BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI)
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://somosmacri.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI)
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20240310T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20241103T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20250309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20251102T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20260308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20261101T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20270314T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20271107T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251001T215918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T213222Z
UID:10000025-1759428000-1759431600@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:MACRI Talk - Chuco Punk: The Roots and Influence of Punk Rock in El Paso
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the roots & influence of the predominantly Chicanx punk rock scene in El Paso since the late 1970s. \nAbout the event\nJoin us for a virtual MACRI Talk about the history of punk rock in El Paso featuring Dr. Tara López. Learn about the roots and influence of the predominantly Chicanx punk rock scene in El Paso since the late 1970s. \nPunk music is associated with rebellion\, social unrest\, and challenging power structures\, while questioning conformity\, inequality\, and corruption\, so of course\, there are connections to Mexican American civil rights! \nMACRI is excited to host Dr. Tara López\, the 2025 Al Lowman Memorial Prize recipient for her recent book\, Chuco Punk\, to be our guide connecting El Paso’s punk scene to the city’s history as a borderland\, a site of segregation\, and a place with a long lineage of cultural and musical resistance. Covering the first roots of Chuco punk in the late 1970s through the early 2000s\, we’ll learn about how Dr. López used more than seventy interviews with punks\, as well as unarchived flyers\, photos\, and other punk memorabilia to uncover how El Paso’s punk scene influenced not only the contours of sound and El Paso\, but the entire topography of punk rock. \n🛜 This MACRI Talk will stream live on Thursday\, October 2\, 2025\, at 6 PM Central on MACRI’s Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI. \nAbout Our Guest\nTara López is an Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Winona State University in Winona\, Minnesota. Her research interests include social and cultural movements\, especially among working-class communities and communities of color. López is the author of The Winter of Discontent: Myth\, Memory\, and History (2014)\, “‘¡Vamonos pa’l Chuco!’: Punk Rock\, Power\, and Memory in El Paso\, Texas” (2020) published in the Journal of Texas Music History\, and Chuco Punk: Sonic Insurgency in El Paso (2024). \n*** \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-chuco-punk-the-roots-and-influence-of-punk-rock-in-el-paso/
LOCATION:Livestream
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/bc656a_d6a5786496ab4698a99259c3ba227aaamv2.avif
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251111T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251009T210914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T210914Z
UID:10000026-1762884000-1762887600@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - Patriots from the Barrio
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Veterans’ Day MACRI Talk about Company E\, 141st Infantry\, the only all Mexican American army unit in World War II\, featuring author Dave Gutierrez. \nAs a child\, Dave Gutierrez heard stories about his cousin Ramon\, who served in World War II. Gutierrez later found out that Ramon was part of Company E\, 141st Infantry\, a unit composed entirely of Mexican Americans. Drawing from extensive archival and oral history research with veterans and family members\, Patriots from the Barrio tells the story of Company E’s members during the war.  \n📍This MACRI Talk will stream live on Tuesday\, November 11\, at 6 PM Central on MACRI’s Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI. \nRSVP to receive a reminder for the talk! \n*** \nAbout the book\nAs a child\, Dave Gutierrez hung on every word his father recalled about his cousin Ramon\, “El Sancudo” (the mosquito)\, and his service in World War II\, where he earned a Silver Star\, three Purple Hearts\, and escaped from the Germans twice. Later\, Dave decided to find out more about his father’s cousin\, and in the course of his research\, he discovered that Ramon Gutierrez was a member of Company E\, 141st Infantry\, a part of the 36th “Texas” Division that was comprised entirely of Mexican Americans—the only such unit in the entire U.S. Army. The division landed at Salerno\, Italy\, in 1943\, among the first American soldiers to set foot in Europe. In the ensuing months\, Company E and the rest of the 36th would battle their way up the mountainous Italian peninsula against some of Nazi Germany’s best troops. \nBased on extensive archival research and veteran and family accounts\, Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E\, 141st Infantry\, The Only All Mexican American Army Unit in World War II brings to life the soldiers whose service should never have gone unrecognized for so long. With its memorable personalities\, stories of hope and immigration\, and riveting battle scenes\, this beautifully written book is a testament to the shared beliefs of all who have fought for the ideals of the American flag. \nAbout our guest\nDave Gutierrez is a historian\, writer\, and author of the book Patriots from the Barrio. Patriots from the Barrio has been named one of the top 24 History books of all time by Book Riot.  His articles have appeared in publications including American Legion and War History Online. Recognized by both the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin and the National WWII Museum in New Orleans for his groundbreaking work on Company E 141st Infantry\, he also specializes in genealogical research\, Mexican American history\, and World War II studies. Dave is a member of the National Medal of Honor Museum’s Advisory Panel.  \n*** \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-patriots-from-the-barrio/
LOCATION:Livestream
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/patriots-from-the-bario–thumbnail.avif
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251206T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251206T160000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251120T221056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T232055Z
UID:10000029-1765026000-1765036800@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:OPENING RECEPTION - William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming
DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\nJoin us for the opening of MACRI’s new traveling exhibit\, William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming \nWilliam “Willie” Merriweather Peña (1919-2018) was perhaps the most important Mexican American architect of the 20th century\, yet he remains largely unknown outside of the architecture field. Learn more about this remarkable trailblazer with MACRI! \nThis Laredo\, TX native was a proud Aggie\, decorated World War II veteran\, author\, and partner in Caudill\, Rowlett\, Scott\, which grew to become the largest architecture firm in the world. Peña’s groundbreaking work on architectural programming\, which he honed during his first two decades at CRS\, became the basis for a book first published in 1969\, Problem Seeking: New Directions in Architectural Programming\, which he followed with Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer\, now in its fifth edition and considered the classic programming guide for architects and a standard architecture textbook. It also earned Peña the title of “the father of architectural programming.” Peña was one of the leading architects in the nation\, a visionary\, an industry pioneer who was named an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fellow in 1972 and received multiple awards from AIA Houston. When Peña retired in 1984\, he had directed programming for over 400 projects in 38 states and ten countries while mentoring younger architects and writing and speaking about architectural practices across the globe.  \nLight refreshments will be provided. \n🌟 This exhibit was created with support from the Conservation Society of San Antonio. 🌟 \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/opening-reception-william-merriweather-pena-the-father-of-architectural-programming/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bc656a_1c7911434fc04d46a6cf7f3edb0634edmv2.avif
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251219T160000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251014T025301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T195507Z
UID:10000028-1765188000-1766160000@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:EXHIBIT - William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming
DESCRIPTION:Explore MACRI’s new traveling exhibit\, William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming. \nWilliam “Willie” Merriweather Peña (1919-2018) was perhaps the most important Mexican American architect of the 20th century\, yet he remains largely unknown outside of the architecture field. Learn more about the life and work of this remarkable trailblazer with MACRI!  \nThis Laredo\, TX native was a proud Aggie\, decorated World War II veteran\, author\, and partner in Caudill\, Rowlett\, Scott\, which grew to become the largest architecture firm in the world. Peña’s groundbreaking work on architectural programming\, which he honed during his first two decades at CRS\, became the basis for a book first published in 1969\, Problem Seeking: New Directions in Architectural Programming\, which he followed with Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer\, now in its fifth edition and considered the classic programming guide for architects and a standard architecture textbook. It also earned Peña the title of “the father of architectural programming.” Peña was one of the leading architects in the nation\, a visionary\, an industry pioneer who was named an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fellow in 1972 and received multiple awards from AIA Houston. When Peña retired in 1984\, he had directed programming for over 400 projects in 38 states and ten countries while mentoring younger architects and writing and speaking about architectural practices across the globe. \nThe exhibit gallery is open Monday through Friday\, 10 AM—NOON and 1 – 4 PM\, or by appointment. \n🌟 This exhibit was created with support from the Conservation Society of San Antonio. 🌟 \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/exhibit-william-merriweather-pena-the-father-of-architectural-programming/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Pena-exhibit-v2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251009T212809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T232031Z
UID:10000027-1766167200-1766174400@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:Libros y Amigos
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special holiday talk about Hearts of Fire and Snow and about Latino representation in children’s and young adult novels\, featuring authors Guadalupe García McCall and David Bowles 🎁  \nBooks will be available for purchase. There will be a book signing after the talk. \n🗓️ Friday\, December 19\, 2025 | 6 PM – 8 PM \n📍 Guadalupe Latino Bookstore | 1300 Guadalupe Street\, San Antonio\, TX 78207 \n \n🎁 This book will make a great holiday gift for young readers! Pick up a copy at the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore.  \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore – the only bookstore in San Antonio’s Westside!  \n\n***\n\n\nAbout the book\nBlanca Montes has goals. She wants to make a difference in the world and accomplish more than her overbearing godfather or spoiled boyfriend think she’s capable of. So when Gregorio Chan\, a handsome and confident new guy\, shows up at her Nevada school\, she is ready for a big change. Greg Chan also has goals\, but they were determined centuries ago\, when two star-crossed lovers took their own lives. Princess Itzac\, who believed her beloved was sent to his death in battle\, and Captain Popoca whose fate was forever tied to Itzac. Popoca was cursed by the gods to cycle through lives until he finds his love reincarnated. And he is now returned to the living as Greg\, with one last chance to complete his love story. Greg and Blanca seem like they could be the perfect couple\, but what if their fate is tied to an ancient tale of star-crossed lovers? \n \nAbout our guests\nBorn in Piedras Negras\, Coahuila\, Mexico\, and raised in Eagle Pass\, Texas\, Guadalupe García McCall is the award-winning author of several young adult novels\, some short stories for adults\, and many children’s poems. Guadalupe has received the Prestigious Pura Belpre Award\, a Westchester Young Adult Fiction Award\, the Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Children’s Book Award\, and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award and the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy\, among many other accolades. \nDavid Bowles is a queer Mexican American author and translator from South Texas\, where he works as an associate professor at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley. Among his more than forty books are the multiple-award-winning They Call Me Güero and its companion They Call Her Fregona (Kokila)\, as well as My Two Border Towns (Kokila)\, Ancient Night (Levine Querido)\, Secret of the Moon Conch (Bloomsbury)\, and The Prince & the Coyote (Levine Querido). \n\n*** \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/libros-y-amigos/
LOCATION:The Guadalupe Latino Bookstore\, 1300 Guadalupe St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/libros-y-amigos–thumbnail.avif
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260105T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260331T160000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251222T195359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T192251Z
