Martes en Mid-City con la Familia

Bilingual and Spanish-speaking families engage in this recurring free evening of activities for the whole family. Each date will feature a unique activity or game, snacks, and book giveaway door prizes. In addition, Americas Award books will be featured. The Americas Award celebrates YA and Children’s literature that portrays Latin America, The Caribbean, and Latinx culture in the United States with an authentic lens. This program is planned for families with children ages 6 - 12 and their siblings. 

La Hora del Cuento / Bilingual story Hour

This fall, enjoy bilingual books for children read in English and Spanish by beloved storytellers from our community. We invite you to participate, collaborate, and learn about Latin America with award-winning books, and a craft activity after the reading. The recommended age is 3-5 years old. This Tuesday, performing artist José Torres Tama will read Mi Familia Calaca (My Skeleton Family) and other Día de los Muertos-themed books. The reading will be followed by a guided lesson on making nichos for a Day of the Dead altar.

The Repression of Cultural Elites: Evidence from Argentina's Film Industry

Professor Esberg (University of Pennsylvania. Political Science.) explores the challenge cultural elites pose to dictators, as they can use their platforms to criticize the government. She investigates the logic of employment bans as a means of silencing cultural elites. Esberg argues that such bans reduce the visibility of prominent critics, limiting their reach even when they dissent. She supports this theory by matching data on film productions with lists of artists barred from working during Argentina’s military dictatorship (1976-1983).

The 2024 US Elections and Central America: Perspectives and Implications

Please join us October 25th at noon central (11am in Central America) for a CAPC panel discussion on the 2024 US Elections and Central America: Perspectives and Implications with:  

- Roman Gressier, Editor, El Faro English

- Manuel Orozco, Director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development Program, Inter-American Dialogue

- Elayne White, Professor of Practice, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University

 

Exhibition Opening: Archivo Cuir Honduras

Archivo Cuir Honduras is a queer Honduran archive spanning from the 50s that gathers, preserves, and celebrates the queer community in Honduras with private photo collections, diaries, newspaper clippings, letters, and more. The exhibition’s opening will also have a panel session with Dany Barrientos, one of the archive’s founders, Arely Westley, a local Honduran trans woman activist, Gabriela Abigail Redondo, a trans woman activist from Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa in Honduras, and alumna Edith Romero from Union Migrante.

 

 

Subscribe to