2B. Building Community: Activism, Networking, and Policy
11:15am-12:45pm
Activist efforts on Afro-Latin@ issues remain dispersed and disconnected and to date have not impacted in the arena of public policy. Ethnic differences among Afro-Latin@s, regional specificities, and entrenched racist ideas, and limited resources are among the obstacles to building a unified approach and broad visibility. How can we create consciousness among Latin@s about the role of racism in our various communities, and among Afro-Latin@s about their cross-ethnic connections? How can digital technology help to organize, mobilize and ultimately execute our plan of action? What role can academics and cultural workers play in this work?
Activist efforts on Afro-Latin@ issues remain dispersed and disconnected and to date have not impacted in the arena of public policy. Ethnic differences among Afro-Latin@s, regional specificities, and entrenched racist ideas, and limited resources are among the obstacles to building a unified approach and broad visibility. How can we create consciousness among Latin@s about the role of racism in our various communities, and among Afro-Latin@s about their cross-ethnic connections? How can digital technology help to organize, mobilize and ultimately execute our plan of action? What role can academics and cultural workers play in this work?