LA CULTURA CURA! (Culture Cures!): Cultural Organizing and the Immigrant Rights Movement

Ever heard of #SalsaShutDowns to boycott companies with exploitative labor practices? How about NewYorkTlan, an indigenous language and cultural festival that reunites families from both sides of the border? Wondering how you can bring your creativity to the fight for immigrant rights?

Watch this online learning call featuring three experienced organizers bringing culture and creativity to the heart of immigrant rights organizing.

Featuring:

  • Nataly Castaño, artist and cultural organizer with Cosecha, a nonviolent movement working to win permanent protection, dignity and respect for the 11 million undocumented people in this country.

  • Marco Antonio Castillo, organizer and director of the Asamblea Popular de Familias Migrantes, building people-power and reuniting families across borders through innovative cultural programming.

  • Sonia Guiñansaca, migrant artist and cultural organizer, and the Operations Manager at CultureStrike, a national network of socially engaged cultural workers and artists of color  doing work at the intersection of arts and social justice.