-------Join Us in Celebrating the 5th Annual Festival de Las Plantas--------
Honoring the Nopal: Grandparents, Remedies, Family
WHEN: Saturday, October 20, 2007 11 am - 5 pm
WHERE: Roy Guerrero Colorado River Park
800 Grove Blvd. (off E. Riverside Dr)
11:00 am Ceremonial Blessing with Danza Conchero
- HueHueNopali, our grandfather, the nopal and his place within the seven
warrior foods of Mexico, a workshop with Antonio Lopez (Alma de Mujer) and
Yolanda Leyva(Circulo Zihuatekpahtzin of El Paso)
- Traditional healing and practical uses of the nopal cactus
led by Capitan Jose Garza
- Kids’ calavera workshop for Dia de los Muertos and story-telling
with Jane Madrigal & Deborah Kuetzpalin Vasquez(Alma de Mujer)
- Painting activities with Vida Fuerte
Sponsored by PODER and Alma de Mujer Center for Social Change
Contact PODER: 472-9921 poder-texas.org email: poder@austin.rr.com
Alma de Mujer: ph: 258-3880 fax: 258-1858
