On November 23, 2009 the MAMAs presented several classical guitars to Centro Hispano for use in their youth music instruction program as part of the MAMAs’ continuing mission to put musical instruments in kids’ hands.
Accepting the guitars was Kent Craig, Director of the Centro Hispano Institute for the Cultural Arts.
The guitars are 7/8-size nylon string, perfect for kids and as learners for adults. The guitars were purchased from Good-n-Loud Music in Madison. They provided the MAMAs with a generous dicount on the price through Yamaha and even threw in a couple of the cases.
Channel 3 News and La Communidad newspaper were on hand o rport the event, which appeared on Channel 3 news.
For immediate release Contact: Dennis Collier Pax Christi Madison 608-516-1656 Prayer, Vigil Recall Oppression in Latin America Nine days of prayer, called a Novenario, in memory the victims of violence and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in the Madison area November 14-22. A vigil at Centro Hispano, 810 West Badger Road, Madison, at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 22, will conclude the nine days. The Novenario and vigil are also an expression of support for efforts to close the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia, where the United States Army trains soldiers and police from Latin American and Caribbean countries. The annual School of the Americans Watch vigil is being held November 20-22 at Fort Benning. SOA Watch seeks to close the school, now called the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, because its graduates have been found responsible for some of the worst human rights atrocities in Latin America and the Caribbean since the school’s founding in 1946. The coup in Honduras earlier this year was headed by graduates of the SOA. The vigil at Centro Hispano will feature prayer, music and witness talks from Latin American natives about conditions in their home countries of Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Peru. The event will also include a social. There will be house meetings at homes throughout the Madison area the first eight days of the Novenario. These gatherings will include prayer, discussion of the situation in Latin America and refreshments. Persons are welcome to attend one or more of these house meetings or to participate in the Novenario by spending a few minutes each day remembering or offering prayers for Latin Americans who have been killed, tortured or abused in some other way. Copies of the Novenario, locations of the house meetings and information about the vigil, are posted on the Centro Hispano website, www.centrodane.wordpress.com. The Novenario and vigil are sponsored by Pax Christi Madison, the local chapter of the international Catholic peace movement. This is the fifth consecutive year a vigil has been held in Madison on the same weekend as the annual School of the Americas Watch vigil at Fort Benning, Georgia. The vigil at Fort Benning has been held annually since 1995 on the weekend closest to the anniversary of the murders by SOA graduates of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter at the University of Central America in San Salvador, El Salvador. This year marks the 20th anniversary of their deaths. In recent years, the vigil at Fort Benning has drawn around 25,000 people. More information on that event is available at www.soaw.org.
Homes for the SOA Novenario – November 14 to 22, 2009
Date
Time
Name
Address
Saturday Nov.14
5:00pm
Lourdes Angeles
Pray the Rosary
608-850-3328
800 Centenial Pkwy. Waunakee, WI 53597
Sunday
Nov. 15
5:00pm
Rocío Ramírez
Pray the Rosary
608-274-6143
2816 Warner Lane
Fitchburg, WI 53713
Monday
Nov. 16
5:00pm
Leticia Ramírez and Ernesto Vargas
Pray the Rosary
608-467-8369
2329 Chalet Gardens Rd #207, Fitchburg, WI 53711
Tuesday
Nov. 17
5:30pm
Rachel Rodríguez
Cell – 513-5541
Work 608-663-4275
201 East 3rd St.
Waunakee, WI 53597
(Across from St. John’s School)
Wednesday
Nov. 18
5:00pm
Lorena Aguirre
608-469-6089
Pray the Rosary
2013 Greenway Cross #1
Fitc2329 Chalet Gardens Rd Fitchburg, WI 53713
Thursday
Nov. 19
5:00pm
Rosa Murillo
608-692-4134
733 Jacobson Ave. Madison, WI 53714
Friday
Nov. 20
5:00pm
Ana Murillo (Her birthday)
608-332-6735
Pray the Rosary
Bring prayer to bless their home and blessed water.
Check out this nice video highlighting filmaker Alex Rivera’s visit to Centro Hispano last week. This was such an amazing collaboration between the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison and Centro Hispano as well as many other community organizations. I’m sure this partnership will continue to postively impact the community in the future.
It is with extreme pleasure that Centro Hispano announces Benjamin “Ben” Rodriguez as the recipient of the 2009 Roberto G. Sánchez Award for promoting educational opportunities in the Latino community.
Throughout his life, Mr. Rodriguez has been an essential link between the Latino community and institutions of higher education. His outreach to local high schools and low income neighborhoods has inspired Latino engagement in public service initiatives and built leadership.
