PA Latino Convention officials announced that their annual event will come to Harrisburg in September.
At the end of this summer, hundreds of professionals, students and activists from the Latino community will gather in Harrisburg for an event focused on empowerment.
Officials with the 2023 Pennsylvania Latino Convention announced on Thursday that the organization would hold its annual networking, educational and advocacy event at the Hilton Harrisburg.
“I want the Latino Convention to be the hub to nurture the next generation of Latino leaders,” said convention chairman Norman Bristol Colon.
The sixth annual event will take place from Sept. 20 through 22 and include panel discussions and workshops on topics such as education, health, civic engagement and economic development, among others, within the Latino community.
Organizers expect at least 600 attendees from across the state. They will also work with local school districts to bring in middle and high school students for special workshops and college fairs.
During the press event, Colon cited data around the growing population of Latinos in the commonwealth, noting that there are 1.1 million Latinos in the state. The group has also made up over 50% of the state’s population growth in the past two years, he said.
Colon cited housing insecurity, voter disenfranchisement and poverty as some of the top issues within the Latino population—one’s that they will discuss at the convention.
While much of the event requires registration, all of the workshops will be free and open to the public, organizers explained.
“We are honored to host this year’s Pennsylvania Latino Convention,” said Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams, in a statement. “I can think of no more perfect place than the capital of the Keystone State to hold this event. As Harrisburg goes, so goes the rest of Pennsylvania.”
For more information on the PA Latino Convention, visit their website.
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