The Chicago Latino Writers Initiative’s inaugural series of hands-on writing workshops will be facilitated by notable…
Author: Luz Chavez
Luz Chávez is a founding member of Gozamos, an online arts and activism magazine for Latin@ millennials launched in 2010. With strong female and queer representation in its leadership, Gozamos is one of the few Latin@ magazines dedicated to fighting the -isms Latin@s face in and out of our communities. Gozamos is based at Cultura in Pilsen, an art gallery and community space, that Luz co-manages. She also co-founded two of Gozamos's community initiatives, Chicago Latino Writers Initiative and Latin@ Techies, co-organizing first-of-a-kind events in Chicago, such as the Latin@ Hackathon, Bilingual Tech Fair, and an online directory of emerging and experienced Latin@ writers in Chicago. By day, Luz continues her 15-year career in educational publishing.
BREAKING: Summary & Draft of GOP’s Immigration Principles
Today House Republican leaders released a draft of immigration principles at the GOP annual retreat in…
Best of Tu Cultura 2013
2013 gave Gozamos palabristas plenty of issues to tackle–from the immigration reform standstill to the largest…
Trans Latinas Speak Out
Community members, activists, and organizations gathered at the Little Village Library to hear the findings of…
Review: Instructions Not Included
The soul of this movie and its record-breaking success defiantly corroborate conservative Americans’ worst fear: the…
Open Space: Free Tech Workspace in Pilsen and Humboldt Park
Instead of working home alone or dealing with coffee houses’ growing backlash against so-called “laptop hobos,”…
Latina Texas Senator Calls Out Sexism at Epic Filibuster
Latina Texas senator attends historic Texas session straight from her father's funeral and manages to bring…
#NotDeviousMaids Campaign
Gozamos launches #NotDeviousMaids campaign to honor diversity of Latinas and celebrate how Latinas are impacting the…