Mujer Obrera awarded Best Practice for Access To Capital Award

Hello Friends,

    The month of October is off the a great start with the women workers accepting being honored tonight as the recipient of the Best Practice for Access to Capital Award for the annual Invest In the American Dream Banquet!! Felicidades to Irma Montoya, Lorena Andrade, Cindy Arnold and all of the women workers of the Mercado Mayapan!!
    Additionally, La Mujer Obrera and the Mercado Mayapan have been selected to be included in an exclusive cohert as part of Arts in a Changing America Arts in a Changing America is a grant and documentation program aimed at supporting exemplary art-making set within the landscape of changing demographics in America. ARTOGRAPHY nurtures arts communities that encourage diversity and artistry while engaging the wider public in a critical dialogue.
    For ARTOGRAPHY, exceptional artistic practice is the standard by which investigations into diversity and human achievement can and must be manifested and understood. Artists and arts organizations should be empowered to describe (as well as inscribe) their own practices and develop their own language of identity.

Schedule of Events for Mercado Mayapan

October 2009

Mercado Hours: M-F 8am to 7 pm Sat and Sun 8-5

October 1st Access to Capital Award given to Mercado Mayapan at American Dream Banquet, 5-9,

El Paso Museum of Art

October 3-4 Cultural Programming in the Plaza Cultural

October 5-9 Delegation of Women Workers Visit D.C. to gain support for NaDBank and Department of

Labor Grant Applications and to Network with National Organization and Potential Partners

October 6 Amigos de Mayachen/Friends of Mayapan Meeting, 5:30-7:00 p.m. - Mercado Mayapan

October 10-11 Cultural Programming in the Plaza Cultural

October 17-18 Festival de Maiz - Corn Festival

October 23-24 Cultural Programming in the Plaza Cultural

October 31 Day of the Dead Celebration (continued Novermber 1st)

We are excited about the potential opportunity tfor Mercado Mayapan to host some events for the Sun Bowl this Fall and hope it will increase our opportunities to host more high profile events.

Thank you for your continued support of the Mercado Mayapan. Remember to bring your family and friends to Discover the Mercado Mayapan and shop and eat!!