Friday, September 10, 2010, at 7pm; doors open at 6pm

Krannert Center, Urbana, IL

This year, prepare yourself for the raging horns, titanic percussion, silky vocals, and supercharged timba of Miami’s Tiempo Libre. Authentically Cuban and irrepressibly modern, this group fuses electric Latin jazz with the seductive rhythms of traditional son for a sound that “relentlessly cooks” (Billboard). For more information click here.

The program is FREE of cost but each school is responsible for all travel arrangements. If your school is interested in participating, please RSVP by Wednesday, September 1, 2010.

DATE: Friday, September 10, 2010 - 9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

LOCATION: Minor Myers, jr. Welcome Center (1211 Park Street Bloomington, IL 61701)

Illinois Wesleyan – Dia Del Estudiante Fall 2010

The official day to turn off the screens, get off the couch, and go PLAY! Visit one or all SIX of these Worldwide Day of Play locations and enjoy tons of FUNtastic activities for the entire family! Saturday, September 25 • time vary – click here for more information WWDOP Flyer.

Interested in joining a team focused on providing McLean County with a quality volunteer program for older adults? YWCA RSVP is looking for an organized individual who enjoys working with volunteers and community organizations to provide quality, mission-based service. For more information click here: RSVP Program Specialist

Thursday, Sept. 9 @ 7pm

Hansen Student Center - IWU Campus (Bloomington, IL)

Have you heard about what’s going on in Arizona? Do you know what Illinois says about immigration? Come learn about the current issues and laws surrounding immigration in the United States. Marti Jones, the Executive Director of the Immigration Project , will be the keynote speaker. An interactive discussion and call to action will follow. Co-sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and SALSA (Spanish and Latin Student Association). Contact: Roshaunda Ross, M.A., 3412 or click here for more events at IWU.

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Sábado, Septiembre 25, 2010 – 9 a.m. a 1 p.m.

Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett, Chicago, Illinois

Escuchen la historia de cómo se forma el restaurante El Portón. Liz nos habla de las adopciones y recursos para los foster parents. Eventos esta semana, comentarios sobre la importancia de Dilo en Español !y mucho más!
Para Mas

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BLOOMINGTON — Opening a new school, said Bloomington Mayor Steve Stockton, is “like opening a birthday gift.”

“Somebody put a lot of thought into the gift they gave you,” Stockton told the 500 students at Cedar Ridge Elementary, one of two new Unit 5 elementary schools to open this fall.

They also were applauded — for 12 minutes! — by more than 100 community members invited by the Cedar Ridge Promise Council, which helps with academic supplies, mentors and volunteers…The Promise Council helps schools get resources to children, said chairman George Galindo, a member of Unit 5’s diversity committee and a State Farm Insurance Cos. Hispanic resource group. The council works with the school parent-teacher group, the Rocket Boosters, on barriers caused by language, poverty and other obstacles.

About 70 percent of Cedar Ridge students come from low-income families and about 30 percent are Hispanic. Most previously attended Brigham Elementary School, which now houses the district’s early childhood education program…

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