SISTERHOOD & COMMUNITY. HEAR US. SEE US. JOIN US.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Las Comadres Para Las Americas is holding it's biannual WORLDWIDE COMADRAZO on Saturday, April 29. This is a gathering of Comadres from all over the world to share and discuss Sisterhood and Community.
SPECIAL GUEST: DOLORES HUERTA
Dolores Huerta is a celebrated Latina labor leader, activist, and community organizer. She has worked for civil rights and social justice for over 50 years. In 1962, she and Cesar Chavez founded the United Farm Workers Union. Today she is the President and Founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. Among her many awards is Mexico's Order of the Aztec Eagle Award - the highest decoration awarded by the Mexican Government to foreign nationals. Dolores was also the first Latina inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
NEW! KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. MONICA MUŇOZ MARTINEZ
Dr. Monica Muñoz Martinez is an Associate Professor of History at The University of Texas at Austin. Her book, THE INJUSTICE NEVER LEAVES YOU: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas received six book awards. Monica co-founded the award-winning project "Refusing to Forget" and helped to secure four state historical markers commemorating the history of anti-Mexican violence. She is a 2021 MacArthur Foundation Fellow and in 2023, Monica was named a national honoree for Woman of the Year by USA Today.
THE NORA AWARDS
We will announce award recipients for Comadre of the Year, Comadre Community Service
and Friend of Las Comadres.
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SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR OF THE 2023 WORLDWIDE COMADRAZO – RUDY RUIZ
SILVER SPONSORS
EGBI * INCLUSION INSTITUTE+ * LATINX IN PUBLISHING * ADRIENNE PULIDO
BRONZE SPONSORS
Athena Silversmith * Bilingual Communication Strategies * Josefina Casati *
Con Todo Press * Creative Alliance Communications * CryptoConexión
Grace Flores-Hughes * Lucero Photography * Minero
MOLA Market Research * Deborah Nevarez-Vivolo
Yleana Martínez Modern Jewelry Design
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