Spanish mass at Mary Mother of the Church Parish

Sunday, September 2

Mary Mother of the Church is located on Weston Ave., a few blocks off of Losey Ave. in La Crosse. Mass starts at 12:00. If you would like to sing in the choir, arrive at 11:30 to practice. Spanish masses will be held the first Sunday of every month.

Brown Bag Lunch - Language Challenges for Immigrants

Thursday, September 13

Southside Neighborhood Center at 1300 S. 6th St.

Coffee and conversation from 11:30-12:00

Program 12:00-1:00

The first of four brown bag lunches that the League of Women Voters of the La Crosse area has organized, this session will focus on the language challenges of immigrants. Speakers will be Janis Hanson, TESOL Coordinator at UW-L, Jennifer Brunk, Associate Lecturer Department of Modern Languages at UW-L, and Rob Tyvoll, coordinator for English Language Learners in La Crosse Public Schools. These guests have a lot of experience working with non-English speaking immigrants in our area. A representative from the GOAL Program at Western Technical College may also be present.

Bienvenida to Hispanic Heritage Month

Monday, September 17 at 5:30 pm in Valhalla, Cartwright Center, UWL

The kick-off to Hispanic Heritage Month! There will be refreshments, and salsa dancing.

Brown Bag Lunch - Legal Processes of Citizenship

Thursday Septmber 20

Southside Neighborhood Center at 1300 S. 6th St.

Coffee and conversation from 11:30-12:00

Program 12:00-1:00

The second brown bag lunch organized by the League of Women Voters of the La Crosse area. Victoria Seltun, an immigration attorney from Eau Claire will be speaking and answering questions at this session. We will also have a gentleman from Mexico who went through the long legal process to become a U.S. citizen. His perspective on immigration policies should prove interesting.

Western Wisconsin Rural Immigration Summit

Tuesday, September 25 at Memorial Park Pavilion in Arcadia, WI

Presentations include: History of Immigration in Wisconsin; Rural Wisconsin and Latino Labor; The Impact of Emigration on Mexican Communities, Families, and Emigrants; Federal Immigration Policy; Life of Latino Immigrant in Wisconsin; and Economic Impact of Immigration in Wisconsin Communities.

Cost is $10.

View pamphlet.

Movie Showing - Volver

Tuesday, September 25

6:30 pm, 130 Reinhart Center, Viterbo Campus

UWL Spanish Club meeting

Tuesday, September 25

7 pm, 208 Graff Main Hall

Questions? Contact uwlspanishclub@hotmail.com

Brown Bag Lunch - Racial and Ethnic Aspects of Immigration

Thursday Septmber 27

Southside Neighborhood Center at 1300 S. 6th St.

Coffee and conversation from 11:30-12:00

Program 12:00-1:00

The third brown bag lunch organized by the League of Women Voters of the La Crosse area. Professor Jonathan Majak, instructor from UW-L, will talk about the racial and ethnic aspects of immigration policy and how that has impacted legal, economic and social life of racial and ethnic minorities.

Teatro del Pueblo

Thursday, September 27 at 7 pm in Valhalla, Cartwright Center, UWL

$2 students; $5 faculty/staff; $7 general public. Tickets go on sale Thursday, September 6.

Latin American Student Organization is cosponsoring this event.

Teatro del Pueblo will be performing Echoes of a New World by Ric Oquita and original music by Cristian Amigo. It is a story about two sisters who discover their grandmother's trunk that transports them back in time. Echoes from the New World reveals a suspenseful tension between sisters who simultaneoulsy fear and are captivated by the power of the trunk's magic. Through their travels and encounters with satirical characters and events within Latin American history, these sisters are able to connect with each other and audiences in ways we've never seen before.

Teatro del Pueblo is a small, non-profit Latino theater located in St. Paul, MN, whose mission is to promote cultural pride in the Latino community, to develop and support Latino talent, to educate the community at large about Latino culture, and to promote cultural diversity in the arts.