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Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin, the LEAD Summit XI’s honorary chair/padrino de honor, gives the morning keynote at the conference held at Cal State San Bernardino on Sept. 30.
October 4, 2022

Highlighted by a keynote address by Richard “Cheech” Marin, the 2022 LEAD Summit showcased stories, accomplishments and sacrifices made by the Latino community over the last 50 years while calling on the younger generation to continue the work.

A mural at Chicano Park in San Diego.
September 15, 2022

Rosalio Muñoz’s talk is part of this year’s theme for the LEAD Summit revisiting and commemorating social movements from the last 50 years, including the birth of Chicano-ethnic studies, the school walkouts/blowouts, bilingual education and the Chicano Moratorium.

Cheech Marin
July 13, 2022

Registration for LEAD XI, “Movimiento y Compromiso: 50 Years of Challenges, Possibilities, and the Quest for Educational Equity,” set for Sept. 30 at CSUSB’s Santos Manuel Student Union North, can now be done online. The summit is open to the public and registration is free.

March 13, 2020

The LEAD Summit XI and its related events have been postponed to September and will become part of the CSUSB Hispanic Heritage Month series of events.

Beautiful Lead 2020 Mural
March 11, 2020

The nine events of LEAD 2020 are expected to welcome more than 3,500 attendees (in-person) to the CSUSB campus, with thousands more online via Town Hall viewing sites around the world.

February 20, 2020

Cheech Marin, the honorary chair/padrino de honor, is the morning featured speaker, and Rosalío Muñoz, chiefly remembered as the co-chair of the Chicano Moratorium Committee, will speak in the afternoon. The summit will take place on March 26.

January 29, 2020

“Visual Frequency,” a new exhibit coming Feb. 3 to RAFFMA, features art from CSUSB students who worked closely with renowned painter Armando Lerma. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, 6-8 p.m.

January 13, 2020

The theme for the 11th annual summit is “Movimiento y Compromiso: 50 Years of Challenges, Possibilities, and the Quest for Educational Equity.” The summit is set for March 26, and online registration is now open.