CJ Calendar

February 1, 2012. 5:00pm.

In a media fueled environment where the label “immigrant” has taken on such negative and hateful qualities, the American Immigration Council works to combat these stereotypes by holding up exemplary youth in our communities as examples of the positive contributions young immigrants are making in our country every day. The Immigrant Youth Achievement Award recognizes a young immigrant in the United States whose accomplishments are the embodiment of the immigrant spirit and show a commitment to making a positive impact in their community or the world around them.

The Immigrant Youth Achievement Award is presented at the American Immigration Council’s annual Washington, DC Immigrant Achievement Awards each spring. Past honorees have emigrated from countries such as Ireland, India, Cambodia, China, and Cuba and have made contributions in literature, journalism, music and politics. In determining the selection of a nominee to receive the American Immigration Council’s Immigrant Youth Achievement Award, the selection committee will use the following criteria:

* The honoree must be between the ages of 14 and 25 years of age;

* The honoree must be an immigrant to the United States, including those who have become naturalized citizens;

* The accomplishments of the honoree must reflect more than personal success and should have evidence of a commitment to making a positive impact in their community or the world around them;

* The honoree must be willing and available to travel (at the American Immigration Council’s expense) to Washington, DC for the awards ceremony the evening of Thursday, March 29, 2012. The American Immigration Council will cover the costs of travel and accommodations for the honoree, and for a parent or guardian if the honoree is a minor.

Application Procedure:

Please forward your nominee’s name, address, age, immigration history, and how long  they have been living in the United States to Megan Hess at mhess@immcouncil.org. Please include a thorough synopsis of their contributions and achievements. Additional documentation (newspaper articles, etc) is encouraged. All nominations must be received by 5:00pm EST on February 1, 2012.

Please note it is required that the honoree attend the Washington, DC Immigrant Achievement Awards the evening of Thursday, March 29, 2012.

The nominees will be reviewed by the American Immigration Council. An invitation will be extended by February 10, 2012.

Interested in Cuba? Want to get involved with youth in Cuba? Interested in learning what you can do from the mainland? Want the opportunity to talk to students live in Cuba?

Come see a wonderful presentation from ROOTS of HOPE a network of over 3000 students and young professionals seeking to empower youth in Cuba.

Guest performance by Doble Filo!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxY-2Ruo9BI

Friday, February 3. 5:00-6:30pm at Nau Hall, Room 101 at UVA.

For more info check out the Roots of Hope/Raíces de Esperanza website: http://www.raicesdeesperanza.org/

Raíces de Esperanza, Inc. (Roots of Hope), is a non-profit, non- partisan group that sponsors academic and cultural initiatives focused on empowering youth to become the authors of their own futures Our strategy has been to a) build and unite a student network of campus groups, b) sponsor academic conferences for Cuban-American youth…, c) mobilize youth abroad in solidarity, and d) reach out to our counterparts on the Island. We seek to educate ourselves on the Cuban reality, raise awareness in our communities of this reality, and establish supportive links with young people on the Island.

This event is part of the UVA Minority Rights Coalition Diversity in Education Series

Monday, Feb.6th @7pm in UVA’s Newcomb Art Gallery

Join the Latino Student Alliance this coming Monday for a very special guest speaker, Amanda Fernandez, the Vice-President of Diversity & Inclusion for Teach For America. She will give a presentation and answer questions you may have about Teach for America, Education reform, and the state of Latinos in education in the US.

If you’re interested in Latinos in Education this is the perfect opportunity to meet someone to give you the opportunity to create change. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are all welcome!

Info about Amanda Fernandez:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-fernandez

Info about Teach For America: http://www.teachforamerica.org/node/218

A great article about Latino teachers: http://nbclatino.tumblr.com/post/13740174724/latino-teachers-wanted

FEBRUARY 9, 2012: CJ WORKSHOP

May I See Some Identification, Please?
Immigrants’ Interactions with State and Local Government in Virginia

What: This workshop will include two separate presentations:

First, Sergeant Sean Hackney of the Albemarle County Police Department will discuss identification issues during interactions with law enforcement.

Second, Tim Freilich, Legal Director of the Legal Aid Justice Center’s Immigrant Advocacy Program, will present an overview of bills being considered by the General Assembly that are of particular interest to Virginia’s immigrants.  There will be an opportunity for questions following each presentation.
Who: Attorneys, law enforcement officers, educators, service providers, social workers, therapists, church leaders, community members and anyone interested in learning more about the laws in place that affect the Latino community and about the unique challenges community agencies face in providing services to Spanish speaking households.

Speakers:

• Sergeant Sean Hackney, Albemarle County Police Department.
• Tim Freilich, Legal Director, Legal Aid Justice Center’s Immigrant Advocacy Program in Charlottesville, VA.

