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Tomás Rivera Conference 2026

Name: Tomás Rivera Conference 2026
Start: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-16T03:00:00.000Z
Location: University Theatre, University Theatre, Riverside, CA 92507, USA, Riverside, United States

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October 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC

University Theatre, University Theatre, Riverside, CA 92507, USA, Riverside, United States

Initiated in 1988, UC Riverside's annual Tomás Rivera Conference honors the enduring legacy of Tomás Rivera, activist, educator, writer, and the first Chicano chancellor of the UC system. The 2026 conference will take place on Thursday, October 15, at the UCR University Theatre. DOORS OPEN: 4:30 p.m. START TIME: 5 - 8 p.m. Our program this year will celebrate films that honor the enduring legacy of stories and resilience in the Chicanx community. Legendary playwright-director Luis Valdez (writer and director of Zoot Suit, La Bamba, and subject of the documentary American Pachuco: The Legend Lu

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