LatinxConnect Conference Schedule & Registration, April 3-5!

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Register Now for the LatinxConnect Conference! When: April 3-5 Where: University of Pittsburgh, Main/Oakland Campus and Zoom The Center for Ethnic Studies Research (CESR) and our esteemed co-sponsors are pleased to invite you to attend the annual LatinxConnect Conference (April 3-5, 2025). All are welcome to attend and participate in this free hybrid conference—please register here (for planning purposes). Our theme for 2025 is ¡Com(o)unidad! (Com)unidade, (Comm)unity: State of the People. The conference will unite students, educators, community leaders, and political advocates to engage in meaningful dialogue on Latinidad envisioning actionable ways to empower and uplift diverse Latine communities at local, national, and global levels in ways that emphasize our collective strength and unity. This year's conference offers an engaging lineup of events and a diverse range of thought-provoking sessions to provide attendees with multiple opportunities to explore, learn and connect with each other. Additionally, Pitt students who attend LatinxConnect can earn Outside of the Classroom Credit (OCC) for Global Distinctions, University of Pittsburgh, and Frederick Honors College! Featured Events: Join us in-person or virtually on April 3 for a special film screening of Las Amazonas de Yaxunah followed by a live Q&A with the director Alfonso Algara (ESPN). Our in-person Opening Reception on April 3 will feature El Chucho, a local Guatemalan food truck. Chef Carlos has prepared a special menu for the LatinxConnect Opening Reception, which incorporates food from Las Amazonas de Yaxunah.  In-person attendees can also experience La Voz Que Soy, an electrifying performance by soprano Zuly Inirio at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater on April 4. Yosimar Reyes, a nationally acclaimed poet and activist, will lead a hybrid lunchtime talk on April 4. Sheila Vélez Martinez, an esteemed scholar and advocate, will deliver an in-person keynote speach on April 4. Fliers for all events in the LatinxConnect Conference are listed below, as well as the 42nd Latin American Caribbean Festival by the Center for Latin American Studies!  The Latinx Connect conference pushes beyond traditional celebrations of Latinidad, focusing on empowerment and social justice for Latine communities. The event highlights the urgent need to address the inequities faced by Latine individuals -- particular those at the intersections of Afro, Indigenous, Queer, Trans* identities within the U.S. and globally.  Register at pi.tt/lxc2025 It is free and open to the public! We are looking for volunteers! Contact Doreen Hernández (CESR) or Luis Bravo (CLAS) to express your interest or if you have any questions. The Center for Ethnic Studies Research extends our warmest gratitude and thanks to our co-sponsors: Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (OEDI) Pitt Global (UCIS) ESPN Kelly Strayhorn Theater We also extend a special thank-you to our committee members, students, staff and faculty— none of this would be possible without your dedicated support.    LatinxConnect Speakers and Presenters > In-Person Opening Reception > Hybrid Film Screening & Director Q&A Session > Hybrid Panel: Escritura Publica > In-Person Opening Keynote: Immigration Law and Policy under Trump 2.0: How Did We Get Here? > Hybrid: Cultural Considerations in Treating Gambling & Gaming Disorders in the Latinx Community > Hybrid: Notions of Latinidad, Ecuadorianness & Americanness > Hybrid: Venimos A Triunfar: Lunch w/ Poet Yosimar Reyes > Hybrid: Humanizing the Latine Through Storytelling > Hybrid: Latinx Comics Studies: Visualities, Methods, Practices > Hybrid: Understanding Contracts and Bidding for Pittsburgh Businesses: Gana contratos y crece! > Hybrid: Latinx Moves: Bodies, Spaces, and the Choreographies of Latinidad > Hybrid: Re-thinking Latinidad: Supermarkets as Places of Community Building > Hybrid: Lightning Round Presentations (Linguistics, Smallpox & Slavery, Brazil's Arqueerves) > Hybrid: Latin American Menstrual Movement > In-Person Performance by Zuly Inirio (Off-Campus) > In-Person Breakfast w/ Fedrico Rios: A Photojournalist's Perspective > 42nd Annual Latin American & Caribbean Festival (Center for Latin American Studies) > University of Pittsburgh Center for Ethnic Studies Research 230 S. Bouquet St., 4400 William W. Posvar Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15260 cesr@pitt.edu CESR website