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Hispanic/Latinx

Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage and Hope

HERITAGE MONTH 2021 SEPT 15 - OCT 15

SEPTEMBERWED 15 Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Kick-Off Event

5 – 7 pmGuyon Auditorium

Premiere screening of “Footprints in the Sky” documentary by MFA student Daniel RodriguezCo-sponsors: Hispanic/Latino Resource Center (H/LRC) and College of Arts and Media

Art Exhibit “Nativas: Colores Purepecha” by artist and SIU alumna Juana Charicata Duran Opening: Sept 15 at 6:15 p.m. in Morris Library Rotunda. Exhibit will be on display from Sept 15 – Oct 15.

THU 16 Salsa Making Workshop

5 – 6:30 pmStudent Services Building Rooms 150-160 | Facebook LiveCo-sponsors: H/LRC and Lambda Theta Alpha, Latin Sorority, Inc.

Only 30 in-person spots available. Register for in-person event: https://forms.office.com/r/3YcP4c80wA

Join event on FB: https://www.facebook.com/SalukisUnidos

TUE 21 Financial Health in a Post-Pandemic World

5 – 6 pmCo-sponsors: College of Business and Analytics and H/LRC

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99278360231

WED 22 Piñata Making Workshop

6 – 8 pmStudent Services Building Rooms 150-160 | Facebook LiveCo-sponsors: H/LRC and Gamma Phi Omega, International Sorority, Inc.

Only 30 in-person spots available. Register for in-person event: https://forms.office.com/r/mjGa37fayn

Join event on FB: https://www.facebook.com/SalukisUnidos

Classical Guitar Recital: Marcus DeJesus

7:30 pm Old Baptist Foundation Recital HallSIU School of Music Guitar Festival

THU 23 Classical Guitar Recital: Moaxyr Teixeira Neto

7:30 pm Old Baptist Foundation Recital HallSIU School of Music Guitar Festival

FRI 24 Festival Latino

5 – 7 pmCarbondale Pavilion, 116 N. Illinois between Main & Jackson

Live Music: Radio Free Honduras BandCo-sponsors: City of Carbondale, Southern Illinois Culture and Arts in Bilingual Education (SICABE), H/LRC, Latin American Student Association (LASA) and Multi Greek Council (MGC)

WED 29 The Intricacies of Hispanic/ Latinx Identity

4:30 – 6 pm Student Center Cambria Room Co-sponsors: H/LRC and Latin American Student Association (LASA).

LASA members will guide meaningful discussions and activities for the audience to taste the breath-taking complexities of the Hispanic/Latinx transnational identity.

OCTOBERTUE 5 Being Hispanic in Business: Identity, Influence and

Impact

5 – 6:15 pm Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99055434257

Co-sponsors: College of Business and Analytics and H/LRC

WED 6 Panel-Hispanic/Latinx Students and Medical School

Application Process: Tips, Struggles and Successes

5 – 6:30 pmZoom event

Panel of Hispanic/Latinx SIU Medical students will talk about their experience and journey to medical school and will guide, encourage, and inspire other students who want to become physicians.Co-sponsors: H/LRC and Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) SIU School of Medicine chapter

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvfuCqqzIrH9aHCFt-qMJ7BkV2rP7SGo6v

THU 7 DACA Informational: Best Practices and Updates

5 – 6:30 pmZoom eventCo-sponsors: H/LRC and United Nations Association of Southern Illinois

Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoceuorTsiE9LyUwhvAy4KYPZQZBrfeDQu

FRI 8 Movie Night: “In the Heights”

5 – 7:30 pmStudent Center Auditorium Free and open to the public

In the Heights includes DACA in the plot with the story of Sonny, whose parents’ undocumented status threatens his college plans. Before DACA, these same children were at risk for deportation due to their parents’ undocumented status, and DACA extended their ability to remain in the United States.

FRI 15 La Luz de la Esperanza (The Light of Hope)

5:30 – 7:30 pmStudent Services Building Rooms 150 – 170 and Pavilion

The Hispanic community is coming together on the last day of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month to shed the Light of Hope. When the month ends the Light of Hope will continue.Join us – Food, music, and fun Co-sponsors: H/LRC, MGC and LASA

For disability accommodations call 618-453-5738.

Masks are required for

ALL in-person events.