In honor of Dia De Los Muertos, Latino Community Development will host a film screening of the Disney Pixar animated film Coco with a scholar-led community discussion on Thursday, November 2 in Columbia. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant.
The “Coco, Community, and Conversation” event will include a screening of the 1 hour 45 minute film and a 30 minute discussion featuring Ivan Segura, Director of Multicultural Affairs at the SC Commission for Minority Affairs; Lydia Carnesale, Multilingual Engagement Coach at the SC Department of Education; and Dr. Aracelis Hernandez-Laroche, USC Upstate Professor of Modern Languages. The goal of the program is to foster cross-cultural understanding and help attendees gain a deeper appreciation for Latin culture in America.
“Coco, Community, and Conversation” will take place on Thursday, November 2 from 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Spotlight Cinemas Capital 8 (201 Columbia Mall Blvd, Suite 211, Columbia, SC 29223). The event is free, and popcorn and drinks will be provided. Click here to register and reserve seats in the theater: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNzVrL4ijlZhG9SCU7K6arPO7vYRLQkESysw_7vuVed1IzpQ/viewform.
Latino Community Development Corporation is a nonprofit 501c3 strategic communications firm that helps organizations serve the Spanish-speaking community in Central Midlands and across South Carolina. Learn more: https://www.latinocdc.org/.
The mission of SC Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. Established in 1973, this 501(c)3 organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of community leaders from throughout the state. It presents and supports literary initiatives, lectures, exhibits, festivals, publications, oral history projects, videos, and other humanities-based experiences that directly or indirectly reach more than 250,000 citizens annually. South Carolina Humanities receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as corporate, foundation and individual donors. The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
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