DJ Sizzle Fantastic to Headline ¡Presente! Conference

DJ Sizzle Fantastic will provide a midday Keynote and closing music set for the 5th ¡Presente! Conference on Saturday, February 26 online. Apply/register now to attend this free event online at https://presenteconference.blogspot.com/p/registration.html 

DJ Sizzle Fantastic is a DJ and event curator, born en la Costa de Guerrero, MX and raised in Boyle Heights, CA. Dj Sizzle Fantastic holds residencies all throughout Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York. You can find her on Instagram and Soundcloud to say up to date with her shows.

 

Founded by Dj Sizzle Fantastic and Normz la Oaxaqueña, Cumbiatón has rooted itself in the beautiful barrio of Boyle Heights, CA and has branched out to cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and New York. Cumbiaton’s vision in all 4 cities is to center womxn and queer people of color both on the dance floor and in the Dj booth. “We center our collective experiences to create events by us, for us. We do this because la Cumbia es Cultura.“

 

CUMBIATÓN IS AN INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL MOVEMENT WHICH UTILIZES MUSIC AS A VESSEL TO HEAL AND UPLIFT OPPRESSED HOOD COMMUNITIES.

The online and free 5th ¡Presente! Conference - Un Espacio For Our QT Community is hosted by UC Riverside on February 25-26, 2022. The ¡Presente! Conference is a queer college conference with a focus on people who identify as part of the Latin/South/Central American diaspora, including but not limited to  Afro-Indigenous, Afro-Latinx, Brown, Latinx, Chicanx, and Indigenous people. People of all genders and sexualities are welcome to apply to attend Saturday’s events.

DJ Sizzle Fantastic

Bamby Salcedo, “Madrina de Honor," To Open Saturday's ¡Presente! Conference Events

Bamby Salcedo, “Madrina de honor” for the ¡Presente! Conference - will open Saturday's conference events with a morning keynote. Apply/register now to attend this free event online at https://presenteconference.blogspot.com/p/registration.html 

Bamby Salcedo is a prominent and celebrated transgender Latina activist, known all over the world for her passionate and productive social, political, and economic influence. As the President and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, Bamby steadily leads this nationally recognized organization that advocates for and addresses the issues of transgender Latinas throughout the United States. Bamby received her Master’s Degree in Mexican and Latin@ Studies from California State University, Los Angeles, and also developed the Center for Violence Prevention & Transgender Wellness, a multimillion, multipurpose, multiservice space for Trans people in Los Angeles.

Bamby’s wide-ranging activist work has brought visibility and given a voice to not only the trans community, but to countless others whose efforts focus on critical topics that include immigration, HIV, at-risk youth, LGBTQIA+ issues, incarceration, and more. Through her dynamic leadership, Bamby has developed several organizations that have created networks and connections where there were none, and she, to this day, tirelessly advocates for the rights, dignity, and humanity of those who are often silenced. Determined to affect change at every level, Bamby actively engages and supports many local, national, and international organizations and planning groups.

Thanks to her impassioned and impactful influence, Bamby has been invited several times by the White House to participate on a multitude of panels. In 2015, she proudly shared the stage with President Biden at the United States of Women Summit and later that same year she spoke at the Transgender Women of Color and Violence and LGBTQ People of Color Summit. In 2021, Bamby visited the White House again to speak as an invited guest and valued advocate on the issues of safety, inclusion, as well as opportunities for transgender individuals. Bamby was also invited to testify before Congress to speak on the Equal Rights Amendment with the ERA Coalition, for which Bamby serves as a board member. Bamby was humbly honored to participate in the hearing and always ensures that our elected officials learn firsthand how people are impacted by the policies and laws they create.

Bamby has spoken at every ¡Presente! Conference since its founding in 2017. The online and free 5th ¡Presente! Conference - Un Espacio For Our QT Community is hosted by UC Riverside on February 25-26, 2022. The ¡Presente! Conference is a queer college conference with a focus on people who identify as part of the Latin/South/Central American diaspora, including but not limited to  Afro-Indigenous, Afro-Latinx, Brown, Latinx, Chicanx, and Indigenous people. People of all genders and sexualities are welcome to apply to attend Saturday’s events.

