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XITO Summer Institute
June 26-28, 2015 Providing educators with opportunities to share knowledge and resources in order to better serve our youth with culturally and historically relevant, research based pedagogy is just the tip of the iceberg. One does not simply attend XITO, you become part of the necessary change we need to be. Experience reality transforming platicas and highly engaging activities, create a specific curriculum for your student needs and share in respective communities. Invite XITO to bring the only researched based pedagogy to close the achievement gap for marginalized students to your campus. |
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Latinitas ~ Latina Leaders Panel
June 2015 At the El Paso Library, downtown, we had an eye-opening, very real conversation with young womyn of all ages and various paths. "Why do we need books in our classrooms and our homes that have young womyn role models that look like we do, that come from where we do, speak our language and share our culture?" Positive self identity is the most important gift we can give these children... let's do it with great libros! Ask a young womyn ~ her answer just might surprise you. |
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Womyn of the Americas
Teatro performance at the Wise Latinas International Summit On June 13th, 2015, Tu Libro released the "Womyn of the Americas" community teatro curriculum and workbook. We also performed the teatro at the Wise Latinas International Summit, receiving a standing ovation from the very crowded theatre. Background Teatro is the voice of the disenfranchised and marginalized, acting out the need for economic, political, and social change. In teatro, the audience becomes part of rather than spectators of the “play.” The teatro should bring the audience not only into the portrayal of the characters, but also bring them to boisterous laughter, painful tears, and most importantly – to share their own experiences. The spirit of teatro is in each of us – Chicanas, Latinas, Tejanas, Americanas. The performances of each of the characters will reveal the human essence of our barrios, colonias, pueblos, campos, escuelas, hogares… Our joys, suffering, disappointments, aspirations – and those of our gente. Purpose Teatro is an empowering act providing information via entertainment and the opportunity of understanding self and others. It is a source of courage, dignity, kindness, generosity, and hope – to act as a more capable protagonist of one’s own life. Each of these do not happen independently, but simultaneously. As a collective, we should experience feelings and emotions based on our own lives, our own experiences in circumstances related to / by similarity or opposition to the text. We should each validate (or question, expand) our experience with the knowledge being shared… leading us to our own individual critical reflection (we see ourselves in the material, enabling us to become active participants in our learning experiences and communities). Goal Tell your own story. |
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Texas Declares May 1st, "Mexican American Studies Day" Friday, May 1st, 2015 ~ Austin, TX The Texas Legislature passed a resolution Friday morning declaring May 1, 2015, Mexican-American Studies Day. The move marks a symbolic victory for educators and activists who have pushed to expand ethnic studies classes in the state despite a lack of interest from the Republican-dominated State Board of Education. The resolution, introduced by Democratic state Sens. Sylvia Garcia and José Rodríguez, encourages “all parents and educators to learn more about the value of Mexican American studies.” Educators held a rally in Houston to drum up support for the subject, while high school representatives from across the Rio Grande Valley, a heavily Hispanic area in South Texas, prepared for a meeting Saturday on implementing college-credit Mexican-American studies courses. Read more here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/01/mexican-american-studies-texas_n_7190946.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000048 |
Thank you, Estela Delgado - president of the Mexican American & Latino Studies Student Organization of UT Austin. I am extremely honored and greatly humbled by the invitation to share knowledge with such beautiful gente.
