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Present:
Will Clarke,
Alex Flores,
Alex Rivero,
Jessica Masterson,
Vincent Garcia,
Alex Buck,
Julie Kaster,
Yongho Kim ===Discussion of why there is low participation=== *Alex Flores: there isn't participation because there isn't anything to do. *Alex Rivero: it's also because there aren't as many latino students as before. ===planning of next meetings=== =====February 13 (next meeting)===== *Alex Flores will present on his research on MEChA *Vincent Garcia will buy a board game from Mercado Central and we'll spend the later half of the meeting playing it. **Yongho will request a routing of $20 in capital funds to cover for the board games. ===Latino Studies Symposium=== *Group votes to approve endorsing the symposium ===Latino Heritage Month (Fall 2005)=== *educational stuff on LHM *Keynote Speaker *Institutionalize the Diversity Weekend Dance as an Adelante! event *Potluck dinner *Van trip *2-3 social events ===Diversity Weekend=== *Currently DW is geared towards Representations of the Self - how women of color represent their identities through arts and performances *Tentative keynote speaker is Toni Morrison *Will Clarke is looking for people who will help him get volunteers to organize DW. Email him at wclarke@macalester.edu ===Signing power, keys=== *Group votes to transfer
signing power from Yongho Kim to Alex Flores, the new treasurer. Will Clarke also has signing powers (from previous year) *Clara Weinstock and Jessica Masterson have the
C-House office keys for Adelante! ===Gerardo Cajamarca=== *group rejects bringing Gerardo Cajamarca, the organizer from Venezuela, to talk about Coke and other issues. *Alex Rivero argues that we have heard too much about Coca Cola
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