{"id":95295,"date":"2021-08-06T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-mexican-american-civil-rights-institute-to-host-virtual-symposium-featuring-speakers-from-across-the-nation\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T23:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T03:00:01","slug":"el-instituto-de-derechos-civiles-mexicano-americanos-organizara-un-simposio-virtual-con-ponentes-de-todo-el-pais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-instituto-de-derechos-civiles-mexicano-americanos-organizara-un-simposio-virtual-con-ponentes-de-todo-el-pais\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican American Civil Rights Institute to Host Virtual Symposium Featuring Speakers from Across the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN ANTONIO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 6, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI), will host its 2021 Virtual Symposium, &#8220;History of Courage\/Valor for Change,&#8221; a two-day event on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, August 13<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, August 14<\/span>, featuring topics about Mexican American civil rights from the past, present and future. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9ef6left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9ef6left\" title=\"Mexican American Civil Rights Institute\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Mexican American Civil Rights Institute\" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1589771\/MACRI_RED_HORIZONTAL_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The symposium will feature over two dozen speakers offering insightful, provocative and inspiring ideas of the legacy and future of Mexican American\u00a0Civil Rights in America. Speakers include\u00a0the Honorable Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Eduardo Diaz<\/span>, Interim Director of the National Museum of the American Latino at the Smithsonian Institution, among others. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As Mexican-American communities across the country continue to search for answers of equal rights, opportunity, inclusion and respect as strong, contributing members of America, the MACRI symposium will serve as an instrument of ideas that remind us of our progress and invigorate new thinking for a progressive future,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Sarah Zenaida Gould<\/span>, PhD, MACRI Interim Executive Director. &#8220;The images and emotions associated with the words courage and valor evoke a common bond of our legacy in this country,&#8221; added Gould. <\/p>\n<p>Registration for the 2021 two-day virtual symposium is open to all interested individuals. To register visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251901-1&amp;h=3058281967&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2F2021-virtual-symposium-registration-163935983941&amp;a=MACRI+2021+Virtual+Symposium\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>MACRI 2021 Virtual Symposium<\/b><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b>About The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI)<br \/><\/b>Founded in 2019, MACRI is a national institute with headquarters <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio, TX.<\/span> MACRI is the premier national organization dedicated to chronicling and advancing the Mexican American community&#8217;s civil rights efforts in the U.S. MACRI envisions communities where all Americans are inspired by the Mexican American civil rights legacy and see themselves as participants and transformational leaders in the ongoing struggle for social justice, inclusion and equity. 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