Lourdes Casal Project

"Many of us like to ask ourselves, 'What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing genocide?' The answer is, you're doing it. Right now."-Aaron Bushnell. QEPD Feb 26, 2024, Air Force active service man who self-immolated in front of the Israeli Embassy to protest killing of 30,000 Palestinians, and the genoicde of millions of Palestinians, funded largely by US tax dollars.

NEXT MONTH: Register Here for our next event!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gustavo-said-syrian-lebanese-immigrant-identification-in-piaui-brazil-tickets-576143469627

The Lourdes Casal Project, the Center for Latin American Studies - Brazil Working Group, the Chancellor’s Office, and Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice invites you to a lecture by:

Prof. Gustavo Fortes Said: At the Edge of Language, we are all "Carcamanos:" Syrian-Lebanese Immigrant Identification in Piauí, Brazil.

Humanitarian Aid donations accepted for Earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey, 100% to be donated to UK-based not-for-profit, Action for Humanity.

Facing repression in the aftermath of the First World War, many Syrian and Lebanese minorities (in 1914, an estimated 300,000) left their homelands within the former Turkish Ottoman Empire in search of a 'new world'. This lecture reflects on the immigration of Syrian and Lebanese to Piauí, Brazil, in the first decades of the 20th century, by highlighting the difficult process whereby Arabic-speakers inserted themselves into a New World cultural context.

Gustavo Fortes Said (PhD in Communication Sciences from University of Vale of Rio dos Sinos) (2006) is Professor - at the undergraduate and graduate levels - at the Federal University of Piauí and sub-coordinator of the Master's Program in Media Processes. Said was general coordinator of postgraduate studies at UFPI and the Interinstitutional Doctorate in Communication Sciences (UFPI/Unisinos). He has experience in the field of Communications and Media Studies, working mainly on the following subjects: imaginary, subjectivity, psychoanalysis, journalism, cultural studies, Arabic immigration to Brazil, media studies, and history of media in Piaui.

TOMORROW: We hope you will join us from 3-5pm at Express Newark at 54 Halsey Street, Newark NJ to hear these amazing speakers!

Please register at the link below. Live-streaming on Zoom will also be available. See you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=444710871187

Streaming link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPNx0BeDHZg

Elva Navarro Acharte is a visual artist, cultural activist and leader. She is a founding member of Abya Yala Arte y Cultura, directed as well as founded Grupo Pullkay.

We hope you will join us this Saturday to listen to her and our other speakers this Saturday!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversatorio-andean-womens-art-and-activism-in-new-jersey-and-new-york-tickets-444710871187

Piece Credit: Elva Navarro Acharte

Patricia Martinez is a key figure in centering the Andean culture of Peru. In addition to being the co-founder of Grupo Cultural Pukllay NY, she is a noted ceramicist and dancer. Learn more about her artwork below:

PatriciaMartinez | United States | Runa Studios Handmade designs by Patricia Martinez. Fine Peruvian Ceramics Runa Studios New York, pottery and more.

Si quieren aprender mas de Lourdes Casal, aquí esta un articulo escrito por Profesora Lomas.
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If you want to learn more about Lourdes Casal, Professor Lomas wrote an article on her.

Prof. Lomas publishes article on Lourdes Casal Center for Latin American Studies, The School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Aqui estan los volanates para el evento en 12 de Nov.
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Here are the flyers for our Nov 12 event!

Conversatorio: Andean Women’s Art and Activism in New Jersey and New York is November 12th! RSVP here.

Conversatorio: Andean Women’s Art and Activism in New Jersey and New York Event Description