Neighbors in Dialogue

Neighbors in Dialogue, a conversation with the Hispanic/Latinx communities, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Community Congregational United Church of Christ, 525 Campus Street in Pullman. It will also be available on Zoom, register at bit.ly/NeighborsDialogue. Three local Latina women will share their stories, followed by discussion and dialogue with the audience, both in person and on Zoom. The speakers are Marena Guzman, PhD candidate in Molecular Biosciences at WSU and advisor for the Crimson Group (WSU student organization for undocumented students & allies); Dr. Sonia López-López, assistant professor of Spanish, WSU and Lucila (Luci) Loera-Herrera, executive director, Office for Access & Opportunity, WSU. The first presentation in the series was held in June, 2021 at Sacred Heart Church. The Social Justice Ministry was exploring racial inequity and marginalized and underrepresented communities on the Palouse. Jeff Guillory, former director of the WSU Office of Diversity Education, presented “Let’s Talk About Race”. This event is sponsored by Sacred Heart Social Justice Ministry and the Justice and Witness Team at Community Congregational United Church of Christ, with the purpose of listening to various members of our community and breaking down barriers of misunderstanding.