CONGRESO

"Congreso 2024 highlighted the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration for the future of the Latinx legacy. Conversations with historians, activists, architects, entrepreneurs, artists, and digital media specialists underscored that preserving Latinx heritage involves collaborative work."

"One of the most powerful takeaways from Congreso was the emphasis on preservation as a community-centered practice...this approach is not only more inclusive but also more effective in ensuring that preservation efforts resonate with those directly impacted."

"Some of the panels around preserving spaces and keeping Latinx history alive and honored really resonated with my focus on Latinx Placemaking and Urbanism. Beyond panels that focused on placemaking and preserving space, it was very interesting to hear about the wide range of work being done around the country. "

"What I learned from Congreso, is that community building, trust, and confianza take time. As activists from Texas and Arizona mentioned, confianza does not come easy, especially when our communities historically had been subject to harm and violence. Questions that this conference brought to the forefront is how I can build community confianza? How can I be an activist and scholar without replicating colonial harm? What are other ways historical research can be disseminated to the greater public?"