Through the SEE Your World theme, we want to engage students and the college community in exploration of the social, economic, and environmental issues in their community and in the world. For more information and for a list of learning outcomes related to the theme go to the SEE Your World webpage: http://www.cgc.edu/see.

Wednesday February 1, 1 pm and 6 pm, and Thursday February 2, 6 pm, Calculus: The Musical, PAC
Calculus: The Musical! is a comic “review” of the concepts and history of calculus. It was born as a teaching tool in one of the performer's classroom. He found that setting formulas and rules to music helped his students learn and retain tricky information. “Maxima” and “minima” is an abstract concept to a lot of us, but when sung as a rousing “Can-Can” chorus, it’s fun and easy to remember! A blend of sketch comedy, musical theatre and classroom lecture, MATHEATRE has created a performance piece to show that although calculus is used in rocket science, well…it isn’t exactly rocket science. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Scott Adamson, 480.732.7031.

Saturday, February 11, Into the Trees, 7 am-1:00pm, meet in Pavilion
Students pick citrus fruits in order to assist the annual citrus gleaning efforts of the United Food Bank. This service benefits those in need who can eat these citrus foods in order to sustain their lives, it increases the quality of life of homeowners and reduces their risk of attracting roof rats, and decreases the food wastage by eliminating spoiling citrus fruits by the tons. Through their experience, students get a feel for what migrant workers do to make money.To participate in this event, contact Chris Schnick, 480.732.7186.

Tuesday, February 21, The Harvest/La Cosecha, 12:40-2:00 pm, SC140-144 and 7:00-8:30 pm, C110
Every year there are more than 400,000 American children who are torn away from their friends, schools, and homes to pick the food we eat. Zulema, Perla, and Victor labor as farm workers, sacrificing their own childhoods to help their families survive. The Harvest/La Cosecha profiles these three as they journey from the scorching heat of Texas's onion fields to the winter snows fo the Michigan apple orchards and back to the humidity of Hlorida's tomato fields to follow the harvest. This documentary provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of these children who struggle to dream while working 12-14 hours a day, 7 days a week to feed America. For more information, contact Chris Schnick, 480.732.7186. (160 attendees)

March 1st to April 6th in the Library Gallery: "Between Two Worlds"
Pulitzer-Prize winning Los Angeles Times photojournalist Don Bartletti began taking pictures of undocumented Mexican immigrants towards the end of the 1970s, well before illegal immigration became a high-profile, hot-button issue. The 16 images in this exhibit show the subculture of farm worker squatter camps in San Diego County and the chaos along the Tijuana/San Diego border from the 1970's to the 1990's. For more information, contact Chris Schnick, 480.732.7186.

Friday, March 2, Hunger Banquet, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, Student Pavilion
A poverty simulation: world resources and the extreme poor, poor and middle class. To participate in this contact Chris Schnick, 480.732.7186.

Tuesday, March 6, Uneasy Neighbors: Photo Essays About Our Border with Don Bartletti, 12:40-1:55 pm and 7:00-8:30 pm, PAC
Pulitzer Prize winning Los Angeles Times photojournalist Don Bartletti will share four stories from the U.S./Mexico frontier:
Between Two Worlds - mi casa is your house.
Mexico's Drug War - carnage just around the corner.
U.S. Deportees - the doorbell is broken.
Bound to El Norte - riding The Beast.
Some say that north bound human migration is changing the face of North America. Bartletti says it's our never ending story. The real-life experiences of strangers whom we count, and frequently discount, can reveal a commonality between uneasy neighbors. For more information, contact Chris Schnick, 480.732.7186. (420 attendees)

Wednesday, March  7, Destination, Anywhere but Here: Unaccompanied Children and the Deportation System, 4:00 pm-5:30 pm, PAC
Dorien Ediger-Seto, the Legal Assistant and Social Services Advocate for the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project will speak about migrant youths in detention and the impacts of family separation due to detention and deportation.  Her presentation will be followed by a Q & A session. For more information, contact Dr. Lori Girshick, 480.857.5536. (50 attendees)

Thursday, March 8, Who is God? An Alternative Perspective, 11:15 am-12:30 pm, SC140-144
For more information, contact Dr. David Munoz, 480.732.7173.

