UW-Green Bay to host founder of the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective and author Andrea-Teresa “Tess” Arenas, speaking about Emerging Spaces for Latinx in Wisconsin: The Cradle of New Leaders
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will welcome Andrea-Teresa “Tess” Arenas for a free community presentation. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 1 p.m. via livestream or in-person at The Weidner on the Green Bay Campus, followed by a reception at 2:30 p.m. and student roundtable at 3:30 p.m. Registration for the event is open.
Nationally award-winning Chicana poet, author and highly accomplished Latinx community advocate Andrea-Tess Arenas is coming back to Northeast Wisconsin to introduce the community to the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective, an exciting initiative to document Wisconsin’s Latinx people, businesses, and events through 2030. Her presentation “Emerging Spaces for Latinx in Wisconsin: The Cradle of New Leaders” will highlight stories of Latinx with connections to rural and urban Wisconsin as examples of new leaders, as well as the need to develop meaningful community connections with Latinx which honor their contributions, victories, and leadership through the collection of Latin oral histories across Wisconsin.
UW-Green Bay’s Dr. Dawn Crim, vice chancellor for Advancement, Community Engagement and Inclusivity will moderate the conversation. Following Ms. Arenas presentation, a reception will be held from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. at The Weidner, followed by a student roundtable discussion with Andrea-Tess Arenas from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, March 20, the community is invited to participate in a virtual roundtable discussion surrounding “Activating UW-Green Bay and Northeast Wisconsin in the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective” from 9 – 10 a.m. From 10:30-11:30 a.m. there will be a hybrid discussion with UW-Green Bay faculty and staff online and in the 1965 Room, University Union, UW-Green Bay campus. From inspiration to action, these sessions bring together leaders from the region to develop an action plan for engaging with and collecting the vibrant oral histories of the Latinx people in Northeast Wisconsin.
Sponsorship of this event is provided by the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective, Harvey Kaye Lecture Series, UW-Green Bay Libraries, UW-Green Bay Advancement and UW-Green Bay Community Engagement and Inclusivity.
To learn more about Andrea-Teresa “Tess” Arenas, please visit this page.
