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Learn more about Latinx Heritage Month on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at Noon in our first speaker series for this month-long celebration! The first session will highlight VC Latinx leadership. The speakers will share their personal and professional backgrounds, challenges they faced and how they overcame them, as well as their paths to leadership roles. ⬆️The LINK to join is in our BIO! In partnership with Classified Staff, Faculty, and Administrators, the Associated Students of Ventura College invite you to participate in Latinx Heritage Month from Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, 2020, at Ventura College. To celebrate and advocate for Latinx Culture, Traditions, Education, History, and Arts, we invite our students and campus community to attend our weekly webinar series every Wednesday during Latinx Heritage Month. What is Latinx Heritage Month? In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson's Proclamation 3869 launched a week-long celebration of the histories, cultures, and contributions of citizens of Hispanic origin to America's national heritage. Since then, the one-week event has grown into what is known by many as Hispanic Heritage Month -- a commemoration from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 that is intrinsically linked to several Latin American nations' independence anniversaries uplifts the cultural legacy of a group deeply-rooted in rich traditions. This celebration has become a vital opportunity to dispel ignorance, prejudice, and fear through education about multiculturalism and the history of Latinx communities' countless contributions. The Human Rights Campaign has adopted the term "Latinx" rather than Hispanic or Latino to represent non-binary, gender non-conforming, and gender-expansive people. "Latinx" also centers the lives of indigenous, Brazilian, and other non-Spanish speaking people in this celebration. For more information regarding Latinx Heritage Month programming, please reach out to Student Activities Specialist Libby Fatta at lfatta@vcccd.edu or ASVC Director of Equity and Inclusion, Lisa Marie Ruiz at ASVCequity@vccc