[slideshow_deploy id=’3272′] FLAGSTAFF — Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces, Ballet Folklorico de Colores – Flagstaff, classic car owners and other supporters of active duty military and veterans joined in supporting Armed Forces Day Parade, held Saturday, May 17, 2014 in downtown Flagstaff, AZ.…
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NAU students celebrate with 2014 Hispanic Convocation / Graduación Hispana
[slideshow_deploy id=’3058′] Hover over each image to see a description. FLAGSTAFF — Hundreds of students participated in the annual Hispanic Convocation / Graduación Hispana held on May 8, 2014 at Northern Arizona University. The event featured opening remarks by Mistress…
Market on the Move makes successful stop in Flagstaff
[slideshow_deploy id=’3104′] Hover over each image to see a description. AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — Market on the Move, a farmer’s market-style program where community members can get up to 60 pounds of fresh produce for a $15 donation, made a…
Our Lady of Guadalupe Cultural Center celebrates inaugural First Friday Art Walk
[slideshow_deploy id=’3038′] Hover over each image above to see a description. AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF – Visitors had the opportunity to look over paintings and jewelry by local artists and tour the progress of renovation at Our Lady of Guadalupe…
‘Market on the Move’ comes to Flagstaff on May 7
FLAGSTAFF — Market on the Move, a farmer’s market-style program where community members can get up to 60 pounds of fresh produce for a $15 donation, is coming to Flagstaff from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at Killip…
May cover story / Portada: Teens get ready for tough job market
Classes on filling out job applications, interview techniques prepare youth for competitive summer job season By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ It looked like a typical classroom with adult speakers talking in front of a group of teens. But…
Bilingual report: ‘Southside Celebration of History and Culture’ to be held May 2 in Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF — The “Southside Celebration of History and Culture” will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 2 at the South Beaver School Gym, 506 So. Beaver St. A collaboration of Northern Arizona University’s College of Social & Behavioral…
NAU concludes final week of Immigration Awareness Month
[slideshow_deploy id=’2899′] Hover over each image above to see a description. FLAGSTAFF — Northern Arizona University concluded “Immigration Awareness Month” with a discussion on national security at the border, a court case against a journalist reporting on refugee migration from Central…
Arrowhead Village public meetings to be held April 21, 23
[slideshow_deploy id=’2804′] FLAGSTAFF — The first in a series of follow-up public meetings for the proposed student housing project at the Arrowhead Village trailer park in Flagstaff will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, April 21 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 1175…
Immigration Awareness Month concludes this week at NAU
FLAGSTAFF – Week four of Immigration Awareness Month at Northern Arizona University will open with a discussion by Linda Green, director for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona, on “Liberalism, National Security and Migration: Notes from the Border-lands of the…
Tickets now on sale for 7th annual ‘Dancing Across Borders’ fundraiser on April 26
FLAGSTAFF — Advance purchase tickets ($15) for the 7th annual “Dancing Across Borders” fundraiser are now available at www.latindancecollective.com Tickets are $20 at the door. The event benefits No More Deaths / No Más Muertes, which provides families and individuals crossing the perilous…
Week 2 of Immigration Awareness Month presented at NAU
[slideshow_deploy id=’2736′] Hover over each image above to see a description. FLAGSTAFF – Week two of “Immigration Awareness Month” opened on April 8 with the presentation “Humanitarian Activism on the Border,” featuring a discussion by John Fife on “Getting in…
NAU launches Week 1 of Immigration Awareness Month
[slideshow_deploy id=’2709′] Hover over each image above to see a description. FLAGSTAFF — Immigration Awareness Month began on Tuesday, April 1 with the return of West Cosgrove of the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, AZ as he discussed the causes…
NAU, students and community celebrate César Chávez Day of Service
[slideshow_deploy id=’2665′] Hover over each image above to see a description. FLAGSTAFF — A record of more than 100 people took part in the annual César Chávez March and Day of Service held on March 29, 2014 in Flagstaff, AZ. Activities…
Northern Arizona Institutions for Community Leadership to hold leaders meeting on April 10 at Killip Elementary School
FLAGSTAFF — The Northern Arizona Institutions for Community Leadership will hold a leaders meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at Killip Elementary School, 2300 E 6th Ave., Flagstaff. “We’ll be talking education, police, housing, and more, so please…
Week two of Immigration Awareness Month opens on April 8 at NAU
