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Online Discussion with Award winning Author, Carlos Hernandez

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Join us for an evening with ALA Pura Belpré award winning author Carlos Hernandez. Hernandez won the 2020 ALSC Pura Belpré Author Award for his book, Sal & Gabi Break the Universe. Check out this magical book at your local library and join us as we discuss the adventures of Sal and Gabi.

Rick Riordan Presents this brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence that poses this question: What would you do if you had the power to reach through time and space and retrieve anything you want, including your mother, who is no longer living (in this universe, anyway)?

Carlos Hernandez has published more than thirty works of fiction, poetry, and drama, most notably a book of short stories for adults entitled The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria. He is an English professor at City University of New York, and he loves to both play games and design them.

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Sponsored by AfterCLASS and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University. For more information, please email or call 504.376.9492.

Coronavirus in Latin America: Policy Effects on Human Rights in Northern Triangle

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The third webinar in our series Coronavirus in Latin America, we explore the impact COVID-19 has had on human rights in Central America. With the spread of the virus throughout Central America, where food sovereignty and a decimated healthcare system are already a problem, how are governments, community groups and hospitals responding to the pandemic? Join us for an informal conversation with Noah Bullock, Executive Director and Country Director of Cristosal a human rights organization working in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras with these and many other issues. The panel will be moderated by Stone Center for Latin American Studies PhD candidate, José Nico Cabrera Schneider.

Cristosal
Founded in 2000 as a partnership between Anglican churches in El Salvador and the United States, Cristosal has since 2010 expanded its reach and reputation as one of the leading human rights organizations in the Northern Triangle of Central America. In 2017, Cristosal was selected by USAID to implement a regional project focused on forced migration which expanded Cristosal’s organizational reach into Guatemala and Honduras.

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Photo courtesy “In These Times” June 20, 2020.

Online Summer Book Group for K-12 Educators

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For pre-service, early career and veteran teachers who love reading and learning through literature who want to explore award-winning books for the middle and early high school classrooms. Join us as we read four books that explore stories of coming-of-age from multiple perspectives. Participants will receive a copy of each book and participate in an open discussion with other K-12 educators. We will launch the book group with The Other Half of Happy. The group will meet online and explore the real story behind this award-winning book with the author Rebecca Balrcárcel. Join us this summer as we discover new stories and books for your classroom.

Register here for $15 (includes all 4 books).

All online Zoom meetings are at 7:00 PM CST.

SCHEDULE

• May 26 – The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel
• June 23 – The First Rule of Punk by Celia Pérez
• July 21 – Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernández
• August 25 – The Beast Rider by Tony Johnston and Maria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

Sponsored by the Stone Center for Latin American Studies and AfterCLASS at Tulane University. For more information, please email crcrts@tulane.edu.

Central America, People and the Environment Educator Institute 2021

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This summer educator institute is the third institute in a series being offered by Tulane University, The University of Georgia and Vanderbilt University. This series of institutes is designed to enhance the presence of Central America in the K-12 classroom. Each year, participants engage with presenters, resources and other K-12 colleagues to explore diverse topics in Central America with a focus on people and the environment.

While at Tulane, the institute will explore the historic connections between the United States and Central America focusing on indigenous communities and environment while highlighting topics of social justice and environmental conservation. Join us to explore Central America and teaching strategies to implement into the classroom.

Additional details and registration will be available in the late fall 2020. For more information, please email dwolteri@tulane.edu or call 504.865.5164.