La Gente is a representation of the people, its land, and the collective memories and traumas of its children. Representative of a conversation that centers around belonging without borders and restrictions to fitting into a box in the census which doesn't give us one, a nuevo collectivity emerges with a connection to the ancestral, humanity and close regard to colonization of our peoples. With this in mind, we invite you to fuse these notions into the future narrative of collectivity. One breaking borders divides, and separative narratives to create unified hope for the peoples of all diasporas. We begin that dialogue by highlighting La Gente where we try to include the diasporas in BIPOC to demonstrate the complexity of Latinidad. Through inclusivity to hybridity, we may begin to mimic the model and conceptualize world citizenship across cities, municipalities, and lands. This curation was made possible through the support of the City of Santa Monica Art of Recovery grant. Curated by Steve Galindo @thestyleguyde Event Schedule: Opening Reception: 8/22/24 6-8p Block Party: 8/31/24 12-6p Closing Reception: 9/4/24 6-8p dorado806.com/lagentedesantamonica instagram.com/dorado.806 instagram.com/thestyleguyde ARTWORK: Nuestra Belleza Latina by Chris Cortez