Event title: La Llorona, the Weeping Woman
Presenter: Laura Larqué
Date, Time, Location: Wednesday, March 11th, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Bertolini Student Activities Center (SAC)
Event Description: La Llorona, the Weeping Woman: a benign children’s scary story, or a misogynistic and racist ideology that emerged during the Spanish colonial system in Mexico?
Laura Larqué will discuss the negative effect that La Llorona, or The Weeping Woman, has had on Mexican folklore. The legend’s legacy has portrayed Mestiza and Indigenous women as vengeful figures who would rather kill their own children than lose their Spanish lover.
Event coordinator name and contact: Laura Larqué, llarque@santarosa.edu
Event title: "Walking in Two World: Surviving and Thriving,"
Panelists: Brijida “Brijit” Alemán, Dr. Brenda Flyswithhawks, Jo McKay, Sandy Sigala, and Paul Steward.
Date, Time, Location: Thursday, March 12th 11:00 am - 12:30 pm in the Bertolini Student Activities Center.
Event Description: SRJC Native colleagues will share their lived experience of navigating, reconciling, and thriving within two often conflicting worldviews: traditional Indigenous culture and the dominant Western society.
Event coordinator name and contact: Erica Tom, etom@santarosa.edu
Event title: Meet the Author: Emilly Prado, Funeral For Flaca
Presenter: Emilly Prado
Date, Time, Location: Wednesday, March 25th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Ellis Auditorium, Petaluma Campus
Event Description: Emilly Prado is an award-winning writer, multidisciplinary artist, and speaker whose work examines identity, the systems that shape our lives, and the power of storytelling across mediums. The author will share the evolving nature of finding her path as a writer, drawing upon her experiences as a first-generation Chicana and college student, and self-proclaimed troublemaker who struggled with school and mental health. Attendees will hear a reading from Funeral for Flaca and view archival childhood photographs to better understand the author and how she found strength through music and writing. Followed by a Q&A session.
Event coordinator name and contact: Yesenia Hurtado-Rodarte, yhurtado@santarosa.edu