Proposition 187 Conference

Thirty Years of Activism, Resistance & Culture

Join the Latino and Latin American Studies Research Center and the Tomás Rivera Chair for a conference celebrating 30 years of Latino activism, culture and resistance since Proposition 187 at the downtown Culver Center.

This two-day event is open to the public and free to attend.

Register to Attend

Friday, March 1, 2024

UCR ARTS / Culver Center

Doors open at 5 p.m.

Register for Day 1 Only

Welcome

Alex Espinoza and Alfonso Gonzales Toribio

Alex Espinoza Tomás Rivera Chair

Alfonso Gonzales Toribio Director, Latino & Latin American Studies Research Center

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5:30 p.m.

Opening Remarks by Jorge C. Hernandez

6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Plenary Panel

Welcome by Daryle Williams, Dean of UCR's College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS)

Angela Sanbrano

Lalo Alcaraz

Roberto Lovato

Gustavo Arellano

Emilio Amaya

7:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Reception with poetry by Tim Z. Hernandez

Saturday, March 2, 2024

UCR ARTS / Culver Center

Doors open at 8:30 a.m.

Register for Day 2 Only

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Opening Keynote: Mario Perez

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:30 - 12:00 p.m.

Panel: Scholarship on the Latino Migrant Movement

Moderator: Esther Portillo

Chris Zepeda-Millan

Ralph Armbruster

Claudia Sandoval

Jose Prado

Esther Portillo

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00-1:45 p.m.

Presentation: Sarah Rafael García

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Closing Plenary: Intergenerational Discussion

Rosa Martha Zárate Macías

Russell Jauregui

Laura Alfaro

Lizbeth Abeln

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Sara Borjas

4:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Awards

Mark Jimenez, Sinar Lomeli, Diana Rojas, Arturo Carmona, David Rodriguez, Jose Medina, Ninfa Delgado, Adalina Figueroa, Paloma Esquivel, Lupe Esquivel, Joey Rivera, Mario Perez, Roberto Tijerina, Eduardo Garcia