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EVENT NEWS / March 12, 2009

Cultural Center at Boise State Marks Cesar Chavez Memorial Week with Films, Performances

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The Boise State University Cultural Center will hold a week of events in honor of farmworker activist Cesar Chavez. All events are free and open to the public.

• March 30-April 2: Educational display on the life of Chavez, Student Union Atrium.

• March 30: Screening of part one of the film “Chicano!” from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room.

• March 31: Birthday cake and a performance by Danza Azteca Queztacoatl, a 16-member dance troupe wearing traditional and historical regalia, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Quad. Part two of “Chicano!” will be screened from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Student Union Farnsworth Room.

• April 1: Part three of “Chicano!” from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Student Union Forum.

• April 2: “Identity Development of Latin@s” workshop, 10:30 a.m. in Business Building Room B102B.

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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, March 12, 2009