About this Event
Latinx Freedom Conference: Power and Protests in the 1960s
A landmark gathering of veterans of the 1960s Latinx civil rights movements, scholars, and cultural leaders convenes at the CUNY Graduate Center for the Latinx Freedom Conference, a two-day public event launching the Latinx Freedom Movement Archive and Exhibition Project. Speakers include Martha P. Cotera and Juan González. Free and open to the public. Register at
Conference Day 1:
9:00–9:20 AM: Welcome and Introductions by Johanna Fernández and Felipe Hinojosa
9:25–10:00 AM: Performance by singer, drummer, songwriter, and poet Kaila Paulino
10:00–11:30 AM: Plenary Session: Voices of the Movement: Leaders who joined the movement
during the Vietnam War era discuss Latin America’s role in the Cold War and the enduring lessons of that
history. Facilitator: Stephen Pitti, Yale University | Panelists: Carlos Montes, Mita Cuaron, Gilbert Colón,
Omar Lopez, Estela Vasquez
1:00–2:00 PM: Keynote Address by Juan González, New York Young Lords and Martha P. Cotera, La
Raza Unida Party in Texas
2:30–4:00 pm: Breakout Sessions
● From Aztlán to Borikén: The Imperial Origins of Latinos in the U.S.
● From Mendez to Walkouts and Community Control
● Labor and the Humanization of Farm Workers
4:00–5:00 PM: Closing Reception
Conference Day 2:
9:00–9:45 AM: Remarks by Johanna Fernández and Felipe Hinojosa with music by Atl Tlachinolli
9:45–11:15 AM: Breakout Sessions
● The Chicano Movement in the Southwest
● The Movement in New York
● Coalition Building in Chicago
12:30–2:00 PM: Panel Discussion on the Farmworkers Movement
2:30–4:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
● From Salsa to Spoken Word: The Art and Soundtrack of the Movement
● The Health Campaigns of the Young Lords
● The Chicano Youth Conference, Denver 1969
4:00–5:00 PM: Closing Reception
6:00–8:30 PM: Town Hall The Shadow of Ice: What it means for Latinos and for America featuring:
● Maria Hinojosa, Pulitzer Prize-winning founder of Futuro Media and anchor of Latino USA
● Juan González, co-founder of Young Lords, co-host of Democracy Now!, author of Harvest of Empire
● William I. Robinson, scholar on global capitalism and Professor of Sociology at UC Santa Barbara
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, United States
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