Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month Celebration

“The Afro-Latino Experience”

WHAT:Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month Celebration Panel on Afro-Latino

WHEN:Friday, October 15, 2010 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

PRICE:FREE

WHERE: City Hall, The John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Room # 412
Washington DC, 20004

LIVE TV: www.dclc.org/itv.htm

Washington DC is home to an estimated 60,000 Latinos, and a growing minority number of those Latinos are Afro-descendants who identify as Afro-Latinos.

The DC Latino Caucus under the patronage of DC Council Members Kwame Brown and Harry Thomas Jr. invites you to the Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month panel discussion “The Afro-Latino Experience: Personalizing the Experience.” An open discussion on Afro-Latino issues and the perception of Afro-Latinos as viewed by five panelists: Xiomara Aldeano (Panama), Vivian Catalino (Dominican Republic), Roland Roebuck (Puerto Rico), Christopher Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) and Hernando Viveros (Colombia).

Howard University Professor Dr. Silvia Martinez will start discussion with an overview of current status of Afro-Latinos in the US. Refreshments will be served.

Take Federal Triangle Metro!

Information: www.dclc.org or

Oralia Puente, 202-412-9011

Note: Access to the building requires a photo ID. Space is limited. Sponsored by: DC Latino Caucus, and Office of Council Members Kwame Brown and Harry Thomas Jr.