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Tu Libro’s Culture and Identity in Education Teach-In
Saturday, April 18th El Paso Declares "May, Ethnic Studies Awareness Month" Vilas Elementary School ~ The event began with Danza Azteca Omecoatl ceremonia, blessing the day, our city's youth, the presenters and education. They were followed by a keynote presentation by El Paso City Councilwoman, Lily Limon presenting Tu Libro with a Proclamation supporting Ethnic Studies to Develop Knowledge-Based Economies. Culturally responsive education is an important component in addressing the dropout crisis within our community. Since its development in the 1960s, Ethnic Studies was meant to improve academic achievement; especially for racial/ethnic minorities, and to-date, is proven as effective. Yet, our public school system has not implemented Ethnic Studies curriculum, despite the proven benefits and advantages. Currently, approximately 66% of the Mexican-American students in El Paso graduate from high school. El Paso’s student population is approximately 90% Mexican-American. 88% of these graduates remain in El Paso for their higher education goals, however a mere 13% complete a degree program. This impacts our entire community. Middle school and high school dropouts are more likely to be in prison, have substantially higher rates of unemployment, and due to higher rates of reliance on social services and the increased potential of incarceration, society pays approximately $209,000 for every individual dropout (Levin et al., 2007). |
Tumlewords Writing Project & Tu Libro
present Dr. Felipe de Ortego y Gasca ~ Poetry & Prose
April 11th, 2015
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Watch the Video of Dr Felipe de Ortego y Gasca ~ El Chuco, Tejaztlan
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Speaking at the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas ~ El Paso
The Importance of Cultural & Historical Literacy
March 4th, 2015
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Discussing Carmelita Torres and the Bath Riots of 1917. The question remains the same - Why isn't she in our text books? This is the first I've heard!!!
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NACCS TEJAS FOCO
February 26-28, 2015 Naccs Tejas Foco is a Texas regional NACCS organization that represtents the National Association of Chicano and Chicana Studies. NACCS encourages research, which is critical and reaffirms the political actualization of Chicanas/os. NACCS rejects mainstream research, which promotes an integrationist perspective that emphasizes consensus, assimilation, and legitimization of societal institutions. NACCS promotes research that directly confronts structures of inequality based on class, race and gender privileges in U.S. society. In addition, NACCS has evolved to offer various opportunities. It serves as a forum promoting communication and exchange of ideas among Chicana and Chicano scholars across all geographical and disciplinary boundaries. NACCS promotes and enhances the opportunities and participation of Chicanas and Chicanos at all levels and positions of institutions of higher learning. As such NACCS has become an effective advocate for both students and scholars. In terms of the NACCS Tejas Foco - we are members that represent all of Texas. Tejas Foco stages an annual regional conference, which attracts 300 to 500 Texas participants to listen to over forty presenters on a variety of topics that affect the Texas Chicana/o community. |
Black Women's Lives Matter
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El Paso, TX, Jan. 16, 2015- The Black Women's Lives Matter: FREE MARISSA NOW Caravan arrived in El Paso, presenting skits and songs during a Free Marissa Now! teach-in at Cafe Mayapan.
Local organizers included La Mujer Obrera, UTEP African American Studies Program, Equal Voice Network, Ethnic Studies Now Coalition, Librotraficante and community members welcomed the Black Women’s Lives Matter caravan and participated in a teach-in about Marissa and her case. Marissa Alexander, a Black woman and mother who was outrageously & unjustly arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated when she fired a warning shot - injuring no one - in her attempt to defend herself against a violent abuser, is once again in jail. At the Teach-in we gave the background and status of her case and also review the context within which Marissa’s case exists including the legacy of racism as it intersects with sexism and the development of the prison industrial complex. In a New York Times op-ed piece titled “Standing Our Ground”, Charles M. Blow questions the validity of the law, which was initially proposed as a law to protect women, stating: “Florida passed the first Stand Your Ground law in 2005. The N.R.A. and other advocates pushed the laws in part as protection for women, those who were victims of domestic violence and those who might be victimized away from home. Yet, when The Tampa Bay Times looked at 235 cases in Florida, spanning 2005 to 2013, in which Stand Your Ground was invoked and found that only 33 of them were domestic disputes or arguments, and that in most of those cases men invoked the law, not women. In fact, after Marissa Alexander, a battered Jacksonville wife, fired a warning shot at her abusive husband (to make him get out of the house, she said), her Stand Your Ground motion was denied. She is now facing a 20-year sentence. Something is wrong here.” |
