The Tonantzin Society plans major events that build awareness on Chican@/Indigenous/Xicanx/Latinx culture AND works in a myriad in ways to be a vested partner in the Topeka community. On any given day, you may see one or more of our members actively creating and nurturing partnerships and engaging in cultural education!
2019
January/February 2019
Planning meetings for Kansas Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Summer Intensive Seminar 2019.
Met with Wisconsin based organization, Wisconsin Mujer’s CEO, Araceli Lopez Esparza on possible partnership.
Conference call with Kansas Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights partners.
Attended Kansas Appleseed ‘Eastern Kansas Hunger Action Summit.’ TS was also a sponsor of this event.
Tonantzin Society Board Meeting held.
Met with KSDE Education specialist on Kansas CRP Seminar 2019.
Initial planning for ‘Somos Agua’ a water justice focused silk mural 2020 project in Kansas.
Facetime meetings with long distance Texas interns. Supervised intern Felicia Cisneros as she planned her event for April 2019 at Mulvane Art Museum.
Met with MAM Kid’s Art Lab to plan Earth Day Family Events.
Co-sponsor and judging organization for Washburn University’s first WIFI Film Festival taking place in April 2019.
March 2019
Planning meetings for Kansas Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Summer Intensive Seminar 2019.
Met with TS consulting artist and Lawrence Art Center for planning of Artemio Rodriguez print exhibit taking place Sept-Oct 2019.
Met with Beach Museum, along with TS art consultant Blanca Herrada, to take prints of Artemio Rodriguez to house at LAC until fall event.
Hosted Denver founder of Sisters of Color United for Education, Belinda Garcia to Topeka.
Garcia will be lead artist, healer, teacher in ‘Somos Agua’ a water justice focused silk mural 2020 project in Kansas.
Met with Mulvane Art Museum and Belinda Garcia on sponsorship of ‘Somos Agua’ 2020 project.
Gave presentation on ‘Somos Agua’ 2020 project to Haskell Indian Nations University art class.
Facetime meetings with long distance Texas interns. Supervised intern Felicia Cisneros as she planned her panel discussion for April 2019 at Mulvane Art Museum.
Met with MAM Kid’s Art Lab to plan Earth Day Family Events.
Co-hosted event with other CRP Tri-Directors to award recognition to CRP sponsors. Event took place at the Kansas State House.
April 2019
Planning meetings for Kansas Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Seminar Summer Intensive 2019.
TS and other Tri-Directors met with Kansas Superintendents in Lawrence to present the Kansas CRP Intensive.
Attended the opening reception of the WIFI Film Festival.
Presented with other Tri-Directors on CRP Summer Intensive to Washburn University Leadership Breakfast.
Co-sponsored and hosted with MAM and led by TS intern, Felicia Cisneros - ‘Cultural Heritage Policy & Protections in the Americas.’ Contributing academics and museum officials.
Co-sponsored in Wichita, Kansas the mental health conference, ‘New Americas, a Road to Healthy Journey.’
Co-sponsored and hosted with MAM Kid’s Art Lab, Earth Day Family Event.
May 2019
Planning meetings for Kansas Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Seminar Summer Intensive 2019.
Participated in FB Live event with the Latino Smithsonian Institute on, ‘First Voice Representation in Museum Practice’ with LSI Director, Eduardo Diaz.
Announced Kansas public school teachers selected for Kansas CRP Summer Intensive 2019.
Began interviews for new TS long distance intern.
Attended with MAM, ‘Art in the Ecosphere’ 2 day conference in Lawrence. Sponsored by KCAIC and The Land Institute.
June 2019
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 Washburn University.
June/July 2019
Began month long intensive with teachers, professors and Tri-directors on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy at Washburn University.
Continued interviews with possible new long distance TS intern.
Co-sponsored and hosted rally. ‘Don’t Look Away’ as part of nation-wide call to end human rights abuses and children’s death at the border. (Held at the Kansas State House.)
Initial dialogue with Haskell Indian Nations University about housing the ‘Somos Agua’ silk mural project at their University.
Met with TS consulting artist, Blanca Herrada, for update on fall LAC event.
Completed month long intensive with teachers, professors and Tri-directors on CRP.
