Publish Date: Sep 26, 2016
Hartnell hosts a community dialogue for Juntos Podemos
SALINAS, Calif. – On Saturday, October 1, 2016 , Hartnell College will host the Juntos Podemos sixth Community Dialogue with the theme, Our Community: Young Achievers. The event is open to the public and will be at the Student Center located in building C at 411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA.
The dialogue will be focused on how the local youth can be the champions of change and prosperity in the Salinas Valley. A number of Hartnell outreach staff, students, and alumni will participate in the Resource Fair, in the program, and in dialogue. The program is in Spanish, but MIIS interpreters will aid with simultaneous translation via headphones.
The event will include a resource fair, guest speakers, and a dialogue with guest speakers. Childcare, art activities for children, music, snacks, refreshments, and prize drawings will be available to the attendees. The program will go as follows:
10:00 a.m. Resource Fair opens
11:00 Opening act: Latin Jazz Youth Orchestra
Salinas youth speak out
Speaker: Erandi Garcia, Univision 67
Keynote speaker: Dra. Maria Alejandrina Nava, Psychologist
Dialogue moderator: Dr. William Arrocha, Professor MIIS
1:00 p.m. Closing act: Hartnell Folklorico Dance Club
Resource Fair opens
The mission of Juntos Podemos is to inform and educate the local Latino community using media and grassroots efforts to create consciousness about the importance of safety and public health. For more information about the Community Forum and Juntos Podemos, contact Committee Chair, Erandi Garcia at 831-642-4446 or email juntospodemosorg@gmail.com .
Hartnell Community College District – established in 1920
The Hartnell CCD serves over 16,000 students annually through its main campus in Salinas, the Alisal Campus in East Salinas, the King City Education Center, and various outreach learning centers throughout the Salinas Valley. Hartnell College, a Hispanic Serving Institution, provides workforce training, basic skills courses, and prepares students for transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Hartnell College is recognized for its innovative public and private partnerships that support world class STEM education, career technical education, fine and performing arts, humanities, and athletics. We are proud to be the winners of the California Innovation Award for CSin3 – a Computer Science degree in three years . We are growing leaders through opportunity, engagement, and achievement. For more about Hartnell CCD, visit www.hartnell.edu . ###