UID:10000034-1767607200-1774972800@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:EXHIBIT - William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming
DESCRIPTION:Explore MACRI’s new traveling exhibit\, William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming. \nWilliam “Willie” Merriweather Peña (1919-2018) was perhaps the most important Mexican American architect of the 20th century\, yet he remains largely unknown outside of the architecture field. Learn more about the life and work of this remarkable trailblazer with MACRI!  \nThis Laredo\, TX native was a proud Aggie\, decorated World War II veteran\, author\, and partner in Caudill\, Rowlett\, Scott\, which grew to become the largest architecture firm in the world. Peña’s groundbreaking work on architectural programming\, which he honed during his first two decades at CRS\, became the basis for a book first published in 1969\, Problem Seeking: New Directions in Architectural Programming\, which he followed with Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer\, now in its fifth edition and considered the classic programming guide for architects and a standard architecture textbook. It also earned Peña the title of “the father of architectural programming.” Peña was one of the leading architects in the nation\, a visionary\, an industry pioneer who was named an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fellow in 1972 and received multiple awards from AIA Houston. When Peña retired in 1984\, he had directed programming for over 400 projects in 38 states and ten countries while mentoring younger architects and writing and speaking about architectural practices across the globe. \nThe exhibit gallery is open Monday through Friday\, 10 AM—NOON and 1 – 4 PM\, or by appointment. \n🌟 This exhibit was created with support from the Conservation Society of San Antonio. 🌟 \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/exhibit-william-merriweather-pena-the-father-of-architectural-programming-2/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Pena-exhibit-v2-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260110T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260110T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251210T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T201404Z
UID:10000030-1768053600-1768059000@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - Derechos\, Fueros\, and Privilegios: Rights in Spanish Colonial Texas
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone\, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country\, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future? \nJoin us for the first of a series of special MACRI Talks for America 250\, the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. In this series\, we will highlight the ways Mexican Americans have been essential threads to the national fabric. We begin the series with Dr. Frank de la Teja\, inaugural state historian of Texas (2007-2009)\, and a renowned expert in Spanish colonial Texas\, presenting Derechos\, Fueros\, and Privilegios: Rights in Spanish Colonial Texas. This talk will explore civil rights in Spanish Texas (1519-1821).  \nSaturday\, January 10\, 2026  |  2:00 PM – 3:30 PM \nCentral Library | 600 Soledad Street\, San Antonio\, Texas 78205 \nLight Refreshments will be provided. \n  \n🚨 RSVP at https://www.mysapl.org/Events-News/Events-Calendar/id/cen?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D193708952 \n  \nThis program is presented by MACRI and the San Antonio Public Library Latino Collection and Resource Center.  \n✨ This is an official Dreamweek event ✨ \nDreamweek is an annual series of events across San Antonio that foster the free exchange of ideas on universal issues affecting the human race. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy of civil rights reform\, the DreamWeek mission is to lay the foundations of tolerance\, equality\, and diversity to create a platform where people across cultures and communities can discuss and exchange ideas\, fostering enlightenment for the greater human experience. \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nJesús F. “Frank” de la Teja is Regents’ Professor Emeritus and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Texas State University in San Marcos. He obtained a Ph.D. in Latin American history from the University of Texas at Austin\, and between 1985 and 1991\, he worked in the Archives and Records Division of the Texas General Land Office. He has published extensively on Spanish\, Mexican\, and Republic-era Texas\, and has served on the board of directors\, as president\, and as executive director of the Texas State Historical Association. He was the inaugural State Historian of Texas (2007-2009)\, is a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association and the Texas Catholic Historical Society\, and a member of the Texas Institute of Letters and the Philosophical Society of Texas. \n  \n*** \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-derechos-fueros-and-privilegios-rights-in-spanish-colonial-texas/
LOCATION:Central Library\, 600 Soledad Street\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026.01.10-MACRI-Talk-Frank-de-la-Teja-3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T113000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251211T175416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T173019Z
UID:10000033-1769248800-1769254200@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:SPECIAL EVENT - Oral History Training Camp
DESCRIPTION:***Due to the expected winter storm\, we are moving this event to Zoom. Registered guests will be emailed the link!*** \nWould you like to get involved with MACRI? Would you like to help record and preserve Mexican American civil rights history? Then this event is for YOU!  \nJoin us for MACRI’s first Oral History Training Camp! Our Executive Director\, Dr. Sarah Zenaida Gould\, will be leading a presentation and workshop on the importance of oral histories and how to conduct them. We will also share how you can become a volunteer oral historian through the MACRI Oral History Corps. Join us! \n🗓 Saturday\, January 24\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM \n📍MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street\, San Antonio\, Texas 78207 \nWorkshop attendees will receive a guidebook and refreshments. \n  \nSeating is limited. RSVP requested. \n  \nSupported in part by Latinos in Heritage Conservation’s Nuestra Herencia Grant Program\, a sponsored project of the Social Impact Fund and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/special-event-oral-history-training-camp/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025.01.24-Oral-History-Camp-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260115T230943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T173040Z
UID:10000036-1769263200-1769268600@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:SPECIAL EVENT - Oral History Training Camp