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Ethnic Studies Solidarity Summit
10 Jan 2015
Click on the image above to view the panel of Ethnic Studies Educators & Advocates
from all across AZTLAN. Plaintiff, Maya Arce & Attorney, Richard Martinez TUSD Educators, XITO & Nolan Cabrera Librotraficante ~ Tejas Napa Valley Ethnic Studies Advocates Xican@ Pop-Up Book Movement Chicano Secret Service & many more... |
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Holiday Family Library Days, December 2014
Huge thanks to Barnes & Noble at the Fountains, the Social Justice in Education Task Force, Lincoln Park Conservation Committee, Familias Unidas, La Mujer Obrera, Cafe Mayapan, EPISD Teacher and Counselors, and the Chuco community for their generosity, support and participation in this year's Holiday of Libros. Tu Libro was able to provide family libraries to over 100 families. |
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Building Communities in Our Schools Celebrated Tu Libro's "Fiesta de Libros" (25 Oct 2014)
An amazing celebration including Danza Azteca Omecoatl, Ballet Folklorico Flor y Canto, SOL Voices Workshop, Teatro Chicana/o, Musical Performance by Grisel Rodriguez & Mark Eric. |
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100 Thousand Poets & Artists for Change ~ hosted by Tu Libro at Cafe Mayapan (27 Sep 2014)
Our El Paso community came out to hear amazing authors, poets, performers and community groups share precious knowledge and work for serious educational, social, environmental and political change. <<--- La Entrada ~ Danza Matachin Guadalupana
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"Brunch, Book Talk & Signing with Sergio Troncoso"
13 Sep 2014 Tu Libro hosted an amazing story telling session with multiple award winning author Sergio Troncoso. Chatting about his fist published book of short stories (my favorite, "Punching Chickens") to the revised and newly release, "The Nature of Truth," Sergio captivated the audience with stories from home and describing what Chicano writing is, can and should be. You can view several chapters from his books, listen to his book talks and review teaching materials on his website, www.SergioTroncoso.com |
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"An Evening of Frida Kahlo"
9 May 2014
Tu Libro, Danza Azteca Omecoatl and La Mujer Obrera joined forces to bring "An Evening of Frida" to our community. It was an amazing event including dinner, loteria with prizes, great raffles, a look-alike contests & the film.
You can also view "Frida Kahlo" The Documentary by clicking on the link below
Watch an award-winning documentary from 1983 which provides a stirring look at the life and times of Mexico’s most famous woman painter, Frida Kahlo. Although the film is old, with simple editing techniques, it eloquently portrays the artist’s life in the famous “Blue House” outside of Mexico City that she shared with her husband, the famous muralist and painter Diego Rivera. A near fatal bus accident, years of traumatic surgery, and endless heartache left Frida Kahlo devastated, relentlessly transferring her physical and emotional pain to the canvas.
Go to "Lessons" for more information and documentaries of Frida
9 May 2014
Tu Libro, Danza Azteca Omecoatl and La Mujer Obrera joined forces to bring "An Evening of Frida" to our community. It was an amazing event including dinner, loteria with prizes, great raffles, a look-alike contests & the film.
You can also view "Frida Kahlo" The Documentary by clicking on the link below
Watch an award-winning documentary from 1983 which provides a stirring look at the life and times of Mexico’s most famous woman painter, Frida Kahlo. Although the film is old, with simple editing techniques, it eloquently portrays the artist’s life in the famous “Blue House” outside of Mexico City that she shared with her husband, the famous muralist and painter Diego Rivera. A near fatal bus accident, years of traumatic surgery, and endless heartache left Frida Kahlo devastated, relentlessly transferring her physical and emotional pain to the canvas.
Go to "Lessons" for more information and documentaries of Frida
2nd Annual Chuco Libro Night
25 April 2014
Tu Libro joined forces with Café Mayapan in celebrating the recent Texas State Board of Education’s (SBOE) historic implementation of Mexican American, Native American, African American and Asian American Studies courses in the Texas public education system. The SBOE monumental vote, 12-2, is due to the efforts of civil rights advocacy organizations to include ‘Tu Libro’ and ‘Librotraficante’, who began organizing after the SBOE eliminated Mexican American leaders like Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta from the Texas Curriculum in 2009.
