• Expanding our site to include more community news + culture articles
• Rolling out the cool stories of nuestra gente we’re currently working on
• Launching our Tu Voz series, where you get to tell your own story
• Hosting meaningful programming

Be a champion of cultura and help us reach our goal of 50 Austin Vida monthly members! Let’s do this, familia!

Abrazos,

Nancy Flores, Austin Vida editor & publisher

P.S. This May newsletter includes:

✊Más Community: Learn how you can be a part of preserving Parque Zaragoza’s cultural legacy; find out how youth can learn about advocacy; discover ways to support border issues via art and get caught up on Election Day!

?Sí Se Puede: Let’s recognize inspiring local folks pushing our comunidad forward. Check out who got nominated for a James Beard award plus which teen leadership program is making moves!

Y claro, we want to help you stay in-the-know with your FREE Cultura Guide. Click below ????

• ? Parque Zaragoza in East Austin celebrates its 90th anniversary with festivities on May 14 from 1-5 p.m. In the park’s heyday, it served as a Mexican American community hub and hosted some of the city’s largest Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day celebrations. Conjunto and Tejano music concerts would draw the crowds as well as parades and Mexican baseball league games. Now, as the area faces rapid change and displacement, efforts are being made to preserve the park’s customs and cultural significance.
• ??‍♀️ Know a student in grades 6-12 who wants to help create change?Spark Change Day on May 14 will offer a free day of civic engagement training for girls and non-binary students at the Texas Capitol. It will focus on community advocacy. Guest speakers include Travis County Attorney Delia Garza. Check out the agenda and sign up here.
• ?️ Election Day is May 7! Polls are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Learn what’s on the ballot in the League of Women’s Voters Guide available in English and Spanish.
• ? Interested in supporting border issues? Here’s a creative way to do it. Head to the Artists for the Betterment of Kids at the Border group exhibition on May 14 at 5 p.m. featuring artists from both Texas and California. Proceeds benefit the Angry Tias and Abuelas of the Rio Grande Valley, which provides basic necessities for health, safety and support on the border.

• ✨ Felicidades to the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center’s ATX Caminos teen leadership program for celebrating its 5th anniversary. Swing by the center”s Community Gallery to check out art from the program’s five-year trajectory. The program is also currently hiring teens ages 15-18. Apply here. ?
• ✨ Kudos to El Naranjo owner Iliana de la Vega for being a finalist for best chef in Texas by the James Beard Foundation and Mando Rayo for his nomination in the Commercial/Sponsored Visual Media category by the foundation for the "Made Right Here Road Trip" series on YouTube.

Mil gracias for being a champion for nuestra gente and signing up to join the Austin Vida community. Hope you enjoy your monthly Cultura Guides and newsletter. Be on the lookout for future culture + community articles on our new site!

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