January & February

  • Planning meetings for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Seminar 2018

  • Meeting with KSBE on CRP Seminar

  • Opened application process for all 7-12 Kansas Public School teachers to attend CRP Seminar

  • Meetings to plan coordinated events for Topeka High schools premier of the play, “Zoot Suit”

  • Film screening of “Dolores” and talk by, director Peter Bratt in sponsorship with the Mulvane Museum of Art

March

  • Coordinated event as part of “Dolores” film, “Growing Community Health.” A discussion on the benefits of community gardens with Gabriel Racca of Kansas City Community Gardens. Co-sponsored with Mulvane Museum of Art

  • Meeting with KSDE on CRP Seminar

  • Coordinated event as part of “Dolores” film, “Bees, Butterflies and Community Gardens” art exploration for families. Co-sponsored with Mulvane Museum of Art,

  • KSU Research & Extension office and Mulvane ArtLab

  • Meetings to plan coordinated events for Topeka High schools premier of the play, “Zoot Suit”

  • Co-planned with KU Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies for immigration panel on KTWU’s “I Got Issues”

  • Coordinated event as part of “Dolores” film, screening Peter Bratt film, “La Mision” along with conversation with LGBTQ members of Kansas City’s Brown Voices/Brown Pulse. Co-sponsored with Mulvane Museum of Art

  • Planning meetings for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Seminar 2018

April

  • “Our Stories: Midwest Mexican Americans During the Zoot Suit Era” event at Topeka High school and part of coordinated events leading up to THS performance of Luis Valdez’s, “Zoot Suit.”

  • “History & Representation: The Importance of Zoot Suit” lecture by KU Phd candidate, Neill Kennedy at the Topeka Shawnee County & Public Library. Part of coordinated events leading up to THS performance of Luis Valdez’s, “Zoot Suit.”

  • Co-sponsorship of “Maria the Mexican: A Benefit for Zoot Suit Play.” Fundraiser to help cover costs for THS play at Topeka High school.

  • Presentation with other Tri-directors on status of the CRP to the KSBE

  • First Round of interviews with Kansas Public school applicants for the CRP Seminar

  • Co-sponsor of the two April performances of THS historic presentation of the play, “Zoot Suit.”

  • Planning meetings for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Seminar 2018

2018 Events

June

  • Meeting with Four Tribes of Kansas in Reserve to discuss CRP Project

  • Selection and notification of teachers for CRP Summer Intensive

  • Met with Eisenhower Middle school students to discuss their Project Esperanza summer mural

  • Attended (as part of TS outreach) the El Mundo Zurdo conference at Trinity University in San Antonio, Tejas

  • Meetings with artists and teachers involved in Eisenhower Middle school mural, Project Esperanza

  • Planning meetings for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Seminar 2018

  • Attended community event in celebration of the life of Dominque White

  • Co-created Kansas Coalition to End Family Separation and Detention

May

  • Part of panel discussion at NE Kansas YWCA’s Lunafest (Benefitting Girls on the Run)

  • Completed Project Esperanza mural with students at Eisenhower Middle school

  • Participated with the Kansas Coalition to End Family Separation and Detention press conference at the Statehouse

  • Began month long intensive with teachers, professors and Tri-directors on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy at WU

July

August

September

October

November

  • Completed month long intensive with teachers, professors and Tri-directors on CRP

  • Fiesta booth space along with Shawnee Country Historical Society

  • Meeting with Kansas Appleseed on immigration related issues

  • Created partnership with Beach Museum, Lawrence Arts Center and Mexican artist, Artemio Rodriguez for future art project in Kansas

  • Met with DDLM artists planning 2018 community workshops

  • Meetings with Mulvane and their ArtLab for DDLM 2018 Family Art Day at the museum

  • Announced statewide and national call for Tonantzin Society social media interns

  • Entered into partnership with Kansas Appleseed on public charge initiative.  Became part of national group headed by NILC (National Immigration Law Center)

  • Attended art talk featuring Cheech Marin at Lawrence Arts Center

  • Interviewed and contracted with interns for social media positions

  • Dedication event with students and lead TS artists of the Hope mural project at Eisenhower Middle school

  • Started social media and community outreach on education and public comment on public charge

  • Continued social media and community outreach on education and public comment on public charge

  • Participated in Trunk or Treat event for OLG children.  Distributed free candy

  • Final meetings for planning DDLM 2018 events

  • Co-sponsored and conducted workshops as part of DDLM Family Day at the Mulvane Art Museum and ArtLab

  • Conducted DDLM annual community mask decorating workshop at the Ballet Folklorico studio

  • Conducted with lead artist Olivia Hernandez DDLM themed community puppet making workshop at the Ballet Folklorico studio

  • Announced statewide and national call for Tonantzin Society CRP intern

  • Attended Indigenous People's Day conference at KSU

  • Met with Kansas Association of Native American Educators to discuss CRP in Manhattan 

  • DDLM presentation and mini craft workshops with employees of Federal Home Loan Bank in Topeka

  • Continued social media and community outreach on education and public comment on public charge

  • Met with Kansas Apppleseed to discuss progress on public charge initiative

  • Interviewed and finalized contract with CRP intern

  • Held meetings with Facetime meetings with social media interns