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Quechua News #82
Quechua Penn News
Virtual celebration of Andean Carnivals
Saturday,February 20th, 2021
Given the success of our first virtual RaymiFest in 2020, we are preparing another one for the carnival season! 
Dancing together is an integral part of our Andean community, even during these difficult times. For this virtual and interactive party our DJs will share a special selection of music from the Andes. During the Raymi (party) you can also propose tracks to the DJs.
Join us! Tusuykusun! Let’s dance!


Sign up here (free!)

 
Videos: Conversations on Quechua educational initiatives
 
We invite to watch these presentation on Quechua educational and cultural initiatives. From Philadelphia to Buenos Aires, from Vienna to California.

Among the participate you can find Penn students Valeria Andrango and Dayanna Salas.


Watch here
Community Penn News
Afro-Latinx dialogues: Event series
Sign up here: http://bit.ly/AfroLatinxVoices
 
Pachaysana Workshop Series, by Ohio State University
The Center for Latin American Studies, in partnership with the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, the K'acha Willaykuna: Andean & Amazonia Indigenous Arts & Humanities Collaboration, and the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme, is excited to host a series of virtual workshops on Storytelling for Social Change, presented by Ecuador's Pachaysana Institute.
Pachaysana Webinar If we want to change the world, we must first change our stories. Stories are how we make sense of who we are and who want to become, and in times of injustice, they are used for both manipulation and liberation. This workshop/webinar explores how stories have shaped our world, as well as how we can use them to identify and transform conflicts. It helps us see the power of stories in our day to day lives, as well as the dominant narratives and myths that define our societies. Our goal is to imagine new narratives and storytelling methods that take us toward re-storying our world: the narrative act for collective healing and liberation.

The schedule of events includes workshops and reflections after each session. The series is designed for ongoing participation throughout the semester, but attendees are not required to attend each session (although it is encouraged). The Zoom link below is to be used for all workshops, reflections, and ODUHs.

More info, here
Contemporary Quechua Poetry event (virtual), by INALCO
Thursday, February 11
Organized by INALCO, Paris

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/98649767371
Clave: 541511
Cusco's Centro Tinku will offer virtual Quechua summer courses
"I am pleased to inform that our FLAS-eligible, USED-approved Intensive Quechua Program, was successfully conducted online in the Summer of 2020 with 19 students from a dozen of North American Universities.  We were able to offer a fully online version of our Intensive Quechua 3-level courses, that we have been running for over 15 years in Cusco in coordination with the University of Michigan"/. 
 
CENTRO TINKU is planning to continue with our Intensive Quechua Program online for 2021  with a Program scheduled to run from 21 June 2020 to 06 August 2021. (see enclosed information) 


Inscription materials available for download at https://ii.umich.edu/lacs/students/language-programs/quechua.html

Please communicate this news to colleagues and prospective students. 
 Do get in touch directly at programas@centrotinku.com or jeanjacquesdecoster@gmail.com
 
Deb Haaland could make history: first Native American US secretary
"If Haaland, 60, is confirmed next month as President Joe Biden's next Interior Secretary, the Democrat New Mexico congresswoman, who took office in 2019, will become not just the most powerful Native American politician in the nation, but also the first one to run a department whose centuries of broken promises and benign neglect has contributed to the slow erosion of Indigenous culture".
Complete article here
Yaku Pérez: Indigenous Leader becomes surprise contender in Ecuador's presidential election
"Instead of a tie round his neck, Yaku Pérez wears a Wiphala, a multi-colored flag that symbolizes indigenous identity in the Andes. His long, black hair either hangs freely or is tied in a ponytail, although he has worn a Panama hat on the campaign trail. A long time ago he changed his given name from Carlos to Yaku, which means "water" in Quechua, although he has kept his Spanish last name. The 51-year-old attorney, human rights activist and environmentalist was the surprise contender Sunday when Ecuador held its first round of a presidential election with a record-breaking 16 candidates."

Complete article, here
[article] People of the Land: Indigeneity and Politics in Argentina and Chile 
This Penn Global article features Dr. Tulia Falleti, professor of Political Science and Director of LALS, and her course: People of the Land: Indigeneity and Politics in Argentina and Chile on Penn Abroad, January 31, 2021, by Jamie Nisbet.

Read it here
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