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Arte No Es Fácil
Arte No Es Fácil (art ain’t easy) is a project based in creating relationships beyond pictures between Cuba and the U.S. through the manifestation of art. The project looks for similarities between the practices of emerging artists in Havana and Chicago. It seeks to establish connections between artists separated by location and context, yet who share an interest in art through form, content or strategy.
Using the idea of “the exhibition” as a manifestation of the state of encounter between two or more collaborating artists, Amor Pirata created collaborative pairings of artists split between Chicago and Havana. Participants are now working together to collaborate on a piece, represent one another’s work in the alternate context, or create a visual, performative or dialogic entity of their choosing to be exhibited at Links Hall and later in 2012 in Havana, Cuba.
Amor Pirata is a collaborative project of emerging artists and art historians in Chicago interested in contemporary art practice and theory in a local context as it interacts with a more expansive network of institutional structures for production and distribution. Amor Pirata has presented its current work in process “Arte No Es Fácil: Havana at the Center” at various screenings and discussions at the University of Chicago’s Contemporary Art and Its Histories Workshop, Festival of the Arts, and Logan Arts Center’s Groundbreaking, as well as at the Hyde Park Art Center.
THE BACKSTORY
The project began three years ago when Chicago-based artists of Amor Pirata spent two weeks in Havana working on a video documentary project with young Cuban artists at Tania Bruguera’s experimental art school, Cátedra Arte de Conducta. Although those of us based in Chicago came from a context richer in resources and institutional support, we shared many interests with artists we met in Havana, most notably an emphasis on performance, the body, and artistic practice in relation to institutional structures, such as schools, museums, or government entities.
The result of our time in Cuba was the video Arte No Es Fácil: Havana at the Center, focusing on the students of Cátedra Arte de Conducta, and their inclusion in the 2009 Havana Biennial. Our video explores the school as an art piece in itself, a model for working outside of traditional structures, and a transitional moment between a local pedagogical framework and the global professionalized art world.
Since the 2009 trip, our aim has shifted from the production of a documentary video to the facilitation of a broader conversation about alternative methods of making and understanding art. Our dialogue has grown into a long-term, transnational collaboration that foregrounds the production of new work. After several years of long-distance work, we will again meet in person to create a series of performance art works to be presented at Links Hall in Chicago.
ARTE NO ES FÁCIL is a project by Danielle Paz and Marilyn Volkman, produced in collaboration with Amor Pirata. This project has been generously funded in-part by Links Hall.
The Chicago exhibition series will take place at an experimental, alternative performance venue in Chicago called Links Hall. The space houses an audience of approximately 75 people in a stadium seating area facing the performance floor. The series is divided into three parts.
Dates
Week 1: January 20, 21, 22
Week 2: February 17, 18, 19
Week 3: March 16, 17, 18
Location
Links Halls
3435 N. Sheffield Avenue, Suite 207
Chicago, IL 60657
8PM
For tickets go to www.artenoesfacillh-esearch.eventbrite.com
New Futuro
New Futuro’s Mission
New Futuro aims to create better lives for Latinos, to create a more educated workforce, and to advance our society on a global level.
What exactly will New Futuro do?
New Futuro is a purpose-driven, certified minority business enterprise providing Latino families with the knowledge, guidance and professional social network they need to get their students into college and beyond. Our education network reaches and engages millions of bilingual Latino families in their homes and communities, giving them the resources needed to achieve the American dream through education and career attainment.
New Futuro creates a powerful 360 degree approach to connecting Latinos families with free resources they need to successfully navigate the education and career pathway. You’re currently viewing the BETA version of our website. It’s nice, but we have A LOT more to unveil, so keep checking on a regular basis for new features and capabilities. Beyond the Internet, New Futuro also works at the grassroots level in many Hispanic communities by supporting live seminars and conferences to unite youth and parents to help them decide, plan and act on their education and career objectives. In 2012, we will take New Futuro on the road. We will tour the nation stopping at hundreds of Hispanic neighborhoods with our education-career mobile, creating an exciting, family-friend environment to learn how to prepare, apply and pay for college. We’re working with our partners to select locations now, so let us know if you want us to visit you. There are a limited number of slots, so move quickly and emails us now. Let us know your interest.
