INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK KICK-OFF
ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Killen Center - Community Meeting Room # 101
201 W. Sheridan, San Antonio, TX 78204
12 - 2 p.m.
"International Education Week Kick-Off" - celebrates the beginning of International Education Week at the ACCD District Office.
    Keynote speaker, Blake Hastings, is executive director of the Free Trade Alliance San Antonio. The Free Trade Alliance San Antonio is a non-profit organization dedicated to making San Antonio a center of trade in the Americas. In this position, Mr. Hastings is responsible for the staffing and coordination of strategic plan development and trade development initiatives of the Alliance, while serving as a liaison to the institutional members of the Alliance and the community at large.

SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
LOFTIN STUDENT CENTER - FIESTA ROOM
10 - 11 a.m.
"Exploring China" - Professor Xue Feng Bai, Fulbright Scholar from China, will discuss the economic, social and political changes taking place today in China.

NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE
MLH 221
12:30-2:00
Film: El Bola. A Spanish film (English subtitles) about child violence. UNICEF contributed in the making of this movie. The movie explores the life of an 11 year old child in present day Madrid, constantly abused by his father, who discovers through a new friendship that there is hope to escape his horrible life. The film also explores how we, as society, can help to prevent these situations. Contact: Pilar Damron at 348-2419

ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE
Heritage Pavilion
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
International Education Week Kick-Off
- Global Quiz
- International Student Expo
- World Topic Feedback
- Global Studies Opportunity Expo
- World Music

ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE
Heritage Pavilion
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale
Ten Thousand Villages provides vital, fair income to artisans in the developing world by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Items will be priced from $1.75 to $38.00. Hosted by Mike Moran's English 1302 Global Class.

SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
LOFTIN STUDENT CENTER - FIESTA ROOM
10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
"Bridges to the World" - SAC students from Morocco, the Philippines, South Africa, Germany and Israel will talk about their countries' geography, customs, languages and political systems. Also, Dr. Philip Rogers, associate professor of political science, will facilitate a discussion on immigration issues faced in the students' countries.

NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE
Huisache Student Lounge
2:00 p.m.
Bi-okoto, African Dance and Drum ensemble, will perform at Northwest Vista College. This program is made possible by the Carver Center. Contact: Jayne King at 348-2225

NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE
Huisache Banquet room
4-5:15
Film: Land and Freedom by director Ken Loach. A European co-production in 3 languages: English, Spanish and Catalan with no subtitles. The story is about a British young man who decides to join the International Brigades and fight against fascism during the Spanish Civil War. The movie is mainly in English since the main character is from England so it will not be a problem for non Spanish-speaking students. Contact: Pilar Damron at 348-2419

ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE
Heritage Pavilion
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Global Quiz
- International Student Expo
- World Music
- International Cuisine-sample cuisine from around the world - Upper Deck 11:45 a.m. - 1:00

PALO ALTO COLLEGE
AS105
10:00 a.m.
Film Screening: "Granito de Arena" (Grain of Sand) The story of hundreds of thousands of Oaxacan public school teachers whose grassroots, non-violent movement took Mexico by surprise.

SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
LOFTIN STUDENT CENTER - FIESTA ROOM
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
"International EXPO 2006" - International students will exhibit clothing, books, videos, music, food, and other examples of their countries' cultures. Entertainment will include: Mwendo African Drum Troupe, Capoeira-Brazilian martial arts/dance performance, classical Spanish guitar, and dances from Japan, the Philippines, and Peru.

ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE
Turbon Center - Pennant Room
2:00 p.m.
Documentary movie: The Lost Boys of Sudan, an Emmy-nominated feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there, remarkably, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger, a world away from home, they find themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia.

PALO ALTO COLLEGE
Natatorium 202
11:00 -11:50 a.m.
Dance Class: African Dance Ensemble Bi-Okoto
This workshop is designed to create a positive synergy. Participants will experience “the feeling” regardless of formal training. Everyone is welcome even if you just want to watch.

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER - KELLY USA
1:00 p.m. to 3:00,
Live videoconference for faculty: “World Languages in the Community College: The Presidential Challenge.” All faculty, especially those teaching foreign languages, are invited to attend this conference hosted by CCID (Community Colleges for International Development).

SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
"International Film Festival" (Methodist Student Center, corner of Dewey & Belknap)
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Lagaan ("Land Tax/Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India") (2001) - India: A remarkable story about the triumph of the ordinary set in 1890s India. The ruling British have imposed a harsh tax (lagaan) on the farmers, prompting the villagers of Champaner to plead for a waiver. So an arrogant and capricious British commander, Capt. Russell, challenges the villagers to a cricket match: if the villagers win, they'll avoid taxation for three years; if they lose they'll pay the tax three times over.

SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
"International Film Festival" (Methodist Student Center, corner of Dewey & Belknap)
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Tsotse (2006) - South Africa: This Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language film shows that no soul is too far gone to be reformed. After shooting a woman and driving off in her car, Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae), a ruthless thug, is surprised to discover he isn't alone, kept company by a crying infant in the back seat. He grudgingly takes the child home and through his efforts to care for the child he slowly rediscovers his compassion, self-respect and capacity to love.

ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE
Turbon Center - Pennant Room
2:00 p.m.
Documentary movie: The Lost Boys of Sudan, an Emmy-nominated feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there, remarkably, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger, a world away from home, they find themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia.

PALO ALTO COLLEGE
PA100A
2:15-3:30 p.m.
Performance: “Dancing Cultures around the World”
Natyanjali Classical Indian dancers; Huehuecoyotl indigenous Mexican dance group; Michelle Angulo, Flamenco, Jeannette Chavez and Dava Hernandez, Mexican Folklorico; Bi-okoto ,African dance; and student presentations of Tango, Salsa, Folklorico and Belly-dancing

PALO ALTO COLLEGE
LRC 220
1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
Presentation: Argentina and the Exchange Teacher Program
Maria Rosa Marcovechio, SAC Exchange Teacher Universidad de San Juan, Argentina

DISTRICT OFFICES - 201 W. SHERIDAN
Killen Center, Rooms 108-109
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Workshop: Title VIa “Globalizing the Curriculum.” Come learn about opportunities for mini-grants to fund curriculum projects that support internationalization of your courses.