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Día de Muertos – Community Ofrenda, Art & Food Pick-Up!


 

We are so excited that we will be able to hold space in front of La Peña and Los Cilantros restaurant in honor of Día de Muertos on November 1st, 2020!

There is no entrance fee, but we hope you will support Los Cilantros restaurant by ordering food in advance and purchasing art from our artist collaborators!

Dia de Muertos at La Peña is an invitation to bring our communities together to participate in a ritual that helps us to process, reflect and ground us – our diasporic communities – into a sense of belonging and visibility. Plus, enjoy a special Día de Muertos pick-up menu by Los Cilantros – order here: https://los-cilantross.square.site

There will also be Art for sale by our Día de Muertos artist collaborators: Ernesto Hernandez-Olmos, Oree Originol and In Lak’ech Danza Azteca.

To Participate in the Community Altar: Bring a 4”x6” copy of a photo or art work of the ancestors you would like to commemorate at La Peña’s community altar. We will provide paper frames to hang the images across the altar. (Please note: do not bring original photos or anything of value because the altar will stay overnight and nothing can be guaranteed!)

With our community’s healing and safety in mind, this event is intended to be a social distance walk-through and pick-up of food & art. This event is designed to have an organic & intentional flow through the various points of interest.

  1. Outdoor community altar by Manuel Garcia & La Peña Community + featuring artwork by Oree Originol
  2. Walk through Los Cilantros restaurant for Dia de Muertos Art Series by Ernesto Hernandez-Olmos & ofrenda by Los Cilantros staff
  3. Food pick-up counter at Los Cilantros: special menu for Dia de Muertos! Please order your food in advance by October 30th at 12pm to ensure your order: https://los-cilantross.square.site
  4. Art for sale by Ernesto Olmos, Oree Originol & In Lak’ech Danza Azteca.

Let’s keep each other safe so that we can continue to find creative ways to build community during this global pandemic and global uprisings. Please keep your distance from folks that are not in your bubble. Masks are required.

WE WILL ALSO BE LIVESTREAMING PORTIONS OF THIS EVENT ON LA PEÑA’S FACEBOOK PAGE! STAY TUNED!

EVENTO VIRTUAL – Memoria y Lucha: 11 de Septiembre 1973

Debido a la pandemia, este año nos vemos obligados a trasladar el ritual de juntar la comunidad chilena en La Peña a un formato virtual este 11 de septiembre. Conéctese para una noche de música, videos y memoria en comunidad!

 
Dónde: Facebook.com/LaPenaCulturalCenter

Cuándo: Viernes, 11 de septiembre, 2020 a las 7:00pm-8:15pm (PST) / 22:00-23:15 horas (Chile)

 

Evento organizado y producido por La Peña Cultural Center, Asamblea Chilena NorCal y Wallmapu Support Committee.

 

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Due to the pandemic, this year we are forced to move the ritual of gathering the Chilean community in La Peña to a virtual format this September 11. Join us on Facebook Live for a night of music, videos and memory in community!

 
Where: Facebook.com/LaPenaCulturalCenter

When: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 7:00 pm-8:15pm (PST) / 10pm-11:15pm (Chile)

 

Event organized and produced by La Peña Cultural Center, Asamblea Chilena NorCal and Wallmapu Support Committee.

 

ONLINE EVENT: Why Abolition? A Conversation on the #FreeThemAll Movement

Join us for a Facebook Live event to hear representatives from immigrant detention and prison reform organizations dialogue about their common goals and histories. Plus, find out how you can support this growing pro-liberation movement.

Our timeline is being driven by the upcoming statewide mobilization planned for August 8, 2020 to Shut Down California’s Concentration Camps and Abolish ICE. Find an action near you: https://bit.ly/39TrhxT

PANELISTS:
Dr. Haemin Cho, Free Them All Coalition – San Francisco
Omar de la Cruz, Centro Legal de la Raza
Marlene Ramos, Critical Resistance
Brandon Rey Ramirez, Alliance to Defend Immigrants – Los Angeles
Moderated by Natalia Neira R., La Peña Cultural Center

To participate, please visit our LIVE page on Monday, August 3rd at 6pm PST:
https://www.facebook.com/LaPenaCulturalCenter/live/

Let’s Take La Peña Online!

La Peña is celebrating its 45th year in the midst of nationwide mobilizations against oppression and a worldwide pandemic, which have magnified existing inequities in our society.

We believe that this historic moment can serve as a catalyst for creating a more just and equitable world and La Peña is in a strong position to play a key role in movement-building today.

La Peña is taking its mission further by launching new online programs, resource pages and more this year! To enter this new digital frontier, we need to raise $45,000 by August 31, 2020 so that we can fund new digital programs and broaden our impact more than ever before.

Donate to La Peña here!  Learn about other ways to donate here!

Your support will allow La Peña to double down on its mission through:

ONLINE CLASSES – Starting this summer, we will offer FREE introductory online classes to some of La Peña’s long-standing cultural art forms in English and Spanish. This program will also support our teaching artists and cultural bearers financially and with exposure.

SOCIAL JUSTICE DIALOGUES – These conversations will help educate and bring together our communities in solidarity with grassroots and national networks for social change. These dialogues will range in topics from civic engagement to artist talks.

ARTISTS SPONSORSHIPS – La Peña will sponsor artists from our networks to livestream content to compensate for lost work. We’ve compiled a list of resources for artists and a landing page that highlights the work of artists, musicians and other creatives impacted by the ripple effects of COVID-19. We are expanding on that platform with this continued work.