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"Borderlands of the San Joaquin Valley" is a live multi-media story-telling event that challenges the common misunderstanding that the Central Valley is an agricultural wonder of the world because of a magical mixture of technology, capital, and land. We will be shining a light on the communities of people who have come to the Valley from around the world with cultural, social and ecological farming knowledge that has helped to build the farming industry and who skillfully criss-cross cultural borders dozens of times a day as they shape the landscape of the San Joaquin Valley. Borderlands will present stories, performances, music, and food from this wide variety of immigrant communities.
The event draws its title and inspiration from feminist scholar Gloria Anzaldua, whose 1987 book Borderlands/La Frontera rearranged everything we thought we knew about borders. Anzaldua showed us that borders can be places that divide and that they have a surprising ability to assert themselves wherever cultures meet, but they can also be places of tremendous resilience, resistance, and reinvention. Even though the San Joaquin Valley is located hundreds of miles from the US/Mexico border, there are less-talked about borders everywhere in the Valley, which creates a place that's both challenging to navigate and extraordinarily rich.
When/where is this happening?
March 21 from 4-7PM (just after the 3rd Annual CIRS Rural Justice Summit) at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center.
Check our website for even more information: http://www.agroots.org/borderlands_of_the_san_joaquin_valley
We're lucky enough to be working with diverse mix of poets, writers, playwrights, musicians and activists in the Valley who will be sharing their stories at Borderlands:
4:00 Music by Lupe Martinez
Altar by Janaki Jagganath
Art by Daniel Mejia-Avelar
4:30-5:30
Opening Song by Lupe Martinez & Janaki Jagannath
Event Welcome by Ildi Carlisle-Cummins
Film & Stories by the Pan Valley Institute: Myrna Martinez, Rosa Lopez, Dayanna Sevilla
Hearing the Dharma in the Central Valley: Brian Nagata
5:30-6 Intermission & Food by Chef Tanisha McClain
6:00-7:00
Ours to Lose by Yia Lee, directed by Rich Barnes, produced by Dawn Trook, and acted by Fong Xiong (Bee), Ka Vang (Kalia), Fuchi Thao (Teng).
Student Food Histories by Omar Gonzalez and Cindy Cervantes in conversation with WeCed Youth Reporter Stephanie Gurtel
Collaborative Poem by Marisol Baca + Aideed Medina
Music and Stories by Lance Canales
7:00-7:30
Food + Farewells + Music
One night only-- don't miss it!
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LocationMerced Multicultural Arts Center (View)
645 W Main Street
Merced, CA 95340
United States
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Kid Friendly: Yes! |
Dog Friendly: No |
Non-Smoking: Yes! |
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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