CLAS is in Session

Virtual SKY Happiness Retreat

Learn to be calm and confident even through life's challenges! SKY is a fun experiential life-skills training program that helps you develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat spans across 3 sessions, each building upon the previous one, and empowers you with tools such as meditation, yoga, breathwork, self-exploration, and socio-emotional development. The retreat will take place Dec 4th-6th, 2020 and the deadline to apply is December 1, 2020. The Brazilian Student Association (BRASA) would like to offer this retreat for FREE to all students of Latin American origin!

Preview video: https://youtu.be/30rHqYfPgdY
Questions: yesplus.osu@gmail.com / 614-805-7523

Indigenous Languages of Latin America Workshop: Pedagogy & Technology

The Latin American Indigenous Studies Alliance (LAISA), a partnership between Latin American studies centers at Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Utah, is pleased to offer professional development workshops for instructors of Indigenous languages of Latin America. The next workshop, "Taller de lenguas indígenas de América Latina", will be on December 4, 2020. This workshop is virtual and free of charge.

Richard E. Greenleaf Visiting Library Scholar competition is now open!

The Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) at the University of New Mexico is pleased to announce that the Richard E. Greenleaf Visiting Library Scholar competition is now open! Recipients of the award work to promote scholarly use of the Latin American and Iberian collections, focusing on objectives with specific relevance to the UNM Library collections. Scholars will have the opportunity to present their research to faculty and students during their visit to UNM and to submit a brief report. The LAII will assist awardees in identifying and networking with UNM scholars in relevant fields.

Applications are due March 31, 2021.

3rd International Symposium for ILCLA

This year, The University of Georgia Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute will host the 3rd International Symposium for Indigenous Languages and Cultures of Latin America (ILCLA). This event will bring together indigenous leaders, instructors, scholars, and community activists from around the world for a virtual forum on the indigenous languages and cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. The symposium will be held on March 19-20 and March 26-27, 2021 and will be FREE and open to the public.

We invite proposals for a wide range of topics related to indigenous languages and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, with special thematic tracks on indigenous public health, environmental justice, and virtual indigenous language instruction. The deadline to submit a proposal is December 15, 2020.

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