Americas Latino Eco Festival

06/10/2025

10/28/2024

“There’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. Yeah. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”…

As a justice worker leading a for the last 20 years in , I have been inspired by this country’s civil rights journey and by the legacy of public service and volunteerism. Yes, I have also been often discouraged by the systemic roadblocks to equity a history of racism has put in place.

Yet, no struggle has made me burst into tears as I did when I heard this hate speech come out of Trump’s rally yesterday at Madison Square Garden

Colegas, this is not a partisan matter. This is an unprecedented, hate, bias, and bully driven human frequency coming from a presidential election I don’t believe we have ever seen in our lifetime. Please, speak up against this dismantling of the foundational inclusive values that this country once stood for.

“By the time former President Donald J. Trump took the stage at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, a parade of speakers had already spent hours disparaging Latinos, Black people, Palestinians and Jews; directing misogynistic comments at Vice President Kamala Harris; and echoing language used by the Ku Klux Klan.”
National Puerto Rican Day Parade Puertoricogram Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora - BUDPR BoricuActivate Boricuas en Colorado Springs, CO EyBoricua.com Boricuas only en Colorado BORICUAS EN LOS E.U. QUE EXTRAñAN LA ISLA Boricuas USA Adi Martinez-Roman Marcos Vilar Mirta Ojito Dónde Están Los BoricuasNational Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP)GreenLatinos National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade AssociationNational Association of Latino Arts and CulturesLatinos Unidos en ColoradoNational Latina Institute for Reproductive JusticeLatinasGive DenverLatinas Unidas de HarvardLatinas RunLatino USALatino Republicans Republican Jewish CoalitionRepublicans for Kamala HarrisNavegadoras Comunitarias LatinasDC LatinoColorado Latino

A range of speakers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday disparaged Latinos, Black people, Palestinians and Jews, and made vulgar references to Kamala Harris. The Trump campaign has distanced itself from only one of these statements.

09/24/2024

Proud of our Américas por la Conservación + las Artes monthly ecocultura series at The Bug Theatre! Don't miss it tomorrow showcasing Guatemala! September 25th at 6:00 pm! Register for free to the event (link below) to enjoy live music, amazing ancestral recipes from Guatemala, award winning Maya Futbol film and more, and receive your Cultural Passport with free admission to 8 cultural destinations in Denver such as the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Zoo, the Botanical Garden and more! Each pass includes admission for 5 people! Enjoy this unique opportunity to connect with your familia and your community! Eco Cultura in Action: Films, Stories, Performances and more! A monthly event that celebrates the health benefits that nature and the arts offer us. Thank you to Denver Arts & Venues and cultural justice leader Tariana Navas-Nieves for the continued support that allows us to activate this Denver iconic theater for our Latino American people and our communities at large! 💚🍃https://www.eventbrite.com/e/let-me-bug-you-eco-cultura-en-accion-tickets-1000540241797?aff=oddtdtcreator

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No faltes este miércoles 25 de septiembre a las 6:00 pm en ! Este mes celebrando a Guatemala!
Regístrate gratis al evento y recibe tu Pasaporte Cultural con entrada gratuita a 8 destinos culturales de Denver como el Museo de Arte de Denver, el Jardín Botánico y mas! Cada pase incluye la entrada para 5 personas! Disfruta está oportunidad única de conectarse con personas con ideas afines e inspirarse para generar un impacto positivo en nuestro medio ambiente! Eco Cultura en Acción: Películas, Historias, Actuaciones y más! Un evento mensual que celebra los beneficios de salud que nos ofrece la naturaleza y las artes 💚🍃
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/let-me-bug-you-eco-cultura-en-accion-tickets-1000540241797?aff=oddtdtcreator
Gary Steuer All About Colorado Denver Westword Que Bueno 97.7 & 1280 Denver Denver Public Schools Family and Community Engagement Denver Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency City and County of Denver Government Colorado Sierra Club Environment Colorado Colombianos Denver Colorado Parks and Wildlife ColoradoYa GreenLatinos Latino Outdoors

