A Community Conversation

September 22nd, 2011
7:00 pm

The Festival Presents: A short film by San Francisco filmmaker Dionisio Ceballos and a panel discussion following with members of Los Lobos, NPR reporter Richard Gonzales, Thomas Saenz, President and CEO of MALDEF and Olga Briseño, founder of the Association of Hispanic Journalists

Topic: “Music plus Civility = Sustainability – How the Arts and the Green Movement Impacts Migrant Farmworker Conditions, Everyday Manners and Life After SB 1070 and the Tucson Shootings.”

Join us as we create a compelling conversation about the issues of our time… we’re looking back one year following SB 1070 and the Tucson shootings

How have Latinos been portrayed in the media since the Arizona legislation and the shootings?

How do the arts provide a platform to balance the conversation about Latinos – have efforts such as Zack de la Rocha’s Sound Strike, Eva Longoria’s documentary about child farm workers or popular songs such as Los Tigres “Somos Mas Americanos” make a difference in the way Latinos are perceived?

What is the artist perspective – how does political involvement help or hurt a career?

The Sierra Club just published a study on the adverse impact of environmental pollution on Latino immigrant communities – but the media doesn’t pick it up. Why not?

Join us as we examine these and other queries about Latino life in these Estados Unidos.

The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater at
The Tech Museum
201 South Market Street
San José, CA 95113

Dance:
Calpulli Tonalehqueh
Music:
Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán
Music:
Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez
Special Events:
A Community Conversation

Films:
MEXICO (An IMAX Film)
Concerts:
VivaFest 2012 Spring Events – An Evening of Comedy!
Music:
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Films:
When Worlds Collide Documentary

Music:
Mariachi Azteca
Music:
Los Lobos
Music:
Vikki Carr
Dance:
Rafael Zamarripa

Music:
Tito Puente Jr.
Special Events:
¡A Moverse Todos! Mariachi Family Day
Music:
Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles
Film & Community Conversations:
Richard Gonzales

Special Events:
Mariachi Mass
Film & Community Conversations:
Olga Nájera-Ramírez
Film & Community Conversations:
Thomas A. Saenz
Film & Community Conversations:
Dionisio Ceballos

Films:
Danza Folklórica Escénica
Film & Community Conversations:
Gil Sperry
Music:
Mariachi Véritas de Harvard
Festival Workshops:
Mariachi 101

Music:
Mariachi Cobre
Film & Community Conversations:
U. Roberto Romano
Music:
Dan Guerrero – Creative Director
Films:
The Storm That Swept Mexico

Concerts:
Outdoor Feria del Mariachi (FREE!)
Friday, May 4, 2012:
VivaFest 2012 Spring Events – Conversations with Javier Sicilia Ruben Martinez and Ruben Navarrette
Music:
Cesar Rosas
Film & Community Conversations:
Russell Rodríguez, Ph.D