COLEGAS

Have you heard? La Santa Cecilia will be at COLEGAS 2024! We’re incredibly excited to announce our very special guest and our musical headliner @lasantacecilia La Santa Cecilia is currently on their US Tour 24! And will be making a stop at our 2024 COLEGAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE for our registered guests. 🎟️Make sure you register for our conference before it sells out! Register here 👉🏽https://lnkd.in/g7388tpH See you in November!

📣 Reminder: COLEGAS 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE "COLLECTIVE RESISTANCE: Justicia y Liberación" Early Bird Registration ends on September 30, 2024! Register and take a sneak peak at our Grammy Award Winning musical headliner on our event page here 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/g7388tpH

📣 Join us and @thecoalitioncc in the upcoming webinar titled: “Rompiendo Barreras: Advancing Men of Color in California Community Colleges”, and learn about key research findings on men of color and AB 705. This event highlights promising practices for increasing enrollment, retention, and success for men of color in higher education. 🗓️Thursday, August 29, 2024|2-4pm| Scan QR code or Register here 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/gxqtYStd Arte 🖼️ by: Gustavo Rimada

¡Gracias East Central Region COLEGAS! 🤩 Grateful to State Center Community College District (Fresno City College, Madera Community College, Reedley College, and Clovis Community College) for showing up excited and ready to connect with colegas across the district. 🙌🏽 A shout out of appreciation to our Embajador Celeste Hernandez and our colegas Dr. Ray Ramírez, Elizabeth Villalobos Elizondo, M.A. and Daisy Pelayo for coordinating! Keep a look out for a the next COLEGAS meet up 🔍 .Coming to a community near you 👀!

Last week the COLEGAS Board gathered for our annual retreat at San Diego City College. It was a blessing to have Dra. Citlali Gonzales open our time in ceremony on our first day. On the second day we had an opportunity to walk around Barrio Logan, look at the beautiful murals and learn the history. We are grateful for the time to reflect on the past, make plans for the future, all the while remaining present with each other. 🤎💫✊🏽 Thank you Ricky Shabazz, EdD for sharing your beautiful campus with us, we appreciate you SO much. Special shout-out to colegas Marciano Perez and Clarissa Padilla for your support! Thank you Dr. Adrián Trinidad for being the best Researcher! And last but not least thank you to our amazing Executive Director Elizabeth Martínez who makes all our dreams come to life! 🤩 Amparo Medina Luis Chavez Dr. Cristina Salazar Dr. Guadalupe Rodriguez Corona Dr. Abigail Garcia Patton Dr. Cynthia Olivo Ulises Velasco Dr. Michelle Y. Batista Esteban Alfaro Ilder Betancourt Lopez Dr. Angélica Garcia Mark Sanchez, Ed.D. Dr. Mike Muñoz Dr. Pedro Avila

¡Gracias San Diego Region COLEGAS Fam! It was a beautiful meet up with beautiful gente in beautiful Barrio Logan. Shout out to our Vice President, Dr. Guadalupe Rodriguez Corona, and our incredible Embajador, Javier Diego Jacinto, for coordinating!

📣Please join us in welcoming Dr. César Jiménez, for his appointment to the COLEGAS Board! 🎉 Read more about Dr. Jiménez below👇🏽

📣 Join us on the last Thursday of the month for our fifth webinar of the series titled: “The No Sabo Kids: Reclaiming Our Identity & Recognizing Our Contributions” This month we will have a discussion on a critical subset of our communidad Latina: the no sabo kids, also known as Latines who do not speak Spanish. Come learn with us as we delve into the historical underpinnings of language policing and the effect it has had on the legacies of Latine leaders. 🗓️Thursday, July 25, 2024|2-4pm| Register on Glue Up below 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/dsFU7bbR

📣East Central Region 5 COLEGAS see you on July 26th 🤗 RSVP Here 👉🏽https://lnkd.in/gRXuVszi

📣San Diego Region COLEGAS see you on July 11th 😎 RSVP Here 👉🏽https://lnkd.in/gAwuywJV