On October 10th, 2019, the LCC hosted its first Zona Abierta of the semester. Unpacking Immigration & Disability Justice featured speaker Katherine Pérez, Director of the Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and…
On October 3rd, 2019 the LCC hosted a screening of La Negrada as part of their Civic Cinema series. The fictional film is identified as the first to shine light on the Afro-Mexican…
On September 24th 2019, the Latino Cultural Center hosted Mobile Street Art Cart as part of their ARTivism series. This open art studio featured artist William Estrada and students from Art 201: Democratic…
On September 18th, 2019 the LCC and the Sunrise Movement Chicago hosted an ARTivism in preparation for the Chicago Youth Climate Strike. Students, faculty, staff, and surrounding community members created environmental-justice themed posters…
On September 12th, 2019, the LCC hosted the first Noche De Poetas of the semester in collaboration with Mexican Students de Aztlán (MESA), Students for the Advancement of Freedom, Students for Justice in…
The Latino Cultural Center’s (LCC) Fall Open House took place on September 4, 2019 as part of the Taste of CCUSC (or Taste of the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change). The…
On Friday, August 30 th , 2019, the Union for Puerto Rican Students (UPRS), in collaboration with additional UIC departments and community organizations (see below), hosted Puerto Rico at Its Crossroads: María, Oversight…
The UIC Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSC) and the UIC Heritage Garden dedicated the “Tree of Remembrance” to honor the victims whose lives of those killed recent acts of mass…
The Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change are deeply saddened by the terrorist attack on Muslims in New Zealand. The worshippers at the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Center in Christchurch…
As part of UIC’s Women’s History Month Celebration, on March 7th, 2019, the UIC Latino Cultural Center hosted an ARTivism: The Kitchen Table. The day was led by actor, storyteller, and producer of The…
