August 21, 2025 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Latinx Conservation Week Festival to Be Held on Thursday, Sept. 18 – 8.21.25
At Salt Lake Community College’s Taylorsville Redwood Campus; free and open to the public
Contacts:
Fernando Alexandro Rodriguez Camarena, Club President, Native Indigenous Student Union (NISU); 385-227-7775, fernandocamarena56@outlook.com
Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org
Salt Lake City, UT – The Native Indigenous Student Union (NISU) at Salt Lake Community College is excited to partner with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) on a Latinx Conservation Week Festival on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 2-8 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Details and additional information can be found below.
What: Latinx Conservation Week Festival
When: Thursday, September 18 from 2-8 p.m.
Where: The Diamond east of the Student Center at Salt Lake Community College’s Taylorsville Redwood Campus (4544 S 1905 W, Taylorsville, UT 84123)
Who: Anyone is welcome to attend! We especially encourage families and current students (attending high school, SLCC, or other educational institutions).
Cost: Free!
Engaging and educational from start to finish, the festival will include cultural performances and entertainment (individual performers will be announced soon), art installations focused on connections to the landscape, family-friendly activities for kids, and a resource fair with booths from environmental nonprofits, local parks departments, and conservation-minded businesses. The festival will engage the local students and marginalized communities in conservation and community organizing efforts, as well as education on environmental issues and sustainable practices.
“The Latinx Conservation Week Festival is a powerful celebration that brings people together to honor culture, heritage, and community. It is a time to uplift one another, take pride in our roots, and recognize the importance of representation. For NISU, hosting this event at SLCC is vital—it not only brings visibility to the importance of higher education for BIPOC communities, but also provides an opportunity for students to engage with cultural awareness and learn about the missions of the organizations we support,” said Fernando Alexandro Rodriguez Camarena, Club President of the Native Indigenous Student Union (NISU). “NISU is committed to breaking colonial patterns by creating spaces rooted in community, education, and solidarity. Supporting each other is a meaningful act of decolonization, and through this festival, we aim to show what BIPOC unity and love truly look like. This event is more than a celebration; it is a reflection of our collective strength and a step toward lasting change.
“The Latinx Conservation Week Festival draws attention to the deep heritage and connection that Latinx, BIPOC, and Indigenous groups have to the landscape here in Utah,” said Diana Haro, Organizing Director & Comunidad Latina Organizer for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). “We are proud to be partners and are inspired by the endless enthusiasm and passion the Native Indigenous Student Union organizers are bringing to this year’s event.”
About Latino Conservation Week
Latino Conservation Week is an initiative led by the Hispanic Access Foundation to empower Latino communities to protect our natural resources and promote environmental stewardship. Events are happening across the country from September 13 to 21.
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The Native Indigenous Student Union (NISU) at Salt Lake Community College provides peer support through positive interaction, while sharing and cultivating appreciation for all Native & Indigenous Nations in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Pasifika. Learn more at www.slcc.campusgroups.com/nisu/home/.
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is a nonprofit organization with members and supporters from around the country dedicated to protecting America’s redrock wilderness. From offices in Moab, Salt Lake City, and Washington, DC, our team of professionals defends the redrock, organizes support for America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, and stewards this world-renowned landscape. Learn more at www.suwa.org.
