Final Guma'Famoksaiyan Schedule

Famoksaiyan 2008 schedule
MAY 23-25, 2008
San Diego, CA
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May 24th - Day 2 of the Conference @ Joyce Beers Center
1220 Cleveland Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103

8:00 – 9: 00 am: Breakfast, set up time

9:00 – 10:00 am: Introduction, Famoksaiyan and how far we’ve come since 2006

10:00 – 11:00 am: Language Ice-Breaker #1- Chamorro Speed Dating

11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Session 1 (Single)

Updates on the Environment and the Military in the Marianas
Coordinators: Sabina Flores Perez, Rima Miles and Michael Lujan Bevacqua

12:30 -1:30 pm - LUNCH (provided by Islander Grill)

1:30 – 3:00 pm: Session 2 (Single)

Guam Feature Film Project
Presenter: Alex Munoz

3:00 – 4:30 pm: Session 3 (Single)

Guam Humanities Council – Guampedia
Presenter: Shannon Murphy

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Closing: Open Mic

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MAY 25 - Day 3 of the Conference – Son’s and Daughters of Guam Club
Sons and Daughters of Guam Club
334 Willie James Jones Ave
San Diego, CA 92102

8:00 – 9:00 am: Breakfast, Setup time

9:00 – 10:00: Second Day opening

10:00 – 11:00 am: Language Ice-Breaker #2: Learning Chamorro through songs
Coordinators: Erica Nalani Benton, Victoria Leon Guerrero, Michael Gumataotao Tuncap, Michael Lujan Bevacqua

11:00 am -12:30 pm: Session 4 (Breakout)

Sessions A: Weaving
Coordinator: Angela Carrier
Sessions B: Poetry
Coordinator: Craig Santos Perez
Sessions C: Fiction
Coordinator: Victoria Leon Guerrero
Sessions D: Music
Coordinator: Erica Nalani Benton

12:30-1:30 pm: LUNCH (provided by the family of Josette Quinata)

1:30-3:00 pm: Decolonization Roleplaying (a group activity where people are divided into different camps on Guam or in the diaspora and must discuss with each other, and convince each other about the importance of decolonization)

4:00 – 5:30 pm:
Famoksaiyan Working Groups
Tentative List: Famoksaiyan website, Famoksaiyan Newsletter, Funding Movements on Guam, Setting up Fiesta Outreach Schedule, Making Youtube videos

5:30 – 6:30: Closing: Oral history fishbowl session