. Professor Natalia Santamaria Laorden will present and discuss 'Even the Rain' (USA, 2010) directed by Iciar Bollain. Bolivian film extras launch a protest against privatization of their water supply, which parallels the Spanish conquest and exploitation of the New World.

. Book Club: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Discuss chapters 4 - 5

We take a closer look at the case of Vila Autódromo, a community on the edge of the Olympic Park.

. 11 am – 12:40 pm (Friend’s Hall): Demonstration of batá drumming of Santeria and conga drumming of rumba for the classes “Music in Latin America,” “Early Transatlantic Encounters,” and “Newswriting.” A dancer may join, too. Professors Negron and Santamaria will translate for Díaz. o 40 minutes: Among Afro-diasporic religions, music of the batá drums […]

. Join the Association of Latinos Moving Ahead (ALMA) on Monday, March 21 at 12:45 p.m. in the Alumni Lounges. They will be hosting a discussion on the "Latinx, pronounced "La-teen-ex," about the people of Latin America whose gender identities fluctuate along different points of the spectrum, from a gender or nonbinary to gender non-conforming, […]

. Conversation in Spanish about Diaz’s life and work as a religious leader (babalao) of Santeria and professional musician in contemporary New York for the course “Nueva York Latino.” The conversation will contribute to the course’s goal to examine “Hispanic influence in the multiple sites--in media, popular culture, literature, politics, and the arts--where Latinidad, a […]