{"id":70453,"date":"2026-02-03T09:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=70453"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:26:55","slug":"mccla-latino-community-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/mccla-latino-community-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"These portraits show the Mission community\u2019s fight to save S.F.\u2019s MCCLA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 300 artists, activists, elders and community members packed San Francisco\u2019s Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts (MCCLA), gathering just days after the nearly 50-year-old institution <a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/sf-mission-latino-arts-center\/\">shuttered amid a financial collapse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting, organized by Calle 24 Executive Director Susana Rojas, marked the community\u2019s first large-scale, organized response to the closure. Over the course of the evening, participants broke into facilitated groups to share fears, identify priorities and chart a path forward centered on community control, financial stability and the protection of the center\u2019s vast cultural archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis building is ours, right?\u201d said MCCLA board president Bob S\u00e1nchez, opening the meeting. He outlined three immediate priorities: rebuilding governance by forming a new board, safeguarding the archives and preparing for a temporary relocation ahead of a city-planned seismic retrofit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-10.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-10.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-10.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-10.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-10.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-10.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\nMore than 300 community members gather at the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts to discuss efforts to prevent its indefinite closure in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 2. Photo: Alexa \u201cLexMex\u201d Trevi\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For many attendees, the most urgent concern was the fate of MCCLA\u2019s archives, a collection that includes thousands of silkscreen posters produced by La Raza Graphics and Mission Graphics documenting decades of social movements, festivals, performances and political organizing in the Mission District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBetween this archive and the archive of <em>El Tecolote<\/em>, they tell the history of our community,\u201d said Eva Mart\u00ednez, a volunteer archivist for both MCCLA and <em>El Tecolote<\/em>. She said the archive includes at least 5,000 unique posters and likely more than 10,000 total works. \u201cNo one else documents it on the ground level like these two archives do: <em>El Tecolote<\/em> with journalism and words, and the Mission Cultural Center with art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of the night, Rojas said the community\u2019s goal was to raise $500,000 within a month to stabilize the nearly 50-year-old institution. \u201cSo we can go back to the city and say, \u2018Look, yes, we got it,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portrait artist Alexa Trevi\u00f1o photographed community members in attendance. Below are some of the voices captured during the gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-13.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-13.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-13.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-13.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-13.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-13.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community facilitators present notes from small-group discussions onstage during a packed gathering at the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 2. Participants shared concerns, fears and proposed actions aimed at preserving community control of the center following its sudden closure. Photo: Alexa \u201cLexMex\u201d Trevi\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-5.jpg?resize=320%2C480&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70456\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-5.jpg?resize=320%2C480&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-5.jpg?resize=167%2C250&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 167w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-5.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-5.jpg?w=667&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cI\u2019ve seen this center help raise families and children,\u201d said Rosa Machuca, who was among the hundreds who attended a community gathering to save the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts (MCCLA) in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 2. \u201cTo not have places like this for families would be such a loss.\u201d Photo: Alexa \u201cLexMex\u201d Trevi\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-4.jpg?resize=320%2C480&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70455\" style=\"width:676px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-4.jpg?resize=320%2C480&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-4.jpg?resize=167%2C250&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 167w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-4.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-4.jpg?w=667&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bob S\u00e1nchez, board president of the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts, attends a community gathering focused on the future of MCCLA in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 2. Photo: Alexa \u201cLexMex\u201d Trevi\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-18.jpg?resize=320%2C480&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70462\" style=\"width:668px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-18.jpg?resize=320%2C480&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-18.jpg?resize=167%2C250&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 167w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-18.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-18.jpg?w=667&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community members stand together inside the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts during a gathering to organize against the center\u2019s indefinite closure in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 2. More than 300 people attended the meeting to discuss protecting the center\u2019s future, archives and programming. Photo: Alexa \u201cLexMex\u201d Trevi\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-16.jpg?resize=320%2C480&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70460\" style=\"width:662px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-16.jpg?resize=320%2C480&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-16.jpg?resize=167%2C250&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 167w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-16.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-16.jpg?w=667&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cArt saves lives. My life was saved by the artwork created here,\u201d said Olga Talamante, reflecting on the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts during a community gathering in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 2. Photo: Alexa \u201cLexMex\u201d Trevi\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-14.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-14.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-14.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-14.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-14.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-14.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community members pose together inside the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts during a gathering to organize against the center\u2019s indefinite closure in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 2. More than 300 people attended the meeting to discuss protecting the center\u2019s future, archives and cultural programming. Photo: Alexa \u201cLexMex\u201d Trevi\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-19.jpg?resize=320%2C480&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70461\" style=\"width:636px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-19.jpg?resize=320%2C480&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-19.jpg?resize=167%2C250&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 167w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-19.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Save-MCCLA-19.jpg?w=667&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cIt became a home, un refugio, for artists and the community,\u201d said F\u00e9lix Kury, reflecting on the founding of the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts during a community gathering in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 2. 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