NP Frees DETAINED in Texas: Houston
Pre-orders. Stock your family, public, or under ground library. https://www.nuestrapalabra.org/products/detained
Houston-we are coming back home after great events in Austin and San Antonio!
Parking info: HCC East Side 6815 Rustic, Hou, TX.
Our event is in the Auditorium #108 in the Learning Hub. There is a two-story parking garage across the street. Parking is free.
Nuestra Palabra and the Librotraficantes are proud to organize the Texas book for the powerful memoir DETAINED by D. Esperanza and Gerardo Ivan Morales. During the first Trump Administration, D. Esperanza was only a teenager when he was detained at the Immigration Detention Center in Tornillo, Texas, just outside of El Paso. He snuck in a notebook to tell his story. This May, that story becomes the book DETAINED with co-writer Gerardo Iván Morales.
This evening will also feature an exhibit of visual art by Jesse Rodriguez-Magnolia Grown.
Rising star: Visual Art Exhibit by Pilar Hernandez Cardiel, curated by Lizbeth Ortiz, Visual Artist, Frida Festival Founder
Run Down for the evening
7 pm: Professor Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Dir. Nuestra Palabra, Master of Ceremonies
Immigrant Stories:
7:10 Representative from FIEL.
7:20 Chef AdrianTorres, Maximo
7:30 Chef Dr Sergio Lira, LULAC
7:40 Gerardo Iván Morales, co-author, DETAINED.
Gerardo Iván Morales and Tony Diaz in conversation.
Q and A with speakers
Index cards will be distributed so attendees can write their questions. We may not be able to get to all questions due to time constraints.
Book Signing. Purchase copies of DETAINED. Get them signed by Ivan and take photos with him. Proceeds benefit Latino authors, Latino publishers, and help Nuestra Palabra continue to give back to the community.
Pitch in to donate copies of DETAINED to Public and Under Ground Libraries: Together, we can inspire change! https://gofund.me/1f95c5f4
This is a powerful work that tells the unvarnished truth about the plight of many community members. In this political climate where some families are pushed into the shadows, we must stand up for them, for freedom of speech, for intellectual freedom, for human rights. We must inspire everyone to tell their story.
Nuestra Palabra is organizing launch events for the book in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, and El Paso. Each city will influence each stop and feature speakers and stories from their community.
Book sales are handled by Nuestra Palabra. They will be available on-site for purchase. Get your copy for your family library and get Gerardo Iván Morales to sign it. He befriended D. Esparanza when he served as one of the teachers in Tornillo, Texas, and they struck up a lifelong friendship that helped D. Esparanza navigate the turmoil he faced.
Purchase extra copies to donate to the community and under ground libraries Nuestra Palabra and the Librotraficantes are organizing. If someone you know misses the event, tell them to order their copy at www.NuestraPalabra.org.
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Sponsors:
FIEL
Monday Paper
The Law Office of Carolina Ortuzar-Diaz, PLLC
The BIPOC Arts and Network Fund - BANF
Librotraficante
Que Onda Magazine
Las Comadres of the Americas
Email us to get involved: info@NuestraPalabra.org