In Public Newsroom 158, Nuestro Chicago Archive will lead us in an interactive workshop on preserving family and community history through found or kept photos. This digital archive works to preserve Chicago’s Latine history, and now you can pick up the basics for your personal archiving! Join us to learn how Nuestro Chicago Archive got started, and how you can contribute.

Bring photos of those you love for our collaging activity. Need support printing? Email media to marilyn@citybureau.org by Wednesday, June 25th. 

RSVP for free to join us at 18th Street Casa de Cultura! 

Meet your facilitator:

Thais (they/she) a Mexican American from Chicago with familial roots from lower west side to Little Village dating back to the 1950s. They have always had an interest in photography and the importance of taking and preserving photos.

With the rise of gentrification and the displacement of the Latine community in Chicago, preserving Latine history became even more important to Thais. This led them to found Nuestro Chicago Archive (N.C.A.), a digital archive committed to highlight and preserve Chicago's Latine community specifically through family photos. Through N.C.A. Thais hopes to show the resilience and historical importance of the Latine community in Chicago. 

In addition to planning, producing, and promoting N.C.A. events, Thais also DJs under the name Beltrino to share their love for Chicago House music.