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Ethnic Studies Updates for this week 2/23/2022
Hello LRT Members,
Please see the information below;
LRT Ethnic Studies Working Committee Meeting
February 25, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm
ZOOM ID: 878 6691 5278
contact: fabianpavon2@gmail.com for calendar invite
Please join us for our working committee meeting. We will give updates and discuss the Ethnic Studies work we have completed.
We will also have volunteering opportunities related to keeping the community engaged and informed through our cultural survival programs.
Join us for an institute on In Lak’ech, Ashe, Isang Bagsak and why they are fundamentally good educational practices.
Latina/o/x Literature & Bilingual Children’s Book Drive
Book Drive for Library at Cesar Chavez park
Drop off books at:
Solidarity Center
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 4pm
The Village at Indian Hill
1460 E. Holt Avenue, Rm. 6, Pomona, CA 91767
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 4pm
The Village at Indian Hill
1460 E. Holt Avenue, Rm. 6, Pomona, CA 91767
or
Cesar Chavez Park Library
Hours: Sun up – Sun down
2720 Barjud Ave, Pomona, CA 91768
Hours: Sun up – Sun down
2720 Barjud Ave, Pomona, CA 91768
Latino/a Roundtable- Updates for this week- 2/16/22- 2/23/22
Dear LRT Members and friends,
Happy Wednesday (middle of the week)!
1. Buy your tickets to the 18th Annual Cesar Chavez Breakfast! This is our main fundraiser that supports the Latino and Latina Roundtable’s organizing work in the community. We also celebrate and honor the people that make our communities better and award scholarships to local youth!
2. Join us every Wednesday evening for En Confianza at a new day and time. En CONFIANZA, season II,starts today. Join us every wednesday from February to June at 5:30 PM via FB Live. In this virtual space, created with Spanish speakers in mind, we discuss our community concerns, share upcoming projects and resources that LRT and other community organizations are working on! See you there. ¡Nos vemos pronto!
3. Ethnic Studies Updates & upcoming webinar-
LRT Ethnic Studies Working Committee
Join the effort to implement ethnic studies in our local schools-
2/25/22 12:00pm – 1:00pm via ZOOM:linktr.ee/pomonaeducationcoalition
In Lak’ech
Join us for an institute on In Lak’ech, Ashe, Isang Bagsak and why they are fundamentally good educational practices. Please read today’s Op-Ed in the LA Times on the erasure of InLak’Ech and Ashe in the state’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum. Read the Op-Ed atLA TIMES
Join us for an institute on In Lak’ech, Ashe, Isang Bagsak and why they are fundamentally good educational practices. Please read today’s Op-Ed in the LA Times on the erasure of InLak’Ech and Ashe in the state’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum. Read the Op-Ed atLA TIMES
February 26, 2022
9:30am-12:00pm
Insight & recommendations
Pomona Education Coalition (PEC) (LRT is a member of this coalition), supports Professional Development in order to build the capacity of current teachers at PUSD. In order to have an effective Ethnic Studies program, experts in the field of Ethnic Studies need to be the ones teaching the Ethnic Studies courses.The PEC recommends that PUSD receive Ethnic Studies Teacher training from the following professional organizations:
Invitation to Latino/a Roundtable Meeting this Saturday, February 5 from 1 – 3 pm
This is your invitation to the next Latino and Latina Roundtable meeting this Saturday, February 5 from 1- 3 PM. Attached are the minutes from the last meeting and the agenda for this meeting (in which we will review and discuss the achievements of our work in 2021 and priorities for 2022). We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. The zoom link for the meeting is:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81449580681
Jose Zapata Calderon President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable
Announcements for Week of December 13th- December 18th, 2021
Hello LRT Members,
Hope you are all doing well. Here are some announcements for this week, please scroll down, lots of great information up until the end:
- We are gearing up for our Annual Cesar Chavez Breakfast, which takes place every March on his birthday. This will be the 18th Cesar Chavez Breakfast and we are asking you to please save the date for the morning of Friday March 25th 2022. For the past two years, we have done it virtually. This year, we hope we can do it in person. More details to follow.
At this time, we are asking our members to please nominate community leaders for this year’s honorees. Who do you think we should honor at this year’s breakfast?
Nominate a community leader who embodies and lives out the core values of Cesar Chavez by January 7th 2022-
Service to Others, Sacrifice, Preference to help the most in need and forgotten no matter how difficult the challenge, Determination, Nonviolence, Acceptance of All People, Respect for Life and Environment, Celebrating Community, Knowledge, and Innovation
Please include the name of the person and your reasons. You can write your nomination in the body of an email or include an attachment. Your nomination does not have to be long and the deadline is January 7th. The LRT board reviews your nominations and selects the honorees. The honorees will be announced in late January 2022 and highlighted at the breakfast.