Mr. Rodriguez has an impressive list of accomplishments. He created the UW-Student Job Center, helped found the First Wave Spoken Word program, and was not only the Director of the Academic Advancement Program but also the Madison Mentor Program. As cofounder of LAFSA (Latina/o faculty, staff, and graduate students) Mr. Rodriguez has promoted recruitment and retention of many first generation college students.
As an assistant dean at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Mr. Rodriguez has been an integral part of the lives of the students he advises, assisting them with their finances, personal issues, and overcoming racism. His ability to build community is further demonstrated by the admiration of the students he serves. As nominator Assistant Dean Consuelo Springfield states, he has “enabled young people to feel good about themselves and their ability to pursue education.”
Centro Hispano Executive Director Peter Muñoz adds, “Each year Centro recognizes an individual in honor of UW-Madison Prof. Emeritus Roberto Sanchez for his life-long dedication to help students realize a bright future through academic achievement. To this end, we are pleased that Ben Rodriguez has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Award for his work to help students achieve their higher education goals.”
Mr. Rodriguez has always been a leader in initiatives for Latino opportunity in higher education. His continued work for Latinos in education makes Ben Rodriguez a highly deserving recipient of the 2009 Roberto G. Sánchez Recognition Award.
Ben Rodriguez will receive the Roberto G. Sánchez Award at Centro Hispano’s Annual Banquet on November 6th 2009 at the Concourse Hotel.
Call Centro Hispano at (608) 255-3018 or email kent@chdc.us to reserve a seat.
COME TO… VENGA A…. La Fiesta de Apertura del programa Juega Y Aprende del Centro de Recursos para la Familia The Family Resource Center’s Play and Learn Kickoff Party Costo: Gratis Cost: Free Cuando: Miércoles 4 de Nov. 2009 Hora: 1:00-3:00 PM Donde: Family Resource Center 810 W Badger Road Madison, WI 53713 608-251-0355 When: November 4, 2009 Time: 1:00-3:00 PM Where: Family Resource Center 810 W Badger Road Madison, WI 53713 608-251-0355 Come join in celebrating the success of The Family Resource Center’s redesigned parenting program; a community collaboration between FRC, Wisconsin Public Television, and Edgewood College. There will be a dinner, fun prizes and a chance to socialize with each other. Venga a celebrar con nosotros la nueva serie de talleres para padres ofrecidos en el Centro de Recursos para la Familia. Una colaboración comunitaria entre El Centro de Recursos para la Familia, La Televisión Pública de Wisconsin y la Universidad Edgewood. Habrá comida, lindos premios y oportunidades para hacer nuevas amistades. WIN A FREE JUST- MY- SIZE ELMO!! Gane Gratis – ¡UN ELMO de mi tamaño!! Romilia Schlueter, B.S, M.A Supervisor Family Resource Center of Dane Co. 810 West Badger Road Madison, WI 53713 Phone (608) 251-0355 FAX (608)251-0393
Check out this video featuring the newest mural in our break room. Thanks to Madison Community Foundation and the Wisconsin Arts Board for making these murals possible.
It is with extreme pleasure that Centro Hispano announces Benjamin “Ben” Rodriguez as the recipient of the 2009 Roberto G. Sánchez Award for promoting educational opportunities in the Latino community.
COME TO… VENGA A…. La Fiesta de Apertura del programa Juega Y Aprende del Centro de Recursos para la Familia The Family Resource Center’s Play and Learn Kickoff Party Costo: Gratis Cost: Free Cuando: Miércoles 4 de Nov. 2009 Hora: 1:00-3:00 PM Donde: Family Resource Center 810 W Badger Road Madison, WI 53713 608-251-0355 When: November 4, 2009 Time: 1:00-3:00 PM Where: Family Resource Center 810 W Badger Road Madison, WI 53713 608-251-0355 Come join in celebrating the success of The Family Resource Center’s redesigned parenting program; a community collaboration between FRC, Wisconsin Public Television, and Edgewood College. There will be a dinner, fun prizes and a chance to socialize with each other. Venga a celebrar con nosotros la nueva serie de talleres para padres ofrecidos en el Centro de Recursos para la Familia. Una colaboración comunitaria entre El Centro de Recursos para la Familia, La Televisión Pública de Wisconsin y la Universidad Edgewood. Habrá comida, lindos premios y oportunidades para hacer nuevas amistades. WIN A FREE JUST- MY- SIZE ELMO!! Gane Gratis – ¡UN ELMO de mi tamaño!! Romilia Schlueter, B.S, M.A Supervisor Family Resource Center of Dane Co. 810 West Badger Road Madison, WI 53713 Phone (608) 251-0355 FAX (608)251-0393