THU 12 SEP | 6-8 pm | Harn Museum of Art
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Opening Ceremony & film screening: This Stolen Country of Mine, with guest speaker filmmaker Carlos Andres Vera and professor Carmen Martínez Novo.
This Stolen Country of Mine follows Paúl Jarrín Mosquera, who leads the indigenous resistance against the exploitation of their land. Meanwhile, China uses the Ecuadorian government to turn the country into one of its new colonies, having made the country dependent on credit through a series of corrupt and greedy treaties. When journalist Fernando Villavicencio exposes these plots and gets access to the contracts between China and Ecuador, the government wants him silenced too. Both men are fighting for freedom in this battle against a superpower. More
FRI 13 SEP | 6 - 8 pm | Blount Hall Auditorium, Santa Fe College Downtown Campus
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Film screening: Home is Somewhere Else (Documentary Animation - Teen's Night)
Home Is Somewhere Else shares the rich complexity of the emotional experiences of immigrant children and families to better understand and empathize with them. It invites discussion about the need for a new US migratory model based on respect for human rights for all. More
SAT 14 SEP | 6 - 8 pm | Blount Hall Auditorium, Santa Fe College Downtown Campus
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Latino Art Exhibition Special Ceremony, Blount Hall Gallery. The exhibition will be open from September 12-29.
SAT 14 SEP | 7 - 10 pm | Bo Diddley Plaza
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Noche de Baile with TROPIX and Gilberto Paz
Special "Dancing Night" with a Latino Music concert and salsa, merengue, bachata free dance lessons.