Friday,
February 20, 2009
EduAlliance Network Forum on Middle School and High School
Transformation, Long Beach, CA. Luis will do a "Hearts &
Hands" keynote address, and participate in a panel or workshop.
Contact: Gina Van Horn 831-425-0299
Friday,
February 27, 2009
Panelist at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism of Harvard
conference on trauma journalism, Cambridge, MA.
Contact: Stefanie C. Friedhoff 617-496-8511
Friday,
March 27, 2009
Keynote talk at TERROS 5th Annual Cesar Chavez Behavioral
Health Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Contact: Manuel Medina 605-512-2972
Thursday,
April 2, 2009
Los Osos High School - CANCELED
DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
Friday,
April 17 & Saturday, April 18, 2009
Border Book Festival, Mesilla, New Mexico. Friday evening
reading, Saturday afternoon workshop, Saturday evening participation
in music/dance/poetry festival.
Contact: Denise Chavez: 575-523-3988
Friday,
April 24, 2009
Session with students, panel discussion, and VIP reception
at the "Summit for Human Dignity," Xavier Preparatory High
School, Palm Desert, CA.
Contact: Lori Davis 760-601-3900
Thursday,
June 11, 2009
Read to Succeed Conference, Buffalo, NY. - CANCELED
DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
Thursday,
June 18, 2009
Speaker at the Americans for the Arts Conference in Seattle,
WA.
Contact: Lucero Arellano 916-322-6338
Wednesday,
July 15, 2009
Mt San Antonio College, Walnut, CA. Morning one-hour keynote
for transitioning students, book signing and reception.
Contact: Laura Gonzalez 909-594-5611 x6375
Thursday,
July 30 to Saturday, August 1, 2009
Workshop facilitator and speaker at the Mendocino Coast
Writers Conference, including three class sessions, manuscript
review, and public keynote address.
Contact: Charlotte Gullick 707-272-2606
Sunday,
August 2, 2009
Participant in Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural's Third Annual
Benefit Event "Celebration of Community & Culture: Si Se
Puede/Yes We Can" at the Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood.
Contact Tia Chucha's at 818-896-1476 or the Ford Theaters
Box Office 323-461-3673
Monday,
November 23, 2009
UC Santa Cruz dinner, meeting & talk. About 400 freshman
will read Always Running.
Contact: Lourdes Martinez-Echazabal, 831-459-2246