The Latinx House

The Latinx House is a left-of-center activist organization that primarily advocates for the inclusion of Hispanic Americans in film and entertainment. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Fiscally Sponsored Project, Organization
Issue Areas: Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
Website: www.thelatinxhouse.org
Formation:

2019

Executive Directors:

Alexandra Martinez Kondracke, Olga Segura, and Monica Ramirez

Location: Fremont, OH View on map

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    The Latinx House supports the left-of-center Movement for Black Lives, has expressed support for defunding the police, 2 has shared posts on Twitter from the pro-abortion organization Planned Parenthood that help women find abortion clinics, 3 and co-hosted its first-ever event with the left-of-center Time’s Up Now. 4 The Latinx House has also promoted claims that economic conditions in the United States are shaped by colonialism, slavery, stolen land, stolen labor, and stolen culture. 5

    Based in Fremont, Ohio, The Latinx House was co-founded by Alexandra Martinez Kondracke, Olga Segura, and Monica Ramirez in 2019 and officially launched at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. 6 1 7 The Latinx House is a project of Justice for Migrant Women, which is fiscally sponsored by the left-of-center nonprofit Hispanics in Philanthropy. 1

    History and Leadership

    The Latinx House, based in Fremont, Ohio, 8 was co-founded by Alexandra Martinez Kondracke, Olga Segura, and Monica Ramirez in 2019 and officially launched at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. 6 1 7

    Kondracke is also a founding member of the left-of-center Time’s Up. 9 10

    Ramirez is the founder of Justice for Migrant Women and a co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas and Poderistas. 11 She is on the board of directors of the left-of-center National Women’s Law Center 12 and the advisory board of the Time’s Up Foundation. 13 Ramirez is also the recipient of Harvard University’s first Gender Equity Changemaker Award, Feminist Majority’s Global Women’s Rights Award, and the Ford Global Fellowship. 13 12 11

    Activities and Funding

    The Latinx House is a left-of-center organization that advocates for the inclusion of Hispanic Americans in film and entertainment. 1 The organization supports the left-of-center Movement for Black Lives, has expressed support for defunding the police, 2 has shared posts on Twitter from the pro-abortion organization Planned Parenthood that help women find abortion clinics, 3 and co-hosted its first-ever event with the left-of-center Time’s Up Now. 4

    The Latinx House has promoted claims that economic conditions in the United States are shaped by colonialism, slavery, stolen land, stolen labor, and stolen culture. 5 It hosts the Critical Conversations Learning Series discussions with the left-of-center Ford Foundation. These events focus on issues that The Latinx House identifies as important to the Hispanic community. 14 14

    The Latinx House has featured representatives from left-of-center Make the Road Pennsylvania and the liberal immigration expansionist organization Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) in an immigration-focused video 14 and has co-sponsored other videos with the Ms. Foundation for Women, Pop Culture Collaborative, 15 the Ford Foundation, 16 and Amazon Prime Video. 17

    In January 2022, the Latinx House co-hosted online discussions about abortion with the left-of-center National Women’s Law Center and the Sundance Institute. 18 That same year, the Latinx House hosted a fireside chat with Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) at Sundance 2022 19 and announced the creation of a new fellowship program for Hispanic directors in conjunction with Netflix, Shondaland, and Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute’s Women at Sundance program. 20

    In 2019, The Latinx House released the Querida Familia (Dear Latina Family) Letter with the controversial Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), 21 which was signed by over 200 actors, activists, and leaders of the Hispanic community. 22

    The group also encouraged its supporters to contribute to Hispanics in Philanthropy’s Farmworkers’ COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Fund 22 and organized a roundtable with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss Hispanic representation in the entertainment industry. 22

    Funding

    The Latinx House is a project of Justice for Migrant Women, which is fiscally sponsored by the left-of-center nonprofit Hispanics in Philanthropy. 1

    In 2020, The Latinx House received a grant from Pop Culture Collaborative, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, to support its appearance at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. 23 In 2019, the left-of-center Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams Family Foundation gave $100,000 to Hispanics in Philanthropy to fiscally sponsor The Latinx House. 24

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    References

    1. “About Us.” Latinx House. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://www.thelatinxhouse.org/about-us/.
    2. “Tweet.” Twitter. Posted June 4, 2020. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://twitter.com/thelatinxhouse/status/1268743590487789569?cxt=HHwWgsCg4dnkvZsjAAAA.
    3. “Alexis McGill Johnson.” Tweet. Posted May 3, 2022. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://twitter.com/alexismcgill/status/1521514521621377024?cxt=HHwWgMC53azZwJ0qAAAA.
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    12. “Gender Institute Spring 2022 Signature Lecture Series.” University of Buffalo. April 1, 2022. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://www.buffalo.edu/genderin/events/featured-events.html.
    13. “Advisory Board.” Time’s Up Foundation. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://timesupfoundation.org/times-up-measure-up-advisory-board/.
    14. “Critical Conversations (Episode 2): Immigration.” The Latinx House YouTube. Posted April 28, 2022. Accessed may 3, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Y7L8ed4Sw.
    15. “Truth and Healing Through Storytelling.” The Latinx House YouTube. Posted January 23, 2022. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0AzXQRJD8.
    16. “Building Power in the Latinx Community.” The Latinx House YouTube Channel. Posted January 25, 2022. Accessed may 3, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-tWK_QWMRw.
    17. “WITH LOVE & The Power of Representation.” The Latinx House YouTube. Posted January 21, 2022. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIUnRcgk5dE.
    18. “THE JANES and the U.S. Reproductive Justice Crisis.” The Latinx House YouTube. Posted January 22, 2022. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be19pvgXkL8.
    19. “Tweet.” Twitter. Posted March 12, 2022. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://twitter.com/thelatinxhouse/status/1502672587134050307?cxt=HHwWhoC9nbWwyNopAAAA.
    20. Chuba, Kristen. “Netflix, Shondaland, The Latinx House and Sundance Institute Team for Filmmaker (Exclusive).” The Hollywood Reporter. February 23, 2022. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-shondaland-latinx-house-filmmaker-fellowship-1235098490/.
    21. “Querida Familia Latina Letter.” Querida Familia Latinx Leaders and Allies. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://drive.google.com/file/d/114VoNA-cDrJYnmTZA0d03HtcTdTWnbCH/view.
    22. “Campaigns.” The Latinx House. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://www.thelatinxhouse.org/campaigns/.
    23. “Latinx House.” Pop Culture Collab. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://popcollab.org/grantee/latinx-house/.
    24. “The Katie McGrath and JJ Abrams Family Foundation.” Return of Private Foundation. (Form 990-PF). 2019. Part XV. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/453682112/202003219349107455/full.