Special Events
 
Opening Reception     Wed., 3/27,  6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Northeastern Illinois University
Welcome:  Rep from Northeastern Illinois University
Speakers:  TBA

Educational March     Thurs., 3/28, 2:45 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
“Campamento César Chávez”
31st and Kostner
Speakers TBA 

Noche de Cultura     Thurs. 3/28, 8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m.  Ball Room, Hyatt Regency
Sponsored by DePaul University and University of Notre Dame
 
Performances by:

 

 Sones de México
Cuerdas Clásicas
Rascuache Rock Group
Conjunto Aztlán
September 11  Round Table Discussion  Fri., 3/29, 1:40 p.m. -2:55 p.m.
"Operation Enduring Freedom and its Effects on the Chicana/Chicano
 Communities."
 
Speakers:
 		 Dr. Teresa Córdova, University of New Mexico
Mr. Jesús García, former Senator, and Executive Director of  Little Village Community Development Corporation
Moderator:  Rusty Barceló 

Film Festival All-Day Event.

It will feature films submitted by the NACCS community, several Chicago-area film makers, and a retrospective of Lourdes Portillo’s work including “Señorita extraviada.”Look for more details in the conference program.

Awards Ceremony  Fri., 3/29, 8:00-10:30 p.m.  Ball Room, Hyatt Regency 
Sponsored by Azteca Foods, Univ. of Minnesota, Northern Illinois Univ. at DeKalb
 
2002 NACCS Scholars: Dennis Valdés
Ruldolfo Anaya
Fredrick Cervantes Premio:  TBA
Community Awards:
 
 

 

 Young Moms Program,  (Latino Youth)
Carlos Tortolero, Executive Director, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Little Village (Women in the Hunger Strike)
Mujeres Latinas en Acción
Sanctuary Program, (Gads Hill Community Center)

Poetry Reading   Sat. 3/30, 7:30-9:00 p.m.  Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Sponsored by NACCS and the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Presenters:

 

 Brenda Cárdenas 
Other writers TBA

Gran Baile Sat. 3/30, 9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Hyatt Regency, McCormick Place:  Ball Room

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