Local school districts, to include Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) and El Paso Independent School District (EPISD), and Houston Independent School District, the largest district in Texas, set precedence and voted to implement Mexican American Studies earlier this year. Studies prove that the implementation of a Mexican American Studies program has resounding effects, to include producing 98% Hispanic high school graduation rates. The implementation of these courses is crucial to the Mexican American/ Indigenous population which demographically is over 51% of Texas public school students, and leads the nation in producing high school drop-outs.
Please join us on Friday, April 25th @ 6pm @ Café Mayapan, 2000 Texas Ave for ‘Chuco Libro Night’, an evening of ‘Palabra, Poesia y Musica’ with Danza Azteca Omecoatl, Los Traques, David Dorado Romo, Elsa y Julio Noboa, Viva Flores, Celia Aguilar, Xicanitas del Chuco. Suggested donations of books or $10 entry free. All proceeds benefit the organizations efforts to provide cultural literature to children.
El Paso is currently listed at the 4th Least Literate City in the Nation, according to TIME Magazine, which leads to “lower levels of business formation, lower levels of good jobs, (and) lower salaries”. Tu Libro affirms that “Knowledge is Power” and by providing culturally relevant literature to our youth, we are providing an avenue for growth, success and change.
Georgina Perez, founder of ‘Tu Libro’ and educational consultant for Barrio Pedagogy, has been advocating for the implementation of Mexican American Studies as a solution to combat the high drop-out rate and low literacy rate in our community. Perez states, “Our students need to know they are valued as human beings. When they learn about historical figures such as Cesar Chavez, they see a piece of themselves within a united history and struggle. It reorients their education from a perspective of active participation, as opposed to colonization. A pedagogy which honors them, their families, beliefs, culture and customs will not only allow them to be active learners, but will also provide them with the opportunity be engaged in their communities.” Young people who receive their high school diplomas earn about $630,000 more during their lives than those without diplomas or GEDs, according to a National Council of La Raza report released earlier this year.
Last year, in 2013, Tu Libro organized Chuco Night to inform the public of HB 1938 & SB 1128- legislation intended to eliminate Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies from Texas Universities and Colleges. This year, we gather to celebrate the implementation of Ethnic Studies into the Texas Public School System.
25 April 2014
Tu Libro joined forces with Café Mayapan in celebrating the recent Texas State Board of Education’s (SBOE) historic implementation of Mexican American, Native American, African American and Asian American Studies courses in the Texas public education system. The SBOE monumental vote, 12-2, is due to the efforts of civil rights advocacy organizations to include ‘Tu Libro’ and ‘Librotraficante’, who began organizing after the SBOE eliminated Mexican American leaders like Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta from the Texas Curriculum in 2009.
Local school districts, to include Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) and El Paso Independent School District (EPISD), and Houston Independent School District, the largest district in Texas, set precedence and voted to implement Mexican American Studies earlier this year. Studies prove that the implementation of a Mexican American Studies program has resounding effects, to include producing 98% Hispanic high school graduation rates. The implementation of these courses is crucial to the Mexican American/ Indigenous population which demographically is over 51% of Texas public school students, and leads the nation in producing high school drop-outs.
Please join us on Friday, April 25th @ 6pm @ Café Mayapan, 2000 Texas Ave for ‘Chuco Libro Night’, an evening of ‘Palabra, Poesia y Musica’ with Danza Azteca Omecoatl, Los Traques, David Dorado Romo, Elsa y Julio Noboa, Viva Flores, Celia Aguilar, Xicanitas del Chuco. Suggested donations of books or $10 entry free. All proceeds benefit the organizations efforts to provide cultural literature to children.
El Paso is currently listed at the 4th Least Literate City in the Nation, according to TIME Magazine, which leads to “lower levels of business formation, lower levels of good jobs, (and) lower salaries”. Tu Libro affirms that “Knowledge is Power” and by providing culturally relevant literature to our youth, we are providing an avenue for growth, success and change.