DESCRIPTION:***Due to the expected winter storm\, we are moving this event to Zoom. Registered guests will be emailed the link!*** \nWould you like to get involved with MACRI? Would you like to help record and preserve Mexican American civil rights history? Then this event is for YOU!  \nJoin us for MACRI’s Oral History Training Camp! Our Executive Director\, Dr. Sarah Zenaida Gould\, will be leading a presentation and workshop on the importance of oral histories and how to conduct them. We will also share how you can become a volunteer oral historian through the MACRI Oral History Corps. Join us! \n🗓 Saturday\, January 24\, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM \n📍MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street\, San Antonio\, Texas 78207 \nWorkshop attendees will receive a guidebook and refreshments. \n  \nSeating is limited. RSVP requested. \n  \nSupported in part by Latinos in Heritage Conservation’s Nuestra Herencia Grant Program\, a sponsored project of the Social Impact Fund and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/special-event-oral-history-training-camp-2/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Workshop
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260202T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251210T202227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T221936Z
UID:10000032-1770055200-1770058800@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - The US-Mexico War and Identities Along the Frontier
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone\, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country\, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future? \nJoin us for the second of a series of special MACRI Talks for America 250. In this series\, we will highlight the ways Mexican Americans have been essential threads to the national fabric. The series continues with a virtual talk with Dr. Andrés Reséndez\, an expert in the colonization of the Americas and US-Mexico border history\, who will present on The U.S-Mexico War and Identities along the Frontier. After the Mexican American War\, Indigenous people and Spanish- and Mexican-descent residents of the frontier found themselves living in another country – the United States of America. How did residents of the frontier experience their entry into the United States? How did these changes affect the ways in which people thought about themselves and their national and ethnic identities?   \nThis virtual MACRI Talk is being held on Segundo de Febrero\, the day of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo\, also known as National Mexican American Heritage Day. \n  \nMonday\, February 2\, 2026  |  6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Time \nOJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \n  \n⭐️This program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. ⭐️ \n  \n*** \n  \nAbout our guest \nAndrés Reséndez is a professor of history and author who grew up in Mexico City and currently teaches at the University of California at Davis. His specialties are early European exploration and colonization of the Americas\, the U.S-Mexico border region\, and the early history of the Pacific Ocean. His previous book\, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\, 2016)\, was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award and winner of the 2017 Bancroft Prize from Columbia University. His latest book\, Conquering the Pacific (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\, 2021)\, is about the first expedition to go from America to Asia and back\, thus transforming the Pacific Ocean into a vital space of contact and exchange. \n  \n*** \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-the-us-mexico-war-and-identities-along-the-frontier/
LOCATION:https://www.youtube.com/@SomosMACRI
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026.02.02-MACRI-Talk-Andres-Resendez-3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260207T113000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260115T231758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T221806Z
UID:10000037-1770458400-1770463800@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:SPECIAL EVENT - Oral History Training Camp
DESCRIPTION:Due to overwhelming demand\, we are adding a THIRD workshop!  \nWould you like to get involved with MACRI? Would you like to help record and preserve Mexican American civil rights history? Then this event is for YOU!  \nJoin us for MACRI’s Oral History Training Camp! Our Executive Director\, Dr. Sarah Zenaida Gould\, will be leading a presentation and workshop on the importance of oral histories and how to conduct them. We will also share how you can become a volunteer oral historian through the MACRI Oral History Corps. Join us! \n🗓 Saturday\, February 7\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM \n📍MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street\, San Antonio\, Texas 78207 \nWorkshop attendees will receive a guidebook and refreshments. \n  \nSeating is limited. RSVP requested. \n  \nSupported in part by Latinos in Heritage Conservation’s Nuestra Herencia Grant Program\, a sponsored project of the Social Impact Fund and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. \nThis program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/special-event-oral-history-training-camp-3/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Workshop
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260303T203000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260130T210533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T221617Z
UID:10000038-1772564400-1772569800@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:FILM - Latina Spring: Femme Frontera Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute and MonteVideo celebrate Women’s History Month with Latina Spring\, a curated selection of inspiring films by Latina and Indigenous women directors! Latina Spring is presented in partnership with UNAM San Antonio and Austin Film Society Cinema.  \nThe Latina Spring Film Series begins with the Femme Frontera Showcase. Femme Frontera centers the experiences of women and gender-expansive people within the U.S./Mexico border diaspora\, as well as border regions around the world. The 9th Annual Femme Frontera Showcase includes films from Mexico and the United States. Films will be followed by a Q&A featuring filmmakers Celina Galicia and Bianca Lambert\, and Femme Frontera Co-Director Jackie Barragan! \nThe Femme Frontera Showcase is presented in partnership with the Latino Collection and Resource Center at the San Antonio Public Library.  \n  \n🗓️ Tuesday\, March 3\, 2026  |  Doors open at 6:30 PM; Film begins at 7:00 PM \n📍 UNAM San Antonio\, 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way\, San Antonio\, TX 78205 \n🎟️ This program is FREE \n🅿️ Free parking is available after 5 PM at Alamo Lot (418 S Alamo\, San Antonio\, TX 78205) and Martinez Lot (S Alamo & Martinez Street). Paid parking is available at the Hemisfair Garage (623 Hemisfair Blvd).  \n⚠️ Films contain mature content and may not be appropriate for all ages. \n  \nRSVP requested. \n  \n⭐ MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐ \n  \n*** \nAbout the films \nTernura Radical (Radical Tenderness) \nCelina Galicia\, 2025\, Mexico\, 16 min \nIn Ciudad Juárez\, women transform art into a fierce act of resistance\, channeling poetry\, music\, and graphic art to preserve the memory of femicide and disappearance while demanding justice. \nYo mate a Lucca (I killed Lucca) \nAna Moreno Hernandez\, 2023\, Mexico\, 16 min \nCarmen has finally found her soulmate\, Lucía. At the possibility of sharing the most painful moment of her childhood\, Carmen’s conscience\, illustrated by two soccer commentators\, leads her to a panic attack for which she could lose Lucía. \nColor Cielo (The Color of Sky) \nCristal Gonzalez Avila\, 2024\, USA\, 9 min \nThe hope that lingers in the farewell. A meditation on the final moments of a son\, as he says goodbye to his mother in Mexico\, while he prepares to journey to the US. The conflict between desperation\, sacrifice and the potential for survival and success. \nSuper High: A Period Piece \nBianca D. Lambert\, 2024\, USA\, 9 min \nAmanda battles excruciating period pain caused by fibroids. Desperate for relief\, she experiments with a celebrity cannabis brand’s edibles. A dosage mishap catapults her into a surreal\, anxiety-filled journey until she awakens. \nSer bruja (To be a Bruja) \nCarolina Erives\, 2023\, Mexico\, 14 min \nAmanda Montejo is a trans woman\, make-up artist\, Guadalupana and a witch. This documentary portrait explores different facets of her spirituality and fragments of her past\, revealing the duality of her being. \nAt Dusk I Kiss Your Body Burnt \nVictor “Yayo” Meza\, 2024\, Mexico/USA \nA poetic short film that follows a young man as he remembers the touch of his lover against the hyper-militarized and hyper-surveilled U.S.-Mexico borderlands where he grew up. Addressed as a letter to his lost lover\, the film grapples with how queer bodies experience and express desire amidst bordercraft and state violence. \nWherever That May Be \nE.N. Cole\, 2025\, USA\, 12 min \nIn this story\, we follow the journey of Rose\, a young woman whose life is turned upside down when her health takes a turn. She moves back in with her outgoing\, fun loving grandmother named Jo. Their dynamic challenges a stereotype of what it means to be healthy and what society typically expects of women their respective ages.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/film-latina-spring-femme-frontera-showcase/
LOCATION:UNAM San Antonio\, 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Femme-frontera.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20251210T194146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T200559Z
UID:10000031-1772892000-1772897400@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - Impossible Identities: Mexican Americans After the Alamo
DESCRIPTION:⚠️ Event update ⚠️ \nDue to unforeseen circumstances\, Dr. Richard Flores is unable to join us on this date. We look forward to welcoming him at a future program and will share new details as soon as they are confirmed. \nWe’re pleased to share that borderlands historian Dr. Raúl Ramos will join us instead to present “Impossible Identities: Mexican Americans After the Alamo.” \nNearly two centuries after the Battle of the Alamo\, Dr. Ramos will examine how national and regional identities were constructed through historical narratives and how those narratives continue to shape how Mexican Americans see themselves and are seen by others. His work invites us to look more closely at the stories we’ve inherited and to consider how history influences our present in ways both visible and subtle. This program is presented by MACRI and the San Antonio Public Library Latino Collection and Resource Center.  \n  \nSaturday\, March 7\, 2026 | 2 PM – 3:30 PM \nBazan Library | 2200 W Commerce Street\, San Antonio\, TX 78207 \n  \nRSVP at https://www.mysapl.org/Events-News/Events-Calendar/id/baz?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D193708964 \n  \nThis program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐️ \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders. \n 
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-alamo-mythology-and-mexican-american-identity/
LOCATION:Bazan Library\, 2200 W Commerce Street\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026.03.07-MACRI-Talk-Raul-Ramos.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260321T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260321T113000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260216T200802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T203343Z
UID:10000041-1774087200-1774092600@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:SPECIAL EVENT - Oral History Training Camp
DESCRIPTION:Due to overwhelming demand\, we are adding a FOURTH workshop! \nWould you like to get involved with MACRI? Would you like to help record and preserve Mexican American civil rights history? Then this event is for YOU! \nJoin us for MACRI’s Oral History Training Camp! Our Executive Director\, Dr. Sarah Zenaida Gould\, will be leading a presentation and workshop on the importance of oral histories and how to conduct them. We will also share how you can become a volunteer oral historian through the MACRI Oral History Corps. Join us! \n  \n🗓 Saturday\, March 21\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM \n📍 MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street\, San Antonio\, Texas 78207 \nWorkshop attendees will receive a guidebook and refreshments.  \n  \nSeating is limited\, so please RSVP below! \n  \nSupported in part by Latinos in Heritage Conservation’s Nuestra Herencia Grant Program\, a sponsored project of the Social Impact Fund and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. \nThis program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐️
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/special-event-oral-history-training-camp-4/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2025.01.24-Oral-History-Camp-3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260324T203000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260216T215014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T181653Z
UID:10000042-1774378800-1774384200@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:FILM - Latina Spring: Li Cham
