HACER will publicize here on-campus events which either involve Hispanic members of the Rice community or which educate the community about Hispanic culture. Please contact HACER with suggestions of events.

Enemies of War Screening (With the Director!)

Screening of "Enemies of War," narrated by Martin Sheen Powerful 1-hour documentary about El Salvador’s civil war Introduced by film’s award-winning director, Esther Cassidy $10/person or $5/students with ID First 25 to respond will invited to attend reception with award-winning director, Esther Cassidy. Sunday, February 27 starting promptly at 4:00 p.m. Screening and Q&A to end by 5:45 p.m. Brought to you by: Houston Women of Vision (www.wovhouston.org) and Rice University’s: Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment of Rice (HACER) Humanitarian Medical Outreach (HMO) Women’s Resource Center WHERE? Rice Media Center; entrance #8 off of University Blvd WHY? Powerful and inspirational story. Illuminates El Salvador’s struggle for democracy and social justice. Explores challenges of US government role in emerging nations. All proceeds dedicated to providing corrective surgery for poor children in El Salvador

'800 Balas' Movie Premiere

Host: SOLAR (Society of Latino Alumni of Rice) Location: Rice Media Center (Rice Cinema) University Blvd. (Entrance 8),Houston,TX When: Saturday, February 26, 8:00pm For all those looking for an excuse to get together. Rice Cinema is having the Houston Premiere of '800 Balas'. A movie form Spain from Director Alex de la Iglesia. Tickets are $6 per person. Movie starts at 8pm so show up a little bit earlier. Please RSVP by 24th of February. For information on parking please visit http://ricecinema.rice.edu/directions.cfm After the movie we will be having a group heading over to the Rice Village for some drinks and conversation. If you have any questions please email me at leal@alumni.rice.edu. Spain, 2004, 124 min. Spanish with English subtitles A runaway boy (Luis Castro) is drawn to Almeria, an isolated part of Spain where Spaghetti Westerns were once made, to solve the mysterious death of his father and the equally mysterious existence of his stuntman grandfather (Sancho Gracia, The Crime of Father Amaro). Meanwhile, a team of corporate predators (headed by Carmen Maura) have set their sites on turning the area into an Iberian Eurodisney. Cult director Álex de la Iglesia (Mutant Action, Day of the Beast, Dying of Laughter) turns his eccentric eye to Spain's spotty cinematic history for this tale of familial bonding and love of six guns. "Álex de la Iglesia's charming comedy celebrates the resilient power of dreams, memories, and the movies" - Ed Morales, The Village Voice

ADVANCE event

from SHORT SKIRTS to SEX AND THE CITY....EQUAL PAY to SPORTS......THE WORD "FEMINISM" to MEN'S ROLE in it.... Come talk about feminism, whatever that means. What do you think about it? How do you define it? FEMINISM: Encouraging or Eliminating Inequality? Tuesday, February 22nd 8pm Hanszen College Commons Join a campus-wide dialogue to express your opinions, ask questions, and most importantly, allow others to challenge you. Let's get Rice talking. What is feminism and why do we care? Come speak your mind, no matter what you think. Hosted by ADVANCE

"A Class Divided" - Movie Viewing & Discussion

RICE UNIVERSITY NAACP PRESENTS THE VIEWING OF A PBS SPECIAL .. "A CLASS DIVIDED" One day in 1968, Jane Elliot, a teacher in a small, all-white Iowa town, divided her third grade class into blue-eyed and brown-eyed groups and gave them a daring lesson in discrimination. This is the story of that lesson, its lasting impact on the children, and its enduring power thirty years later. Join us for a powerful viewing of this movement*. DATE: Monday, February 21st, 2005 TIME: 7:30PM LOCATION: HUMA Room 117, Rice University Humanities Building *GROUP DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW VIEWING, REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED, BRING A FRIEND!

FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR

The First Meeting of the Spring Semester is this Wednesday, February 2nd 9pm Miner Lounge ** Get ready for a short meeting full of excitement and surprises!!! ** What do you want HACER to do? What's the mission of HACER? What are the plans for this semester? This is the time to figure out what HACER is all about in the Spring and get to meet and party with great people!!!! . and then.... Get your ID's and dancing shoes ready ... HACER is going to hit the M Bar Downtown for "Sabor (Latin Night)" ** right after the HACER Mtg.** http://www.monmain.com/ ** Disclaimer: M Bar is 21+ So get your homework done on time for a night of pure fun!!!!!