Nov. 21- Providing Hope, Learning Life Lessons in Oaxaca, Mexico

Jody Snow, who helped curate Street Vistas: Oaxaca’s Día de los Muertos in the Museum’s Main Gallery, will recount her sponsorship of an Oaxacan student as well as her work with Centro de Esperanza Infantíl, a nonprofit organization that funds educational expenses and provides supplemental services for students living in poverty in Oaxaca.  The Oaxacan organization is supported by an American nonprofit, Oaxaca Youth Empowerment (OYE), based out of Arizona.  The president of OYE, Dave Slaymaker, lives in Colorado.  Snow, who is also a long-time Spanish teacher at Fort Collins High School, will outline OYE’s success with enhancing the well-being of students in the Mexican state.