The racial equity speaker series provides additional opportunities for learning about race, equity and inclusion. These 90-minute sessions feature experts on race, culture and schooling.
November 5th, Roxana Pardo Garcia
Roxana Pardo Garcia aka La Roxay is a self-identifying Xicana Mujerista that was born and raised in Burien, Wa. Roxana was raised by a xingona single mother who is a displaced mujer from Michoacan, Mexico. Roxana is the Founder and Owner of La Roxay Productions. LRP has the Mission of elevating and ampliying the Xingona and Latinx cutlture of the PNW by way of experiences and knowledge sharing. Roxana firmly believes that nothing will liberate the hood but the hood itself.
Workshop: Brown and Down
Brown and Down is an introductory workshop to PNW Latinx history. We go through the words that are used to identify the Latinx community, the history of how Latinxs got to the NW, The Chicano Movement in WA state and the country, and how we have historically worked with other communities of color towards our collective liberation.