We have launched the Central American Collective, an initiative that celebrates and advocates Central American culture, art and it’s people.
According to the Migration Policy Institute, in 2015 there were approximately 3.4 million Central Americans residing in the US and 213,000 of them in the Greater Houston Area. Our goal is to highlight, connect and support the Central American community – artists, businesses & individuals.
The Central American Collective platform will work to facilitate funding & resources for projects by Central Americans and/or that showcase our experience.
We will be kicking off this initiative on October 12 at the first ever Central American Happy Hour taking place at Toros Lifestyle Soccer – Arts District.
The celebration will continue over the weekend at multiple events and culminate on Monday, October 15th at the Special Screening of Cuatro Puntos Cardinales at the Holocaust Museum Houston.
The film’s director, Javier Kafie, is traveling in from El Salvador to be in attendance for a special Q&A immediately following the film. Arrive early for a small reception catered by Little Casita Mexican Restaurant, a Salvadoran owned business in SouthWest Houston.
This documentary that aspires to portray four moving stories from northern, southern, eastern and western parts of El Salvador. This film showcases the cultural, social, and ecological diversity of the Central American region after the Salvadoran Civil War – distancing itself from media discourses characteristic of the region often monopolized by violence. From communities near the sea where surf is practiced up to coffee fields, from former guerrilla zones all the way to craft towns.
Follow the Central American Collective on these social media platforms and stay tuned for other upcoming events.
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