Social Justice Scholarships – Please share with your networks. Every year we recognize local students who are doing their part. The application is open to all high school seniors and college/university students who are from the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley. The application is attached and you will be able to access it on our website soon- www.latinolatinaroundtable.org. For more information, please call (909) 480-6267.
Events this week:
12/13/2021 – Clean Mobility Workshop and Yoga event at Tony Cerda Park. Join Clean Mobility Fellows, Liberated SOON and Jasmine Rocha for an afternoon of yoga in the park. Everyone is welcome and our instructor is able to provide modifications for various levels of mobility and flexibility. This is a bilingual space as well. If it rains, we will host this workshop on zoom and share the link with you all. Stay tuned.
12/14/2021 -Join us for our last En Confianza (via Facebook Live) for 2021. We will chat with our very own Angela Sanbrano. Angela is our Board Vice President and a powerhouse immigrant rights activist. Stop by Facebook at noon on Tuesday December 14th. En Confianza is a weekly space where we highlight resources and community leaders. En Confianza conversations are in Spanish and we hope to continue in 2022. Please share your feedback about En Confianza.
Yoga and Clean Mobility today at 3:30 pm
Hi LRT Friends and Members,
Join us today at 3:30 pm at Lincoln Park for yoga in the park. We will be talking about our clean mobility work as well as sharing resources on wellness. Everyone is welcome.
For more information, please call (909) 480-6267. The address is:
Lincoln Park
400 Lincoln Avenue
Pomona, CA 91767
Latino and Latina Roundtable- Events for November 16th-November 20th
Hi LRT Members,
These are the events happening this week.
11/16: En Confianza with LRT@ 12:00 pm Facebook Live (Spanish). As part of our efforts to bring resources and support to our community, we will share about what to expect when you start therapy.
11/18: Move and Breathe Clean meet up @3:30 pm at Lincoln Park in Pomona. Join us for yoga and a conversation about clean mobility. Everyone is welcome.
11/20 : LRT Board Members elections @ 1:00 pm via zoom. The 10 nominees will share why they are interested in serving on the Latino/a Roundtable board. Members need to have paid their membership dues 30 days before the election and be present to vote for the 7 at large board positions.
Here are the flyers for the events-
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 16TH
Latino and Latina Roundtable Upcoming events- October 25th-October 31st
Please save the date for our Dia de los Muertos event in collaboration with Lopez Urban Farm on November 6th. There is always more to learn about this beautiful celebration. We support all community members and groups that are hosting events and opportunities to share about this tradition. Thank you in advance for your support. Please forward to friends and networks.
Happening this week:
Tuesday October 26th @ noon, join us for En Confianza on Facebook Live for a conversation with Brenda Huerta Soto, Andrea Vidaurrea, and Ivette Torres from Peoples Collective for Environmental Justice.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2021 12:00 PM A 12:30 PM PST
FACEBOOK LIVE AT:
www.facebook.com/latinoandlatinaroundtable
On Wednesday October 27th @ 11 am join Liberated SOON and Jasmine Rocha for a conversation on clean mobility and community empowerment over zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89173072424Meeting ID: 891 7307 2424
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89173072424Meeting ID: 891 7307 2424
Wednesday October 27th @ 6:00pm on zoom. Start prepping your ofrenda at home. Join Oscar Leal, Pomona artist, as he walks us through elements of an ofrenda and how to decorate a frame for pictures of your loved ones. Zoom link in the flyer and by clicking on the link below.
Topic: Ofrenda Frame Virtual Workshop
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84648469190
Meeting ID: 846 4846 9190
Thursday October 28th from 6-8 pm – Ethnic Studies Forum- Reclaiming Our Narratives. Spanish interpretation is available. Please share widely and invite your community to learn with us.Ethnic Studies is a very important topic and there are many ways to get involved. We will be sharing more soon.
Thursday, October 28th starting at 6:00 pm- Spooky Treats and Eats!
We are happy to join other community partners at this year’s Spooky Treats- candy and food giveaway. Please share this resource with your friends and neighbors. For more information, please give us a call (909) 480-6267.
Last, here is the flyer for our main event. Save the date and join us for a unique experience on November 6th from 1-6 pm @ Lopez Urban Farm in Pomona, CA. Volunteers needed for this event. Contact us for more information.
Latino and Latina Roundtable’s Upcoming Events (October 18th-October 24th)
Hi LRT Familia,
Hope your week is off to a good start. Here are the upcoming events for the Latino and Latina Roundtable. Join us every Tuesday at noon on Facebook for En Confianza, a conversation and space to spotlight issues and community resources.
Today we will talk about ethnic studies in our schools and how you can get involved.