#97-04-13
For Release: 4-9-97
Contact: Peter Bailley

Lo Nuestro, the Hispanic Support Group at Knox College, is sponsoring a series of events, "Impacto Latino-Latino Pride Week," April 13-19. All activities are free and open to the public.

Maria Victoria Nelson, a migrant labor law inspector for the state of Wisconsin, will give a lecture, "A Latina Ex-Migrant Farm Worker Enforces Labor Laws in Wisconsin," at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 13, in the Round Room, Ford Center for Fine Arts.

Casa Latina, 643 S. West St., the Latino theme house at Knox College, will present "Nuestras Peliculas: Our Movies," at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14 and Thursday, April 17. The movie for Thursday is "Mi Familia."

On Tuesday, April 15, at 8:00 p.m., in the Gizmo, there will be a Latino Literary Forum, "Escuchanos," moderated by Tim Foster, assistant professor of modern languages at Knox College.

A panel discussion, "Impacto Latino," at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, in the Ferris Lounge, Seymour Union, will be moderated by Flor Frau. The topics and speakers will be:

"Latinos in Politics-The Latino Impact in the 1996 Elections"; Wilson Garcia, Knox class of '93 and former member of Lo Nuestro, now Assistant to the Governor of Illinois for Latino Affairs;

"Latina Voice in Feminist Literature"; Magali Roy-Fequiere, assistant professor in women's studies at Knox College;

"Latinos in Higher Education"; Yanina Vargas, dean of students at Knox College.

Latin Rhythm, a band, will perform for "Noche Latina," a fiesta celebration of Latino Pride Week, on Friday, April 18, at 8:00 p.m., in the Gizmo.

On Saturday, April 19, the Casa Latina house, will serve "Sabor Latino," a free community dinner starting at 7:00 p.m.

Founded in 1837, Knox is an independent, four-year, liberal arts college, located in Galesburg, Illinois, with 1,100 students from 42 states and 33 nations. Knox's "Old Main," a National Historic Landmark, is the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.