FLAGSTAFF – Week two of Immigration Awareness Month at Northern Arizona University will open with “Humanitarian Activism on the Border,” featuring a discussion by John Fife on “Getting in the Way: Resistance Movements to Death on the Border,” presented by Latin…
April cover story / Portada: Immigration awareness events return to NAU
Activities expand to entire month of April at the university By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ During an interview last year, Robert Neustadt said it would be up to the students to decide if they want to carry on “Immigration…
Commentary: ‘National Day of Action’ on April 5 — Calling for an end to deportations
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ Saturday, April 5 could go down as one of the low-lights for the Obama Administration regarding its handling of immigration. On that day, the administration is expected to deport its 2 millionth person, according…
Local / Locales
A group of Northern Arizona University researchers focused on sustainable practices, geography and earth sciences found something unexpected during their work in Central America: the effects of drug trafficking are leaving deep scars on a sensitive landscape. They call the…
Bilingual report: NAU’s Theatre Department to present Federico Garcia Lorca’s ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’ in Winslow from March 28 through April 6
WINSLOW — Northern Arizona University’s Theatre Department will perform Federico Garcia Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba” from March 28 through April 6 in a rare, site-specific performance on the grounds of the historic La Posada Hotel and Gardens, 303…
March cover story / Portada: Health-care enrollment deadline nears
March 31 is the deadline for signing up under the Affordable Care Act By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ The days are counting down until the end of the open enrollment period on March 31 for the Health Insurance Marketplace…
Local / Locales
The City of Flagstaff reports that the Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $1.6 million for the Rio de Flag Flood Control Project. “We have worked tirelessly to secure funding for the Rio de Flag flood control project. Part of…
Coconino Community College to celebrate National TRiO Day on Feb. 22
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick to speak on CCC’s Lone Tree campus FLAGSTAFF — Coconino Community College is celebrating National TRiO Day on Saturday, Feb. 22 with keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, the college reported in a media release. National…
SB1070 policy meeting to be held Feb. 6 at Killip Elementary
FLAGSTAFF — A community meeting to discuss a change in the Flagstaff Police Department’s policy on SB1070 will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at W.F. Killip Elementary School in the Sunnyside Neighborhood of Flagstaff. The meeting will include…
Local / Locales
The City of Flagstaff has released results of its “2013 Citizen Survey,” which addressed issues from quality of life and community, shopping and transportation, to city government satisfaction of services, city officials reported in a media release. Quality of City…
Residents urged to attend Jan. 21 Flagstaff City Council meeting on proposed resident dislocation ordinance
FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 to discuss adding to a future city council agenda a proposed Resident Dislocation Ordinance, the Northern Arizona Interfaith Council reported in a media release. The proposed…
Screening ‘State of Arizona’ documentary to be held Jan. 23 at NAU
FLAGSTAFF — The Latin American Studies Committee at Northern Arizona University will present a free sneak peak preview of the new documentary film the “State of Arizona” (2013) directed by Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at NAU…
NAIC to present ‘Celebration of Community’ fundraiser on Jan. 26
FLAGSTAFF — The Northern Arizona Interfaith Council will present its “Celebration of Community” fundraiser from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff. The event is designed to bring the community together…
NAIC, NAICL to meet Jan. 8 in Sedona
SEDONA — Open board meetings for Northern Arizona Interfaith Council and Northern Arizona Institutions for Community Leadership will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the Church of the Red Rocks, 54 Bowstring Drive, Sedona. “We…
January cover story / Portada: Politics, culture dominate 2013 regional scene
[slideshow_deploy id=’2308′] Hispanic community plays key role in celebrations, immigration reform effort By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ The procession began with the lighting of more than 150 luminarias around Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel near downtown Flagstaff and ended…
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Coconino County Community Services will present its “Basic Business Empowerment” class from Jan. 11 through March 11 at the Coconino County Health and Community Services Building, 2625 N. King St., Flagstaff. The classes will provide information on creating a business feasibility…
Northern Arizona Interfaith Council (NAIC) to present training on Dec. 19 at Killip Elementary School
