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¡Viva la comunidad!

La socióloga, activista y académica boliviana Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui visitó CCATE como parte de las actividades que desarrolló con la Universidad de Pennsylvania y el departamento de estudios latinos y latinoamericanos. La profesora Rivera que por más de cuatro décadas ha luchado por los derechos de las mujeres indígenas Aymara y Quechua, presenció las clases formativas de CCATE.

Asimismo compartió una tertulia con padres de CCATE a quienes les narró parte de su lucha, el Exhilio que sufrió, y la creación del centro cultural en La Paz, Bolivia. Para los padres de CCATE fue una experiencia memorable en la que se encontraron paralelismos entre ambos centros culturales, sobretodo el énfasis en la comunidad como valor central.

The past Tuesday April 3, ten CCATE students with CCATE’s Executive Director Obed Arango attended the presentation of the documentary East LA produced and directed by Betsy Kile. The documentary narrated by Dany Trejo took ten years of production and tells the story of gentrification in Boyle Heights Los Angeles. The event was organized by the University of Pennsylvania, Latin American and Latino Studies Department, the Department of History, the Department of Sociology and The Greenfield Intercultural Center.

CCATE teachers, parents and students learning how to use Word Press with Charley Qian.

Friday, March 24, the General Secretary of the Organization of Americas States (OAS), Luis Almagro, visited the University of Pennsylvania to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for a mutual collaboration with the university and community partners. An initiative of the Latin America and Latinx studies led by Dr. Tulia Falleti and Dr. Cathy Bartch.

CCATE is one of the community partners for the project, and this will give an opportunity to our high school students to be part of a program. Our vision is to develop leaders that love and want to contribute to the community. We also met with maestra Marian Vidaurri, OAS Chief Strategist for democracy in the continent. I see tremendous future for our young people and our community!

¡Viva la Comunidad!

 

 

The CCATE filmmaking class has become a tradition for several generations of students. This semester the class is working on a documentary about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) based on students’ decision to speak on behalf of their families, bothers and sisters, and to show solidarity and support. Through the filmmaking class, CCATE cultivates critical thinking and understanding of current social and political issues such as immigration policy in the US.