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  • Mother’s Day Event – El Paso

    Celebrating mother with a night out! Come enjoy a different kind of Mother’s Day with Latinitas – El Paso with an evening of wine, music, and art and learn how to create an amate painting with local El Paso artist, Maria Natividad. Amate is a form of art that dates back to prehispanic times and has since […]

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  • Chica Power Video Contest

    What’s your Chica Power? Tell Latinitas what your “Chica Power” is in a short video and be entered to earn a $500 Scholarship and a spotlight at the Party For Chica Power this summer! Description If you have participated in Latinitas and want to share your goals, interests, or engagement in your community, submit a short video […]

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  • Latinitas at SXSW

    Getting more diversity, inclusion, and innovation in the tech industry must first start with getting more youth of color interested in tech, but it takes more than just an hour of code. Founders from culture and identity based tech education agencies including our own Latinitas founder Laura Donnelly will share best practices, vision and some […]

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  • Game Chica Conference

    Latinitas Austin’s first gaming conference for girls will take place Saturday, April 28, 2018, at HomeAway in the Domain. The full-day Game Chica Conference will show girls ages 9-18 of all backgrounds how to design a video game using platforms such as Scratch, a programming language and online community where anyone can create interactive games […]

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  • Amplify Austin Breakfast Fundraiser

    Start your morning off with a good deed during Amplify Austin! Stop by the historic Ciscos Restaurant Bakery from 8:30am-11am on Friday, March 2nd, for Latinitas’ #AmplifyATX fundraiser. We will have iPads set up for you to make a donation! There are two ways that you can help us reach our goal during our Breakfast Fundraiser:  IN PERSON: Join […]

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  • Amplify Austin is March 1-2!

    Austin’s annual citywide day of giving, Amplify Austin, is coming up on March 1–2 from 6pm–6pm! We, Latinitas, are asking YOU to join us to campaign for girl empowerment. Last year we raised $7,500. Can we raise $10,000 together to help give 100 girls an amazing summer camp experience this year and avoid summer learning […]

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  • 13-Year-Old Shark Tank Winner to Keynote Startup Chica

    Latinitas’ Startup Chica Conference Aims to Teach Girls How to Turn Their Bright Ideas Into Businesses AUSTIN, TX – October 11, 2017 — Austin-based nonprofit Latinitas will be hosting its 3rd annual Startup Chica Conference on October 14, 2017, from 9am to 5pm. Girls of all backgrounds between the ages of 9 and 18 will […]

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  • Get and Give with Latinitas’ Holiday Photography Fundraiser!

    Give the gift of great photography from around the world this holiday season by participating in the Latinitas  Photography Auction Holiday Fundraiser! The auction features images by some incredible photographers such as University of Texas Professor Donna De Cesare, Floria Gonzalez, Mexico-based Remezcla reporter and producer Itzel Alejandra Martinez, Laura Bustillos Jaquez, and many more! The auction runs from Wednesday, Dec. […]

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