On March 11, 2018 American Friends Service Comminute (AFSC) Pan Valley Institute organized a Know Your Rights Training in Madera, CA along with key community leaders. There was a presentation by Leticia Lopez fellow of AFSC, Silas Shawver who is … Continue reading
El Instituto Pan-Valley tendrá un Taller Comunitario de Conoce tus Derechos en la comunidad de Madera el domingo 11 de marzo de 2018 de 2pm-4pm en el Centro Comunitario Pan American ubicado en el 703 E. Sherwood Way, Madera, CA … Continue reading
The Pan-Valley Institute is preparing to present the 2017 Tamejavi Culture and Arts Series. The Tamejavi Culture and Arts Series consists of public, story-based events that celebrate the culmination of the Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program, which encourages immigrants and … Continue reading
Tamejavi Fellows, Alumni and Apprentice Fellows gathered in Madera, Ca August 19, at a cultural kitchen to celebrate the completion of the capacity building phase of the TCOFP third cohort and to launch the Tamejavi Culture and Art Series. Fellows … Continue reading
My name is Wasan Abu Baker. I am a Muslim woman and community leader, advocate for the Syrian refugees, FIRM staff member, Sunday school teacher and currently a fellow of AFSC Pan Valley’s Tamejavi Cultural Organizer Fellowship Program (TCOFP). This … Continue reading
The Pan Valley Institute of the American Friends Service Committee is organizing a vigil followed by a workshop presented by special guest Maestro Pergentino Jose Ruiz. Pergentino Jose Ruiz is a Zapoteco writer, poet and teacher in the state of … Continue reading
Indigenous Zapoteco youth from Madera California present Play “A Zapoteco Immigrant Story of One, Reality of All” to share their stories and preserve their culture. Continue reading
On December 10, 2014 in celebration of the 64th Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Mexican activist of the American Friends Service Committee in collaboration with Central Valley indigenous communities joined the international outcry for 43 students disappeared in Ayotzinapa and express … Continue reading
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