Opportunities and Celebrations
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
16 de Septiembre, a day each year when many of us and our neighbors remember the importance of crying out, organizing, and fighting for freedom from oppression. All three of these instincts give birth to justice insofar as they bring more equity and not simply more noise—more liberty and not merely a new oppressor. We live in strange times, and it can be challenging to assess when to speak up and when to quiet down, when to fight and when to rest, when/how and if to infuse faith in our many efforts to effect change. Listening to and learning from voices that have historically (and contemporarily) been ignored, and excluded often offers essential insight to these holy considerations.
Over the next month, we have many opportunities to value, celebrate, and learn from the expansive range of Latino/a/e voices in our school, on our campus, and in the materials that we choose to read, watch, and listen to. As always may it be our hope and prayer that we do not confine our love and learning to one month of the year but instead allow these activities to be a springboard for self-advocacy and alliance (allyship) all year long! Please note the updates, educational materials, and event reminders provided below, for your learning and doing. In the famous words of Wendell Berry,
Be like the fox
who makes more tracks than necessary,
some in the wrong direction.
Practice resurrection.
Events
Tune in on all Baylor Instagram accounts - @latinxcoalitionbu, @baylorma_cubtalk to stay up to date with the latest events for Hispanic Heritage Month 2024!
9/18 Multicultural Affairs Hispanic Heritage Celebration Luncheon (12noon) Hurd Ballroom
9/18 Strangers No Longer: The Politics & Promises of Religious Hospitality in Latino America (3:30-5pm) Armstrong Browning Library
9/20 Unity in Heritage: Loteria Night hosted by Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. x Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (6-8pm) SUB Den
9/24 Faculty, Staff, & Student Mixer with the LFSA (4-6pm) Bobo Spiritual Life Center
9/27 Movie Night hosted by ODPhi x Hispanic Student Association (6:30pm) Morrison Hall
10/3 Democracy Across The Americas (6:30-8:30pm) Foster 240 Auditorium
10/4 Karaoke Night hosted by ODPhi x Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (6:30) SUB Den
10/9 Isabel Allende Beall-Russell Lecture. Hurd Center 3:30-5:00 pm
10/10 Noche de Rezo hosted by Raíces x FaceTime with God (7pm)
10/15 Festival de Desayuno de Coalición (9am-12noon) Department of Multicultural Affairs office