DESCRIPTION:The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute and MonteVideo celebrate Women’s History Month with Latina Spring\, a curated selection of inspiring films by Latina and Indigenous women directors! Latina Spring is presented in partnership with UNAM San Antonio and Austin Film Society Cinema. \n  \nThe Latina Spring Film Series continues with a screening of Li cham (I died). Set in the highlands of Chiapas\, Li cham (I died) follows three Tsotsil women — Juana\, Margarita\, and Faustina — who return to the land to rebuild their lives in the wake of profound personal loss.  \nThis screening of Li Cham is presented in partnership with the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions (AIT-SCM). \n  \n🗓️ Tuesday\, March 24\, 2026  |  Doors open: 6:30 PM; Film begins: 7 PM \n📍 UNAM San Antonio\, 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way\, San Antonio\, TX 78205 \n🎟️ FREE \n🅿️ Free parking is available after 5 PM at Alamo Lot (418 S Alamo\, San Antonio\, TX 78205) and Martinez Lot (S Alamo & Martinez Street). Paid parking is available at the Hemisfair Garage (623 Hemisfair Blvd).  \n  \n⚠️ Watch out for area construction! To get to the Alamo Lot\, enter Hemisfair Blvd. via Cesar Chavez Bldv.  \n  \nRSVP requested. \n  \n⭐ MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐ \n  \n*** \nAbout the film \nLi cham (I died) \nDirected by Ana Ts’uyeb 2024\, Mexico\, 74 min \nSet in the highlands of Chiapas\, Li cham (I died) follows three Tsotsil women — Juana\, Margarita\, and Faustina — who return to the land to rebuild their lives in the wake of profound personal loss. Marked by experiences of grief and gender-based violence\, they cultivate coffee\, raise their children\, and reclaim a life defined on their own terms. What emerges is a portrait of strength shaped by ancestral labour and communal care. \nDirected by Ana Ts’uyeb and told entirely in the Tsotsil language\, this lyrical debut traces the subtle influence of Zapatismo\, not as a historical moment but as an ongoing framework for Indigenous self-determination and autonomy. With intimate camerawork\, quiet resilience\, and deep-rooted spirituality\, Li cham honors a way of life that refuses erasure. Rather than dwell in mourning\, the film becomes an act of renewal where memory\, land\, and womanhood intersect in a cycle of survival\, sovereignty\, and radical tenderness.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/film-latina-spring-li-cham/
LOCATION:UNAM San Antonio\, 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Li-cham.pdf
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260113T223524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T221541Z
UID:10000035-1775066400-1775070000@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - Independence Lost: Another Side of the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone\, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country\, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future? \nJoin us for the fourth talk in our series of special America 250 MACRI Talks\, Independence Lost: Another Side of the American Revolution\, featuring Dr. Kathleen DuVal\, historian of early America. Learn about other perspectives on the American Revolution\, including those of Indigenous and Spanish communities living in what would become the United States.  \nWednesday\, April 1\, 2026 |  6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Time \nOJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \n  \n⭐️This program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. ⭐️ \n  \n*** \n  \nAbout our guest \nKathleen DuVal is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Native Nations: A Millennium in North America\, Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution\, and the U.S. history textbook Give Me Liberty! She is a history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. DuVal is a Guggenheim Fellow and has won the Bancroft Prize and the Cundill History Prize. She has written for The Atlantic\, Time magazine\, the New York Times\, and the Wall Street Journal. \n  \n*** \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!  \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-independence-lost-another-side-of-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Livestream
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026.04.01-MACRI-Talk-Kathleen-DuVal.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260402T203000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260213T213643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T225250Z
UID:10000040-1775156400-1775161800@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:FILM - Latina Spring: Salón de Cortos
DESCRIPTION:The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute and MonteVideo celebrate Women’s History Month with Latina Spring\, a curated selection of inspiring films by Latina and Indigenous women directors! Latina Spring is presented in partnership with UNAM San Antonio and Austin Film Society Cinema. \nThe Latina Spring Film Series concludes in Austin\, Texas with Salón de Cortos\, a collection of award-winning shorts featuring selections from France\, Mexico\, Peru\, and the United States. The films will be followed by a Q&A with Chelsea Hernandez and Karina Lomelin Ripper\, moderated by filmmaker Sharon Arteaga.  \n  \n🗓️ Thursday\, April 2\, 2026  |  7 PM \n📍 Austin Film Society Cinema\, 6406 N I-35 Suite 3100\, Austin\, TX \n🎟️ Purchase your ticket at https://www.austinfilm.org/screening/latina-spring-salon-de-cortos/ \n  \n Films contain mature content and may not be appropriate for all ages. \n  \n⭐ MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! ⭐ \n  \n*** \nAbout the films \nAn Uncertain Future \nChelsea Hernandez & Iliana Sosa\, 2017\, USA\, 11 min \nIn Austin\, Texas\, two expectant mothers-one undocumented and one US citizen-must contend with increased ICE raids and mounting hostility towards immigrants under President Trump. \nMorenita \nDiana Valencia\, Gabriela Ortega\, 2024\, Mexico\, 8 min \nA poetic exploration of womanhood\, friendship and migration through the intersecting stories of two Latin American women. \nComo si la tierra se las hubiera tragado \nNatalia Leon\, 2025\, France\, 13 min \nOlivia\, a young woman living abroad\, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past. \nKusi Smiles \nSisa Quispe\, 2024\, Peru\, USA\, 15 min \nUnable to sing\, a Quechua teenager returns to her Andean community\, where sisterhood\, music\, and the land that raised her guide her through grief toward healing. \nThere’s a Devil Inside Me \nKarina Lomelin Ripper\, 2024\, USA\, 15 min \nAfter a Catholic confirmation class\, Teresa\, a devilish teen\, pretends to be a nun but things go sideways when she’s mistaken for a real nun and given the church’s collection basket full of cash. \nTigueronas \nImani Celeste\, 2025\, USA\, 14 min \nAfter ending an abusive relationship with her narcissistic boyfriend\, Aaliyah and her friends hatch a bold plan for revenge on a girls’ night out\, igniting a journey of self-empowerment and sisterhood.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/film-latina-spring-salon-de-cortos/
LOCATION:Austin Film Society Cinema\, 6406 N I-35 Suite 3100\, Austin\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Salon-de-cortos.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260427T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260630T160000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260410T214853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T164441Z
UID:10000044-1777284000-1782835200@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:EXHIBIT - You Have the Right! Mexican Americans and Due Process of the Law