08/21/2024

Manana! 6:00 pm at The Bug Theatre Eco Cultura in Action: Movies, Stories, Performances and more! A monthly event that celebrates the health benefits that nature and the arts offer us 💚🍃Register for free and receive your Cultural Passport with free admission to 8 cultural destinations in Denver valued at $600 for a familiy of five! Don’t forget to register for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eco-cultura-en-accion-tickets-991680110907
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No faltes mañana miércoles 21 de agosto a las 6:00 pm en , habrá música, comida, cortometrajes y más! Eco Cultura en Acción: Películas, Historias, Actuaciones y más! Un evento mensual que celebra los beneficios de salud que nos ofrece la naturaleza y las artes 💚🍃
Regístrate gratis y recibe tu Pasaporte Cultural con entrada gratuita a 8 destinos culturales de Denver como el Museo de Arte de Denver, el Jardín Botánico y mas! Cada pase incluye la entrada para 5 personas! No te pierdas está oportunidad única de conectarse con personas con ideas afines e inspirarse para generar un impacto positivo en nuestro medio ambiente!
No olvides registrarte al evento: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eco-cultura-en-accion-tickets-991680110907
Gabriela HydleGermán González-FloresTariana Navas-NievesDenver Climate Action, Sustainability and ResiliencyDenver Latino CommissionQue Bueno 97.7 & 1280 DenverDenver Public Schools Family and Community EngagementDenver Green ForumMetropolitan State University of DenverEnvironment ColoradoColorado Sierra ClubColorado State University SystemProgressNow ColoradoJonathan CintronLily GriegoDenver Arts & VenuesDenver Center for the Performing ArtsDenver Art Events350 ColoradoColorado Outdoor Recreation Industry OfficeGreat Outdoors Colorado - GOCOWestwood Family Nature ClubWestword Arts & CultureWestwood LatinoWestwood Food CooperativeGreenLatinosColorado Latino ForumColoradoYaGary SteuerProject Eñye

05/17/2024

2ND LATINO ULTRA NATURE ADVENTURE REGISTER TODAY FOR the 2nd LUNA PROMO CODE BELOW! Our Américas por la Conservación + las Artes and sister organization CREA Results and our event director Human Potential Running Series are feeling more grateful than usual for the blessings of this beloved Raramuri delegation visiting us this coming June 1st to open the 2nd edition of LUNA (Latino Ultra Nature Adventure). This time three award winning generations representing the Lorena Ramirez Foundation and the extraordinary runners of the Tarahumara Sierra will join our communities in this Latino values led reframing of the sports connecting our people to the health and spiritual services of forests and Mother Nature. NEXT 24 HOURS ONLY SUPER DISCOUNT CODE: LUNA20 REGISTER TODAY:https://www.afcanatura.org/luna
Denver Arts & Venues Colorado Sierra ClubColorado Parks and Wildlife U.S. Forest Service Dana Coelho Tamberly Kerr Conway Mike JohnstonTariana Navas-NievesThe Colorado Health FoundationEl Comercio de ColoradoDenver WestwordLatino Community Foundation of ColoradoCREA ResultsFernando Pineda-ReyesGreenLatinosEan Thomas TafoyaHilda Gutierrez CorralMark MaganaLatinos Run DenverColorado Trail and Ultra RunningOutside MagazineColorado Outdoor Recreation Industry OfficeLatino USALatinos Unidos en ColoradoAmericas Latino Eco FestivalTrail And Ultra RunningColorado Hispanic Chamber of CommerceDenver Climate Action, Sustainability and ResiliencyDenver Public Schools Family and Community EngagementQue Bueno 97.7 & 1280 Denver
https://elcomerciodecolorado.com/raramuri-lorena-ramirez-runs-again-in-colorado/

Rarámuri Lorena Ramírez runs again in Colorado, is getting ready to participate in the second Ultra Marathon in Colorado.

04/22/2024

It’s tonight !! From 11am to 1pm we are opening promo tickets to this concert bound to make Denver music history !! Promo Code: ALEFXIII and eventbrite link at the bottom here! Join "The Giving Tree Earth Day" and closing concert with our force of nature, special guest, explosive mix of hip hop, cumbia, dancehall and reggae, Cuban singer, flautist and percussionist Yaite Ramos Rodriguez, aka La Dame Blanche!!!

La Dame Blanche will perform Monday evening to close this six month edition of AlefXIII And Don’t miss her Cuban roots tertulia /workshop at 6pm before the show !!
« La Dame Blanche has been on a crusade to challenge genres and expectations; on her new album, she reaches her goal. Hip-hop and Cuban music are her points of reference, but Ella's mash-up power resides in La Dame Blanche's always impressive musical vision. » NPR (USA)

Special thanks to Denver Arts & Venues for their support in advancing the health services of the arts and sponsoring the XIII edition of ALEF

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/xiii-americas-latino-eco-festival-la-dame-blanche-in-concert-tickets-872991580317?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Hip hop, dancehall, and catchy beats, singer, flautist, and percussionist Yaite Ramos Rodriguez, aka La Dame Blanche summons the spirits!

04/09/2024

To all of you dear Colegas in the workspace of and : The Denver founded and led organizations Américas por la Conservación + las Artes and CREA Results would like you to join us at our XIII ALEF "Tree GivingTree Equity Summit” 4/11 CSU Spur. Watch www.afcanatura.org starting at 8:30!

Our entire grassroots team is deeply moved by the kind readiness of crucial leaders across the country joining us in such little time, among them our amazing Summit keynote speaker 8 80 Cities Founder green urbanist Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa Pulitzer winning poet ForrestGander Eileen Garcia Gabriella Gabriel Paez Jane Gilbert Florence Williams Matilda van den Bosch Yujuan Chen Lidia Soto-Harmon Nadina Galle Michel Gelobter Vivek Shandas Hop Hopkins Ernesto Herrera Guerra Tamberly Conway Jorge Figueroa Elizabeth Babcock Edith de Guzman Cecilia Martinez Tamara Toles O'Laughlin Dana Coelho Fernando Pineda-Reyes Mike Johnston Mark Magaña Jared Polis Dana Karcher Paul Johnson Gabriel Nagel Jared Hanley Benita Hussain Nausheen Iqbal Dr. Qing Li and our beloved MC's Tariana Navas-Nieves and Nita Gonzales This solidarity has helped generate a most inspiring convening of diverse voices and perspectives.