Wednesday, March 28,  Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film), 12: 40 pm and 4:20 pm, SC140-144
Incisive writer and performer Kristina Wong mixes sharp humor and psychology in Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a serio-comic portrayal of the high incidence of anxiety, depression and mental illness among Asian American women. She takes a surprisingly raucous approach to addressing the high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American women--she tries to single-handedly save them all with her show! She fails fantastically at the task, creating hysterical laughter that descends into a sobering coda. After the screening of the film, Kristina Wond will participate in a question and answer session. For more information, contact Dr. Donna Thompson, 480.857.5534 (100 attendees at 12:40)

Thursday, March 29, Hunger Banquet, 5:00 pm-7:00 pm, Student Pavilion
A poverty simulation: world resources and the extreme poor, poor and middle class. To participate in this contact Chris Schnick, 480.732.7186.

Tuesday, April 3, Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm, SC140-144
Green Fire describes the formation of Aldo Leopold's idea, exploring how it changed one man and later permeated through all arenas of conservation. The film draws on Leopold's life and experiences to provide context and validity, then explores the deep impact of his thinking on conservation projects around the world today. Through these examples, the film challenges viewers to contemplate their own relationship with the land community.

The film utilizes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts and other archival documents from the voluminous Aldo Leopold Archives as well as historical film and contemporary full-color footage on location, including landscapes that influenced Leopold and that he in turn influenced. The film also features commentary and insight from some of today's most recognized and credible scholars and conservation leaders, including: three of Aldo Leopold's children -- Nina, Carl, and Estella, Leopold scholars, noted environmental writers, scientists, humanities experts, public policy leaders, business leaders, and leaders of non-profit groups inspired by Leopold. For more information, contact Bob Gibney, 480.726.4099.

Wednesday, April 4, Sustainability Day, 9:00 am-12:30 pm, Student Pavilion and SC140-144
Student showcase, speakers corner, performances, demonstrations and more. The HEAT Club will also be having a dumpster dive on this day. The dumpster dive is a faculty, staff, and student waste audit to raise awareness about what we throw away at CGCC and to help increase recycling and reduce waste.
For more information, contact Pushpa Ramakrishna, 480.732.7219.

Wednesday, April 4, Lori Riddle, Gila River Indian Community, 12:40 pm-1:40 pm, SC140-144
Lori Riddle is a member of the Aquimel O’odham Indian Tribe and Gila River Alliance for a Clean Environment (GRACE). She has been very active in speaking out against the 202 extension through native lands, as well as standing against the Romic Environmental Technologies Corporation chemical treatment plant, Romic Southwest. Her family has ties to the land stretching back generations. (90 attendees)

For more information, call Dr. Darien Ripple at (480) 732-7182. This event is presented by the Center for Civic and Global Engagement and is of the Bird on Fire series, focusing on author Andrew Ross who will be speaking at the college on April 12, 2012 in SC140 at 7PM.

Wednesday, April 4, Poverty 101, 5:00pm - 7:00pm, SC140-144
A poverty simulation where citizens with limited resources need to acquire food. To participate in this, contact Chris Schnick, 480-732-7186

Thursday, April 5, National Poetry Month Kick-Off: Poetry Readings with Colleen Murphy, Allyson Boggess, and Matthew Jolly, 7:00pm, Library, First Floor
The CGCC Library in cooperation with the Creative Writing Club will kick off National Poetry Month by hosting a poetry reading with Colleen Murphy (ASU Poly), Allyson Boggess (ASU and CGCC), and Matthew Jolly (Gateway). This event is free and open to the public, and will take place on the first floor of the CGCC Library. For more information, contact Patrick Michael Finn 480-857-5543