When: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:00 -11:30am. Registration, coffee & refreshments will begin at 9:40, with speakers beginning at 10:00. No prior registration necessary. Free and open to the public.

Where: Albemarle County Office Building on 5th Street Extended, Meeting Room A. Charlottesville, VA.

Questions: Contact the facilitators, Tim Freilich at tim@justice4all.org or (434) 977-0553 x111, or Martha Trujillo at mtrujillo@unitedwaytja.org or (434) 972-1703.

Download and print a flyer for this workshop here.

This Free Public Talk is for community members who would like to learn more about the Transition Town movement, and for those who cannot make it to the full weekend Training for Transition Workshop.

Friday, Feb. 10, 7:00-9:00pm public talk. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11-12, 9:00am-6:00pm workshop. Both events will take place at CitySpace on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.

The Transition Movement is comprised of vibrant, grassroots community initiatives that seek to build community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis. Transition Initiatives differentiate themselves from other sustainability and “environmental” groups by seeking to mitigate these converging global crises by engaging their communities in home-grown, citizen-led education, action, and multi-stakeholder planning to increase local self reliance and resilience. To learn more visit:  http://transitionus.org.

“Training for Transition” is a two-day workshop designed to introduce the thinking and tools required to empower our community to directly tackle the issues of Peak Oil, Climate Change and the Economic Crisis, by rebuilding community resilience and self-reliance. Transition Initiatives (planned to launch here in Charlottesville) believe that by unlocking the creative genius, skills, and determination of our communities, solutions to these issues will emerge.

They would like to invite representatives of our area’s Latino community to participate in this process. Interpreters will be available.

Friday, February 10th, 7-9pm public talk

Saturday, February 11th, 9 am-6pm

Sunday, February 12th 9am-5pm

Location: CitySpace (Downtown Mall)
100 5th St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Facilitators: Certified Transition Trainers, Fred Brown and Tina Clark

To learn more, see sliding scale cost, and to register, please visit http://transitionus.org/event/training-transition-charlottesville-va or call Joanie Freeman at 434-987-1026.

Several scholarships are available to sponsor low-income and minority community members. Interpretation can be arranged. If you can think of someone who would be interested to take on a leadership role in this new initiative, please have them contact Sarah Frazer at transitioncvilleinfo@gmail.com or (434) 806-4148.

View and share the flyer for this event.

“Training for Transition” is a two-day workshop designed to introduce the thinking and tools required to empower our community to directly tackle the issues of Peak Oil, Climate Change and the Economic Crisis, by rebuilding community resilience and self-reliance. Transition Initiatives (planned to launch here in Charlottesville) believe that by unlocking the creative genius, skills, and determination of our communities, solutions to these issues will emerge.

They would like to invite representatives of our area’s Latino community to participate in this process. Interpreters will be available.

Friday, February 10th, 7-9pm public talk

Saturday, February 11th, 9 am-6pm

Sunday, February 12th 9am-5pm

Location: CitySpace (Downtown Mall)
100 5th St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Facilitators: Certified Transition Trainers, Fred Brown and Tina Clark

To learn more, see sliding scale cost, and to register, please visit http://transitionus.org/event/training-transition-charlottesville-va or call Joanie Freeman at 434-987-1026.

Several scholarships are available to sponsor low-income and minority community members. Interpretation can be arranged. If you can think of someone who would be interested to take on a leadership role in this new initiative, please have them contact Sarah Frazer at transitioncvilleinfo@gmail.com or (434) 806-4148.

View and share the flyer for this event.

CJ Executive Committee Meetings are held at Piedmont Housing Alliance at 1215 East Market St., Suite B, in Charlottesville, VA. These meetings are open to the public. If you would like to attend, please email CJ’s Chair, Martha Trujillo, at mtrujillo@unitedwaytja.org.

DIVERSITY 2012: MARKETING TO LATINOS

An Evening of Networking, Fundraising and Food with Keynote Speaker Michel Zajur, President of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Event Description: Forward/Adelante, Central Virginia’s Premier Bilingual Business Journal, is bringing together a diverse group of today’s influential leaders in business and social causes. Our keynote will be presented by Michel Zajur, President of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Our guest speaker for the evening, Toan Nguyen, will introduce the board members of Community Investment Collaborative (CIC), a new non-profit organization based in Charlottesville.
Date: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm

Venue: Commonwealth Restaurant & Sky Bar in Downtown Mall at 422 East Main St., C’ville.

Presented by: Forward/Adelante

Food: Complimentary steak and cassava skewers and grilled corn or spinach empanadas.

Beverages: Discounted red or white wine! Regular cash bar for all other drinks.