Why is New Futuro doing this?
Latinos lack information, resources and social capital to effectively pursue higher education. It is not a Latino issue, it is now an American issue. In just one generation the U.S. went from having the highest college graduation rate in the world to having the 12th highest with a 40% of youth getting a postsecondary degree. Because of this dramatic change, President Obama called a world-class educational system a “prerequisite for prosperity,” challenging the nation to raise higher education degrees by 20% in just 10 years. Since it is estimated that by 2035 one third of the population under 18 in this country will be Latino, helping Latinos succeed in college and beyond means that the nation as a whole would flourish.
Who is behind us?
We unite different organizations with separate strengths around a common cause: improving education for Latinos. We complement the work of local and national Latino organizations by leveraging the skills and resources of the education and business community. We believe that, by working together, we can create the sustainable change needed to help Latinos prosper in America and at home. We invite you to click around our site to find out more about our partners, National Advisory Board, and Chicago Advisory Council.
Collectively, we can change the future of America.
Upwardly Global
Today there are more than 1.5 million immigrants in the U.S. who are college-educated, have the legal right to work, but are unemployed or significantly underemployed. In their home countries they were engineers, doctors, scientists, accountants, and nonprofit professionals. In the U.S. they become cashiers, nannies, and cab drivers, if employed at all.
To solve this problem Upwardly Global creates employer partnerships that benefit from access to this talent pool. Their mission is to eliminate employment barriers for skilled immigrants and refugees and integrate this population into the professional U.S. workforce.
Upwardly Global connects skilled immigrants with employers and provides both with the resources to succeed together. We are practical visionaries, inspired to deliver on the promise of America, since our commitment to integration of skilled immigrants is a pledge to the future of the United States.
Also, they provide customized training and support for these new Americans to give them an equal opportunity to find and secure skill appropriate opportunities and achieve their full economic potential in the U.S. The outcome is global talent for employers, culturally competent service providers for diverse communities, and family sustaining incomes for those who were previously unemployed or underemployed.
For more information go to www.upwardlyglobal.org.
Upwardly Global
203 N. Wabash, Suite 2200
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Phone: 312-431-1923
National Latino Education Institute
National Latino Education Institute exists to enhance the quality of life for Latinos through educational, vocational, and employment services, and through advocacy, thus enabling the achievement of economic independence.
NLEI offers Job seekers and career changers resources and support. No matter what level career or occupation, NLEI employment specialists can help create a plan to meet individual career goals.
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Casa Central
Our Mission
Casa Central transforms lives and strengthens communities with a special focus on Hispanics. Our network of services propels a diverse population of all ages toward self-sufficiency and a higher quality of life.
Our Impact
Casa Central aims to build a strong community, one family at a time, across life stages and generations. To meet this challenge, yearly:
We inspire lifelong learning among children and youth.
- 500 children ages 2-5 prepare for kindergarten in our Head Start groups.
- 175 children participate in our after-school enrichment activities in our School Age Program.
- 100 teens participate in positive development activities at Youth Opportunities Unlimited.
We provide safety and foster self-reliance for individuals and families.
- 70 homeless families receive housing and support services at La Posada, on their way to permanent housing.
- 65 individuals train and study to become certified nurses’ assistants in our Early Intervention program.
- 500 victims of domestic abuse receive counseling and support through our Violence Prevention Initiative.
- 800 community residents gain access to the Internet as they learn to use computers at our Community Technology Center.
We promote active, healthy lifestyles for seniors.
- 150 seniors meet at our Adult Wellness Center,where they socialize, participate in field trips and enjoy many stimulating activities.
- 1,500 home-bound seniors receive visits from our Home Care aides, who provide basic assistance.
Mujer Avanzando: Pathway to Success
Classes begin June 24: Accepting Applications Now!
Mujer Avanzando; Pathway to Success is ready for the summer!! We are inviting every single Latina mother that is in desperate need to get a better job, continue your education, want to buy your own home, manage your finances and increase your assets to join the program!