Georgina Perez, founder of ‘Tu Libro’ and educational consultant for Barrio Pedagogy, has been advocating for the implementation of Mexican American Studies as a solution to combat the high drop-out rate and low literacy rate in our community. Perez states, “Our students need to know they are valued as human beings. When they learn about historical figures such as Cesar Chavez, they see a piece of themselves within a united history and struggle. It reorients their education from a perspective of active participation, as opposed to colonization. A pedagogy which honors them, their families, beliefs, culture and customs will not only allow them to be active learners, but will also provide them with the opportunity be engaged in their communities.” Young people who receive their high school diplomas earn about $630,000 more during their lives than those without diplomas or GEDs, according to a National Council of La Raza report released earlier this year.
Last year, in 2013, Tu Libro organized Chuco Night to inform the public of HB 1938 & SB 1128- legislation intended to eliminate Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies from Texas Universities and Colleges. This year, we gather to celebrate the implementation of Ethnic Studies into the Texas Public School System.
Sembra Letras - Cosecha Libertad
18 March 2014
Centro Sin Fronteras Farmworkers Center, a local non-profit providing assistance to farmworkers to empower themselves, will open the Border Agricultural Workers Library, “Sembra Letras – Cosecha Libertad” on March 31st, Cesar Chavez Day.
According to Centro Sin Fronteras, there are about 14,000 farmworkers in our tri-state region. Farmworkers earn approximately $6,000-$7,000/year. Centro Sin Fronteras provides farmworkers with shelter, health care, food, GED & English courses, and family recreational activities, alongside their organizing efforts to address farming conditions, food regulations, pesticides, health care and worker’s rights.
“Most people are not aware of the hard labor and human suffering that lies behind the fruits, vegetables and meat they serve on their tables. It's only right that we honor these workers any chance we get." Carlos Marentes, founder of Centro Sin Fronteras.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, farmworkers suffer from higher rates of toxic chemical injuries and skin disorders than any other workers in the country. The children of migrant farmworkers, also, have higher rates of pesticide exposure than the general public.
Each year, there are an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 cases of physician-diagnosed pesticide poisoning among U.S. farmworkers, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Farmworkers are not covered by workers’ compensation laws in many states. They are not entitled to overtime pay under federal law. On smaller farms and in short harvest seasons, they are not entitled to the federal minimum wage. They are excluded from many state health and safety laws. Because of special exemptions for agriculture, children as young as 10 may work in the fields. (Southern Poverty Law Center, “Injustice on Our Plates”- http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/publications/injustice-on-our-plates)
“Farworkers provide our families with nutrition and sustenance on a daily basis. While they are essential to our survival, farmworkers are greatly neglected by society as a whole. Our community is committed to providing services which empower our farmworkers and provide them and their families with well-deserved dignity and justice.” Georgina C. Perez, founder of Tu Libro.
18 March 2014
Centro Sin Fronteras Farmworkers Center, a local non-profit providing assistance to farmworkers to empower themselves, will open the Border Agricultural Workers Library, “Sembra Letras – Cosecha Libertad” on March 31st, Cesar Chavez Day.
According to Centro Sin Fronteras, there are about 14,000 farmworkers in our tri-state region. Farmworkers earn approximately $6,000-$7,000/year. Centro Sin Fronteras provides farmworkers with shelter, health care, food, GED & English courses, and family recreational activities, alongside their organizing efforts to address farming conditions, food regulations, pesticides, health care and worker’s rights.
“Most people are not aware of the hard labor and human suffering that lies behind the fruits, vegetables and meat they serve on their tables. It's only right that we honor these workers any chance we get." Carlos Marentes, founder of Centro Sin Fronteras.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, farmworkers suffer from higher rates of toxic chemical injuries and skin disorders than any other workers in the country. The children of migrant farmworkers, also, have higher rates of pesticide exposure than the general public.
