Center for Multicultural Cooperation (http://cmcweb.org) http://cmcweb.org Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:41:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://cmcweb.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://cmcweb.org Center for Multicultural Cooperation (http://cmcweb.org) http://cmcweb.org/content/view/54/24/ FRESNO, Calif. ‹ Five Fresno area high school students have spent the past year working on a documentary film tracing the lives of three San Joaquin Valley families who came to California to work the land and create new lives in America's agricultural heartland. News - California Voices Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:43:10 +0100 http://cmcweb.org/content/view/52/24/ The Center for Multicultural Cooperation presents the Summer of Service 2008 Summer video program. This is a FREE program for youth aged 12-18. Our first meeting takes place on Monday, June 23rd, at 5:30 pm, at the Fresno Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, 2425 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721. This is an orientation meeting for all interested people, and everyone is welcome! The program takes place in the evenings, and will run until early August. We will train you in video production and provide all necessary equipment. No experience necessary. Following the 6 week program, we will hold a leadership camp for the youth, for 1 week at UC Santa Cruz, CA, all expenses paid. We will also be awarding prizes such as free video cameras. Come check it out! News - California Voices Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:32:41 +0100 http://cmcweb.org/content/view/51/24/ The Center for Multicultural Cooperation is currently fundraising and recruiting for the 2nd Annual UC Promoters Technology and Leadership Institute. The goal of the Institute is to bring first generation high school students from the Central Valley to the UC campus for one week in June, where they will be: • Provided with outreach materials and contact with counselors while immersed in the university setting • Exposed to new, innovative uses of technology to impact the community by the Global Information Internship Program (GIIP) • Guided in the production of a digital video about college admissions, financial aid resources, and student support after enrollment, to be shared in schools and throughout the community upon return. In June 2007, one dozen young people from the Fresno metropolitan area travelled to U.C. Santa Cruz to take part in the 1st Annual UC Promoters Technology and Leadership Institute. Students became engaged in the university experience by sleeping in the dormitories, eating in the dining hall, working in the University computer lab, and learning and interacting with university staff and students. Students gained a detailed understanding of the process of applying for college and funding their education, through sessions with U.C. representatives from the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices. These students returned to Fresno, where they became the leaders and Executive Youth Producers of the Summer of Service, which rallied youth throughout the city to volunteer at community center computer labs to document the stories of elders who have made significant contributions to culture, community, and country. Contact the Center for Multicultural Cooperation if you are interested in participating in the 2nd Annual UC Promoters Technology and Leadership Institute, or can help to make this initiative possible for a greater number of students this summer! News - FresYES All-Stars Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:07:26 +0100 http://cmcweb.org/content/view/46/24/ The following appeared in the Fresno Bee, April 18th, 2008: Five Fresno high school students shot their final piece of film Sunday for a documentary that tells the story of different ethnic groups in the Valley and their relationship to agriculture and one another. Common Ground: Sowing Seeds of Understanding in the San Joaquin Valley is one of only eight youth films in the state commissioned by the California Council for the Humanities in 2007. The intent of the film is to explore the history of the interaction of different ethnic groups in the Valley. Through the project, students also gained technology skills and learned local history through three families, including the Arenas family who generations ago began as migrant workers but now own a 40-acre ranch in Del Rey... Click here (http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/523154.html) to read more at fresnobee.com News - California Voices Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:37:18 +0100 http://cmcweb.org/content/view/38/24/ California Voices is recruiting youth and adult volunteers to help elders produce movies at Community Centers around Fresno this summer. Are you a young person or adult who is interested in learning how to make movies? Would you like to help ensure that a veteran has his story of service to this country preserved forever through the Library of Congress? Join us this Summer for the upcoming California Voices production cycle in the FresnoConnect labs. We are looking for dedicated volunteers who can commit to a few hours each week, conducting a recorded interview, and working in intergenerational teams to produce a short documentary using video editing software. If you are interested, please call or email CMC to be invited to the next volunteer orientation, scheduled for mid-June. You can preserve history while making history at the same time. Join us! (559) 445-0015 | info@cmcweb.org (mailto:info@cmcweb.org) News - Stories of Service Mon, 28 May 2007 19:28:23 +0100 http://cmcweb.org/content/view/31/31/ The Center for Multicultural Cooperation currently implements a variety of Civic Education Initiatives including: Civic Education Network for Region 7 and Fresno Academy for Civic and Entrepreneurial Leadership (ACEL). General - programs Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:36:22 +0100 http://cmcweb.org/content/view/30/30/ California Voices: Summer of Service 2008 Get involved with our Summer of Service! Orientation meeting Monday June 23rd, 5:30 pm at the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, 2425 Fresno Street 93721. Summer of Service is a yearly tradition in which youth and adult volunteers in the Fresno metropolitan area: General - programs Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:30:48 +0100 http://cmcweb.org/content/view/29/29/ Make Movies! Build Websites! Have Fun! The FresYES All-Stars Want You! Come to our meeting on Saturday, February 2nd, 10 am - 1 pm, to find out more about our program! This meeting will take place at the Fresno Youth Empowerment Studios (FresYES), 2nd floor of the Veteran's Memorial Building across from the Watertower in Downtown Fresno. 2525 Fresno Street, (between N O Streets). General - programs Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:27:45 +0100