Cenzontle sign with name and English <> Spanish Interpretation message sits outside of the La Esperanza office, the border is orange and yellow.
Corner of a window, border is orange and wall is bright yellow.
Cenzontle interpretation equipment sits on building border, the color of the border is orange and bright yellow.

Cenzontle Resources

Language Justice is community joy

Language Justice is community joy

Opportunities like these are essential for the latine and hispanic community. The arts world has to remember that we deserve to be entertained too. We want to be in places where we can laugh and smile and cry and feel all the emotions. It is vital to fund opportunities that ensure everyone, regardless of their language, can fully participate in these shared cultural experiences. Language justice in entertainment is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. 

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Language and Colonization
Working With Us, Community Ingrid kalwitz Working With Us, Community Ingrid kalwitz

Language and Colonization

In the end, everyone decides how they want to speak. The suggestion is to consider the person you are talking to and ask how they want to be addressed: TÚ, VOS, or USTED, so that there is no division between people, as, ultimately, we are all equal—a fact the first peoples already knew.

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