Local advocacy group Mano Amiga and the San Marcos U.S. Complete Count Committee (SMCCC) are hosting bi-weekly music and Lotería events throughout the month of April in hopes of boosting the community's Census participation.
Mano Amiga and the SMCCC will host a game of Censoteria each Friday at 6 p.m. via Facebook live with rotating hosts and live musical performances every other week to let the community know the importance of the Census while also having fun from the safety and comfort of their homes.
“We had a whole list of events that we were trying to do, and then in response to COVID, we had to cancel all the events and shift them somehow to the digital realm,” Mano Amiga member Dayann Pazmino said. “But it’s important because San Marcos has been historically undercounted — usually those in the student population and in the Latin community — so that's the reason why we're doing this, to spread the message of the importance of the Census in fun ways.”