Met with Washburn University Assoc. Professor, Jason Miller on co-sponsoring and co-planning the art event (and coordinated activities) for ‘Hostile Terrains’ at MAM in 2020.
January/February 2019
Planning meetings for Kansas Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Summer Intensive Seminar 2019.
Met with Wisconsin based organization, Wisconsin Mujer’s CEO, Araceli Lopez Esparza on possible partnership.
Conference call with Kansas Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights partners.
Attended Kansas Appleseed ‘Eastern Kansas Hunger Action Summit.’ TS was also a sponsor of this event.
Tonantzin Society Board Meeting held.
Met with KSDE Education specialist on Kansas CRP Seminar 2019.
Initial planning for ‘Somos Agua’ a water justice focused silk mural 2020 project in Kansas.
Facetime meetings with long distance Texas interns. Supervised intern Felicia Cisneros as she planned her event for April 2019 at Mulvane Art Museum.
Met with MAM Kid’s Art Lab to plan Earth Day Family Events.
Co-sponsor and judging organization for Washburn University’s first WIFI Film Festival taking place in April 2019.
March 2019
Planning meetings for Kansas Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Summer Intensive Seminar 2019.
Met with TS consulting artist and Lawrence Art Center for planning of Artemio Rodriguez print exhibit taking place Sept-Oct 2019.
Met with Beach Museum, along with TS art consultant Blanca Herrada, to take prints of Artemio Rodriguez to house at LAC until fall event.
Hosted Denver founder of Sisters of Color United for Education, Belinda Garcia to Topeka.
Garcia will be lead artist, healer, teacher in ‘Somos Agua’ a water justice focused silk mural 2020 project in Kansas.
Met with Mulvane Art Museum and Belinda Garcia on sponsorship of ‘Somos Agua’ 2020 project.
Gave presentation on ‘Somos Agua’ 2020 project to Haskell Indian Nations University art class.
Facetime meetings with long distance Texas interns. Supervised intern Felicia Cisneros as she planned her panel discussion for April 2019 at Mulvane Art Museum.
Met with MAM Kid’s Art Lab to plan Earth Day Family Events.
Co-hosted event with other CRP Tri-Directors to award recognition to CRP sponsors. Event took place at the Kansas State House.
April 2019
Planning meetings for Kansas Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Seminar Summer Intensive 2019.
TS and other Tri-Directors met with Kansas Superintendents in Lawrence to present the Kansas CRP Intensive.
Attended the opening reception of the WIFI Film Festival.
Presented with other Tri-Directors on CRP Summer Intensive to Washburn University Leadership Breakfast.
Co-sponsored and hosted with MAM and led by TS intern, Felicia Cisneros - ‘Cultural Heritage Policy & Protections in the Americas.’ Contributing academics and museum officials.
Co-sponsored in Wichita, Kansas the mental health conference, ‘New Americas, a Road to Healthy Journey.’
Co-sponsored and hosted with MAM Kid’s Art Lab, Earth Day Family Event.
May 2019
Planning meetings for Kansas Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Seminar Summer Intensive 2019.
Participated in FB Live event with the Latino Smithsonian Institute on, ‘First Voice Representation in Museum Practice’ with LSI Director, Eduardo Diaz.
Announced Kansas public school teachers selected for Kansas CRP Summer Intensive 2019.
Began interviews for new TS long distance intern.
Attended with MAM, ‘Art in the Ecosphere’ 2 day conference in Lawrence. Sponsored by KCAIC and The Land Institute.
June 2019
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 Washburn University.
June/July 2019
Began month long intensive with teachers, professors and Tri-directors on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy at Washburn University.
Continued interviews with possible new long distance TS intern.
Co-sponsored and hosted rally. ‘Don’t Look Away’ as part of nation-wide call to end human rights abuses and children’s death at the border. (Held at the Kansas State House.)
Initial dialogue with Haskell Indian Nations University about housing the ‘Somos Agua’ silk mural project at their University.
Met with TS consulting artist, Blanca Herrada, for update on fall LAC event.
Completed month long intensive with teachers, professors and Tri-directors on CRP.
Met with Washburn University Assoc. Professor, Jason Miller on co-sponsoring and co-planning the art event (and coordinated activities) for ‘Hostile Terrains’ at MAM in 2020.
