Elgin Community College Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff Brunch
Friday, September 12, 2025 at 9:30 to 11:30am
About The Event
About The Event
Join us for the annual Latinx Heritage Month kickoff brunch honoring the legacy of Jane Barbosa, well-known member of the ECC and Latinx community in Elgin.
📍 Elgin Community College
1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123
Building B, Jobe Lounge
⌚ Doors open at 9 AM
Program starts at 9:30 AM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $50 per guest
STUDENT TICKET: $30 per student
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
- We Rise Sponsor - $1,500
- Empowerment Sponsor - $750
Funds raised will support the We Rise Jane Barbosa Scholarship which provides a scholarship opportunity for undocumented, DACA, and mixed status ECC students.
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Keynote speaker
Rey Wences
Rey Wences (they/them) is the Senior Director of Deportation Defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) and former First Deputy of Immigrant, Migrant and Refugee Rights in the City of Chicago.
Our Sponsors
Thanks to our Generous Sponsors
A special thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting our event and the Jane Barbosa We Rise Scholarship!
The Jane Barbosa Legacy Brunch is proudly sponsored by the following: