June 15, 2021

Expose Not Exploit

Last Saturday, the documentary All These Sons premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, highlighting the power of the ConTextos’ Authors journey. And this Friday, June 18,…

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March 31, 2021

HERSTORY: Celebrating the Women of ConTextos

Vanessa Kucera Office Manager Vanessa is our devoted Office Manager in Chicago who officially joined the team in 2020. As a hard-working Capricorn she helps…

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March 25, 2021

HERSTORY: Celebrating the Women of ConTextos

dr. moore Facilitator/Coordinator of Literary Arts & Stories dr. moore is a conscious wanderer, consistent wonderer, originally from the south suburbs of Chicago and now…

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March 11, 2021

HERSTORY: Celebrating the Women of ConTextos

ZOILA RECINOS Co Founder/Director of Educational Programs Zoila has been with ConTextos since day 1. She is the heart and soul of everything literacy at…

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March 8, 2021

HERSTORY: Celebrating the Women of ConTextos

DEBRA GITTLER Founder & Executive Director  Debra aka ‘La Jefa’ is an educator and literacy advocate who founded ConTextos in El Salvador in 2011. She…

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March 5, 2021

The Creator Took His Time With You

This piece was written during circle in our new program Into A Black Beyond. IABB is a digital reading & writing circle for Black Chicagoans…

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February 16, 2021

Hard Histories

This piece was written during circle in our new program Into A Black Beyond. IABB is a digital reading & writing circle for Black Chicagoans…

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January 27, 2021

America Goddamn

This piece was written during circle in our new program Into A Black Beyond. IABB is a digital reading & writing circle for Black Chicagoans…

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January 14, 2021

The people want segregation

This piece was written during circle in our new program Into A Black Beyond. IABB is a digital reading & writing circle for Black Chicagoans…

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January 12, 2021

Follow My Lead

I am already behind the power curve from an excessive mistake I made as a teen...this killing not necessarily greater than the recent others but…

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November 25, 2020

A Letter of Gratitude

And yet, in both of these places ConTextos calls home where we work with those who are bearing the deepest wounds we find illuminating hope.…

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November 17, 2020

Open Circle Author published in the Las Vegas Sun!

We are excited to share this piece written by Craig Hall, one of our most consistent Open Circle participants. Craig submitted this piece written during…

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November 3, 2020

Open Circle: Before the First Before

At the start of the pandemic shut down, ConTextos felt the urgent need to create a consistent, open space where folks could gather to commune, write, and…

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