{"id":9691,"date":"2026-05-08T07:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movimientoafrolatino.org\/2026\/05\/08\/mas-12th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T07:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:56:59","slug":"mas-12th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movimientoafrolatino.org\/en\/2026\/05\/08\/mas-12th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00c1S 12th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid gap=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1778595475210-ec1a9fd3-7b7e-2&#8243; include=&#8221;3151,3188,3127,3526,9150,3135&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Happy Birthday to all&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:right&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1778595947962{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h5>This journey began 12 years ago, when Monica Rojas convened Afro-Latinx artists in Seattle to imagine together a space for art, education and community. From that meeting was born a process that continues to grow today. <\/h5>\n<h5>We are grateful to all the people who have supported M\u00c1S financially and to those who have been part of the board of directors, the workshops, the committees, the events, the conversations, the publications, the podcasts, the pregones and versadas, the cohorts of the youth program, and the dreams we have collectively planted and continue to cultivate.<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h5>Han sido a\u00f1os de luchas, aprendizajes, alegr\u00eda, sanaci\u00f3n y construcci\u00f3n colectiva. M\u00e1s que una organizaci\u00f3n, hemos sido un hogar para reflexionar, resistir y crear nuevos futuros. <\/h5>\n<h5>We want to continue to be a safe space to center and amplify black voices. And we invite you to continue to join efforts to make this possible, because <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">without community, there is no resonance<\/span>. <\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Support M\u00c1S: by purchasing <a href=\"https:\/\/movimientoafrolatino.org\/en\/resources\/\">a calendar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/movimientoafrolatino.org\/en\/contact\/\">volunteering<\/a>, making <a href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/masgeneral\">monthly donations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/movimientoafrolatino.org\/en\/projects\/mas-conversaciones-para-mas-orgullo\/\">listening to the podcast<\/a>, or interacting and sharing content on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/movafrolatinoseattle\/\">our social networks<\/a>.<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid gap=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1778596735799-325a66ad-b906-0&#8243; include=&#8221;9162,7023,6440,6261,6195,5083&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid gap=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1778595475210-ec1a9fd3-7b7e-2&#8243; include=&#8221;3151,3188,3127,3526,9150,3135&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Happy Birthday to all&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:right&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1778595947962{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] This journey began 12 years ago, when Monica Rojas convened Afro-Latinx artists in Seattle to imagine together a space for art, education and community. 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