08.16.10 The Sandra Treviño Hour...

Sandra A. Treviño is the first guest curator for Proyecto Latina this Mon, Aug 16th. We are putting a twist on our August 16th edition of Proyecto Latina and welcoming our first guest curator.  Sandra Treviño–an authority on Chicago’s Latin Alternative music scene for over ten years–has hand-picked three emerging Latina musicians she wants to see spotlighted–there will be live music and a q&a.  As always, the chisme box will be there and the open-mic list will only have four spots, so arrive early to sign-up. Date: Monday, August 16,...

06.06.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

I was born, raised, and continue to reside in Little Village, I recall that fifteen years ago, June meant the end of school, warm summer days to sit on front steps of my home and join my friends to take endless strolls on 26th street.  The days were long and I spent long stretches watching daytime soaps and reading books, managed somehow to keep myself out of trouble when there was so little to keep me occupied.  I remember thinking, there had to be something more, its something I probably wrote into the journal I kept, because I filled a lot of my time writing  diary...

06.21.10: Alicia’s Dulce Palabras...

The third Monday in June is going to be extra sweet for Proyecto Latina. We are featuring Alicia Tellez Vega from La Dulce Palabra Spoken Word ensemble and we are taking our reading series back into Little Village, we are being hosted at the lovely Cafe Catedral. Get the full scoop below and plan to join us. Date: Monday, June 21, 2010 Time: 7 p.m. Place: Cafe Catedral, 2500 S. Christiana, Chicago, Il Alicia Tellez Vega of La Dulce Palabra is the Proyecto Latina feature for June 2010. Alicia Tellez Vega was raised on the southwest side of Chicago and comes from a...

5.29.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

Photo via Giulia Lasagni/MEDILL It’s a gorgeous Sunday in Chicago! Hope you are lounging and getting ready to hang out with family and friends. Remember to take a moment to remember all of the men and women that are serving in the armed forces. Our next Proyecto Latina is on Monday, June 21 @ 7pm @ Cafe Catedral in Little Village featuring Alicia Vega from Palabra Dulce. Look for the full details  later this week. Now, here is this week’s Domingo Newsbytes: More and more Latinas are converting to Islam. On Sunday’s  these women meet at the Mosque Foundation...

05.23.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

We dedicated our most recent Proyecto Latina, this past Monday, to responding to Arizona’s anti-immigration legislation.  It was a night of catharsis, everyone was welcomed and encouraged to speak-up–some of us vented, some responded with poetry, and others shared more personal stories that these recent developments have unearthed from our memory.  We had youth from the Immigration Youth Justice League join us and share their stories–they are a talented group of  courageous youth that include college students making great efforts and sacrifices to...

5.16.10 Domingo Newsbytes:...

Proyecto Latina is tomorrow Monday, May 17 @ 7pm at Cedhalia’s Café. This month we plan to Speak up & Speak Out so, we’ve changed the format a little because we want to hear from YOU! Make sure to come out and bring your creative responses to Arizona recent legislation. Our Facebook feeds  and Twitter accounts was exploding this week as Governor Jan Brewer did it again by signing into a law an ethnic studies ban in Arizona. What does this mean? It means no funding for Latino/Mexican studies classes, Native American or African American. Did you take a Latinos in...

05.09.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

Last night was The Great Collaboration: creative justice roundtable and celebration benefit.  What an amazing vibe, we met  an army of enlightened creatives, there was a scrumptious spread of food, and it was a great honor to be included in the talent line-up.  We brought the chisme box with us and got a head-start on chisme’s for May’s Proyecto Latina. SPEAK UP & SPEAK OUT! is our theme for this month’s Proyecto Latina, which is only a week away on Monday, May 17th. Speaking up and the importance of sharing our opinions was a discussion that came...

05.08.10: The Great Collaboration...

Join us this Saturday evening at The Great Collaboration, a creative justice roundtable and celebration. Reading for Proyecto Latina: Diana Pando, Irasema Gonzalez and Sandra Posadas. Event and ticket information:...

04.19.10: Sandra Posadas & the Chis...

Sandra Posadas is the Proyecto Latina feature for April 2010. In the spirit of National Poetry Month we are presenting our first ever Chisme Box Haiku Challenge: We want your chismes in the celebrated 5-7-5 format.  Join us on Monday, April 19th @ 7 p.m at Cedahalia’s Cafe 1010-12 S. Western. ...

Domingo Newsbytes...

Happy Sunday!  Remember we are featuring Josie Dykas at the next Proyecto Latina on Monday, March 15th @ 7pm, held @ Cedaliah’s Café.  In the next week look for a new interview with Poet Linda Rodriguez author of Heart’s Migration and a creative audio piece from our archives that Silvia Rivera shared during her Proyecto Latina feature in March of 2007–we also want to congratulate Silvia on her new post as the as Managing Director of VOCALO. And now to our Domingo Newsbytes: Belen Gonzalez has brought together 20 women to contribute at least $1,000 each to...