Lots of exciting events this week!

Despite yesterday's power outage, Green River Community College is back up and running! And we have a bunch of exciting events this week!

Cinco de Mayo Celebration
May 5, 2010
12-2 pm and 7-9 pm
Main Dining Room, Lindbloom Student Center
Latino Student Union is providing dancing, clowns, food, and celebration to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla. This event is FREE!

The Hapa Project: Kip Fulbeck, Speaker
May 6, 2010
7:30-9 pm
Main Dining Room, Lindbloom Student Center
Captivating videos, performances, and writings, unique monologues and multimedia shows combine with stand-up comedy for a powerful and politically charged edge, leading audiences to honestly consider, "Who Am I?" Professor and Chair of Art and an affiliate faculty of Asian American Studies and Film Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Fulbeck has performed and exhibited in over 20 countries. His critically acclaimed books Paper Bullets: A fictional Autobiography, Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids and Part Asian, 100% Hapa features photographs of multiracials of Asian/Pacific Islander descent.

Who Are You?
May 7, 2010
11 am-2 pm
Main Dining Room, Lindbloom Student Center
Who are you? Where do you come from? Students share their backgrounds and life experiences through performance. Check out this unique program!

Spring Jam
May 7, 2010
7 pm-12 am
Main Dining Room, Lindbloom Student Center
Heat up the student center with Latino Student Union and Latin Rhythms Club! Dance the night away with good music and great company. Sign up in Student Life to pre-purchase tickets.

A Taste of the Rainbow: LGBTQ Leadership Conference
May 8, 2010
8:30 am-3:30 pm
Lindbloom Student Center
Join students, staff, and faculty from colleges around the Puget Sound region to learn how to be stronger advocates for the LGBTQ community. Workshops on topics such as motivation, becoming a more effective ally, diversity within the LGBTQ community, and mental health issues in the LGBTQ community highlight the day. Dr. Patrick Chapman will deliver the keynote, and the day is capped off by a screening of "Straightlaced: How Gender Got us All Tied Up." FREE program, suggested $5 donation.

And if that's not enough, check out our full calendar of events! May is a busy month at GRCC...no excuse not to get involved!

Bryce Hughes