- DANCING, DESIGN AND DESTINY: LATINITASFEST 2005
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In a partnership with the Lone Star Girl Scout Council, Latinitas will be hosting Latinitasfest this Fall, an all-day conference where girls can sign up for workshops that focus on making a music video, web design, radio production, ezine publishing and Latin dancing. Latinitasfest takes place on Saturday, Sept. 24th from 10am to 3pm Girls will be able to try more than one workshop - each of which will last about 40-45 minutes each. **Girls needn't be a Girl Scout to register.
"Latinitas considers itself a forum for Latina youth, but also a device to educate girls of other backgrounds about Latino culture," says Alicia Rascon, Latinitas co-founder and also an advisory board member for the Lone Star Council's own Hispanic outreach program, La Luz de
Amistad.
Latinitas volunteers will train girls how to use their own experiences and digital technology to create their own media.
"Latinos are the largest U.S. minority and Latino youth are the largest growing population overall in America," says Rascon, "Latinitasfest aims to validate girls in this population, while enlightening other girls to the cultural magic that is being Latina."
All day workshop cost: $25
To register go to:
http://www.girlscouts-lonestar.org/pdfs/council/Registration_Possibilities_Fall_05.pdf
Call Latinitas at 512-809-4618 with questions.
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- MANEJA BETO AND MARY WELCH SUPPLY LATIN NIGHT VIBE
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On September 10th at 6th Street's Flamingo Cantina, local Rock en Espaņol stars Maneja Beto and Mary Welch and the Curanderos will headline Latin Night Vibe, featuring an opening performance by new Latino fusion band, Estrellas Brilliantes.
The concert will benefit Latinitas' programs for girls and teens. Performing hits from their respective albums, "Para Que Las Paredes No Se Aburran" (Maneja Beto) and "Beyond 6th Street" and "Curame" (Mary Welch and the Curanderos,) the night will be a fantastic mix of cumbia, disco, rock, and afro-salsa sounds. Cost is a $8 tax-deductible donation and $10 for those under 21. Performances begin at 9:30pm.
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- 2004-2005 OUTSTANDING VOLUNTARIOS
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Latinitas would not be as successful as it is today if it weren't for our outstanding volunteers. The recipients of the 2004-2005 Outstanding Voluntarios awards demonstrated compassion, commitment, and boundless energy.
They are:
- Marcela Evans, an excellent role model, co-facilitated Club L this year steering a new fleet of middle school Latinitas towards the pathways of journalism through media and technology.
- Sandie Taylor accepted the challenge to lead the Teen Reporter Intern Program (TRIP). Meeting one-on-one with aspiring teenage journalists, she's been an excellent mentor to the young Latinas.
- Ivette Lopez and Rossio Ruiz have expanded Latinitas reach by helping translate the most articles into Spanish. Latinitas is indebted to these skilled bilingual volunteers for their dedication and incredibly fast turnover rate.
- Fern Ramirez has the gift of capturing art through a lens. She has covered numerous Latinitas events and her photos reveal the emotion of our programs. Her great photo essays have made Latinitas magazine a visual delight!
- Meghan Milburn is an upbeat, public relations professional. She is responsible for writing numerous press releases for promotion, as well as informing the media about events. She truly has a heart of a Latinita!
- Chris Nay has been drawing cartoons for Latinitas since its origin. A prolific animation artist, Chris captures Latina themes with humor and device.
- Terrie Rabago has a strong devotion to the Hispanic community in Texas and has a passion for using media as means to promote Latino cultural identity and recognition. Terrie joined Latinitas in early 2003 and has been an outstanding part of the fundraising team.
Thank you again to all of these honored volunteers. We are indebted to you and your commitment will never be forgotten.
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- CLUB L THANKS SHOES FOR AUSTIN
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As a reward for developing their own webzines, writing three articles and completing one photo essay and one broadcast production project, girls at Martin Middle School's Club Latinitas program received free sneakers this summer, thanks to a generous grant from Shoes for Austin.
Shoes for Austin (www.shoesforaustin.org) is a nonprofit organization that gives new athletic shoes and socks to youth and adults who strive to improve their lives. Since its inception in 2000, Shoes for Austin has partnered with more than 80 local nonprofits and donated more than 30,000 pairs of shoes valued at more than $2 million to deserving
children and families across Austin.
Ten girls in Club L completed their goal, which was to publish their own ezine with content and were awarded a range of stylish basketball, running and tennis shoes.
"They are really nice," said Latinitas eighth grader and basketball player Roxana Duarte with a smile, upon receiving her prize, "I really love mine."
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- RADIO CHICA HITS THE AIRWAVES
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On July 22nd, girls met at the Griffin School (700 E. 41st St.) for Radio Chica day camp, a day of radio production training from Youth Spin radio and Latinitas magazine. Girls were invited to develop a piece titled "That's My Song," where they chose music that had special meaning to them, which they wrote a short commentary about.
Participants came from as far as Pflugerville and as close as East Austin and picked music that varied from Irish punk to New York jazz.
"My friends think it's weird that I like Duke Ellington, but I'm a musician and it means something to me," said Radio Chica Felesia Rodriguez, a junior at San Juan Diego High School to a KXAN-TV reporter who came to cover the camp for the news.
The girls were visited by Latina morning show host "Mimi" from Hot 93.3, who talked about being a woman in radio and her happenstance entrance into radio dee-jaying. Mimi got her job winning a contest hosted by the station, but was so well-received, she was hired after the contest ended. She continues to host one of Austin's most popular hip-hop programs.
Girls learned about community radio from KVRX dee-jay Regina Campos and by traveling downtown to Austin's own community station KOOP-FM (91.7) to perform their pieces on the Youth Spin radio program. They also shadowed student producers, engineers and general managers to get the total feel of producing their own radio show.
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- DONOR SPOTLIGHT: AUSTIN ENERGY
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Latinitas thanks Austin Energy for a recent award that will fund the online publishing of Latinitas magazine and its outreach programs. This City of Austin grant and effort aims to support outreach programs that benefit the city's East side. Latinitas is thrilled to receive such recognition and support.
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Latinitas, Inc. is an Austin-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Hispanic girls in media and technology. We accomplish this by publishing a bilingual webzine for Hispanic girls, hosting innovative media workshops in the community, and facilitating an after-school program for junior reporters.