Each year, there are an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 cases of physician-diagnosed pesticide poisoning among U.S. farmworkers, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Farmworkers are not covered by workers’ compensation laws in many states. They are not entitled to overtime pay under federal law. On smaller farms and in short harvest seasons, they are not entitled to the federal minimum wage. They are excluded from many state health and safety laws. Because of special exemptions for agriculture, children as young as 10 may work in the fields. (Southern Poverty Law Center, “Injustice on Our Plates”- http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/publications/injustice-on-our-plates)
“Farworkers provide our families with nutrition and sustenance on a daily basis. While they are essential to our survival, farmworkers are greatly neglected by society as a whole. Our community is committed to providing services which empower our farmworkers and provide them and their families with well-deserved dignity and justice.” Georgina C. Perez, founder of Tu Libro.
Building Community in Our Schools
22 February 2014
The El Paso Teacher’s Association, Tu Libro and XITO (Xican@ Institute For Teaching and Organizing) conducted Community Empowerment Workshops at Bowie High School on Saturday, February 22nd.
Invited speakers included Sean Arce, co-founder of the nationally renowned and now banned K-12 Mexican American Studies Department in Tucson, Arizona, which has been highlighted on PBS, Democracy Now, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; Norma Gonzalez, Mexican Indigenous Studies Critical Educator from Arizona; Georgina Perez, founder of ‘Tu Libro’ Community Literacy Campaign, Celebrating Xicana/o Indigenous Culture which provides free books to families; Carlos Aceves, Xinachtli Project educator and author; Jena Camp, social justice activist and member of Ceiba; and El Paso Permaculture.
Using the pedagogical model of the renowned Mexican American Studies Program (MAS), recently banned in Arizona, this workshop offers educators the tools for engaging Chican@/Latin@ students using culturally responsive curriculum. Participants will receive training from former MAS teachers highlighting the techniques that raised Chican@/Latin@ student’s test scores, graduation rates and entrance into college.
22 February 2014
The El Paso Teacher’s Association, Tu Libro and XITO (Xican@ Institute For Teaching and Organizing) conducted Community Empowerment Workshops at Bowie High School on Saturday, February 22nd.
Invited speakers included Sean Arce, co-founder of the nationally renowned and now banned K-12 Mexican American Studies Department in Tucson, Arizona, which has been highlighted on PBS, Democracy Now, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; Norma Gonzalez, Mexican Indigenous Studies Critical Educator from Arizona; Georgina Perez, founder of ‘Tu Libro’ Community Literacy Campaign, Celebrating Xicana/o Indigenous Culture which provides free books to families; Carlos Aceves, Xinachtli Project educator and author; Jena Camp, social justice activist and member of Ceiba; and El Paso Permaculture.
Using the pedagogical model of the renowned Mexican American Studies Program (MAS), recently banned in Arizona, this workshop offers educators the tools for engaging Chican@/Latin@ students using culturally responsive curriculum. Participants will receive training from former MAS teachers highlighting the techniques that raised Chican@/Latin@ student’s test scores, graduation rates and entrance into college.
Dual Language Reading Circles
8 February 2014
Effective reading goes beyond finding out what is written on a page. It is indeed a dialogue between reader and text in which the reader contributes as much as the text.
Reading is more than a source of information and entertainment. It is an empowering act. Reading provides the opportunity of understanding self and others.
Reading should be a source of courage, dignity, kindness, generosity and hope to act as a more capable protagonist of one's own life.
8 February 2014
Effective reading goes beyond finding out what is written on a page. It is indeed a dialogue between reader and text in which the reader contributes as much as the text.
Reading is more than a source of information and entertainment. It is an empowering act. Reading provides the opportunity of understanding self and others.
Reading should be a source of courage, dignity, kindness, generosity and hope to act as a more capable protagonist of one's own life.
Dinner, Documentary & Discussion
31 January 2014
Harvest of Empire
Discussion Revealing the Untold Story of Latinos in America, the Political & Social Roots that have Driven Millions to Migrate to the US
Panelists: Lorena Andrade, La Mujer Obrera &
Carlos Marentes, Border Agricultural Workers
31 January 2014
Harvest of Empire
Discussion Revealing the Untold Story of Latinos in America, the Political & Social Roots that have Driven Millions to Migrate to the US
Panelists: Lorena Andrade, La Mujer Obrera &
Carlos Marentes, Border Agricultural Workers
Rise Up & Reclaim Your Education
24 & 25 January 2014
Our Empowerment Workshops were an Amazing Experience! Thanks so much to all involved in organizing, presenting and community dialogue.
