Middlesex Community College is thrilled to announce the first ever Compartamos Una Historia: Voces de Inmigrantes A Través de las Artes. Celebrating art and culture, the event will take place on Sunday, December 15 in Lowell.

"This event is a recognition and celebration of voices that too often go unheard – voices that carry the weight of cultural memory, identity and hope for the future,” said Willy Ramirez, MCC professor and one of the event co-organizers. “It highlights the power and possibilities of stories, poetry, dance, writing and the arts as vital forms of expression, resistance, preservation and belonging. We must continue reflecting on and reminding ourselves of the shared humanity that unites us."

The theme of the event will focus on the stories and voices of immigrants through the arts. Participants will have the opportunity to celebrate and learn from the experiences, identity and cultural resilience of immigrants.

A panel of community members will share their personal journeys and creative expressions through a roundtable discussion, poetry reading and panel, and a creative writing workshop.

“It highlights the power and possibilities of stories, poetry, dance, writing and the arts as vital forms of expression, resistance, preservation and belonging. We must continue reflecting on and reminding ourselves of the shared humanity that unites us." - Willy Ramirez, MCC Professor

The event will close out at Middlesex with a performance from Bomba Antillana Dance. Participants can experience the power of Puerto Rican Bomba dance as a form of expression and resistance.

Compartamos Una Historia is sponsored by Middlesex, LCCE, Lowell Cultural Council, and La Guagua Poetry Festival. The event is free and open to the public, including a lunch. This year’s poets will include Jean Dany Joachim, Kiany Antigua, Leonardo Nin and Salvador Madrid.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at both the Latinx Community Center for Empowerment (LCCE) and the college’s Richard and Nancy Donahue and Family Academic Arts Center (AAC) in Lowell.

LCCE is located at 97 Central Street in Suite 300. MCC’s Academic Arts Center is located at 240 Central Street in Lowell. With a parking lot available on site, the nearest public parking facility is the Early Garage on 135 Middlesex St.

Visit La Guagua at MCC for more information.