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September 2009
Date Description Time Location
September 17
Thursday		 Dream Act Forum
Sponsored by L.U.N.A. and the ODEI
Panel discussion to learn more about what can be done to pass the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act in Congress, which would allow many immigrant students to fulfill their American dreams. Free and open to the public.		 6:30-7:30 p.m. Craig Auditorium
(233 GEB)

October 2009
Date Description Time Location
October 7
Wednesday		 Latino Youth Day Schedule

8 a.m. Registration — room 212 in the Nerman Museum
9:00 a.m. Welcome— M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Auditorium, Nerman Museum
9:20 a.m. Breakout sessions including information on admission, financial aid, scholarships and International and Immigrant Student Services — Hudson Auditorium
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Latino Fiesta Day, featuring a performance by Son Venezuela, games, free food and an introduction to JCCC’s LUNA (Latinos United: Now and Always) club — the Plaza Commons
1-1:40 p.m. Campus tour
For more information, contact the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at ext. 3429.

 8 a.m.-1:40 p.m. Nerman Museum
October 12
Monday		 JCCC Peacekeepers Training - Staff and Faculty Session
Alanna Berger and Dr. Blaise Liffick ,founders of the Silent Witness Peacekeepers training program, will be on campus to help us establish a JCCC program. Peacekeeper training teaches strategies for non-violent resistance akin to that for college students and non-violent demonstrators during the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Space is limited. Please contact the ODEI at ext. 4327 or register online.		 1-3 p.m. 232 Carlsen Center
October 12
Monday		 Silent Witness Peacekeepers: Free Speech Presentation
Alanna Berger and Dr. Blaise Liffick ,co-founders of the Silent Witness Peacekeepers Alliance, will speak on the subject of free speech. This event is free & open to the public.		 6-8 p.m. Craig Auditorium
(233 GEB)
October 13
Tuesday		 JCCC Peacekeepers Training - Counselors and Others “Detox Methods” Session
Alanna Berger and Dr. Blaise Liffick ,founders of the Silent Witness Peacekeepers training program, will be on campus to help us establish a JCCC program. Peacekeeper training teaches strategies for non-violent resistance akin to that for college students and non-violent demonstrators during the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Space is limited. Please contact the ODEI at ext. 4327 or register online..		 9-11 a.m. 101 A & B Regnier Center
October 13
Tuesday		 JCCC Peacekeepers Training - Student Session
Alanna Berger and Dr. Blaise Liffick ,founders of the Silent Witness Peacekeepers training program, will be on campus to help us establish a JCCC program. Peacekeeper training teaches strategies for non-violent resistance akin to that for college students and non-violent demonstrators during the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Space is limited. Please contact the ODEI at ext. 4327 or register online.		 2-4 p.m. 101 A & B Regnier Center
October 16-17
Fri.-Sat.		 “Autism Spectrum Disorder: Beyond the Diagnosis II” Conference
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October 23 Southeast Asia Day    
       

November 2009
Date Description Time Location
November 3 The Soloist Free Jazz Performance
Some of Kansas City’s top jazz bassists will present a rousing program of jazz favorites and original compositions. see more		    
November 5
Thursday		 Steve Lopez, author of The Soloist
 		 9:30-10:30 a.m. Polsky Theater
November 6
Friday		 Movie: The Soloist Noon and 7:30 p.m. Craig Auditorium
(233 GEB)