Latinx Events
Community Bike Ride with Vámanos Outside and COCC
October 17, 10:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Shevlin Park, Bend
Join us for a community bike ride at Shevlin Park in celebration of Latinx Heritage Celebration Month!
The ride begins at 11 a.m.. Arrive at 10 a.m. if you’d like to participate in “Ask a Mechanico” and learn some bike safety tips before we ride. Vamonos Outside will provide bikes and helmets if you need one, including bikes for kids, plus snacks and community-building activities.
FREE and OPEN to the public. Registration is required as space is limited.
Book Discussion: "Solito" by Javier Zamora
October 20, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
COCC Prineville Campus
October 22, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
COCC Madras Campus
Javier Zamora’s "Solito" recounts his three-thousand-mile journey from El Salvador through Guatemala and Mexico to the U.S. border, leaving behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with his mother and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone with strangers and a “coyote,” Javier expects the trip to take just two weeks.
A gripping and moving memoir, "Solito" offers an intimate account of a treacherous journey — and the unexpected kindness and love along the way. Javier’s story is also the story of millions who had no choice but to leave home.
FREE and OPEN to the public.
Registration Required.
Please contact cwalker2@cocc.edu
Some books available
Poetry Reading and Q & A with José Olivarez
October 27, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Bend Campus, Wille Hall
Join award winning poet and acclaimed performer, José Olivarez, for a poetry reading that explores themes of immigration, identity, belonging, and uplift. In addition to the reading, Olivarez will offer stories about his journey, our current immigration climate, and where we might go from here. The reading will be followed by a short Q&A.
FREE and OPEN to the public.
STUDENT EVENT
October 27, Noon – 1 p.m. | COCC Redmond
Campus, Technology Center 209
Join José Olivarez as he leads a generative poetry workshop for students. Open to writers of all levels.