FLAGSTAFF — The Northern Arizona Interfaith Council (NAIC) will present a “Relational Meeting and Cycle of Organizing Training” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 at Killip Elementary School, 2300 E. 6th St., Flagstaff, Room 14. The training will be immediately followed…
Sedona City Council approves comprehensive immigration reform support measure
SEDONA — The Sedona City Council voted on Dec. 10 to approve a resolution in support of comprehensive immigration reform, following the lead of the Flagstaff City Council, which approved a nearly identical resolution on Oct. 1, the Northern Arizona Interfaith…
Bilingual report: Sedona City Council to consider comprehensive immigration reform resolution on Dec. 10
[slideshow_deploy id=’2247′] SEDONA — The Sedona City Council will consider a resolution in support of comprehensive immigration reform at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, the Northern Arizona Interfaith Council (NAIC). A similar resolution was passed…
Feast Day celebrated Dec. 11-12 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF — Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces will participate in a series of events in December to celebrate the progress of the renovation project in the basement of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The group will participate in the traditional Our Lady of…
Bilingual report: ‘Health Care Information Night’ to be held Nov. 19 in Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF — A health care information night, with information presented primarily in Spanish, will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Restauración en Cristo Congregation, 624 S. O’Leary St. (en Spring Hill Baptist Church), Flagstaff. Have you had trouble…
Arizona Speaks! gathering in Sedona on Nov. 21 to support immigration reform
SEDONA — The Northern Arizona Interfaith Council (NAIC) will be participating in Arizona Speaks!, a statewide series of assemblies calling for federal immigration reform, at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 at Church of the Red Rocks, 54 Bowstring Drive, Sedona. Simultaneous assemblies will…
Winslow gets into the spirit with Día de los Muertos celebration
[slideshow_deploy id=’2074′] From AmigosNAZ staff reports WINSLOW — Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) returned to Winslow on Nov. 2 , 2013 when Snowdrift Art Space, Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces and the Winslow Chamber of Commerce presented the lively celebration of remembering…
Día de los Muertos celebrated in Winslow
[slideshow_deploy id=’2027′] From AmigosNAZ staff reports WINSLOW — Snowdrift Art Space, Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces and the Winslow Chamber of Commerce presented a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on Nov. 2 , 2013 at Snowdrift Art Space in downtown…
Northern Arizona community honors heritage with altars, closing ceremony at Celebraciones de la Gente
[slideshow_deploy id=’1905′] From AmigosNAZ staff reports FLAGSTAFF — The day began with a sugar skull-making workshop and progressed to musical and dance performances and educational programs, concluding with the moving closing ceremonies at the 10th annual Celebraciones de la Gente, presented…
Capturing the spirit of 2013 Celebraciones de la Gente
[slideshow_deploy id=’1985′] From AmigosNAZ staff reports FLAGSTAFF — From the creation of family altars, and a last-minute courtyard wide Oaxaca-style cemetery scene, to the moving closing ceremonies including the blessing of the altars, members of the Museum of Northern Arizona and…
Musical, educational programs highlight opening day for public at Celebraciones de la Gente
[slideshow_deploy id=’1841′] From AmigosNAZ staff reports FLAGSTAFF — Musical and dance performances, lectures, along with arts and crafts demonstrations highlighted the opening day for the public at the 10th annual Celebraciones de la Gente, presented on Oct. 26, 2013 by…
GED adult education classes to begin again at Killip Elementary School. Orientation meeting set for Nov. 7
FLAGSTAFF — GED adult education classes will begin again at Killip Elementary School, the Northern Arizona Interfaith Council Industrial Areas Foundation reported in a media release. “Thanks to the work of Killip staff, parents, and NAICL leaders, adult education is up…
Bilingual report: Coconino Community College officials await results of Nov. 5 election
FLAGSTAFF — Coconino Community College held its final informational open house at Coconino High School on Oct. 30. The session was designed to answer questions about the college’s finances and the upcoming override initiative on the Nov. 5 election ballot.…
“2013 Coconino County Community and Family Vitality Survey” now available in Spanish
FLAGSTAFF — The Laboratory for Applied Social Research (LASR) at Northern Arizona University is conducting a survey to better understand the community’s “capacity to live, grow, and develop with a purposeful existence.” It was announced this week that the survey will…
November Cover Story / Portada: Families fighting to keep homes
[slideshow_deploy id=’1650′] Arrowhead Village residents battle to keep property from becoming student housing By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ Timing is everything — in business, relationships and life. For the developers of a proposed student housing project in west Flagstaff,…