Save the Date: February 21, Friday, 5-9pm at Bowie HS - Part 2
24 & 25 January 2014
Our Empowerment Workshops were an Amazing Experience! Thanks so much to all involved in organizing, presenting and community dialogue.
Save the Date: February 21, Friday, 5-9pm at Bowie HS - Part 2
Students on the air, "Border Talk" with Norma Chavez
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Students meet author, Sergio Troncoso,
at The Bookery
21 December 2013
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Students meet author, Sergio Troncoso,
at The Bookery
21 December 2013
A world of gratitude and respect to everyone in the El Paso community - near and far - who donated to this beautiful event.
14 December 2013
14 December 2013
Mexico's Third Gender
& LGBTQIA Life on the Border
La Mujer Obrera and Tu Libro hosted "Mexico's Third Gender & LGBTQIA Life on the Border" - November 8th, 2013.
The evening included traditional ceremonial dance with Danza Omecoatl, a screening of "Mexico's Third Gender," and a panel discussion featuring Antonio Eliaz, Frank Perez and Virgil Esquivel (local community organizers and LBBTQ advocates). The discussion was moderated by Sam Maria Andazola.
Watch the filmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bhp7i7WNcM
& LGBTQIA Life on the Border
La Mujer Obrera and Tu Libro hosted "Mexico's Third Gender & LGBTQIA Life on the Border" - November 8th, 2013.
The evening included traditional ceremonial dance with Danza Omecoatl, a screening of "Mexico's Third Gender," and a panel discussion featuring Antonio Eliaz, Frank Perez and Virgil Esquivel (local community organizers and LBBTQ advocates). The discussion was moderated by Sam Maria Andazola.
Watch the filmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bhp7i7WNcM
An evening with Dolores huerta, 16 Oct 2013
"Education is important! Our children shouldn't have to wait until college to learn about their culture and the important contributions made by Mexican Americans. I want to thank the Underground Librarians for their hard work, spreading the knowledge and making sure our children know the truth." ~Dolores Huerta
In addition to meeting my role model, Dolores mentions the Underground Librarians (Librotraficantes) in her keynote speech! What an honor!!!
Celebrating Xicana/o Pride, 11 Oct 2013
Tremendous "THANKS" to all of the poets and performers at Xicana/o Pride Celebration at Cafe Mayapan!!!
Child + Parent Reading Circles, 28 Sep 2013
Dra Alma Flor Ada's "Parent & Child Reading Circles" incorporates reading, movement, music and art. Facilitor, Beautiful Jean Camp-Guel
Read more of Dra Alma Flor Ada's Transformative Education at http://almaflorada.com/transformative-education/mini-lessons/
Read more of Dra Alma Flor Ada's Transformative Education at http://almaflorada.com/transformative-education/mini-lessons/
Librotraficante Heritage Month - 50 for Freedom of Speech, 15 Sep 2013
Dropt Books
Our culture is still prohibited in Arizona!
Team up with us this Heritage Month and Banned Books Week to Break the Mexican American Studies Ban in Arizona.
Librotraficantes in every state will be dropping books banned in Arizona all over the country, in malls, barbershops, cafes, colleges.
We need your help!
Heritage Month is Sep 16-Oct 16 ~ Banned Books Week is Sep 22 – 28.
Tucson youth are suing the state of Arizona to overturn AZ HB2281. Everyone’s Freedom of Speech is at stake. The future of our Culture is on the line.
Become a Librotraficante!!!
Commit to dropping books and Post Photos of Drops & Founds on Facebook and Twitter at @Librotraficante. Events & Fundraisers
Set Up a Banned Book Exhibit and Reading
Invite your guests to send donations to:
Save Ethnic Studies
300 S. Convent Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
or go to SaveEthnicStudies.org
Our culture is still prohibited in Arizona!
