Press Releases

MIKIZTLI: 9th Annual Dia de Los Muertos Festival

Phoenix’s largest Day of the Dead celebration honors our lost loved ones! Cultural Coalition is proud to present MIKIZTLI – [mee-kish-tlee] the 9th annual Dia de Los Muertos Phoenix Festival on Sunday, October 25, 2020 starting at 2 p.m. The event is FREE, and will be streamed live on Cultural Coalition social media platforms: YouTube,…

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Cultural Coalition Awarded CARES Act Funding

Arizona Humanities grant enables arts and culture events to go virtual Cultural Coalition, Inc is pleased to announce that it has received $7,620 in support from the Arizona Humanities rapid-response grant program funded by the Congressional CARES Act through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The funds will be used to continue operations, support…

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El Puente Fest is going virtual!

Cultural Coalition Inc invites all to join us virtually at this year’s El Puente Fest. El Puente Fest (the Bridge Festival) is a unique cultural experience featuring music and dance performances from around the world. In order to practice safe social distancing during this time of quarantine, this year’s festival will be held entirely online.  …

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Mask Alive! Festival coming to Mesa

Popular Cultural Event Returns to Mesa MESA, Arizona. September 13th – Please join Cultural Coalition, Inc. for the 3rd Annual “Mask Alive!: Festival of Masks”. Local artists will be displaying their intricate and colorful masks in a festive display of dancing and performance. This vibrant and colorful event highlights the cultural diversity of the southwest…

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Why 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…

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