Tuesday, April 10, Poverty 101, 5:00pm - 7:00pm, SC140-144
A poverty simulation where citizens with limited resources need to acquire food. To participate in this contact Chris Schnick, 480-732-7186

Thursday, April 12, Dr. Andrew Ross, Bird on Fire, 7:00 pm, SC140-144
In Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City, Ross examines issues such as downtown revitalization, immigration policy, metropolitan growth, pollution, renewable energy and water supply. He argues that more needs to be done starting at the individual level. Not simply a criticism of current trends in the Phoenix area, Ross points out successes such as the Gila River Indian Community’s recent win regarding water rights. This event is presented by the Center for Civic and Global Engagement. For more information, contact Shane Kula, Project Liaison, Center for Civic and Global Engagement, 480.725.4132.

Tuesday, April 17, Branded, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, SC140-144
Branded is a documentary that explores the dehumanizing realities of child prostitution and the devastating effects it is having on the lives, neighborhoods, and communities of Phoenix. The film also highlights the courageous work being done by all those involved in combating this social injustice. Branded exists to inform and motivate individuals to take tangible, purposeful social action against the sex slave trade of children and to help the victims of those trapped in this living nightmare. For more information, contact Chris Schnick, 480.732.7186.

Thursday, April 19, Dr. Laura Murphy from Free the Slaves, 11:15 am-12:30 pm, Library, First Floor
There are 27 million slaves in the world today.  Come learn about how Free the Slaves plans to put an end to modern day slavery in our lifetime. Laura Murphy received her Ph.D. in African and African American Studies at Harvard University in 2008. Her research focuses on African literature, historical and modern global slavery, postcolonial studies, global literatures, and Black Atlantic cultures. She is currently editing a collection of first-person narratives of modern day slavery. Her publications have appeared in Research in African Literatures, Studies in the Novel, and The Journal of the African Literature Association. In addition to her academic work, she is the National College Chapter Coordinator for Free the Slaves, the Special Projects Coordinator for the New Orleans Afrikan Film Festival, and the director of the Survivors of Slavery speakers network.

For more information, contact Patrick Williams, 480-857-5007

Thursday, April 19, National Poetry Month Event: 4th Annual Poetry Slam, sign-in 6:00pm, starts 6:30pm, Library, First Floor
Poetry Slam featuring original CGCC student work of personal expression through vibrant spoken word poetry. The Poetry Slam welcomes writers at all levels of experience to participate, from first timers to experienced performers. For more information and Slam guidelines, please contact Dr. Kim Chuppa-Cornell, 480-732-7022; Patrick Williams, 480-857-5007; or Patrick Michael Finn, 480-857-5543

Monday, April 23, Darren Chapman, Gardens of Tomorrow, 12:40 pm-1:40 pm, Ironwood Breezeway, Pecos Campus
Darren Chapman will speak about community gardens in South Phoenix. Chapman is the Chief Excutive Officer of the Tigermountain Foundation, an organization that works to bring sustainability back to the community. This event is presented by the Center for Civic and Global Engagement and is of the Bird on Fire series, focusing on author Andrew Ross who will be speaking at the college on April 12, 2012 in SC140 at 7PM. For more information, contact Shane Kula, Project Liaison, Center for Civic and Global Engagement, 480.725.4132.

Wednesday, April 25, Paul Dix and Pam Fitzpatrick, SC 140-144
Hear testimony from Nicaraguans about their experiences of the United States funded Contra War in the 1980s (30,000-50,000 dead) as well as how these individuals have lived since the 1980s having suffered psychological, emotional, or physical injury.  The presenters will be professional photographer Paul Dix and community organizer Pam Fitzpatrick.  Paul and Pam lived in Nicaragua in teh late 1980s photographing and documenting the effects of war and poverty on people.  Paul and Pam have returned to Nicaragua many times in the last decade to find specific individuals Paul had photographed in the 1980s in order to obtain new photographs and testimonies.  These photos and testimonies have recently been published in Nicaragua:  Surviving the Legacy of US Policy (2011).
For more information, contact Dr. Paul Petrequin, 480.857.5256.