EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The City of El Paso has announced events for Community & Labor Heritage Month which is a month-long series of events that the city celebrates the people, cultures, and contributions that have shaped the Borderland.<\/p>\n
Throughout March, City departments including Parks and Recreation, Libraries, and Museums and Cultural Affairs will host a variety of free, family-friendly activities focused on community connection, cultural expression, and the shared history of labor and service in El Paso.<\/p>\n
The City says that it is important to acknowledge the allegations that are being brought against Cesar Chavez but not to forget the work of farmworkers, working families, and others whose labor, sacrifices, and lived experiences are often overlooked.<\/p>\n
Officials with the City says that the City has chosen to focus this year\u2019s programming on community, culture, and the broader labor and civic history of the Borderland. <\/p>\n
The events will range from art workshops to community walks, gardening activities, and family programs, the schedule highlights the people, traditions, and values that continue to shape El Paso. Together, these events offer residents of all ages an opportunity to honor shared history while participating in experiences that strengthen community ties across the City.<\/p>\n
The full schedule of Community & Labor Heritage Month events, including dates, times, and locations, follows:<\/p>\n
March 20 through April 5<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Exhibit Block: Cultural & Labor Activities<\/p>\n
El Paso Museum of History, 510 N Santa Fe St.<\/p>\n
Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pahiyas House Craft<\/p>\n
El Paso Museum of History, 510 N Santa Fe St.<\/p>\n
Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Philippines & Mexico Shared History Timeline<\/p>\n
El Paso Museum of History, 510 N Santa Fe St.<\/p>\n
Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Leaders in Labor: Biography Match Activity<\/p>\n
El Paso Museum of History, 510 N Santa Fe St.<\/p>\n
Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Chalk Mural: Solidarity & Action<\/p>\n
El Paso Museum of History, 510 N Santa Fe St.<\/p>\n
Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Farmworker & Movement Reading Corner<\/p>\n
El Paso Museum of History, 510 N Santa Fe St.<\/p>\n
Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Monday, March 23<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Unity Days\u00a0(also March 25)<\/p>\n
Noon to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
San Juan Recreation Center, 701 N Glenwood St.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Adult Book Spotlight: Farmworker Stories<\/p>\n
4 p.m.<\/p>\n
Dorris Van Doren Library, 551 Redd Rd.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Portrait Collaboration Project<\/p>\n
Enrique Moreno Express Library, 7380 Alameda Ave.<\/p>\n
Monday \u2013 Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n
Friday & Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chicano Movement Paper Mosaic Workshop<\/p>\n
4 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Jose Cisneros Library, 1300 Hawkins Blvd.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, March 24<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0From Farm to Table: How Food Gets to Us<\/p>\n
4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Chamizal Express Library, 2119 Cypress Ave<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Historias del Movimiento Campesino<\/p>\n
4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Dorris Van Doren Library, 551 Redd Rd.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Art & Activism Adult Workshop<\/p>\n
10:30 a.m. to Noon<\/p>\n
Irving Schwartz Library, 1865 Dean Martin Dr.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pavo Real Community Wellness Day<\/p>\n
8:45 to 10 a.m.<\/p>\n
Pavo Real Senior Center, 9301 Alameda Ave.<\/p>\n
Wednesday, March 25<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0United: We Are Stronger Together<\/p>\n
3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Armijo Library, 620 E 7th St.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Heroes Story Time<\/p>\n
10 a.m.<\/p>\n
Sergio Troncoso Library, 9321 Alameda Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Freedom Walk<\/p>\n
10 a.m.<\/p>\n
Wayne Thornton Community Center, 3134 Jefferson Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0From a Seed to a Seedling<\/p>\n
11 a.m.<\/p>\n
Wayne Thornton Community Center, 3134 Jefferson Ave.<\/p>\n
Thursday, March 26<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Legacy Night: Labor, Culture & Connection<\/p>\n
5 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sylvia Carreon Community Center, 709 Lomita Dr.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Craft Day<\/p>\n
Noon to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
Judge Marquez Library, 610 N Yarbrough Dr.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Awareness Walk<\/p>\n
10 to 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
Veterans Recreation Center, 5301 Salem Dr.<\/p>\n
Friday, March 27<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Seeds of Community Celebration<\/p>\n
3:30 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Westside Library, 125 Belvidere St.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Labor & Justice Film Series<\/p>\n
4 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Main Library, 501 N Oregon St.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Painting Workshop
1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Richard Burges Library, 9600 Dyer St., Suite C<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Gardening Day<\/p>\n
9 to 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
Eastside Senior Center, 3200 Fierro Dr.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Farm to Table: Planting & Agriculture Session<\/p>\n
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
Nolan Richardson Recreation Center, 4435 Maxwell Ave.<\/p>\n
Saturday, March 28<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0United We Walk: Community Unity Walk<\/p>\n
8 a.m. to Noon<\/p>\n
Shawyer Park, 8100 Independence Dr.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Voices Poster-Making Workshop<\/p>\n
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Festival Plaza<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crafting Change: Art & Activism Workshop<\/p>\n
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
Clardy Fox Library, 5515 Robert Alva Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unity Button-Making Station<\/p>\n
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Mexican American Cultural Center, 201 W. Franklin Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Estrella del Paso (Sessions)<\/p>\n
11 a.m. to Noon and 2 to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Mexican American Cultural Center, 201 W. Franklin Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lanterns of Hope: Community Art Activity<\/p>\n
Noon to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
Memorial Park Library, 3200 Copper Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0La Semilla: Local Foods Market & Tasting (pending)<\/p>\n
Noon to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
Mexican American Cultural Center, 201 W. Franklin Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Matinee: Stories of Leadership & Change<\/p>\n
1 to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Esperanza Acosta Moreno Library, 12480 Pebble Hills Blvd.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fruits of Their Labor Watercolor Workshop
1 to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Mexican American Cultural Center, 201 W. Franklin Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hilos e Historia Workshop<\/p>\n
3:30 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Mexican American Cultural Center, 201 W. Franklin Ave.<\/p>\n
Sunday, March 29<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lincoln Park Wheela, Vicla & Pedal Car Show<\/p>\n
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Lincoln Park, 4001 Durazno Ave.<\/p>\n
Monday, March 30<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Walk-A-Thon for Wellness<\/p>\n
10 a.m.<\/p>\n
Wellington Chew Senior Center, 4430 Maxwell Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Planting for Love<\/p>\n
10 a.m.<\/p>\n
Happiness Senior Center, 9400 Dyer St.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Unity Walk<\/p>\n
10 to 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Polly Harris Senior Center, 650 Wallenberg Dr.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Voices Banner & Letters Activity<\/p>\n
Noon to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
Armijo Recreation Center, 700 E 7th Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Mini Mural Project<\/p>\n
4 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Pavo Real Recreation Center, 9301 Alameda Ave.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Community Leaders Coloring Activity<\/p>\n
5 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Marty Robbins Recreation Center, 11600 Vista Del Sol Dr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The City of El Paso has announced events for Community & Labor Heritage Month…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-210430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}