Bamby Salcedo

Estefania Garcia Bautista to Open ¡Presente! Conference at Friday's Poesia Peligrosa

In collaboration with Teatro Quinto Sol, the 5th ¡Presente! Conference will open with Poesia Peligrosa, featuring Estefania Garcia Bautista as featured speaker and poet. This free event open to all also includes an Open Mic space, as well as local vendors. To join the zoom on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 6:00pm, go to https://ucr.zoom.us/j/94483889020?pwd=aGpCQ05LNi8wYmJrRkwrU0lSTWhtUT09

Estefania Garcia Bautista is a woman from Zapotec descent. She is an actress, poet, musician and visual creator. She holds a B.A in Theater, Film and Digital Production from the University of California, Riverside and has performed in L.A community theaters and in a variety of short films. Her poetry can be found in the "Latinx Poetry Project," published by Alegria Magazine. Her life work is dedicated to indigenous women empowerment, self-love and intergenerational spiritual healing. Currently, she is the founder of "Bendito EnglishySpanish," an English Learning school established in her native village in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Estefania Garcia Bautista es una Mujer de raíces Zapotecas. Es actriz, poeta, música, y creadora visual. Obtuvo su licenciatura de Teatro, Cinematografía y Producciones Digitales en la Universidad de Riverside, California. Se ha presentado en los teatros Californianos y participado en varios cortometrajes. Su poesía está incluida en "Latinx Play Projects" publicación de Alegria Magazine. Su trabajo de vida está dedicada al empoderamiento de las Mujeres Indígenas, al amor propio, y sanación espiritual intergeneracional. Actualmente, es fundadora de "Bendito EnglishySpanish," una escuela de Inglés establecido en su pueblo natal en Oaxaca, México.

TQS is an organization at UC Riverside that uses art, theater, poetry & other mediums as means of community, self expression, & social activism. Poesia Peligrosa in an intentional space where we center the narratives from our comunidades and we reclaim our voices through the art of performance! We also invite artists/vendors from our community to vend their art hecho a mano.

This event is co-sponored by the Associated Students Program Board. *ASPB co-sponsorship does not constitute an endorsement of the views and opinions expressed.

Estefania Garcia Bautista

5th ¡Presente! Conference Highlights Announced

Saturday’s highlights for the 5th ¡Presente! Conference include:

• Bamby Salcedo, CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, morning keynote
• DJ Sizzle Fantastic lunchtime keynote and closing music set
• 10 workshops/presentations over three breakout sessions
• ¡Presente! Box full of joyful stuff mailed to folks who attend Saturday’s events and complete a feedback form

Apply/Register online now! - https://presenteconference.blogspot.com/p/registration.html 

Check out the conference schedule here

Friday evening’s Poesia Peligrosa featuring Estefania Garcia is open to the general public with no application required. Look for details and a zoom link soon. Poesia Peligrino is presented by Teatro Quinto Sol with support from the Associated Students Program Board*.

The online and free 5th ¡Presente! Conference - Un Espacio For Our QT Community is hosted by UC Riverside on February 25-26, 2022. The ¡Presente! Conference is a queer college conference with a focus on people who identify as part of the Latin/South/Central American diaspora, including but not limited to  Afro-Indigenous, Afro-Latinx, Brown, Latinx, Chicanx, and Indigenous people. People of all genders and sexualities are welcome to apply to attend Saturday’s events.

*ASPB co-sponsorship does not constitute an endorsement of the views and opinions expressed.

5th ¡Presente! Conference Goes Virtual!

 Due to omicron, the 5th ¡Presente! Conference is moving online - the same amazing speakers, workshops, and community but in a virtual space. All attendees will also receive the ¡Presente! Box through the mail, full of good stuff!

