Wow, what a great event last friday night at Mestizo Coffeehouse. Thanks to the poets, musicians, youth filmmakers, panelists, and everyone who attended. It was a great evening of dialogue and discussion about media representations of youth of color. If you missed out, don't despair, we're having two more community dialogues this week, Thursday night in Ogden and Friday night in Provo:
Thursday, May 20th 6- 8 pm
The Marshall White Community Center
222 28th Street, Ogden
Friday, May 21st 6-8 Pm
U.V.U Ragan Theater
800 W. University Pkwy, Orem
Check below for fliers and more info regarding Ogden event:
Labeled : Telling Our Own Story
A Film & Dialogue about Media Representations of Youth of Color
Thursday, May 20th 6- 8 pm
The Marshall White Community Center
222 28th Street, Ogden
Join us to engage in an evening of spoken word performances and discussion with young people about how the stereotypes perpetuated by the media impact youth of color and our communities.
Invited speakers include scholar Matt Bradley, former Ogden Councilman Jesse Garcia, Brown Beret activists Daniel Argueta and Isaac Girón, & youth activists/artists.
Refreshments will be served. All are welcome !
The Marshall White Community Center
222 28th Street, Ogden
For more information contact Yamila Martínez at: y.martinez@utah.edu or (801) 867-5072
This community dialogue is made possible with support from the Utah Humanities Council.