Dear Maestra friends and family,
We began the month with a celebration of International Workers Day / Día del Trabajador and the month has been full of celebrations, new developments and fertile collaborations.
This spring we moved into a new office in the Gateway Arts District in Maryland; we're hosting Luisa Campos' U.S. tour; we'll be at the LASA conference in NYC connecting with our colleagues from across Latin America; and we continue to screen Maestra from MD to to DC to New Mexico to NYC.
In Cuba and beyond, MAESTRA continues to inspire. We are delighted to continue sharing this story and thank you for sharing the road with us.
For more info, write us at info@maestrathefilm.org
Un Abrazo,
Catherine Murphy and the Maestra Team
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In this Issue:
Upcoming Screenings
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New Office!
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Luisa Campos US Tour
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Latin American Studies Association Conference in NYC
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Literacy Project Volunteer @ 826 Valencia
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Body/s in Question at CSA in Haiti
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MAESTRA DVD for $19.95!
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The Issues:
Education | Social Justice | Cuba
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Full house at Maestra screening at Bloom Bar with the Africa World Project
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New Office @ Gateway Arts District in MD
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Luisa Campos on a US Tour
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LASA International Congress 2016
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The International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association is in NYC May 27-30. We're looking forward to great presentations and events throughout the city by many of our friends including Norma Guillard, Danae Diguez, the U.S. Women and Cuba Collaboration, Bach Media and many more!
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Summer Volunteer @ 826 Valencia
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We're excited to have Madi Lusk volunteer with us this summer in collaboration with 826 Valencia, a youth literacy organization in San Francisco.
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body/s in question
@ Caribbean Studies Association Conference
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This June, Alison Kibbe will be at the Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti sharing body/s in question, a performance and research project about her family's stories of migration between Jamaica, Cuba, Panama and the U.S. as a doorway to examining questions of race, belonging, memory and cross-Caribbean identity.
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Women Make Movies will now sell MAESTRA for the at-home DVD price of $19.95. We're thrilled that this story is now more accessible. Buy here.
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The Issues:
Education | Social Justice | Cuba
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Afro-Cuban Activists Fight Racism Between Two Fires
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Sujatha Fernandes' take on current day activism against racial discrimination in Cuba. Read More
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Animated Shorts Celebrate Indigenous Languages
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These gorgeous animated shorts celebrate 7 of Mexico’s indigenous languages.
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Detroiter realizes dream of becoming doctor in Cuba
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Detroiter Samantha Moore speaks about her experience in medical school in Cuba on Michigan Public Radio.
Read more
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We are raising funds to continue distributing Maestra and to expand The Literacy Project's work in documenting the role of literacy in social justice movements across the Americas. Follow us on social media, share with your friends, and please consider making a donation to support our work.
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