Cost: $20 at door ($16 for current F/A advertisers). $16 advance online purchase.

Registration: You must register to attend this event at http://www.forwardvirginia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=397%3Achapter-6-networking-feb-21st-2012&catid=6%3Afeatured-articles&Itemid=51&lang=en

10% of net proceeds benefit 2 local not-for-profits: HOPE Community Center & Community Investment Collaborative.
About the Keynote Speaker: Michel Zajur, is the President of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and will present a keynote based on Central Virginia’s latest trends and information on the topic of Marketing to Latinos. Today, Zajur stands at the epicenter of Latino professionals and businesses that are engaging in and profiting inside Virginia’s very robust commerce matrix.

February 27-29, 2012 in Fairfax, VA

Does your organization use bilingual staff to help communicate with consumers who are limited English proficient?

Do you know that research shows a decreased level of communication when working with untrained interpreters?

Are you sure that those employees have the right skills and language proficiency to communicate effectively?

If you want to ensure that you are providing quality language services in your organization when you have to use bilingual staff, consider participating in the  Qualified Bilingual Staff Interpreter Training Program for Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
February 27-29, 2012

9:00am-4:30pm

12011 Government Center Parkway, #206

Fairfax, VA 22030

To learn more and to register please visit: http://tinyurl.com/4yepxpq

This three day training is for BILINGUAL STAFF working as informal interpreters in your organization, this is NOT a training for professional or full time interpreters.

The Qualified Bilingual Staff (QBS) training program was developed by Kaiser Permanente for the purpose of increasing our capability for providing linguistically appropriate services to individuals who are Limited English Proficient (LEP). The program targets our system?s bilingual, dual role staff and trains them in proper interpreting practices. THIS DBHDS TRAINING IS FOR STAFF WORKING IN THE AREAS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WHO WANT TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS AND TERMINOLOGY IN THESE FIELDS.

$100 for materials and lunch daily

Maximum 25 participants; register early.

This event is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

CJ Health Promoter Work Group will meet at 3:00pm at the Health Department in Charlottesville. If you are interested in joining this group please email Aaron Miller at child@saracville.org and Nila Saliba at NS7E@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu.

February 27-29, 2012 in Fairfax, VA

Does your organization use bilingual staff to help communicate with consumers who are limited English proficient?

Do you know that research shows a decreased level of communication when working with untrained interpreters?

Are you sure that those employees have the right skills and language proficiency to communicate effectively?

If you want to ensure that you are providing quality language services in your organization when you have to use bilingual staff, consider participating in the  Qualified Bilingual Staff Interpreter Training Program for Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
February 27-29, 2012

9:00am-4:30pm

12011 Government Center Parkway, #206

Fairfax, VA 22030

To learn more and to register please visit: http://tinyurl.com/4yepxpq

This three day training is for BILINGUAL STAFF working as informal interpreters in your organization, this is NOT a training for professional or full time interpreters.

The Qualified Bilingual Staff (QBS) training program was developed by Kaiser Permanente for the purpose of increasing our capability for providing linguistically appropriate services to individuals who are Limited English Proficient (LEP). The program targets our system?s bilingual, dual role staff and trains them in proper interpreting practices. THIS DBHDS TRAINING IS FOR STAFF WORKING IN THE AREAS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WHO WANT TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS AND TERMINOLOGY IN THESE FIELDS.

$100 for materials and lunch daily

Maximum 25 participants; register early.

This event is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

February 27-29, 2012 in Fairfax, VA

Does your organization use bilingual staff to help communicate with consumers who are limited English proficient?

Do you know that research shows a decreased level of communication when working with untrained interpreters?

Are you sure that those employees have the right skills and language proficiency to communicate effectively?

If you want to ensure that you are providing quality language services in your organization when you have to use bilingual staff, consider participating in the  Qualified Bilingual Staff Interpreter Training Program for Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
February 27-29, 2012

9:00am-4:30pm

12011 Government Center Parkway, #206

Fairfax, VA 22030

To learn more and to register please visit: http://tinyurl.com/4yepxpq

This three day training is for BILINGUAL STAFF working as informal interpreters in your organization, this is NOT a training for professional or full time interpreters.

The Qualified Bilingual Staff (QBS) training program was developed by Kaiser Permanente for the purpose of increasing our capability for providing linguistically appropriate services to individuals who are Limited English Proficient (LEP). The program targets our system?s bilingual, dual role staff and trains them in proper interpreting practices. THIS DBHDS TRAINING IS FOR STAFF WORKING IN THE AREAS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WHO WANT TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS AND TERMINOLOGY IN THESE FIELDS.

$100 for materials and lunch daily

Maximum 25 participants; register early.

This event is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services