Cheech Marin, the honorary chair/padrino de honor, is the morning featured speaker, and Rosalío Muñoz, chiefly remembered as the co-chair of the Chicano Moratorium Committee, will speak in the afternoon. The summit will take place on March 26.
Nearly 800 ninth-graders will participate in the PUENTE Project Student Leadership Conference and Feria Educativa at CSUSB on Wednesday, March 18.
The theme for the 11th annual summit is “Movimiento y Compromiso: 50 Years of Challenges, Possibilities, and the Quest for Educational Equity.” The summit is set for March 26, and online registration is now open.
One message of the documentary was that Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez inspired people to “be yourself, and be proud of who you are.”
The award-winning film on the life of Chicano musician and activist Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez is part of the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
About 500 people celebrated Mexican Independence Day at CSUSB on Sept. 15 with festivities that included cultural performances of music and dance, and featured the Mexican Consul with the ringing of a bell and cry for patriotism or “El Grito.”
A Hispanic Heritage Month look-back: The annual Latino Education and Advocacy Days Summit focused on “¡Su Voto Es Su Voz!” Everyone Counts.
The summit will focus on “Sin Fronteras — Education Beyond Borders.” Registration is free.
The 8th annual Latino Education and Advocacy Days Summit is set for March 30, with the focus on “Sin Fronteras — Education Beyond Borders.”