Events in July 2024
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- LIVE Launch of Guajira by Zita Arocha
LIVE Launch of Guajira by Zita Arocha
LIVE Launch of Guajira by Zita Arocha
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July 14, 2024Sunday, July 14, 2024
LIVE Launch of Guajira: the Cuba girl
2:00-3:30 PM
Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California
3933 Mission Inn Avenue Suite 103, Riverside, CA 92501
Free and open to the public.
Inlandia is excited to celebrate the winner of the inaugural Eliud Martínez Prize for literature, Zita Arocha, for Guajira – the Cuba girl, a memoir with an in-person book launch this July!
Please join us at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California on Sunday, July 14, for a celebration of Arocha’s richly detailed memoir, along with readings from the book and a fascinating discussion of her beloved homeland and life as an immigrant in the US. The program begins at 2:00; doors open at 1:30.
Books will be available for sale and signing. You may also order online at https://inlandia-institute.square.site/. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.
The Eliud Martínez Prize is awarded annually to a first book author in fiction or creative nonfiction who identifies as Hispanic, Latino/a/x, or Chicana/o/x.
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- The Power of Words An Afternoon of Speeches
The Power of Words An Afternoon of Speeches
The Power of Words An Afternoon of Speeches
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July 18, 2024Thursday, July 18, 2024
Inlandia Institute and Museum of Riverside Present
With Liberty and Justice for All: Social Justice, Civil Liberties & the Power of Words
2:00-4:00 PM
La Sierra Senior Center (located in La Sierra Park)
5215 La Sierra Ave, Riverside, CA 92505
Free and open to the public.
Inlandia Institute is proud to partner with Museum of Riverside for its 100th Anniversary Celebration as the museum honors its centennial with 100 programs and events over the course of the year.
On Thursday, July 18, please join us at the La Sierra Community Center for an afternoon of inspiration! Presenters will be delivering excerpts from well-known speeches as part of a special event, “With Liberty and Justice for All: Social Justice, Civil Liberties & the Power of Words.” The program begins at 2:00 PM and is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!