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Board member Patricia Federico, a healer, is offering a blessing to Marlena. By: Marlena Robbins January 2019 will mark my 5th year working with the Cultural Coalition, Inc., as their Assistant Director and Grants Writer. In 2014, I had recently graduated with my Bachelor’s from Arizona State University. I remember sitting in my sorority sister,…
Read MoreWhy Mikiztli? [Meeh-keesh-tleeh]
This year the Cultural Coalition, Inc. has changed the name of the annual Dia de los Muertos Festival to “Mikitztli” because of the blatant commercialization and cultural appropriation of El Dia de Los Muertos theme and its related imagery. In order to better communicate and share this ancient indigenous cosmo-vision, we will decolonize the name of…
Read MoreThe Sagrado Series with Healer Patricia Federico
Last week Cultural Coalition held another event in the Ancestral Knowledge Lecture Series at The Sagrado Gallery in South Phoenix on Thursday, May 17. Patricia Federico presented a fascinating talk on her journey as a Curandera/Healer. The audience was captivated by her personal stories about growing up in Las Cuatro Milpas barrio of Phoenix and…
Read MoreVolver 2018 ~ A Successful Fundraiser!
This year’s Volver lunch was a success! We held this very special event at the historical Serenity House on Sunday, April 22nd to celebrate Earth Day. We were accompanied by a wonderful group of people who care about Mother Earth and the communities they are a part of. Chef Zarco Guerrero put together a meal…
Read MoreVolver II: Music with Gustavo Angeles
We are excited for our annual fundraiser Volver this Sunday: Celebrating Earth Day! We will have delicious healthy foods cooked up by sculptor/chef Zarco Guerrero and a gratitude walk led by Curandera Patricia Federico-Ruiz. In addition, we will feature the soul soothing music of local musician Gustavo Angeles. As a Latin Alternative World Music…
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