2018 Events
February 21
Co-sponsored ‘Dolores’ film screening. Reception and talk with Director, Peter Bratt @ Mulvane Museum of Art, Rita Blitt Gallery.
March 2
Sponsored ‘Growing Community Health.’ Community Garden discussion with Topeka community and Gabriel Racca from KCK Community Gardens. At Mulvane Museum of Art, Rita Blitt Gallery.
March 10
Co-sponsored Mulvane Art Lab Family Day: Bees and Butterflies. Children created community garden arts, planted small plants with help of KSU Research Extension Office and learned of interconnection of plants, bees and butterflies.
March 27
Film screening of Director Peter Bratt’s ‘La Mission.’ Along with discussion of challenges for POC coming out with panelists from Brown Voices Brown Pulse. At Mulvane Art Museum, Rita Blitt Gallery.
April 5
Sponsored ‘Our Stories: Midwestern Mexican Americans in the Zoot Suit Era’. A conversation with those that grew up in Topeka’s Bottoms area during the 1940’s. At Topeka High School
April 11
Sponsored History & Representation: ‘The Importance of Zoot Suit’ lecture by Topeka and KU Phd candidate, Neil’s Kennedy. At the Topeka Shawnee County and Public Library.
April 12
Co-sponsored Maria the Mexican: A Benefit for the play Zoot Suit. At Topeka High school.
April 20-21
Co-sponsor of Topeka High School theatre’s play of Luis Valdez’s ‘Zoot Suit.’
June 2 - June 23
Eisenhower Elementary School Summer Mural: 'Project Esperanza'
June 15
One of founding organizations leading up to Kansas Coalition: End Family Separation and Detention Press Conference. At Kansas Statehouse grounds.
June 25-July 21
Co Director organization for month long Culturally Relevant Pedagogy intensive held at Washburn University.
July 15
OLG Fiesta Mexicana non-profit booth space with Shawnee County Historical Society to increase Mexican American/Chican@ membership.
October 20
Annual Dia de los Muertos mask making workshop at Ballet Folklorico de Topeka
October 27
Dia de los Muertos Family Art Day at the Mulvane Art Museum & ArtLab
October 29
Presentation and mini craft workshop on Dia de los Muertos to Federal Home Loan Bank employees in Topeka
Nov 3
First ever community Dia de los Muertos themed puppet making workshop
Co-sponsored ‘Dolores’ film screening. Reception and talk with Director, Peter Bratt @ Mulvane Museum of Art, Rita Blitt Gallery.
March 2
Sponsored ‘Growing Community Health.’ Community Garden discussion with Topeka community and Gabriel Racca from KCK Community Gardens. At Mulvane Museum of Art, Rita Blitt Gallery.
March 10
Co-sponsored Mulvane Art Lab Family Day: Bees and Butterflies. Children created community garden arts, planted small plants with help of KSU Research Extension Office and learned of interconnection of plants, bees and butterflies.
March 27
Film screening of Director Peter Bratt’s ‘La Mission.’ Along with discussion of challenges for POC coming out with panelists from Brown Voices Brown Pulse. At Mulvane Art Museum, Rita Blitt Gallery.
April 5
Sponsored ‘Our Stories: Midwestern Mexican Americans in the Zoot Suit Era’. A conversation with those that grew up in Topeka’s Bottoms area during the 1940’s. At Topeka High School
April 11
Sponsored History & Representation: ‘The Importance of Zoot Suit’ lecture by Topeka and KU Phd candidate, Neil’s Kennedy. At the Topeka Shawnee County and Public Library.
April 12
Co-sponsored Maria the Mexican: A Benefit for the play Zoot Suit. At Topeka High school.
April 20-21
Co-sponsor of Topeka High School theatre’s play of Luis Valdez’s ‘Zoot Suit.’
June 2 - June 23
Eisenhower Elementary School Summer Mural: 'Project Esperanza'
June 15
One of founding organizations leading up to Kansas Coalition: End Family Separation and Detention Press Conference. At Kansas Statehouse grounds.
June 25-July 21
Co Director organization for month long Culturally Relevant Pedagogy intensive held at Washburn University.
July 15
OLG Fiesta Mexicana non-profit booth space with Shawnee County Historical Society to increase Mexican American/Chican@ membership.
October 20
Annual Dia de los Muertos mask making workshop at Ballet Folklorico de Topeka
October 27
Dia de los Muertos Family Art Day at the Mulvane Art Museum & ArtLab
October 29
Presentation and mini craft workshop on Dia de los Muertos to Federal Home Loan Bank employees in Topeka
Nov 3
First ever community Dia de los Muertos themed puppet making workshop
