ESNTX 4th Annual Summer Convergence, July 21 and 22, 2023

Start: 2023-07-21 09:00:00 UTC Central Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)

End: 2023-07-22 15:00:00 UTC Central Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)

This is a virtual event

ESNTX Summer Convergence 2023

4th Annual ESNTX Summer Convergence

Transformative Ethnic Studies for the People: Building Communities and Strengthening Relationships

Friday, July 21, 2023 and Saturday, July 22, 2023

9:00am to 3:00pm each day with a dedicated one hour lunch break.

This event will take place virtually.

Ethnic Studies Floricanto/Testimonio Reel

This year we are asking participants to send us a 30-second reel based on something you created, learned, or experienced in an Ethnic Studies course, workshop, or community event. This can be in the form of a song, poetry, art, dance, or testimonio. We will use these video shorts to create a floricanto/testimonio video collage that we will share at the convergence. This activity is optional.

You can share a link to this short in the registration form. Please make sure the video is downloadable.

If you would like to register now and submit the video short later, you can email your video to ethnicstudiesnetworkoftexas@gmail.com.

Convergence Agenda

We are happy to share information about our confirmed speakers for July 21st and 22nd.

Day 1: Friday, July 21

9:30-10:30am - Plenary: Ethnic Studies for the People Report Out

Lanette Aguero, American Indian/Native Studies Curriculum Project, Grand Prairie ISD
Mohit Mehta, Center for Asian American Studies, UT Austin
Dr. Lawrence Scott, the Blackstar Research Collective and Texas A&M
Dr. Lilliana Saldana and Dr. Gloria Vásquez González, MAS Academy and UT-San Antonio

10:30-11:30am - Interactive Breakout Sessions: Creating an Ethnic Studies Eco-System in Texas (Community, K-12, Higher Ed)

11:30am-noon - Debrief

1-2pm - Plenary/Floricanto: Uplifting Student Voices

Vera Moore, Student Leader, Sharpstown Community Voices for Public Education
Maria Del Carmen Unda, Aztec Kids Code & Academia Cuauhtli
Catarina Suarez, Assistant Instructor, Indigenous Cultures Institute

Sameeha Rizvi (UT-Austin), Alexander De Jesus (UT-Dallas), and A.J. Thomas (UNT), Texas Students for DEI

2-2:30pm - Interactive Breakout Sessions: Elevating Student-Led Movements

2:30-3pm - Debrief

Day 2: Saturday, July 22

9:30-10:30 - Plenary: Centering Community in the Policy Process

Juan Tejeda, Somos MAS
Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Nuestra Palabra, and MAS K-12 Summit
Annette Anderson, Indigenous Institute of the Americans
Mia Street, Member of the NAACP Education Committee
Luissana Santibañez, Escuelita/People's Academy

10:30-11:30 - Interactive Breakout Sessions: Assessing Needs and Strategies (Regional Breakouts)

11:30am-noon - Debrief

1-2pm - Plenary: Identifying Movement Intersections
Adri Pérez, Texas Freedom Network
Kourtney Revels, Community Voices for Public Education
Antonio Ingram, NACCP-Legal Defense Fund
JR Arimboanga, Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies

2-2:30pm - Interactive Breakout Sessions: Assessing Strategies, Sharing Resources

2:30-3pm - Debrief

To learn more about the Ethnic Studies Network of Texas, visit our website.