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HIGHLIGHTS & RESOURCES FROM ILI SAN ANTONIO INTENSIVE

ILI San Antonio Opening

ILI Fellows in group exercise on opening day of ILI Intensive #3 in San Antonio, TX. All Photos: Melisa Cardona

Get a glimpse into the ILI intensive experience through this day-by-day look.

Goals for the ILI San Antonio Intensive

  1. Articulate the purpose, origin & intercultural approach of ILI as a grounding for the overall cohort experience.
  2. Offer curriculum across all 4 core topics (Who We Are, Where We Are, How We Work, Why We Matter) and the range of communities that anchor ILI.
  3. Offer intentional space for relationship-building & connection with the cohort balanced with intellectual & skill-building work.
  4. Offer a deep-dive experience into the Latinx connection to the place and people.
  5. Offer opportunities for local community and others to engage with ILI cohort & content.
 

 

THURSDAY, MAY 2

  • Opening: ILI Vision & Goals
  • Reflections on Shared Histories: Community Altar & Ofrendas
    Suzy Gonzalez, ILI Fellow & Delilah Montoya, Printmaker & Educator
  • Reflections and Values
  • Latinidad & Interculturality: Facilitated discussion will explore the experiences and challenges of what Latinidad means within our intercultural work and artistic practice.
  • Intersectionality: What Makes a Good Intercultural Ally?
  • Welcome Reception at Presa House Gallery
    Rigoberto Luna, Co-Founder, Presa House Gallery & Jenelle Esparza, Co-Founder, Presa House Gallery & NALAC Team

FRIDAY, MAY 3

  • Citizenship, Migration and Immigration
    Maria Lopez De Leon, NALAC President and CEO; Justin Tullius, Immigration Attorney ; Habiba Noor, Adjunct Professor, Trinity University & Researcher ; Karla Aguilar, Development Coordinator, AIT-SCM ; Juliana Horn, Program Management Director, Catholic Charities  ; Josué Esau, Multidisciplinary Artist
  • POD 1: Working Across Differences
  • POD 2: Intersectionality / Showing Up Interculturally
  • Fellow Ignite Talks
  • Visit to Esperanza Peace & Justice Center
 

SATURDAY, MAY 4

  • POD 3: The Decolonization of Education
  • The History of Texas Mexican Food and How it Impacts Identity & Community: A Cooking Lesson & Demonstration; Adán Medrano, Chef and Author of Truly Texas Mexican: A Native Culinary Heritage in Recipes
  • POD 4: Alternatives to the 501c3
  • Intersectionality in Art, Culture and Political History
 

SUNDAY, MAY 5

  • Healing Ceremony Rooted in Latinx Tradition
    Laura Yohualtlahuiz Rios-Ramirez, Cihuatltohki, Kalpulli Ayolopaktzin
  • Intercultural Perspectives from the Eastside San Antonio ; Yonnie Blanchette, Executive Director, Carver Community Center ; Maria Stevenson Greene, East Side Community Elder ; Tbow Gonzales, Independent Artist & Founder of Hibu Productions
  • Intercultural Praxis: Building a Methodology and/or Framework
  • Closing Celebration at La Fonda  ; Featuring Azul Barrientos and Los Nahuatlatos
 
 MONDAY, MAY 6
  • Closing & Gratitude Space
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