Writing Poetry / Escribir Poemas

Please submit some of your own poetry in the spirit of our recent anthology: Cool Salsa! Your poems can rhyme or be free form and if you'd like to perform/read them at our book circle, that would be awesome!!!

Also, don't forget our salsa contest on Thursday . . . bring your best!! I'll provide the chips!

God made you brown, mi'ja
to wear as a crown for you are royalty -
a princess, la raza nueva,
the people of the sun.
It is the color of Chicana women -
leader/madres of Chicano warriors
luchando por la paz y la dignidad
de la justicia de la nacion, Aztlan!!

Education not Incarceration

Education not Incarceration Forum
November 10, 2009
San Diego City College
Room D121

Organized by City College MEChA & Chicano Mexicano Prison Project

Please reflect on the panel speakers you heard - discuss some of the things you learned from the forum and talk about how the topics the speakers discussed are reflected in your own lives.

Rihanna breaks silence about domestic violence

Rihanna told interviewers she feels ashamed about falling for Chris Brown and says she left him as an example for other young women who might be in abusive relationships - she warns other young women to not be blinded by love - watch video clip below:

Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes' -- latimes.com

The Road Less Traveled - Writing Contest

We often travel the familiar road, the most certain route. However, sometimes we take a road less traveled because our hearts tell us, "You need to step off the safest path. It is time. Don't worry about what others think. Do it because you know it is right for you."

In a short story, essay, memoir, poem, or graphic panels, describe an action you took, not because it was easy and expected, but because your heart told you to take a different direction, and as a result, you arrived at a new destination.

Awards:
If you piece is chosen as a winner, it will be read aloud at a public reading and published in a statewide magazine.

Deadline:
November 15, 2009

School Goals for the New Term

Now that you've received your report cards, reflect on areas you did well on, as well as those that could use improvement. Pick 3 goals for the next term and talk about how you plan to achieve these goals. Make two of them academic goals and the third a social goal. Don't forget to include what steps you are going to take to achieve these goals!!!