MiraCosta College’s Latinx Chicanx Heritage Month activities have grown beyond the single month of October to include November. The full calendar is available on the Social Justice & Equity Center Instagram account @mccsjec.
Ongoing: Virtual Library Display
The MiraCosta College Library has created captivating online displays featuring items from their collections of each of the History and Heritage Months. Make sure to check out these online displays for books and ebooks, biographies of famous people, and online films and documentaries.
https://library.miracosta.edu/latinx
Video: What Do You Love about Your Cultura?
Thursday, October 15, 12:30–2 PM
Arte hasta la muerte: Awareness & Advocacy—Paint the Fields with Us!
Join Maira Meza, artist and illustrator of the award-winning book, The Spirit of Chicano Park/El espíritu del parque Chicano, to paint and reflect on the value of the food produced by farmworkers. The first 15 people to register will receive free paint, brushes, and canvas. Register at
https://bit.ly/30lKggZ
Tuesday, October 27, 4–5:30 PM
Virtual Paint Party with El Comalito Collective
Keep the creativity flowing and paint along with the artist/activists of @ElComalitoCollective, while discussing the intersections of Queer and Chicanx identities. Register to learn how to pick up your free canvas, paint, and brushes before the event! Register at
https://tinyurl.com/MCCLatinxPaint
Thursday, October 29, 1:30–3 PM
A Dream Called Home by Reyna Grande.
Join acclaimed author Reyna Grande in a discussion about her book. All are welcome in this presentation. Students currently reading the book will have priority during the Q&A. Register at
https://tinyurl.com/LatinxGrande
Wednesday, November 4, 5–6 PM: Fat Liberation & Cultura
Join Leigh-Anna Hidalgo, UCLA Chicano Studies Ph.D. candidate and body positivity activist, to learn how she combats fatphobia in the cultura, ultimately leading to fat liberation. Follow her Instagram @TheBigGirlsCode. Register at
https://tinyurl.com/sjecbodypositivity
Tuesday, November 17, 6–7:15 PM: Solidarity Sounds and Spaces
Join professors Maria Figueroa of MiraCosta College and Dr. Gaye T. Johnson of UCLA in conversation about the historic Black and Brown interwoven threads of solidarity. Register at
https://tinyurl.com/SolidaritySounds
Monday, November 23, 12–1 PM
Good Chisme: A Roundtable Discussion on Identity, Language, and Raza
Join MIraCosta faculty, staff, and students to talk about how it feels to be Latinx but not fluent in Spanish, or to witness anti-Black racism in your Latinx family or to experience racism as an Afro-Latina. We will come together in dialogue about forgotten roots, cultural and language loss, pressure to assimilate, and more! Register at
https://tinyurl.com/GoodChisme
For more information about Latinx/Chicanx Heritage Month events or future Heritage Month planning, contact Jodi Mulhall at
jmulhall@miracosta.edu.