Las familias se reunieron para celebrar el final del año 2023. Nuestros jóvenes músicos y bailarines se presentaron ante las familias y miembros de la comunidad. Celebramos juntos compartiendo comida tradicional de nuestros países y disfrutando de nuestro arte y cultura.

Families came together to celebrate the end of the 2023 year. Our young musicians and dancers performed for the families and community members. We celebrated by sharing traditional food from our countries and enjoying our art and culture.

SOMOS......WE ARE

Rocio Moreno es la coordinadora del taller de Historia comunitaria en Mexcala-México, ella visitó y compartió el taller con las madres latinas de la Misión y demás miembros de la comunidad. Este evento tuvo lugar en la vía verde, un terreno abandonado que la comunidad lo convirtió en espacio verde.

Rocio Moreno is the coordinator of the Community History workshop in Mexcala, Mexico. She visited and shared the workshop with Latina mothers from the Mission District and other community members. This event took place at La Vía Verde, an abandoned lot that the community transformed into a green space.

Integrarte SF partnered with Latino scientist from Berkeley University and Chilean University to offer Science in Spanish Workshops for Mission youth, and families.

Integrate SF and the Comitè de las Madres Latinoamericanas collaborated to create a learning program in the Mission district, our goal was to offer tutoring and educational enrichment for our children. We aim to create an educational environment with families and workers participation, prioritizing personal health and educational choices over the trend towards digital-only learning. To support this initiative, we hosted a fundraising event, inviting community contributions. This effort is part of a broader movement to build a new approach to education and community development.

We celebrated Día de los Muertos, a key tradition within the Latinx community. This day is cherished for its focus on life, love, and family, honoring ancestors who have passed. Our celebration included traditional altars with offerings, Aztec dances, prayers, and songs, along with typical items like copal, candles, papel picado, cempasuchiles, pan de muerto, chocolate, tamales, and more. Families brought photos of departed loved ones and were encouraged to set up grade-specific altars to foster connections among parents and students.

The event aimed to deepen ties within the Everett community through shared cultural practices and remembrances, celebrating our heritage and honoring the memories of those who came before us. Integrarte SF and SF Together hosted the event, highlighting its importance for community mental health and well-being.

We offered at Alvarado School Bilingual Music Workshops, featuring the talented Ricky Aguilar, a Latin Jazz musician beloved by our students, and Luis Jimenez, a dedicated musician from Madrid, Spain, who now resides in the Mission. Together, they performed with our kids, providing a rich cultural immersion that complemented their education in our Spanish immersion program. It was a beautiful opportunity for our children to experience and engage with vibrant cultures through music.

And Storytelling with Kanyon “CoyoteWoman” Sayers-Roods, Mutsun-Ohlone Culture Bearer and Edutainer Kanyon Sayers-Roods is Costanoan Ohlone and Chumash; she also goes by her given Native name, Hahashkani, which in Chumash means "Coyote Woman".

English Learners Advisory Committee

ELAC and PTA from Alvarado Elementary school worked in collaboration to host the Cultural Festival “International Potluck” to bring all cultures together and celebrate the diversity creating a more welcoming environment for English Learners Families. We organized for 2 consecutive years.

A Day of Community and Action!

We created a space for a conversation among immigrant communities and allies about the issues we faced and continue facing in sue to the structural discrimination and oppression. This was an opportunity to organize, connect our different struggles and raise funds for May 1st march for immigrants rights. Integrarte offered music, activities for kids and immigrants and non-immigrants got together in unity and solidarity.