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What's New at CMA?
Meetings
of Board of Commissioners:
- The Board meeting
is scheduled for Friday, October 9, 2009
at 3:00 p.m. in room 315 at the Russell House Student Union, Columbia, South Carolina. For additional
information, you
may contact the Commission at (803)333-9621. As always, this meeting is
open to the public.
Conferences:
2009 On Your Side® Tour With Tavis Smiley

Saturday, October 24
10 a.m. − 2 p.m.
Charleston Convention Center
5055 International Blvd.
North Charleston, SC 29418
Our
partnership with Tavis Smiley features an exclusive five-city U.S. tour
to promote economic empowerment and financial literacy. You'll get a
chance to ask the questions you’ve been wondering about and
receive a straight answer from an experienced professional −
about insurance, finances and employment opportunities at Nationwide.
Next up, South Carolina! Join us at our final stop on the 2009 tour.
We'll be in Charleston on Saturday, October 24, with Tavis Smiley and
Nationwide's On Your Side Tour team. The tour is free and open to the
public. Save time and register today.
2009 Native American Affairs Conference
" Paths for the Generations: Building Ourselves and Our Communities"
November 5th-7th, 2009
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
For more information
on registration, conference information, speakers, and events, click here!
Thanks for making these events successful!
2009 Hispanic Forum and Statewide Community Day
August 14th-15th, 2009
University of South Carolina-Upstate and McAllister Square
Greenville, SC
For more information
on registration, conference information, speakers, and events, click here!
2009 African American Affairs Conference: "Cradle
to Prison Pipeline® Summit"
October 9th-10th, 2009
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
For more information
on registration, conference information, speakers, and events, click here!
Events:
Hispanic
Heritage Month:
September 16th-October 16th 2009
September 2009
- September 15, 2009-First Day of Hispanic Heritage Month
- September 21, 2009--Proclamation Issued by the Governor’s Office to the SC Commission for Minority Affairs
- September
26, 2009-Health Fair and Hispanic Festival-Hour:2-6p.m.–Primera Iglesia
Hispana Bautista-Old Percival Rd. Columbia, SC .-COST:FREE
- September 26, 2009-Latin Festival-Main Street Columbia, SC-11:00a.m.-10:00-p.m.-COST:FREE
- September
29, 2009- 6 pm –Inauguration- Migration Letters in Spanglish- 701
Whaley St building (corner of Whaley y Wayne) en el sector de Olympia.
FREE
- September
30, 2009-MUSC -Medical University of South Carolina-Acoustic guitar
concert by Marco Sartor. Spanish and Latin American Music -Hour: 12:00
p.m. in the Basic Sciences Building, Suite 502 -173 Ashley Avenue. FREE
October 2009
- October
1, 2009-US CENSUS presentation by Diana Salazar “ En Nuestras
Manos” 12:00 p.m. Basic Science Building Suite 100- FREE
- October 3, 2009-7:00 p.m. Inauguration of works by Diana Farfán - 1830 Henderson St. Columbia, SC at 7pm.
- October
4, 2009-Latin American Festival-Hours: 12-6 p.m.-North
Charleston-Wannamker-COST: $10.00 County park-8888 University Bldv. Hwy
78.
- October
6, 2009- Hispanic Celebration-Ft. Jackson-“Embracing the Fierce Urgency
of Now” Guest Speaker- Manny Gaetan-$5.00 tickets(Food Tasting)-Solomon
Center-Hosted by the US ARMY Soldier Support Institute-803-751-4058.
- October 8, 2009- Inauguration of “Jardín Hispano” at the Zoo. For detailed information contact Ivan Segura.
- October
9, 2009- Gran Fiesta Latina- 5:30- p.m. to 8:30 P.m. Harper Student
center Gymnasium 45 Courtney Drive-Downtown Charleston-Cost: FREE
- October
14, 2009-Panel Discussion:”Academic Community Partnerships to promote
equality in health and to reduce health disparities in the Hispanic
population” 12:00 p.m. Basic Sciences Building, Suite 302 45 Courtney
Drive Downtown Charleston FREE food to the first 25 people that attend.
Native American Heritage Month: November 2009
- The Native American Affairs State Conference will be November 5th-8th at the Russell House Student Union Columbia, SC. Purpose of the event is to conduct an action-initiating conference that will unite Native
American Indians and non-Indians with the common goal of improving
collaboration, resources, and services in Native American Communities
to continue to address the Education, Health, Economic, Social, and
Cultural needs of our people; thus, resulting in capacity building
initiatives and specific strategies to alleviate disparities and
improve identified needs. For more information or to register visit www.state.sc.gov/cma/NAconference.html.
- Native American Heritage Week Events at USC-Columbia
- The
12th Annual
Native American Film and Video Festival will be November 5th-8th in
Columbia, SC. During the four day festival, films about and by Native
Americans and international Native Peoples will be shown at the USC
Russell House Auditorium, the Native American Affairs State Conference at USC, and the Nickelodeon Theater. Please visit www.nickelodeon.org
or www.cherokeesofsouthcarolina.com
for more information.
African
American Heritage Month: February 2009
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