Hello COEHD Faculty and Staff,

Please see the attached flyer and event information below on behalf of Dr. Alejandra Elenes. The event is free and open to the public. 

The Huerta-Chavez Controversy: A Community Healing Conversation

Date: September 26, 2026

Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location: La Villita Room at UT San Antonio Downtown Campus

Program:

10:00 am Registration opens

10:30 am Welcome and Sponsor Introduction

10:45 am Presentation: "Gender-based Violence in Mexican American Culture”

Presenter: Mariana Aldrete, PhD

11:15 am Panel Discussion: "Women's Roles in the Chicano Movement"

Panelists: Rebecca Flores, Former Organizer, United Farm Workers of America, Rosie Castro, Community Activist and Former Organizer with La Raza Unida Party, and Luz Bazan Gutierrez, Former Organizer with the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) and La Raza Unida Party in Crystal City, Texas

12:00 pm Break

12:10 pm Audience Engagement Open Discussion: "Crafting strategies and solutions for prevention of violence against women in Mexican American Culture" Dr. Mariana Aldrete, Facilitator

"The Path Forward: Erasure or Reaffirmation of Chicano Culture, Identity and History?" Ruben Barrera, Facilitator

1:00pm Adjourn, fin

Thank you,