On Saturday, August 10, at CounterPULSE in San Francisco, leading scholars, elders and artists from across the Bay Area and nation will gather for a series of thoughtful and challenging conversations that will contextualize the intersection of traditional arts, contemporary performance, and California's changing demographics.  ACTA Program Manager Lily Kharrazi serves as an invited curator for this symposium, drawing on her vast experience at ACTA over the past 8 years. We invite and welcome your participation in this free event. 

Sanchez' original music represents a soundtrack to the Chicano experience in the United States. His original compositions... are imperative works, for they fill the gaps of documenting the socio-historical and political experiences of the Chicano and Mexicano communities. The music of Sanchez is a repository that sheds light upon hidden histories of our nation. Also important to understand is that his music is valuable simply because it is good.

Thanks to the passage of the Local Community Radio Act, and the efforts of the Prometheus Radio Project, this October nonprofits and community groups will have a one-time chance to apply for and start community radio stations nationwide.