In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School, the broader work of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center we invite you to join us for a conference to commemorate the High School and Center’s past work, learn about current initiatives, and plan for the future. Join us for a day of discussion and reflection with scholars, community leaders and activists, artists and cultural workers, educators and practitioners, and community youth and students.
Schedule below (all events at Roberto Clemente High School, 1147 N. Western Avenue):
8:00-8:45 Breakfast
9:00-10:15 Plenary: Dr. Antonia Darder (Loyola Marymount University, Emerita) & Dr. Yarimar Bonilla (Center for Puerto Rican Studies), moderated by Dr. Jonathan Rosa (Stanford University)
10:30-11:45 Panel 1: Building Sustainable Communities of Resistance (Panelists: Dr. Michael Rodriguez-Muniz, University of California-Berkeley; Dr. Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Illinois State Senator; Juan Calderon, COO, The Puerto Rican Cultural Center; Moderated by Dr. Jonathan Rosa, Stanford University)
11:45-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:00 Community as a Campus Presentation, Marvin Garcia, Board of Directors, Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School)
1:00-2:15 Panel 2: Decolonizing Education through Community-Based Curriculum and Pedagogy (Panelists: Michelle Morales, President, the Woods Fund; Dr. Jonathan Rosa, Stanford University; Jessie Fuentes, The Puerto Rican Cultural Center; Moderated by Dr. Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Arizona State University)
2:30-3:45 Panel 3: Rethinking University-Community Partnerships (Panelists: Dr. Ralph Cintron, University of Illinois-Chicago; Dr. Ivis Garcia Zambrana, University of Utah; Dr. Marisol Morales, Executive Director, Carnegie Elective Classifications; Migdalia Jimenez, Chicago Public Library; Daylily Alvarez, Chicago Public Library; Moderated by Dr. Laura Ruth Johnson, Northern Illinois University)
4:00-5:00 Closing discussion & looking ahead (Dr. Jose Lopez, Executive Director, The Puerto Rican Cultural Center and Jessie Fuentes, The Puerto Rican Cultural Center; moderated by Dr. Maura Toro-Morn, Illinois State University)