DESCRIPTION:Explore MACRI’s new traveling exhibit\, You Have the Right: Mexican Americans and Due Process of the Law. \n  \nThis exhibit explores three court cases involving Mexican Americans and Mexican-perceived individuals that have been significant to the interpretation of the Fifth\, Sixth\, and Fourteenth Amendments and shaped interpretation of due process of the law in the United States: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)\, United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975)\, and Chavez v. Martinez (2003).  \nThe verdict in these cases\, whose plaintiffs were Mexican American and Latino individuals\, affect all Americans today. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) secured what we now call our “Miranda rights;” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975) prohibited law enforcement from stopping and questioning someone on the basis of their appearance; and Chavez v. Martinez (2003) marked a rollback in protections from coercive questioning from authorities.  \nThe three moments featured in this exhibit remind us that the interpretation of constitutional amendments is constantly debated in courts at all levels of government\, and can result in expansions and contractions of civil rights. The legal struggle for civil rights is continuous\, and rarely a linear progression.  \n  \nThe exhibit will be on display from Monday\, April 27\, 2026 through Tuesday\, June 30\, 2026.  \nThe exhibit gallery is open Monday through Friday\, 10 AM—NOON and 1 – 4 PM\, or by appointment. \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/exhibit-you-have-the-right-mexican-americans-and-due-process-of-the-law/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/You-have-the-right-FB-Event-Cover-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260429T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260318T191354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T191450Z
UID:10000043-1777485600-1777489200@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:MACRI Talk - Storied Property: María Cordova’s Casa
DESCRIPTION:La Casa Cordova\, known as Tucson\, Arizona’s oldest building\, was formerly the home of María Navarrete Cordova (1895–1975). In 1972\, gentrification and urban renewal pushed Cordova out of her home. She and her family fought the removal in court\, but lost the case. The historic building was preserved as a museum. The stories told there\, however\, did not represent María and her family’s history in the property\, and their struggle to keep it.  \nThe story of Casa Cordova raises questions about the role and practice of historic preservation in the face of the displacement of historic communities of color.  \n  \nJoin us for a virtual MACRI Talk featuring historian and memoirist\, Dr. Lydia Otero\, who will present on María Navarrete Cordova’s and her family’s history at Casa Cordova\, telling the stories that are missing from the historic site’s narrative. \nWednesday\, April 29\, 2026  |  6PM – 7PM Central Time \nOJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \nRSVP to receive the links for the talk! \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!  \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders. \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nLydia R. Otero is a writer\, historian\, and activist deeply rooted in the Arizona-Sonora border region\, where they were born and raised. They were a tenured professor in the Department of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona (2003-2020). They were one of the original or founding members of Lesbianas Unidas in 1983 and were active in efforts including Lesbians of Color\, Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos in Los Angeles\, and the First National Lesbians of Color Conference. Their experiences as a queer activist\, and blue-collar worker from 1978 to 1998 in Los Angeles form the basis of their book\, L.A. Interchanges.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-storied-property-maria-cordovas-casa/
LOCATION:https://www.youtube.com/@SomosMACRI
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026.04.29-Lydia-Otero.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260420T204629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T204629Z
UID:10000046-1778004000-1778007600@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - General Ignacio Zaragoza: His Birthplace\, Life\, and El Cinco de Mayo
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for a special Cinco de Mayo MACRI Talk! \nGeneral Ignacio Zaragoza was born in 1829 in present-day La Bahía\, Goliad County\, Texas\, to a family with ties to San Antonio. Throughout his career\, he rose as a high-ranking official in President Benito Juárez’s government\, and as a commander of the Mexican forces that defeated an invading French army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5\, 1862\, also known as El Cinco de Mayo.  \nHow did Ignacio Zaragoza become a significant figure on both sides of the border? How did El Cinco de Mayo become a transnational holiday? Historian Thomas Kreneck will discuss this and more during our Cinco de Mayo MACRI Talk\, “General Ignacio Zaragoza: His Birthplace\, Life\, and El Cinco de Mayo.” Join us! \n  \n🗓️Tuesday\, May 5\, 2026  \n⏰6:00 PM – 7:00 PM \n📍Bazan Library  |  2200 W Commerce St\, San Antonio\, TX 78207 \n🍇Light refreshments will be provided.  \n  \nThis program is presented by MACRI\, the San Antonio Public Library\, and the Latino Collection and Resource Center at Central Library. ✨ \nRSVP at https://www.mysapl.org/Events-News/Events-Calendar/id/baz?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D201554860  \n  \n🌟MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!🌟 \n⚠️As always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders. \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nDr. Thomas H. Kreneck served as head of Special Collections & Archives at A&M-Corpus Christi for 22 years before he retired in 2012. While there\, he recovered the lost manuscripts of Jovita Gonzalez\, the publication of which greatly contributed to Mexican American literature. Before moving to Corpus Christi\, Dr. Kreneck was assistant head of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center of the Houston Public Library\, where he founded HMRC’s Mexican American Archival Component. \nHe has also taught United States history in various colleges and universities. When he left A&M-Corpus Christi\, he was the Joe B. Frantz Lecturer in Public History. Among his honors\, he received the Premio Estrella de Aztlan from the Tejas Foco of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS)\, a lifetime achievement award for fostering the well-being of the Mexican American community.    \nDr. Kreneck is the author of books and articles and has made many presentations on history and archives. He is most noted for having written Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Tijerina\, Entrepreneur and Civic Leader\, 1905-1965\, the biography of the person whose national presidency transformed LULAC into a national organization. Active in history circles from his home near San Antonio\, Dr. Kreneck most recently published General Ignacio Zaragoza: His Birthplace\, Life\, and Legacy for the Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-general-ignacio-zaragoza-his-birthplace-life-and-el-cinco-de-mayo/