Commentary / Comentario: Making the case for ethnic studies
[slideshow_deploy id=’1713′] By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ As he surveyed the room, Sean Arce hit the play button and the video kicked in on the screen. Students, high school students, could be seen on the video rushing to sit…
MEChA de NAU will hold a Día de los Muertos procession on Nov. 2
FLAGSTAFF — MEChA de NAU will hold a Día de los Muertos procession and celebration starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Murdock Community Center, 203 E. Brannen Ave., Flagstaff. The procession will then move to the NAU Student…
Snowdrift Art Space in Winslow to present Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 2
WINSLOW — Snowdrift Art Space, Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces, and the Winslow Chamber of Commerce will present a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at 120 W. Second St., downtown…
Coconino Community College to hold final Open House on tax override on Oct. 30
FLAGSTAFF — Coconino Community College will hold its final Open House from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 to provide information on the upcoming tax override vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The meeting, to be held at Coconino High School,…
Ethnic Studies ban discussion to be held Oct. 30 at NAU
FLAGSTAFF — Sean Arce, former director of the Mexican American Studies (MAS) Program at the Tucson Unified School District, will talk about his role in challenging the ban on Ethnic Studies in Arizona at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at…
Community meeting to discuss proposed Arrowhead Village development set for 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at Killip
AmiogsNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — A community meeting to discuss the proposed Arrowhead Village development will be held 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Killip Elementary School, 2300 E. 6th Ave., Flagstaff. A meeting previously scheduled with the developer at the…
Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces gets ready for 10th annual Celebraciones de la Gente starting Oct. 25
AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — Members of Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces will be busy late this week setting up their family altars / ofrendas, stringing papel picado and getting everything ready for the 10th annual Celebraciones de la Gente, which will begin…
Katia Cardenal to perform in free concert on Oct. 24 at Ashurst Auditorium at Northern Arizona University
FLAGSTAFF — Katia Cardenal, formerly lead vocalist of the world-renowned Nicaraguan New Song group, Guardabarranco, will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at Northern Arizona University, Ashurst Auditorium, Flagstaff, concert organizers reported in a media release. Cardenal,…
Border Songs / No More Deaths benefit concert, featuring Katia Cardenal, to be held Oct. 25
FLAGSTAFF — Artists associated with Border Songs — a double CD of music and spoken word, in English and Spanish — will give a benefit concert for the southern Arizona humanitarian group, No More Deaths / No Más Muertes at 7 p.m. Friday,…
Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival (Oct. 9-13) to feature some entries with Latino flavor
FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival (Oct. 9-13) will feature some entries with a Latino flavor. The Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival’s mission is to provide a cultural alternative to the mainstream commercial film experience and to celebrate, promote, nurture and…
Northern Arizona Interfaith Council to attend a comprehensive immigration reform resolution meeting in Sedona on Oct. 9
FLAGSTAFF — The Northern Arizona Interfaith Council invites community members to attend a comprehensive immigration reform resolution meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at West Sedona Elementary School, 570 Posse Ground Road, Sedona. The meeting will provide an opportunity for…
Hojarasca entertains audience at NAU on Oct. 1
[slideshow_deploy id=’1538′] FLAGSTAFF — The audience was treated to a creative mixture of contemporary Andean music by the Colombian musical trio Hojarasca, which performed on Oct. 1, 2013 at Gathering Room of the Native American Cultural Center at Northern Arizona University,…
Flagstaff City Council approves resolution supporting comprehensive immigration reform
[slideshow_deploy id=’1506′] Supporters hope 6-1 vote will spark other cities in Arizona to follow their lead FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff City Council, by a vote of 6-1, approved a resolution supporting comprehensive immigration reform during a meeting held on Oct.…
October Cover Story / Portada: A celebration of culture, families
Celebraciones de la Gente returns to Museum of Northern Arizona on Oct. 26-27 By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ As Armando Gonzalez and Theresa Thomas tell it, about a dozen years ago Flagstaff’s Latino community seemed on the verge of…