Current Events

Living Newspapers Summer Teacher Workshop

Area educators are invited to the third annual Living Newspapers Summer Teacher Workshop to join the 2008-9 Living Newspapers Project.

Saturday, June 21st
9:00 am-3:00 pm
Brockett Theatre, Winship Drama Building
UT Austin

In addition to receiving free copies of the Living Newspapers Resource Guide, which includes TEKS-aligned classroom activities and lesson plans, participating teachers will be awarded a $200 stipend and given six hours of professional development credit.

A fall follow-up session to be scheduled at the Workshop is required of all participants.

Download the flyer (PDF, 188 KB)

Living Newspapers Consultant Training Workshop

University of Texas at Austin graduate and professional students are invited to participate in a Training Workshop to become Graduate Consultants in the Humanities Institute’s Living Newspapers program.

Saturday, February 16th
9:30 am-12:30 pm
Winship 2.180

Enrollment is free of charge and breakfast will be provided. For more information or to register for the Consultant Training Workshop, please contact Jeremy Dean.

Living Newspaper Theatrical Tribute to the Labor Movement
On October 9th, 2007, a Living Newspaper play to celebrate the unveiling of the new César Chávez statue on UT campus was performed. The play, “Si, Se Puede!” written and performed by publicly engaged UT graduate students, explored the harsh realities of farm labor in the U.S. more than thirty years after Chávez spurred a national campaign for workers’ rights.

This Living Newspaper performance was part of the “Theatrical Tribute to the Labor Movement,” organized by the University of Texas at Austin Graduate Student Assembly. Also featured was a graduate student production of a piece by Luis Valdez’s El Teatro Campesino and high school students in the Grrl Action performance program under UT graduate student direction.

César Chávez Performance Slideshow

Click the play button to view a slideshow of the César Chávez performance.

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"Si, Se Puede!" Script
Download a copy of the "Si, Se Puede!" script (PDF, 157 KB).

For more information, please contact the Institute at (512) 471-2654 or humedu@humanitiesinstitute.utexas.edu.