LOCATION:Bazan Library\, 2200 W Commerce Street\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026.05.05-MACRI-Talk-General-Ignacio-Zaragoza-3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260529T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260530T160000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260413T211045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T203813Z
UID:10000045-1780077600-1780156800@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:2026 MACRI Symposium
DESCRIPTION:MACRI’s 2026 Symposium will be held virtually and in person\, in beautiful downtown San Antonio\, this May 29th and 30th in partnership with Texas Public Radio\, at the Malú & Carlos Alvarez Theater. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn about contemporary Mexican American civil rights issues from national thought leaders! \nOur speakers: \n\nCristela Alonzo\, comedian\, actress\, writer\, and producer\nUS Congressman Joaquin Castro\nCarmen Perez-Jordan\, Civil and Human Rights Leader & Chicana Feminist\nRochelle Garza\, Chair of the US Commission on Civil Rights\nHenry Jiménez\, President & CEO of Propel Nonprofits\nNadege Souvenir\, CEO of the San Antonio Area Foundation\nMark Hugo Lopez\, Director of Race and Ethnicity Research\, Pew Research Center\nJosefina Lopez\, award-winning playwright and screenwriter\n\nRegister today and select your in-person or virtual admission ticket at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mexicanamericancivilrightsinstitute/event/2026symposium/  \nPlease note that in-person seating in the theater is first-come\, first-served!  \nVirtual attendees will receive a link to the live stream in advance. \nOJO! As always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of MACRI\, its staff\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/2026-macri-symposium/
LOCATION:Malú & Carlos Alvarez Theater at Texas Public Radio\, 321 W Commerce Street\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Symposia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Symposium-FB-Cover-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260624T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260624T133000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260501T030350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T030350Z
UID:10000047-1782300600-1782307800@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:SPECIAL EVENT - Slice of History: Mexican American Civil Rights History Game Day
DESCRIPTION:Summer is approaching which means we’re getting ready for CIVIC SEASON! \nJoin us for our THIRD ANNUAL Slice of History: Mexican American Civil Rights Game Day! Learn about Mexican American Civil Rights history and civic engagement over pizza\, lotería\, and trivia. Prizes will be awarded. 🍕🍕 \n  \n📅 Wednesday\, June 24\, 2026 \n⏰ 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM \n📍 Northwest Vista College\, 3535 N Ellison Drive\, San Antonio\, TX 78251 \n📍 Manzanillo Hall | Innovation Center (Second floor) \n🆓 This is a FREE event! \n  \nPresented by MACRI\, Northwest Vista College’s Mexican American Studies and History Departments\, and Youth Do Vote. \n  \nThis is an official Civic Season event. Civic Season is a new tradition for self-discovery and civic upskilling\, co-created by Gen Z and cultural institutions. Civic Season is the flagship program from Made By Us\, a network of hundreds of museums\, historic sites\, libraries\, and archives unleashing access to history for younger generations. Learn more about Civic Season at https://www.thecivicseason.com/ \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/special-event-slice-of-history-mexican-american-civil-rights-history-game-day/
LOCATION:Northwest Vista College – Innovation Center at Manzanillo Hall\, 3535 N Ellison Drive\, San Antonio\, 78251\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CS-2025-design-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T042239
CREATED:20260130T225849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T225849Z
UID:10000039-1784052000-1784055600@somosmacri.org
SUMMARY:MACRI Talk - The Bricks before Brown v. Board of Education
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone\, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country\, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future? \nJoin us as we continue our series of special MACRI Talks for America 250\, the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. In this series\, we highlight the ways Mexican Americans have been essential threads to the national fabric.  \nOur July America 250 MACRI Talk features Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola\, who will present The Bricks before Brown v. Board of Education. This talk will explore the school desegregation court cases that preceded Brown v. Board of Education (1954)\, and in particular\, the cases involving Mexican American\, Native American\, and Chinese American families.  \n  \n🗓 Tuesday\, July 14\, 2026 | 6 PM – 7 PM Central Time \n👀 OJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \n  \nRSVP to receive the links for the talk! \n  \n⭐️This program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.⭐️ \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nDr. Martinez-Cola is a proud Chicana\, daughter of an immigrant\, and first-generation scholar. She was born and raised in Battle Creek\, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan\, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and African American studies. She went on to earn her law degree at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. While she loved studying law\, the practice of law was unfulfilling. After only a year in law\, she switched career paths and served as director of multicultural affairs at a variety of institutions around the country. After nearly 10 years in student affairs\, she wanted to transition to academic affairs. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in sociology at Emory University. Following her graduation\, she accepted a position at Utah State University and worked there for three years before joining Morehouse College. Dr. Martinez-Cola currently serves as the Director of the Institute for Social Justice Research and Policy in the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership. In this role\, she supports her colleagues’ research and writing and engages in meaningful public policy conversations. Dr. Martinez-Cola is the author of The Bricks Before Brown: The Chinese American\, Native American\, and Mexican Americans’ Struggle for Educational Equality. \n  \n*** \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! \n  \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-the-bricks-before-brown-v-board-of-education/
LOCATION:https://www.youtube.com/@SomosMACRI
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://somosmacri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026.07.14-Marisela-Martinez-Cola.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR