The Mexican U20 Soccer team continues its tour of the USA by coming to East Lansing to face the Michigan State University team at 6:00pm. Tickets are on sale for $10.00 for each adult and $5.00 for those under 18 years of age. Taking place at the DeMartin Soccer Complex on the campus of MSU, this looks like a great place and time to take in a game.
Each year, the Michigan State University, Greater Lansing, and East Lansing communities come together to honor the life and work of labor leaders and civil rights activists César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta with commemorative celebration.
To kick off this year’s celebration, we are acknowledging the 70th Anniversary of the“The Longoria Affair” with a special screening of the documentary in the Auditorium, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. We will follow the documentary with a free community luncheon (registration is required) and the Cesar Chavez Community Leadership Awards.
The event is open to anyone and is free but registration is required.
Here is the info for Friday’s Chavez/Huerta Celebration. You will find the registration link to register for the luncheon. It is neccessary to register to have lunch.
http://www.inclusion.msu.edu/awards-progr…/chavez/index.html
Save the date for the Annual Dia De La Mujer Conference that will be held from 8am till 5pm on April 6th, 2019 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on the campus of Michigan State University. Rosa Alicia Clemente has been chosen to be the Keynote Speaker.
Rosa Alicia Clemente is an organizer, political commentator and independent journalist. An Afro-Puerto Rican born and raised in the Bronx, NY she has dedicated her life to organizing, scholarship and activism. She is one of the most raw, honest, political, social, and cultural voices in the country. From Harvard to prisons, Rosa has spent her life dedicated to grassroots organizing and scholar activism. Throughout her scholarly career, Rosa has been a constant on the ground presence through the many political struggles facing people of color in the 21st century. She travels nationally as a public speaker, at colleges and universities, various organizations organizing and speaking to a wide range of communities. She was the first ever Afro-Latina women to run for Vice-President of the United States in 2008 on the Green Party ticket. She and her running mate, Cynthia McKinney, were to this date the only women of color ticket in American history.
DDLM is a statewide leadership and empowerment conference dedicated to the advancement of Latinas. The Día de la Mujer Conference is celebrating 26 years of existence and has become an institution in the Midwest region for the empowerment of thousands of Latinas that have attended each year. The success of this community initiative is due to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers and sponsors each year. The goal of the conference is to empower, motivate, inspire, train, and work collectively to expand opportunities for Latinas and all women. According to the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics – Latinas in the U.S. (2015), Latinas have the lowest high school graduation rate compared to other major subgroups and are less likely to complete a college degree. Furthermore, the college completion rate is 19 percent compared to nearly 44 percent of white women. Many of the barriers that hold Latinas back relate to poverty and access to health and education. Historically, Latina women experience more adversity and challenges on their paths to success than women do from other cultural/language groups.
For 25 years, DDLM has been disseminating information & evidence based strategies to attendees through a series of informative workshops, keynote speakers, and exhibitions. Last year we offered 30 workshops that focused on business, finance, education, health, community development, inter-personal growth, self-empowerment, and leadership. DDLM is open to everyone regardless of cultural identification, gender or ethnicity and serves as a great cross-cultural learning experience. Please share this wonderful opportunity with your networks!
To Register: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8bPpkFqYFG1Ju6N
Facebook DDLM Page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ddlmmsu/events/?ref=page_internal
The phenomenal women of Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. invite you to our 10th annual Salute to Latinas: Fuerza de la Mujer. This year’s theme is Unheard Voices: The Story of Us, where we are focusing on women of color that have done so much for our community but still have not been recognized for their achievements. At this event, we will give an opportunity for a selected group of women to share their life stories that focus on struggles they have encountered as a woman in society.
Please join us in this wonderful celebration at Michigan State University’s Union Lake Huron! Free event, free food, and free entertainment! Don’t miss out!
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Jose Angel Gutierrez is a name known by many but yet unknown by plenty. Courtesy of the Julian Samora Research Institute Symposium, Mr. Gutierrez told of his thoughts on organizing and building coalitions. He brought up the “famed “Four Horsemen” from the Poor Peoples Campaign stared in 1968. The four being Cesar E. Chavez, Reis Tijerina, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, and himself. All were known to build or attempt to build coalitions, although they took different paths and had different targets. Esmeralda Perez Gonzalez called him “Royalty”. I would have to agree and for all those books that many of us have read on Chicano History, it was a great evening to be able to ask someone from the 60’s what it was like?
Wikipedia: Jose Angel Guiterrez who is an attorney and professor at the University of Texas at Arlington in the United States. He was a founding member of the Mexican American Youth Organization in San Antonio in 1967, and a founding member and past president of the Raza Unida Party, a Mexican-American third party movement that supported candidates for elective office in Texas, California, and other areas of the Southwestern and Midwestern United States.
Established in 1989, JSRI is the premier Latino research institute in the Midwest with a history of research on Latino communities, farmworkers and their families, farmers, and youth. It is highly regarded in Latino communities in Michigan and across the region and the country. Its mission is the generation, dissemination and application of knowledge to serve the needs of Latino communities in the Midwest and across the nation, with emphases on health disparities, entrepreneurship, and service delivery system gaps.
RESEARCH AND OUTREACH
The Institute has current research/outreach initiatives targeting the needs of the Hispanic community in the areas of economic development, education, and families and neighborhoods. A database is also being developed to serve as a resource on and for Hispanics. JSRI has organized a number of publication initiatives to facilitate the timely dissemination of current research and information relevant to Latinos.
JULIAN SAMORA WORKING PAPERS SERIES was initiated in 1989 to provide a mechanism for the systematic dissemination of public policy-oriented research on issues affecting Latinos in both the United States as a whole and the Midwest in particular. The series publishes reports of empirical studies, theoretical analyses, and policy discussions that address the changing role of Latinos in relation to economic, political, religious, educational, and social institutions.
JULIAN SAMORA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OCCASIONAL PAPERS SERIES features policy-oriented papers presented at Michigan State University by scholars in the area of Latino issues.
The INSTITUTE RESEARCH REPORTS SERIES publishes monograph length reports of original empirical research on Latinos in the Midwest conducted by the Institute’s research associates and funded by grants to the Institute.
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Once again Latin America journeyed into Tejano Music by bringing in the band Motivo from Toledo, Ohio. Playing on a night that was billed as a “family friendly” baile (dance), Motivo provided some great music for a crowd that came in from Caledonia, Grand Rapids and even Holland. Just like in 2014 when Tejano music was highlighted, Aldaco’s Taco Bar catered with a taco bar at the start and Diego Rivera played the role of emcee and guest speaker.
Diego would soon turn in his emcee microphone and add some of his own musical talents on a few numbers with Motivo. A world-class musician, composer, arranger and educator, Diego Rivera has entertained audiences for over 15 years. Rivera is known for his muscular tone and unique blend of straight-ahead mainstream jazz fused with music inspired by his Latino background and heritage. His debut recording, Hercules was released in 2006 on his own record label, Rivera Records. His latest CD project, The Contender (D-Clef Records 2013) received national critical-acclaim reaching #8 on the JazzWeek Radio Charts.
Motivo, established in February of 2016, released their first album “Nacimiento Motivado” digitally (online) available in most popular digital media sites: iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Spotify, etc… or you can purchase a physical copy on their website.
Much thanks to Mark Sullivan from the Michigan State University’s College of Music. Mark along with several committee members work together to present the sixth annual Latin IS America series March 25 – April 17. Latin IS America demonstrates the blending of Latin American and U.S. cultures by featuring music from Haitian drumming to salsa dancing and from an audiovisual experience to classical strings.
For more information on Motivo: Motivo
For more information on Diego Rivera: Diego Rivera
For more information on Latin IS America:Latin IS American
Jose Angel Gutiérrez will be the guest speaker Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at the Kellogg Center which is located on the campus of Michigan State University. The Julian Samora Research Institute will host Dr. Gutiérrez under the topic of ” Chicano Leadership at the Poor People’s Campaign: May 12 – June 24, 1968″. This is a free event and is open to the public.
José Angel Gutiérrez, is an attorney and professor at the University of Texas at Arlington in the United States. He was a founding member of the Mexican American Youth Organization in San Antonio in 1967, and a founding member and past president of the Raza Unida Party, a Mexican-American third party movement that supported candidates for elective office in Texas, California, and other areas of the Southwestern and Midwestern United States- Wikipedia
The 25th Annual Dia de la Mujer (DDLM) took place Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Kellogg Center which is located on the campus of Michigan State University. The Keynote Speaker was the Peggy Robles-Alvarado who comes by way of the Bronx in New York. Anything I choose to write here would be understating the struggles and bruises she endured growing up. It could never tell the true tale of her thoughts, feelings and emotions of the many lows in her life as well as the many successes she achieved. Peggy gave a riveting talk on what life was like as a teen mom labeled many names as you could imagine. Incorporating poetry along with a forceful tone of positivity and high self esteem, she managed to lift a room full of about 550 people high enough to almost look down at the clouds. Peggy Robles-Alvarado today is a tenured New York City educator with graduate degrees in elementary and bilingual education. She is the author of 4 books and has many of her poetry works included elsewhere. But clearly her passion lies in writing her story, inspiring others to tell their story and most importantly empowering everyone to have their story heard.
DDLM was Blessed to have Maria Zavala who is the founder of DDLM. She presented the Maria Zavala Award to Leslie D. Gonzales who is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University. Quoted from the Official DDLM Program “Leslie is deeply committed to ensuring that minoritized and marginalized students have access to higher education”.
The history of DDLM goes back to Maria Zavala. As a Chicana student and activist had the vision to want to establish an event that celebrates Latinas for their roles in the community. Whether it be at school, home or professionally, she wanted one day where the accomplishments of women were recognized. At one time in the early days of DDLM, there were over 1000 participants according to some of the early goers. Its a more manageable 500-550 people each and every year who attend workshops, enjoy networking, a meal and entertainment. The vendors seem to be adding more and more value to the conference each year.
The Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions (OCAT) is the office in which the Dia de la Mujer Conference operates from. It is considered the largest Latina conference of its kind in the Midwest. If you would like more information on how to help with the planning, become apart of their mailing list, become a vendor or sponsor at this event in 2019, please contact DDLM Coordinator Michael A. Suarez at suarezmi@msu.edu or call the office at 517-353-7745.
For more information on Peggy Robles-Alvarado please go to her website : http://robleswrites.com/
For a description of her books and to purchase them: http://robleswrites.com/books.html
It is almost that time of year when we host our annual LatinXplosion and celebrate the talent that we have in our community. This year we will be traveling around to Latin American countries. It will be on April 7th, 2018 at the Kellogg Conference Center. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the show extravaganza starts at 6:30. SEE YOU THERE!
***FIRST 50 PEOPLE GET A FREE SHIRT!***