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Thursday, September 27, 2007, 7:00-9:00 pm, Immigrant Stories
and Memories,
excerpts from La Ciudad, 2007, followed by a facilitated discussion -
to be held in Carrboro's Century Center, 100 North Greensboro St.
 This
is a joint program of CHICLE, El Pueblo, Carrboro Parks and Recreation Department,
The Open Eye Cafe, and the Carrboro Cybrary
THE CITY/LA CIUDAD, a
PBS documentary, tells stories of loss, love, frustration,
and hope as four people recently arrived in a large city struggle to build their
lives, their communities and their dreams. Filmmaker David Riker's sensitive portrayals
urge us to take a closer look at today's immigrants, who are not so different from
many of our ancestors when they first arrived from a foreign land.
A
discussion after the film will be facilitated
by Estefania San Juan, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Advocacy Initiative, El Pueblo, Inc.,
and Dr. Luke Smith, psychiatrist with El Futuro.
Luke Smith, MD, is a child and adolescent Spanish speaking psychiatrist who completed
his training at UNC-Chapel Hill. Due to the growing Latino population and
lack of Spanish speaking providers, Dr. Smith mobilized a group of clinicians and
community stakeholders to create a non-profit behavioral health agency named El
Futuro in 2004. The agency has grown quickly and now employs ten staff
members, including therapists and substance abuse counselors. Dr. Smith provides
psychiatric care to both children and adults at the two El Futuro clinics.
El Futuro is an AHEC Center of Excellence and hosts several psychiatry
residents each year for training as well as other graduate professional students.
Located in central North Carolina, El Futuro serves Latino immigrants from 12 counties
and provides education and outreach to the Latino community.
Estefania San Juan was born and raised in Colombia and moved to
Charlotte, NC about six years ago. She enrolled in the UNC-Chapel Hill in the fall
of 2004, where she double-majored in Political Science and Global Economics. As a
student at UNC, she was involved with the Carolina Hispanic Association (CHispA),
where she served as the political chair. Estefania was also vice president of the
North Carolina Association of Teen Democrats, and served on the Executive Board of
the North Carolina Federation of College Democrats. She also participated in
numerous political campaigns, ranging from the 2004 Presidential campaign, to Charlotte
City Council campaigns and Student Congress elections. Currently, Estefania is
the Communications and Community Outreach Coordinator, part of El Pueblo’s
Advocacy Initiative.
Coffee and snacks will be served. Spanish/English interpreting
will be available.
This
event is to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which is September 15 to October 15.
Please call us at (919) 933-0398 if you want more information. You can also e-mail
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