The Latino Heritage Sites Action Network (LHSAN) is a campaign-based coalition to raise awareness and
02/13/2024
Afro-Latinidad -
Afro-Latinidad At ECODiversity, every day is a celebration of Afro-Latinidad. In fact, some of our nation’s oldest Latino heritage sites are home to the first documented births of what are known now as Afro-Latinos. This is also why we are partnered with the Black History & Lifestyle Awards and African Cultural ...
08/16/2023
Chicano Heritage Month? -
Chicano Heritage Month? Why not? We joined TV Host Farajii Mujammad on “The Culture” to give our take on federal legislation introduced by Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46). H.R.1291 would recognize the historic contributions of Mexican Americans to U.S. culture and heritage by designating August as Chicano Heritage Month.
07/11/2023
NAHJ: Latino Heritage Sites Speaker -
NAHJ: Latino Heritage Sites Speaker From including Indigenous and Afro-Latino stories into Latino heritage sites, to ensuring that Latino and Afro-Latino stories are included in LGBTQ heritage sites, it’s time to take a closer look at our national parks system’s role in preserving our nation’s history. Join ECODiversity at the N...
4/22 - Free admission to National Parks on Earth Day!🌏
Latino Heritage Sites Action Network - LHSAN The Latino Heritage Sites Action Network (LHSAN) is a campaign-based coalition to raise awareness and
04/04/2023
We are because they are. The *FIRSTS* in our national parks to trailblaze for the rest of us to help preserve our cultural resources: Bob Stanton, Chuck Sams, and David Vela.
Photo credit: David Vela.
03/21/2023
Today’s designation of Castner Range National Monument is of special significance to Latino stakeholders. The El Paso, TX primarily Latino and low-income community has been advocating on its behalf for more than 50 years. Today that work has come full circle.
Special acknowledgement to the Hispanic Access Foundation for including the site in its 2022 Latino Heritage Sites Report, and Maite Marce and Shanna Edberg for their diligence on this effort. To Ruth Hernandez and David Vela of the National Park Foundation for their work on the effort. To the National Parks Conservation Association for their work on this effort over the years, and to GreenLatinos for including the site in their policy platform in 2023.
03/20/2023
💚 Spring Equinox 2023 at 2:24PM PST / 5:24PM EST.