With Mujer Avanzando you can receive comprehensive services in career pathways, wealth creation, leadership development, and childcare services. Don’t hesitate to call, registrations start soon and all the services are free if you qualify. Classes begin June 24th.
Get Direct Access to Financial and Career Counseling!
- Learn new job skills
- Increase your earnings
- Find a career interest
- Develop a financial plan
- Learn your credit score
- Save for the future
- Develop leadership skills
- To qualify you need to:
To qualify you need to :
- Be employed part-time or full-time
- Be head of household or single mom
- Have an annual income of $10,000 to $40,000
- Be at least 18 years old
Includes childcare! There is limited space! For more information please call or write:
Carolina Rendon
2570 s. Blue Island Ave.
chicago Il. 60608
773-890-0055
National Louis University Fellowship Program
About Harrison Fellows
Are you a potential Harrison Fellow?
- NLU is looking for students who have leadership potential in teaching, business, or human services/psychology. NLU will invest in you, and we’ll help you every step of the way.
- This fellowship will go a long way to helping you cover the costs of a college education.
- You’ll attend classes during the day as a full-time student at NLU’s downtown Chicago campus on Michigan Avenue—across from the Art Institute of Chicago.
- As a Harrison Fellow, you’ll be part of a select group of students who are already leaders in their communities and their professions—and who have the potential to do so much more.
- As a teacher, you’ll join others who have graduated from one of the most influential teacher education programs in the Chicago area.
- Your degree in business can help you become a successful entrepreneur—and a force in the economic development of your community.
- Your bachelor’s degree is just the beginning. You’ll be on your way to becoming a lifelong learner and you’ll be eligible to apply for NLU master’s and doctoral programs.
- As a Human Services professional, you will be able to help people rise to their potential.
Fellowships are available to move you up the career ladder in the fields of:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Elementary Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business Administration
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Human Services
Ana Maria Soto, MBA
Executive Director of Latino Initiatives
National-Louis University
122 South Michigan, Suite 4006
Chicago, IL 60603
312-261-3003 phone and fax
San Jose Obrero Mission
Helping build communities together with case managers, program staff, and affiliate partners.
They offer:
- Residential services
- Supportive services
- Therapeutic services
- Health services
San Jose Obrero Mission (SJOM) is located in the heart of the Pilsen neighborhood, in the lower west side of Chicago. All services offered by SJOM are within a secured, community setting. Participants are paired with one of SJOM’s supportive services staff members within 24 hours of entering the program. SJOM is sensitive to this reality and offers programs and opportunities for the men that help them discover ways to cope with the stresses and fosters a sense of family among participants, building a great community of support.
San Jose Obrero Mission
1856 South Loomis
Chicago,IL 60608
312-243-4347
Rainbow House
Since 1982, Rainbow House has provided critical intervention, compassionate care, legal assistance, therapeutic solutions, educational outreach and consistent, seamless support to women and children across the City of Chicago whose lives have been shattered by domestic violence.
Rainbow House is a not-for-profit agency dedicated to the goal of reducing the incidence of domestic violence and the devastating impact that often goes with it. As part of that effort, .
Find out more about us visit our website for more information.
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El Valor
El Valor is a non-profit community-based organization founded in 1973 by the late Guadalupe A. Reyes. A visionary leader and mother, Mrs. Reyes dreamed of a community in which all members, including her son with special needs, could live, learn and work. She and several others took out a small bank loan and borrowed a church basement in Pilsen where they started the first bilingual, bicultural rehabilitation center in Illinois, and named it El Valor, meaning “courage.” From it’s roots in the Latino community, El Valor has grown into a multicultural, multipurpose organization that reaches thousands of families in the Chicagoland area, and millions throughout the nation.
El Valor has two Children & Family Centers, a Technology Center, a Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and six Community Residence Homes for adults with disabilities. Over 200 staff and hundreds of volunteers help provide services to children, families, and adults with disabilities through programs that support adults with disabilities, promote early child development, enrich youth, strengthen families and encourage leadership.