The application/registration form for Saturday’s events is open here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/presenteregistration2022 

La Familia de UCR, Chicano Student Programs, and the LGBT Resource Center of UC Riverside invite you to join Un Espacio For Our QT Community at the 5th ¡Presente! Conference on February 25-26, 2022. The ¡Presente! Conference is a queer college conference with a focus on people who identify as part of the Latin/South/Central American diaspora, including but not limited to  Afro-Indigenous, Afro-Latinx, Brown, Latinx, Chicanx, and Indigenous people. People of all genders and sexualities are welcome to apply to attend. This conference is supported by the Highlander Empowerment Referendum. 

 

5th ¡Presente! Conference Set for February 25-26, 2022 at UC Riverside - “Homecoming”

La Familia de UCR, Chicano Student Programs, and the LGBT Resource Center of UC Riverside invite you to join Un Espacio For Our QT Community at the 5th ¡Presente! Conference on February 25-26, 2022. Our conference theme is “Homecoming!” as we celebrate connections made by conference participants over the years and return to an in-person event.

The ¡Presente! Conference is a queer college conference with a focus on people who identify as part of the Latin/South/Central American diaspora, including but not limited to  Afro-Indigenous, Afro-Latinx, Brown, Latinx, Chicanx, and Indigenous people. People of all genders and sexualities are welcome to apply to attend.

 

The Call for Workshops/Presentations is now open, with online submissions due December 15, 2021. The online Application/Registration form will open in January 2022 for those wishing to attend Saturday's events. Anyone who submits a workshop or presentation program proposal will have their registration fee waived if accepted to attend, regardless of whether their proposal is approved. Friday’s events are open to all without registration required. The workshop/program submission deadline has been extended to January 14, 2020.

 

UCR has hosted the ¡Presente! Conference since 2017 with over 30 campuses represented. Participants' cultural backgrounds included Afro-Colombian, Afro-Indigenous, Afro Latina, Afro-Mexican, Apache, Bolivian, Brazilian, Brown, Brown Chapinx,  Central American, CentroAmericanx, Chicana, Chicano, Chicanx, Chilean, Colombian, Costa Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Ecuadorian American, Guatemalan, Guatemanteca, Hispanic, Hispanic Mexican, Honduran, Indigenous, Latina, Latiné, Latino, Latinx, Mayan, Mestiza, Mescalero Apache, Mexica-Chihimeca, Mexican, Mexican American, Mexicana, Mexika-Chichimeca, Mixed, Mixtec, Multi-Ethnic, Nahua, Native, Nicaraguan, Oaxacan, Oaxaquena, Panamanian, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, Purhepecha descendant, Raza, Salvadoran, Salvadoran American, Salvadoreña, Salvadoreño, SalviMex, Tejanx, Tejano, Wixarika, Xicana, Xicano, Xinanx, and many other identities.

The Highlander Empowerment Referendum helps make the 5th ¡Presente! Conference possible.

¡Presente! Bamby Salcedo on Friday, February 19, 2021

Join us for a conversation with Bamby Salcedo, “Madrina de honor” for the ¡Presente! Conference - un espacio for our QT* community. Bamby is a national and international transgender Latina Woman who completed her master’s degree in Latino/a Studies. Bamby is the President and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, a national organization that focuses on addressing the issues of transgender Latinxs in the US. Bamby has served and participated in many local, national and international organizations and planning groups. This work mediates intersections of race, gender, sexuality, age, social class, HIV+ status, immigration status and more.

Closed captioning is provided for this event. It is a free event open to all.

Zoom Registration is required to attend this virtual event. Register here: https://ucr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N_YqbG5GQNqX9NRn3qIMrw 

Look for the ¡Presente! Conference to return to an in-person event in 2022!

The ¡Presente! Conference is a collaboration of La Familia de UCR, Chicano Student Programs, and the LGBT Resource Center. It is supported by the Highlander Empowerment Referendum.