Category Archives: culture

Invitation to LRT Dia de Muertos Celebration – November 4th 2023

We invite you to the Latino and Latina Roundtable Annual Dia de Muertos Celebration on November 4th at Lopez Urban Farm (1034 W. Mission Blvd. in Pomona) from 1 – 5 PM.  A distinction of this Annual celebration is that we attempt to celebrate it, not out of any commercial or profit benefit (like some Dia de Muertos events have become), but is an effort to create a space where we can celebrate the cultural meaning of remembering and celebrating our loved ones and those who have contributed to our communities.
Jose Calderon
President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable
From the Director Lina Mira:
Hello LRT Members and Friends,
We are excited for our event that is right around the corner. Please save the date for the 9th Annual Dia de Muertos Celebration. Join us for cultura, comunidad, music, arts and crafts, tamales, and our beautiful OFRENDA at the Lopez Urban Farm. Bring pictures of your loved ones. Everyone is welcome to attend. Bring your abuelitos, kids, neighbors and anyone who loves being in community. There is no cost to attend this event. 
 
There will be information tables with resources from a few of our local community partners working on health and immigration. 
 
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4TH 2023
Doors open at 1:00 pm @ Lopez Urban Farm in Pomona CA. 
We also need volunteers to help us get ready- volunteer work days are-
November 3rd and November 4th (call 909-480-6267 to inquire about times).

Latino and Latina Roundtable – August 10th 2023

Here are some community events where we will be sharing information about the Latino and Latina Roundtable. We need some members interested in helping us staff the booth in Los Angeles on August 26th, starting at 9:00 am. Also, please contact me to confirm that you are up to date on your membership dues for 2023. Memberships are a way to support the organization and the work.
Hola Miembros de Latino y Latina Roundtable
Aquí están unos eventos donde estaremos compartiendo información sobre Latino y Latina Roundtable. Por favor comuníquese con nosotros para renovar su membresía. Necesitamos personas que nos quieran ayudar el 26 de agosto en Los Ángeles a partir de las 9:00 am. 
WESTMONT PARK with Just Us 4 Youth 
Friday August 11th starting at 3:30-7:30 pm 
Viernes 11 de Agosto a partir de las 3:30 pm

Lopez Urban Farm with the Pomona Pride Center 
Saturday August 12th
Sabado 12 de agosto
11:30 am-3:00 pm

 


Belvedere Park -53rd Annual Commemoration of Chicano Moratorium 
August 26th from 11:00 am- 4:00 pm, (volunteers needed) 
26 de agosto de 11:00 am-4:00 pm

 


 

Support Working! A Musical directed by Alma Martinez – Closing Weekend @ University of La Verne

Please support “Working: A Musical,” with a cast directed by Alma Martinez, who we have known as a creative and community-based actress and director (as far back as the days when she was in Zoot Suit and part of Teatro Campesino). Upcoming performances are on April 28, 29,and 30th at 7 pm and on May 1 (International Worker’s Day) at 2 pm – at the Daley Theatre (1950 3rd street) in LaVerne.
Jose Zapata Calderon
Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101
(909) 952-1640
Jose_Calderon@pitzer.edu
Website:  www.josezcalderon.com

 

Rosa Martha Zarate on Immigrant and Bracero Rights – Wednesday, April 13 at 3:20 pm

Music, Writing, and Organizing for Immigrant and Bracero Rights: The Activism of Rosa Martha Zarate 

Rosa Martha Zarate, an organizer of immigrant workers and a musician who has given concerts in Central and South America (including Portugal and the United States) will present in Professor Jose Calderon’s Rural and Urban Social Movements class in Fletcher 104 at 3:20 pm on Wednesday, April 13. For those interested, you can also connect by zoom at: https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/86987777594

  Rosa Martha will draw on her own life in making the connections between her use of popular education and the art of music to community-based organizing and cross-border social movements in Latin America and the barrios of the Southwest.  She will also connect to her recent book Our Grandfathers Were Braceros” highlighting her support, in the last 20 years of the binational social movement of ex-Braceros.  The purpose of her book, as she has shared, is the recovery of historical memory in accompaniment of former bracero grandparents and the relatives of those who have already disappeared in their fight for justice.  Rosa Martha is the cofounder of Libreria del Pueblo, Inc., the cofounder of Calpulli, an international leader in fighting for the rights of bracero workers, and an organizer in advancing alternative economy projects in Indigenous and peasant communities in the US and Mexico.  The presentation is open to those who are interested and made possible by support from Campus Life. 