SEE EVENTBRITE FREE REGISTRATION & AGENDA: https://lnkd.in/g6ksiTu7

SEE MEDIA ALEF OVERVIEW FEATURE: https://lnkd.in/gfmApG6V

SEE SUMMIT INTERVIEW GIL PENALOSA:https://lnkd.in/g-35C68N

SEE SUMMIT INTERVIEW LIDIA SOTO-HARMON:https://lnkd.in/gCqEc4av

SEE SUMMIT INTERVIEW ERNESTO HERRERA: https://lnkd.in/gVdSNp76

The one day agenda is packed to an almost unreasonable degree, yet it seems to require that, this gathering: an overcrowded table bursting with good will for an urgent call. Climate Change is here and nature based solutions are the pathways for economies and communities to thrive in the face of adversities. The health services of nature-and the arts-have for too long been ignored by our governments and our social systems. The last decade has generated irrefutable data quantifying the loss of life and of revenues that comes from this ignorance. The unprecedented 1 billion in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) just released to support urban forestry is momentous and a blessing. We want to believe the next five years are not going to replicate systemic inequities but are instead bound to bring us together in ways we have not come together in recent times. This fills us with hope. Wed are grateful for our wonderful sponsors: Denver Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency City and County of Denver Government Denver Arts & Venues and its leader Tariana Navas-Nieves The Colorado Health Foundation Colorado Sierra Club REI Colorado Parks and Wildlife and we must thank Latino Community Foundation of Colorado and its leader Carlos Martinez as well as to Arbor Day Foundation EJ program for its recent overall capacity support that has been instrumental in uplifting our spirits to grow our grassroots justice work! Colorado Public Radio Denver Westword The Denver Post Denver City Council

02/24/2024

Have dreamt for a long time of an opportunity like this and here it is!! lCome and join us at "Eco Cultura en Accion", a monthly event held at The Bug Theatre in Denver. Discover the health benefits that nature and the arts provide! Thank you to our co producer and sister organization CREA Results and our partner and long time supporter Denver Arts & Venues!!

Ven a disfrutar de la serie Eco Cultura, un evento mensual donde podrás sumergirte en un ambiente lleno de conciencia ambiental, arte y diversión!
Register today and receive your cultural passport with free entrance to 8 culturals of Denver (value of $600 for a family of 5)

Regístrate y recibe tu pasaporte cultural con entrada gratis a 8 destinos culturales de Denver (valor de $600 para una familia de 5)
Popcorn and Aguas Frescas on the House!
Empanadas, Drinks, Beer and Wine Available for Purchase!

Featuring: Bomba y Plena (PUERTO RICO) Performance | Animated Shorts | Documentary Shorts | Feature Film w/ Director Virtual Q&A: Los Hermanos |The Brothers (CUBA)
$5.00 Donation Per Adult (All children and students are encouraged to attend at no cost!)
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Americas for Conservation and the Arts, a Latina founded and led nonprofit leveraging the arts for the last 15 years to connect communities to conservation and the natural world, is proud to launch the Eco Cultura Series at the iconic Bug Theatre, in partnership with CREA Results. The monthly series will run all of 2024 on the last Wednesday of the month bringing to the community an exciting collection of cinematic, performance, and literary offerings that provide illuminating perspectives on ecological and cultural stewardship traditions of the Americas. The series is curated to showcase the health services that nature and the arts provide. www.afcanatura.org
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eco-cultura-series-films-stories-performances-tickets-838191211477?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
Gary Steuer Tariana Navas-Nieves El Comercio de Colorado Griselda Alderete Lily Griego Judith Padilla Suse Laguna Miriam Garcia Mirilde Vilar Jonathan Cintron Germán González-Flores Liz Klein Henry Andrea Guendelman Laura Ramirez Dana Coelho Denver Public Schools Family and Community Engagement Denver Events Tonight Que Bueno 97.7 & 1280 Denver Denver Westword Denver Indian Family Resource Center Denver Indian Family Resource Center Intercambio Uniting Communities Lyda Citarella Susana Arreola Ponce Colorado Sierra Club Colorado Latino Forum Environment Colorado ProgressNow Colorado Colorado Public Radio City and County of Denver Government Denver Arts & Venues Denver Center for the Performing Arts HuffPost Latino Voices KUVO Jazz Kelly Collver Molinet Hilda Nucete Denver Green Forum GreenLatinos Jared S Polis Aaron Brockett

Inspiring perspectives on ecological & cultural stewardship traditions of the Americas deepening our connections to nature and to each other