[ January 14, 2012; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
Come Celebrate the Grand Reopening of El Centro de México in our new space in Downtown, Santa Ana!
El Centro has a new home, located on 313 N. Birch Street the Veterans Hall Building, where we will continue offering multiple of free classes, workshops, programs, and lectures. We invite the community Saturday, January 14th to celebrate [...]
[ November 5, 2011; 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
UPDATE: Click here for pictures and a recap of the 2011 Noche de Altares (Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos).
For the 9th year in a row, Centro Cultural de México is organizing Noche de Altares (A Night of Altars/Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos) on Saturday, Nov. 5. This year Centro is proud [...]
You cannot start a revolution by boycotting the community! By: Theo Hirsch
El Centro Cultural De Mexico separates themselves from the community in many, many respects. Although I appreciate their anger and their rebellion; yet as a pinche Huero, I don’t really feel comfortable when I go there to visit although I do still visit. I [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Latino Leaders, Latinos, mexico, Santa Ana 
Tags: El Centro Cultural de Mexico, Santa Ana, theo hirsch 
17 Comments »[ September 3, 2011; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
May Day Coalition is organizing a Flash Mob today at 4 pm, to march through Downtown Santa Ana in protest of “being uprooted.” They are meeting at El Centro Cultural de Mexico, located at 310 5th Street, in Santa Ana.
Here is what they posted today on Facebook:
CALLING ALL SANTA-NEROS!! “ALL OUT FOR THE TOWN, BEING UPROOTED [...]
[ July 25, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. July 26, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. July 28, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. July 30, 2011; 6:00 pm; July 31, 2011; 1:00 pm; ]
Santa Ana: Culture of Resistance, A Series of Workshops presented by Santa Ana Youth Movement, begin on July 25, 26, 28, 30, 31 Monday,Thursday 2-4pm; Saturday 6pm; Sunday 1pm, at El Centro Cultural de Mexico, in Santa Ana.
First workshops on 7/25 and 7/28: Stencil for Justice; bring a t-shirt to print. Plus, 7/30, Saturday at [...]
Don Cribb?
Santa Ana’s Nimby Usual Suspects are quick to scream that something is historical whenever their institutions are threatened. And then they sue. They did that when dilapidated housing in the proposed Station District was threatened and they are doing it again now that folks are talking about bringing the Chivas USA soccer team to [...]
[ June 11, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
DeColores Queer OC Presents:
3rd Annual Community Conference
Mi Casa es tu Casa: Empowering Our Homes and Transforming Our Communities
DeColores is opening the space to LGBT, parents & allies to participate in our workshops and conversations about issues that are important to our Queer Latin@ Community.
**Free and open to everyone**
Workshops include: La Familia 101, Homosexulidad y la [...]
Posted in Civil Rights, culture, Education, Entertainment, glbt, immigration, Latinos, mexico, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: DeColores, El Centro Cultural de Mexico, queer oc, Santa Ana, yosimar reyes No Comments »
[ April 23, 2011; 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm. ]
Santa Ana Film Fest
With guest speaker: Simon Sedillo
Special Performances by: Son Real (San Bernandino)…Colectivo De Musicos Difuntos (Santa Ana)
Free! Donations Accepted.
Simón Sedillo is a community rights defense or ganizer and film maker. He has spent the last 8 years documenting, producing and teaching community based video documentation in Mexico and the US. Through lectures, workshops, and short [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, immigration, Latinos, mexico, Native Americans, Santa Ana Tags: colectivo de musicos difuntos, El Centro Cultural de Mexico, el jardin kojima, film fest, hip hop, jornaleros en lucha, mexico, Naui, poetry, Santa Ana, simon sedillo, son jarocho, son real No Comments »
[ April 18, 2011; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
El Centro Cultural de Mexico is hosting an Open Mic Night event on Monday night. This is free and occurs every full moon.
We welcome visual art for display, music, poetry, comedy, etc. Bring your poetry, music, art, instruments, family, friends, and an open heart.
Anyone is welcome to perform!
Time: Monday, April 18 · 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Location El [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Latinos, mexico Tags: Art, El Centro Cultural de Mexico, instruments, music, open mic night, poetry, santa an No Comments »
[ February 5, 2011; 12:00 am to 10:00 pm. ]
The Mexica Movement is hosting a Mexica New Year Lecture, celebraring Nican Tlaca Anahuac Heritage, on Saturday, Feb. 5, at El Centro Cultural de Mexico, located at 310 W. 5th St., in Santa Ana.
The discussion will include:
What is Mexica?
Why do we focus on Mexica?
Can we all claim Mexica?
Why celebrate our New Year?
There will be a [...]
[ December 29, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
El Centro Cultural de Mexico will screen the film “El Nuevo Mundo” on Wednesday, December 29, from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
This movie depicts what really happened when the Europeans arrived in the New World.
El Centro is located at 310 W 5th St., in Santa Ana.
Click here to RSVP on Facebook.
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, immigration, mexico, Movies, Santa Ana Tags: El Centro Cultural de Mexico, el nuevo mundo, movie, new world 2 Comments »
[ November 13, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
Santa Ana Film Screening…
The Demarest Factor: US Military Mapping of Indigenous Communities in Oaxaca, Mexico
Hosted By Hec One & Illoheem
This film and workshop presentation discusses a recent investigation into US military mapping of communally owned indigenous land in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Kansas University geography professors presented the mapping project to indigenous communities as a participatory research project [...]
Join us for four lectures about the Fall of the Aztec Capitol, Tenochtitlan, this Saturday August 14, 2010 from 2 PM to 3:30 pm in Spanish, and from 3:30 pm to 6 PM in English, at El Centro Cultural De Mexico, located at 310 W 5th Street, in Santa Ana.
When the Spanish conquistadors got their first look [...]
El Centro Cultural de Mexico is hosting an Open House Celebration on Saturday, August 7. They are located at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Street (above the El Curtido Salvadorian Restaurant). Free parking lot is available in front of El Centro.
Here are the details they have provided about the event:
Please join us the first Saturday in [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, culture, Entertainment, Latinos, mexico, music, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: artwalk, El Centro Cultural de Mexico, Santa Ana 1 Comment »Remember the San Patricios: a History of Mexican and Keltic Solidarity A Lecture presented by the Tonantzin Collective and the Mexica Movement. Presented on Saturday, March 20, from 3pm-9pm, at El Centro Cultural de México, located at 310 W. 5th Street, in Santa Ana.
English Language Program (5:30-9pm)
Scott Keltic Knot: Introduction to the History of Keltic Peoples
Cuauhtli [...]
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