The Save Our Centro Coalition is a member of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cuture

Save Our Centro Coalition

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The Save Our Centro Coalition is a member of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture.

Brown Berets Commemorate Centro Boycott Anniversary

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

The Brown Berets de Azltan called a demonstration at the Centro Cultural de la Raza to commemorate the anniversary of the current Centro administration's use of the police against the community. The administration used negative Latino stereotypes to gain sympathy from the City and bring a large contingent of police officers to keep artists, activists, educators and families out of the Centro following a peacefulmeeting denouncing the administration's censorship, harrassment and destruction of art. The unconscionable action on May 4, 2000, combined with the administration's hostility and refusal to address the concerns of the community, resulted in the boycott.

SOCC artists work with homeless youth to create digital mural for MCASD

April 7, 2005

SOCC artists Perry Vasquez and Mario Torero worked with homeless and at-risk youth from the Monarch and Harborside Schools to create a digital mural for the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. As part of the program, students were given a tour of Chicano Park by Torero and a tour of Petco Park by San Diego Union Tribune sports writer Nick Canepa. Combining painting, fotoaktion and the theme of "Art Saves Lives," lead artist Vasquez helped the students create artwork for a digital mural on the construction fence that fronts the Museum's expansion project on Kettner next to the Santa Fe Depot. Vasquez worked with the museum's education curator, Monica Garza, to develop workshops to help the students incorporate their painted and photographic imagery into the banners. An ice cream social was held for the students on Thursday, April 7. Click here for more photos.

5th Annual International Women's Day Celebration

Friday, March 11, 2005

Photos from the 5th Annual Dia de la Mujer Internacional celebration, an evening of socially conscious word honoring the women who have been murdered in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The event took place on Friday, March 11, 2005 at Memorial Academy in Logan Heights.

The 5th Annual International Women's Day Celebration was organized by the Red CalacArts Collective and featured performances by Amalia Ortiz (HBO's Def Poetry), Leticia Hernandez-Linares (Razor Edges of my Tongue), Irene Castruita (Los Able Minded Poets), Marissa Raigoza (The Central Chakrah Project), Sara Rebecca Duran Garibay (Red CalacArts Collective) and Liz Ochoa (Comite de Mujeres Patricia Marin).

The 5th Annual International Women's Day Celebration. The event was organized by SOCC members the Red CalacArts Collective and hosted by Memorial Academy. This event is part of Razafest and is supported by Poets and Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation. Click here for more photos.

Photos from the Madre Tierra Virgen de Guadalupe Exhibit at Chicano Perk Cafe y Cultura

December 12, 2004

Artwork by artists endy (top), Carmen Kalo (left) and Ricardo Islas (right) and others was featured in the wonderful exhibit at Chicano Perk Cafe y Cultura honoring the Virgen de Guadalupe. The exhibit was organized by SOCC member endy.

SOCC members participate in the Hecho en Califas Summit at La Peña Cultural Center

Nov. 11-14, 2004

SOCC member Victor Payan (right) participates in a discussion about arts and community activism at the Hecho en Califas Summit at the La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley.

SOCC member Sandra Sarmiento (lower left, with scarf) helped document the event as part of the team organized by the Third World Majority video collective.

Who is that masked Mexican wrestler interviewing Chicano poet Jose Montoya? Could it be a SOCC member? Yes it is!

SOCC at the 2004 NALAC conference in Kansas City

Oct. 6-10, 2004



Upper Left: SOCC member Victor Payan delivers a presentation at the 2004 NALAC Conference in Kansas City. Upper Right: Singer Lila Downs wears an "I Love Aztlan" button while receiving an original framed papel picado from SOCC friend and Texas artist Ruben Salazar. Lower Left: Chicano singing sensation El Vez poses with some NALAC members after his Kansas City performance. Lower Right: SOCC member Valerie Aranda shares a moment with "El Rey de Rock and Roll" El Vez.