 

Jose Calderon is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CHLT-153 Rural and Urban Social Movements class
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Jose Zapata Calderon

Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101
(909) 952-1640
 Jose_Calderon@pitzer.edu
Website:  www.josezcalderon.com

Today is the day… Danza Azteca @ Tony Cerda Park

Start your weekend early with Danza Azteca. All abilities welcome.
The Latina/o Roundtable’s
Ethnic Studies Committee Presents:
Aztec Dance Classes/Danza Azteca
Maestro: Alejandro Xipecoatl Juarez, Danza Azteca Grupo Toyaacan
FREE/Gratis
7:00pm – 8:30pm 
Every Thursday July-August
July/Julio 
8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th 
Tony Cerda Park
400 W Grand Ave. Pomona, CA 91766andAugust /Agosto
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th & Sept 2nd
Cesar Chavez Park 
2720 Barjud Ave. Pomona, CA 91768

We are grateful to the City of Pomona for their support in bringing this program to the community.

Invitation to Virtual Presentation by Muralist and Artist Paul Botello on Wednesday, May 5 at 4 pm

You are invited to a virtual presentation by Muralist and artist PAUL BOTELLO as part of my class, Rural and Social Movements, this next Wednesday, May 5 from 4 PM – 5:15  The zoom link is here (and below): https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/86987777594 
His presentation will include how he has used art as a means of raising consciousness about the contributions of our Mexican and Immigrant-origin communities and how art can be used to advance social movements and democratic spaces for change.  Paul Botello was born and raised in East Los Angeles. He earned a BA and an MFA from Cal State University, Los Angeles. He teaches art in the LAUSD school system and has taught, in the past, at Pitzer College. In 1994 he traveled to Berlin, Germany where he collaborated on a giant mural titled “Global Chessboard.” Other recently completed murals include “Citizens of the World” at Esperanza School, and “In Unison” at the Maravilla Housing Facility. He also completed a large-scale mural on the Metro Gold Line construction fence that was located at First Street and Soto. Portions of the mural can now be found at the Pueblo del Sol Community Center in East Los Angeles. He has painted a number of murals in the Inland Empire region in collaboration with student and community participants including: five murals on the Pitzer campus, a mural at the Pomona Day Labor Center, one at Vina Danks school in Ontario, and five murals at Cesar Chavez Park in Pomona.  Botello lives and works in East Los Angeles and exhibits his work locally, nationally, and internationally. 

Jose Calderon is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CHLT-153 Rural and Urban Social Movements class

Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

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https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/86987777594

Meeting ID: 869 8777 7594

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Meeting ID: 869 8777 7594

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Jose Zapata Calderon
Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101
(909) 952-1640
 Jose_Calderon@pitzer.edu
Website:  www.josezcalderon.com

 

Invitation to Mercado Artisano and Sopa – Nov. 25 at dA Center

Hi everyone, Just wanted to invite you to the Mercado Artisano and Sopa on Saturday, November 25, 2017.  I will be selling my ceramic art and jewelry.  There will be other artists selling their ware as well as local women selling their Pozole and Tamales. This is an Alternative Market of local art and artisans.  Please let your friends and family know of this event.  Hope to see you there.  

 

PS.  50% of the profit of my artwork will be go to social justice organizations/causes

 

 

Rose Calderon

 

Mercardo Artisano and Sopa

The dA Center for the Arts

252 S Main St. Ste D.
Pomona, CA 91766

Invitation from Professor James Mestaz: Film Screening and Discussion this Thursday

 

Invitation to Film:  Latino: The Changing Face of America with filmmaker Roxanne Frias – Nov. 16 – 6:30 – 8:30 PM (Claremont McKenna College Kravis Center Lower Court 62) Panel responders include James Mestaz, Jose Calderon, Tomas Sandoval, Martha Gonzalez, and Tony Jimenez.

James V. Mestaz

Visiting Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Fellow

History Department

Claremont Mckenna College