The full 2020 calendar and flyers are available on our Instagram account: @mccsjec
Ongoing Events
Virtual Library Display
https://library.miracosta.edu/latinx
The MiraCosta College Library has created captivating Online Displays featuring items
from their collections of each of the History and Heritage Months. Make sure to check
out the following online displays for books and ebooks, biographies of famous people,
and online films and documentaries.
Video: What Do You Love about Your Cultura?
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFdZJb1hpDa/
Look for some of your favorite Latinx Chicanx MiraCostans talking about what brings
them joy and pride when they think about their cultures.
Past Events
Wednesday, September 23rd @ 5:30PM
Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month Kickoff Dance Party & Mercadito
View recording at: https://tinyurl.com/MCCLatinxKickoff
View vendor links in story highlight Instagram: @mccsjec
We danced with DJ Sizzle Fantastic and learned about the people behind Latinx- and
Chicanx-owned small businesses.
Upcoming Events
Monday, October 12th @ 3:30-5PM
The Historical Perspective on Chicanx/Latinx Art with Alessandra Moctezuma
https://miracosta-edu.zoom.us/4730219039
Come celebrate Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month with Latina Leadership Network (LLN)
and Professor Moctezuma, who will give a presentation on the history of Latinx & Chicanx
art, including some of her own artwork.
Thursday, October 15th @ 12:30-2PM
Arte hasta la muerte: Awareness & Advocacy: Paint the Fields with Us!
Register at https://bit.ly/30lKggZ
Join artist Maira Meza, artist and illustrator of the award-winning book The Spirit
of Chicano Park/El espíritu del parque Chicano, to paint along with us and reflect
on the value of the food produced by farmworkers. The first 15 people to register
will receive free paint, brushes, and canvas.
Tuesday, October 27th @ 4-5:30PM
Virtual Paint Party with El Comalito Collective
Register at https://tinyurl.com/MCCLatinxPaint
Keep the creativity flowing and paint along with the artist/activists of @ElComalitoCollective
while discussing the intersections of Queer and Chicanx identities. Register to learn
how to pick up your free canvas, paint, and brushes before the event!
Thursday, October 29th @ 1:30-3PM
"A Dream Called Home" by Reyna Grande
Register at https://tinyurl.com/LatinxGrande
Join acclaimed author Reyna Grande in a discussion about her book A Dream Called Home.
All are welcome in this presentation, and students currently reading the book will
have priority during the Q&A.
Wednesday, November 4th @ 5-6PM
Fat Liberation & Cultura
Register at https://tinyurl.com/sjecbodypositivity
Join Leigh-Anna Hidalgo, UCLA Chicano Studies PhD Candidate and body positivity activist,
to learn how she combats fatphobia in the cultura, ultimately leading to fat liberation.
Follow her Instagram @TheBigGirlsCode.
Tuesday, November 17th @ 6-7:15PM
Solidarity Sounds and Spaces
Register at https://tinyurl.com/SolidaritySounds
Join professors Maria Figueroa of MiraCosta College and Dr. Gaye T. Johnson of UCLA,
in conversation about the historic Black and Brown interwoven threads of solidarity.
Monday, November 23rd @ 12-1PM
Good Chisme: A Roundtable Discussion on Identity, Language, & Raza
Register at https://tinyurl.com/GoodChisme
Join MIraCosta faculty, staff, and students to talk about how it feels to be Latinx
but not fluent in Spanish, or to witness anti-Black racism in your Latinx family--or
to experience racism as an Afro-Latina. We will come together in dialogue about forgotten
roots, cultural and language loss, pressure to assimilate, and more!
Events for Previous Years
Contact
For more information on these services and programs contact:
Jodi Mulhall
she / her / hers
Student Services Coordinator
Oceanside Campus
760.757.2121 x6900
jmulhall@miracosta.edu
History and Heritage Months are a service of the Department of Student Equity. For general inquiries about all Student Equity programs and services, please contact us at studentequity@miracosta.edu or call our main office at 760.757.2121 x6900.