Team up with us this Heritage Month and Banned Books Week to Break the Mexican American Studies Ban in Arizona.
Librotraficantes in every state will be dropping books banned in Arizona all over the country, in malls, barbershops, cafes, colleges.
We need your help!
Heritage Month is Sep 16-Oct 16 ~ Banned Books Week is Sep 22 – 28.
Tucson youth are suing the state of Arizona to overturn AZ HB2281. Everyone’s Freedom of Speech is at stake. The future of our Culture is on the line.
Become a Librotraficante!!!
Commit to dropping books and Post Photos of Drops & Founds on Facebook and Twitter at @Librotraficante. Events & Fundraisers
Set Up a Banned Book Exhibit and Reading
Invite your guests to send donations to:
Save Ethnic Studies
300 S. Convent Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
or go to SaveEthnicStudies.org
Saturday Community Book Exchange at Cafe Mayapan's Farmer's Market
Xicana/o Studies Summer course, July 2013
After several days of in-class intense platica about the importance of positive self-identity derived from knowing who you are and where you come from... The great artist, Gabriel Gaytan, and the amazing Xicana/o Park (Lincoln Park Conservation Committee Chair), Hector Gonzalez - take the students on a tour of Xicano Park II... Beautiful murals... An amazing educational day time...
Tu Libro's 1st "event" at the Cesar Chavez Celebration, Lincoln Park, 23 Mar 2013
The Cesar Chavez Picnic at Chicano Park was Tu Libro's first "official" event! I have visited, dropped off books at various events and locations - to include iHop, after having the whole wheat short stack with fresh fruits, claro...
But, this event was special... Cesar Chavez stood up for nuestra cultura... One of my favorite quotes is by Cesar ~ "Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures." And that, mi gente is exactly the message, the point, the purpose of Tu Libro! The ability to give Chican@ Literature, nuestra historia, to the raza, the gente... A positive self identity through love, respect and education!!!
Thank you to all of my camaradas who helped me get to my first event and to all of the gente who came by the Tu Libro spot at the picnic for Tus Libros!!!
Tiahui!!!
But, this event was special... Cesar Chavez stood up for nuestra cultura... One of my favorite quotes is by Cesar ~ "Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures." And that, mi gente is exactly the message, the point, the purpose of Tu Libro! The ability to give Chican@ Literature, nuestra historia, to the raza, the gente... A positive self identity through love, respect and education!!!
Thank you to all of my camaradas who helped me get to my first event and to all of the gente who came by the Tu Libro spot at the picnic for Tus Libros!!!
Tiahui!!!
Chuco Rallies to Stop Attack on Ethnic Studies
26 April 2013
26 April 2013
Chuco Book Night
~ World Book Night, Chuco Style ~
April 2013
Why is Chuco Book Night Important?
Reading for pleasure improves literacy, actively engaging emerging readers in their desire to read. Reading changes lives, improves employability, social interaction, enfranchisement, and can have a positive effect on mental health and happiness. Book readers are more likely to participate in positive activities such as volunteering, attending cultural events, and even physical exercise.
www.us.worldbooknight.org
~ World Book Night, Chuco Style ~
April 2013
Why is Chuco Book Night Important?
Reading for pleasure improves literacy, actively engaging emerging readers in their desire to read. Reading changes lives, improves employability, social interaction, enfranchisement, and can have a positive effect on mental health and happiness. Book readers are more likely to participate in positive activities such as volunteering, attending cultural events, and even physical exercise.
www.us.worldbooknight.org
The Bookery
The Bookery is an amazing, local and independent book store in El Chuco. Miss Margaret specializes in Children's Books and does amazing Story Telling with Puppets - Available for workshops at her location and local schools. To read more about The Bookery, please read Sergio Troncoso's Chico Lingo BlogSpot: http://chicolingo.blogspot.com/2010/12/bookery-in-socorro.html
The Bookery is located at 10167 Socorro Road, 915-859-6132.
The Bookery is located at 10167 Socorro Road, 915-859-6132.