Happenings | Updates from RILA
We found this list online compiled by Latina magazine, and it inspired us to send out a challenge for Latino Books Month and the COVID-19 Quarentined Reading Challenge … (eh, why not? You've got a lot of time on your hands)
Are you ready to take this challenge?
Rhode Island Latino Arts is once again partnering with What Cheer Writers Club to offer a FREE Podcasting 101 class to ten (10) Latinx Artists. Beginners will be introduced to the resources and equipment needed to launch a podcast. The class will be taught in a bilingual setting.
As many of you are aware, Latino Books Month is an initiative of Rhode Island Latino Arts where we promote literacy among Latinos through the celebration of Latino authors, illustrators and books that highlight Latino culture and Latin American identity.
From Wednesday, January 8, 2020 and through the end of May, Marta V. Martínez, RILA's Executive Director, would like to invite you to take a break from your busy work day to join her every Wednesday between 11am to 1pm for Café y Plática, informal conversations over a cup of coffee and to contribute to the growing collection of Latino Stories.
Tamale making is a family tradition and community ritual among Mexican and Mexican-American people, especially during the Christmas holidays. It can help develop a sense of unity and community, and breaks down borders between people and cultures.
Join us for a Community Tamalada on Sat. Dec. 14, 2019 from 10:30am to 12n.
Latinos have been the fastest growing yet most underrepresented ethnic group in historical documents in Rhode Island. This is why we want to collect items and stories about life in Rhode Island’s barrios | neighborhoods, and to provide a forum for Spanish-speaking immigrants to make their voices heard, and their photos placed in an archive for future generations to see.
Do you want to contribute your story and old photographs to the Latino Archives? For more information, click here ➤
La Galería @RILA will be one of the stops during the Doors Open RI Festival of Central Falls + Pawtucket
