Articles Archive for 2009

Latino Community Calendar – December 2009

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

SOCIEDAD MUTUALISTA OBRERA MEXICANA (SMOM)
2009 Comida Food Drive
Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 3-6, 2009
Fiesta Mart located at 800 S. Wayside ( 77023)
SMOM wants to provide 300 “Canastas” (Baskets) to needy families this month.  Friday and Sunday are the days most help is needed.  For questions, contact SMOM main organizer Mamie Garcia at mamiegarcia2004(at)yahoo.com or 713-775-5781.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON
LAS [...]

Nuestra Palabra & The Houston Press Enter Talks to Cultivate Latino Writers

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say and The Houston Press Enter Talks to Cultivate Local Latino Literary Talent. NP cancelled its protest of The Houston Press scheduled for Friday, July 31. Instead, NP & The Houston Press will hold talks on specific ways to cultivate local Latino writers on a short term [...]

Protest: The Houston Press Needs More Latino Writers

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

If “Ask A Mexican” by Gustavo Arellano is not in the hard copy version of the July 29, ‘09 issue of the Houston Press, we will protest Fri. July 31, noon – 2pm, in front of the Houston Press offices @ 1621 Milam, intersection of Pease.
And we will convene every subsequent Friday, until the [...]

The Houston Press cancelled ASK A MEXICAN. Do something about it.

Monday, July 20th, 2009

The Houston Press cancelled the column ASK A MEXICAN. We’ve confirmed its author Gustavo Arellano on the Nuestra Palabra radio show. Tues, July 21, 730 p – 830, 90.1 FM, kpft.org. We’ve invited Margaret Downing, HP editor. Call in: 713 526 5738.
Protest scheduled Wed, July 22, noon -2p, @ HP [...]

Poets and Writers Presents Discover Latino Writers On The Green

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Saturday, May 16, 4 pm – 4:45 experience Nuestra Palabra in 3-D. Admission is free. Join us at Discover Green Park across from the George R. Brown Convention Center. Meet KPFT radio personaliaties Tony Diaz, founder of Nuestra Palabra, Liana Lopez and Bryan Parras as they present their award-winning prose.
Brought [...]

NP and Las Comadres presents Gwendolyn Zepeda with her new novel

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say is proud to team up with Las Comadres Book Club’s Houston Chapter to present Gwendolyn Zepeda with her new novel HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEMA.
Los Compadres joins Las Comadres with Gwendolyn Zepeda’s New Novel
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Borders @ Kirby and W. Alabama
7:00PM
Admission is free.
“Zepeda…presents a debut about the [...]

NP Welcomes Kat Von D, Tues Feb 3, 7 pm @ Barnes & Nobel @ Westheimer/Voss.

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

NP is thrilled to welcome the star of LA INK Kat Von D Tues, Feb. 3, 7 pm at Barnes & Nobel to launch her book HIGH VOLTAGE TATOO. Admission: Yes, KAT VON D!
HIGH VOLTAGE TATOO is her life story, in ink, including photographs such as her birth in Mexico. Yes, [...]