NOTES FROM THE FIELD: SWING STATE LATINX AFTER THE TRUMPOCALYPSE

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On December 2, we had our year-end Onda Latina open mic event at Wild Goose Creative that featured graduate student performances from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at OSU.  Andy Downing published an article in Columbus Alive about minority perspectives and responses to the election featuring Onda Latina’s event.  Check it out here!

http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2016/12/15/artists-musicians-and-poets-of-color-brace-for-the-incoming-trump-administration.html

We’re grateful for all of the energetic and heartening performances, including the CHUSMA BOX (“Rabble Box”) that was filled with anonymous comments from participants struggling to come to terms with the top-down climate of hostility after the election.  In keeping with the tradition of audience members randomly selecting Chusma papers from the box and reading them aloud, we selected a few random papelitos from the box to share with you here, followed by a few images from the featured performances:

“The only wall that I like: Pink Floyd’s one”

“I’m tired of the myths we tell ourselves.  Some people are not just blessed, it’s called privilege.  Let’s call it what it is.”

“I carry my woman card.  I carry my Latina card.  I carry my friendship card.  I will fight with love.”

“TAKE A SPANISH SELFIE”

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At the “Take a Spanish Selfie” performance intervention, audience members posed with performers Celia Martinez Saez and Eric Garn.

“THE TRUMPOCALYPSE TEXT”

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An audience/participant embraces Ryder Cunningham, who performed with Estelí Puente Beccar and Mariona Surribas Balduque in “The Trumpocalypse Text.”

Onda Latina Ohio is grateful for your participation and solidarity in 2016!