CONGRESO unites communities to protect our stories, places, and heritage.
The 2026 theme, Estamos Aquí – We Are Here, advocates for preservation, uplifts migration and borderland narratives, by fostering interactive learning across the Midwest and beyond.
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National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture. April 2025. LHC
Preservation as Power. Leadership in Practice. Justice in Place.
In 2026, we will hold our sixth gathering in Chicago. While rooted in the history and culture of the city, this gathering invites participation from across the Midwest and around the country, recognizing the shared struggles, victories, and cultural landscapes that connect our region to the Americas.
Chicago holds layered histories. Afro Latinx, Indigenous, migrant, and working-class communities have shaped the city through resistance, labor, imagination, and cultural power. This is the place to build what comes next.
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National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture. April 2025. LHC
LHC now invites session proposals from Latinx leaders, culture and place keepers, storytellers, advocates, practitioners, artists, scholars, and preservationists – those doing the work in their communities. Topics should reflect the 2026 theme – “Estamos Aquí” (“We Are Here”) – and resonate with Latinx communities in the Midwest and beyond.
We encourage multigenerational sessions and interactive formats. Proposals should also demonstrate how Congreso attendees will leave with knowledge, tools, and connections to lead preservation efforts in their own communities.
Our herencia is being overlooked, displaced, and erased. Join us in building this movement to protect and affirm Latinx heritage.