Photographs from Pitzer In Ontario trip to Tijuana

Each semester students explore border issues on a 3-day excursion.

Spanish Language Tables with Pomona Day Laborers

Brought to you by CCCSI and sponsored by Student Senate.

September 16, 2008: Hungry Planet: A Food Justice Event

Changemakers is proud to present photojournalist Peter Menzel and author and editor Faith D'Aluisio and their groundbreaking work, Hungry Planet. This couple travelled the world to research and photograph the critical issues of food justice, and now they are coming to you!

Presentation: Peter Menzel is a freelance photojournalist whose award-winning photographs have been published in National Geographic, the New York Times Magazine, and Time among others. Faith D'Aluisio is the editor and lead writer for the book-publishing imprint Material World Books.

Menzel and D'Aluisio's latest book is another around-the-world exploration of average daily life in 24 countries—focusing on food. Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, details each family's weekly food purchases and average daily life. The centerpiece of each chapter is a portrait of the entire family surrounded by a week's worth of groceries accompanied by interviews and detailed grocery lists. The book received the coveted James Beard Best Book Award in 2006 and was awarded Book of the Year from the Harry Chapin World Hunger Media Foundation.

Menzel and D'Aluisio's first collaboration, Women in the Material World (Sierra Club Books, 1996), which explored the lives of women around the world, builds upon the documentary work of Menzel'’s first book, Material World: A Global Family Portrait (Sierra Club 1994).

Workshop: This workshop is designed for an in-depth discussion and training on local and global hunger issues. Join Hunger Action LA experts to learn for “Hunger Los Angeles 101” and “Eating Healthy, Not Just for the Wealthy.”

Logistics: Tuesday September 16, 2008
Workshop: 2:30-4:00 pm TBA
Dinner and Presentation: 5-7 pm, Founders Room, McConnell Center

September 19, 2008: Teaching Skills Workshop

This workshop was organized for students who are interning or plan to intern at a site that focuses on tutoring, teaching ESL, mentoring, or working with children. It prepared students for their sites through shared knowledge on teaching theories, practices, and strategies. The Teaching Skills Workshop was not meant to replace years of study at the graduate level but rather to provide students with some basic tools/resources for teaching and interacting effectively with the community partners we have.

This workshop was facilitated by DeLacy Ganley, a faculty member of Claremont Graduate University's School of Educational Studies she has been a co-director of its Teacher Education Internship Program since 2004. She started her profession by teaching English and American Studies in high schools and colleges, both domestically and abroad. After personally witnessing the need for public K-12 systems to better prepare their graduates for life and post-secondary education, she became involved in research related to educational reform and teacher education. Along with Dr. Anita Quintanar, Ganley co-oversees the academic aspects of CGU’s highly integrated multiple- and single-subject teacher credential programs as well as its credential programs for Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe Educational Specialists.  The Teacher Education Internship program relies upon DeLacy's background as a K-16 English teacher; her experience working with linguistically and culturally diverse populations; her understanding of how technology can facilitate student learning; and her ability to synthesize and articulate the program's vision and its components.

If you were unable to attend the workshop, view the presentation and the sample lesson plan.

October 28, 2008: Political Justice and Torture

Presentation: Changemakers presents a panel of diverse experts on the pressing issues of political justice and torture. We welcome litigation specialist and former appellate attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Neil Koslowe, who represented detainees of U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with two victories in lead cases in the U.S. Supreme Court. The panel also includes Mr. Clayton Campbell, a renowned political artist whose recent projects include “Words my Son has Learned Since 9-11” and “After Abu Ghraib.” They will be joined by Dr. Jose Quiroga, the current medical director of the Program for Torture Victims, who has treated victims of torture for over 30 years. Please join us and out panel of experts for this important discussion of the pressing political justice issues of today!

Workshop: We invite students and community members with a particular interest in political justice, torture and art for activism to join Clayton Campbell for a private workshop about art for social and political change!

Logistics: Tuesday October 28, 2008
Workshop: 2:30-4:00
Dinner and Presentation: 5-7 pm, Founders Room, McConnell Center

November 6, 2008: Global Public Health and HIV/AIDS

Presentation: Helen Epstein is an independent consultant, writer and research with an extensive background in reproductive and public health and a specialized interest in HIV/AIDS in Africa. She has worked in the effort to develop and AIDS vaccine, and authored the book, “The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa,” an autobiographical account of her 15 years of observing both the epidemic and the reactions to it by Western scientists, humanitarian agencies, and the communities most affected by AIDS deaths. Please join us in this urgent discussion of the largest public health crisis of our generation.

Workshop: TBA

Logistics: Thursday, November 6, 2008

Workshop: TBA
Dinner and Presentation: 5-7 pm, Founders Room, McConnell Center

December: The CCCSI and Pitzer in Ontario 10th Anniversary

Description: Join us for this celebration of community activism and our ten years of social responsibility work! An evening of food, music, performance and partnership! Join former and community partners, current faculty, staff, alumni and current students to hear about the founding and evolution of CCCSI and the Pitzer in Ontario program, past projects and research which have been implemented through CCCSI and our current students' most recent work. Learn about how to get involved!

Logistics: TBA