:45pm (Time TBA): TV show recording
              Veterans For Peace
               Manchester, NH

7:00pm: Dinner then presentation
            Manchester Unitarian Universalist Church
            669 Union Street, Manchester, NH

April 6, Wednesday
8:00 or 8:30am (Time TBA):
           Presentation at Southern New Hampshire University
           Dr. Aysun Ficici’s International Business classes
           2500 N. River Road, Manchester, NH

BOSTON: APRIL 6

April 6, Wednesday
1:30 – 3:00pm: Presentation for first Wednesday series
                        Grassroots International in Boston, MA (Closed)

7:00 - 9:00pm: Presentation and discussion
                       Needham Congregational Church
                       1154 Great Plain Avenue, Needham, MA 02492

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND: APRIL 7-9

April 7, Thursday
4:00 – 6:00pm: Presentation at Providence College
                       1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI

6:30pm: Presentation at English For Action
             Voz Mujer Class

April 8, Friday
6:30pm: Presentation at English For Action
            "Action Committee" Sponsored Event

April 9, Saturday
9:00-11:00am: Event with Organización Maya K'iche USA
                      1162 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA

WASHINGTON DC, BALTIMORE
APPALACHIA: APRIL 10 – 12

April 10, Sunday

10:00am: Latin America Solidarity Coalition Conference
               Workshops on strategies to end militarism
               NISGUA and Tz'ununija' will be attending
               Register at: http://www.lasolidarity.org/

2:45pm: SOA Watch March
             More information at: http://soaw.org/  

7:00-10:00pm: Dinner/fundraiser/presentation
                       Home of Amanda Kistler
                       Former NISGUA Accompanier
                       1450 Newton St NW, Washington, DC
                       Please email amanda.kistler[at]gmail to RSVP

April 11, Monday
12:00pm: Brownbag lunch
              Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
              Co-sponsored by Earthworks (No Dirty Gold Campaign)
              1350 Connecticut Avenue NW
              Suite #1100, Washington, DC 20036

2:00pm: Presentation at American University
             Kay Lounge
             4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC

4:30pm: Presentation at Johns Hopkins University
             Rome Building, Room 812
             1619 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC

7:00pm - Red Emma’s Bookstore
               800 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

April 12, Tuesday
Exchange with Southern Appalachia Mountain Stewards and tour of mountaintop removal mine site in Virginia (Closed). Learn more about SAMS VA’s work: http://www.samsva.org/

NORTH CAROLINA: APRIL 13-14

April 13, Wednesday
12:00pm: Presentation at Duke University
             Sponsored by the
             Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
             Durham, NC 27708

7:00pm: Presentation at Wake Forest University
             Sponsored by
             Latin American and Latino Studies
             1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem NC 27106

April 14, Thursday
10:00am: Presentation with the Center for New North Carolinians
            University of North Carolina at Greensboro
            413 S. Edgeworth St, Greensboro, NC

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