09.05.10: Doming Newsbytes...

We hope you are unwinding and indulging on a lazy Labor Day weekend! This week I had the opportunity to sit down and lunch with Sylvia Puente, Executive Director of Latino Policy Forum, at the Park City Grill in beautiful Millennium Park. We took a moment for ourselves and over iced tea reflected how hectic the year has been.  Slowing down requires extra effort to squeeze it into busy schedules and sometimes you need to bring everything to a screeching halt to maintain your sanity. If you are a hyper-busy Latina what do you do to catch your breath? Speaking of Latinas...

08.29.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

Since mid-summer I’ve had my mind on September because with it comes the culmination of two wonderful and exciting projects.  Consider this your official invitation to come out and join me, so, mark your calendar for the second weekend in September to enjoy two events that promise to be a ton of fun–and if we’ve never met, maybe now’s the time to come over and say hello. Friday, 09.10.10: Vida Breve, opening night celebrations for the annual Day of the Dead exhibit at the NMMA, there will be an altar by El Stitch y Bitch honoring our crafty...

StoryCorps Historias arrives in Pilsen v...

StoryCorps is an oral history project with a mission to provide all Americans the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.  The Story Corps MobileBooth is a trailer outfitted with a recording studio that travels the country year-round collecting stories.  In partnership with Radio Arte, the booth is scheduled to be in Chicago from May 20th to June 26th, it will be stationed in Pilsen at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 West 19th Street. The folks at StoryCorps have reserved a few slots for our Proyecto Latina family.  So, consider...

Women of Júarez: A conversation w/ exhi...

Linda Tortolero curator to the Women of Juarez exhibit. Women of Júarez: Rastros y Crónicas an art exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art is now open, it reminds us that what happens to one of us can happen to all of us. Ericka Sanchez and Diana Pando have interviewed a few folks, including curators and visitors, about the powerful and reflective exhibit. This is part one of the Women of Juarez exhibit. Women of Júarez: Rastros y Crónicas an art exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art is now open, it remnds us that what happens to one of us can happen...

Community Partners – Mil Gracias!...

Proyecto Latina wants to take a moment to thank some amazing community partners that have supported us along the way. Our newest community partner includes the Chicago Foundation for Women’s Latina Leadership Council. All of these organizations are impacting our communities. We encourage you to go to their websites and support the wonderful work they do year round. If you interested in becoming a community partner shoot us an email for details info@proyectolatina.org ...