Org. Report: M.E.Ch.A. de Brown by Rocío Hernández

Org. Report: M.E.Ch.A. de Brown by Rocío Hernández

This semester MEChA de Brown has primarily been involved in helping plan this year's Semana Chicana that will be held the second week of April. We are excited to see our hard work and that of the Semana Chicana programmer crystallized next week. This week's theme Celebrating Our Differences: Los Matices de Nuestra Comunidad illustrates our wide range of events but most importantly speaks to our diverse but common identity. The highlights of the week are a talk by guest speaker Rosa Rosales, the current president of LULAC, a performance by Teatro Luna, a Chicago-based Latina performance group, Noche de Cultura featuring a performance by Marisela Norte from East Los Angeles, and the screening of Made in L.A., a documentary about Forever 21's sweatshops. As part of Semana Chicana, MEChA will hold its annual Border Commemoration where we remember those who have died crossing our Southern borders (including the greater Latin America), while educating our larger Brown community about the harsh realities facing the border that have escalated since 9/11 and have led to the passage of national anti-immigration legislation.

Thank you,

Rocío Hernández