Unidas Seremos unveils new study abroad scholarship for women of color

www.dailyuw.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article On Saturday night, Unidas Seremos hosted its fourth annual Ritmo Latino fundraiser night, a sold-out event full of dancing and community. A multicultural undergraduate organization aimed at empowering all self-identifying women, the RSO made close to $3,000 to go directly toward scholarships for first-year female students.From 8 p.m. to midnight, over 300 attendees of all majors and ethnicities gathered in Gould Hall’s high-ceilinged atrium to dance, socialize, and experience music from all over Latin America. Open to the whole campus community, this event mimicked its predecessor put on last March with a full house and enthusiastic participants. Interest was so high that pre-sale tickets sold out after only two days of tabling in Red Square. “This dance is something that has always been successful and I think it’s genuinely because people like to go out and just have fun,” club treasurer Natalia Esquivel-Silva said. “With the current political climate, there is a lot of division on campus, so this event is a place for people to get together, release a bit of stress, and learn about our culture.” 
Some basic dance instruction in the merengue, bachata, and cumbia styles was provided at the beginning of the evening and after that the dance floor was never empty. The music was overseen by DJ Freddy.The night’s $1,000 scholarship recipient was Ambar Aleman, a freshman member of Unidas Seremos as well a chair for The Purple Group, a peer support network for undocumented students on campus. It was also announced that a second $1,000 scholarship is now available for those who want to study abroad. Any woman of color who is a UW student is encouraged to apply.Unidas Seremos has come a long way in four years. Esquivel-Silva remembers her freshman year, when $500 was the most that they could award scholarship recipients. Now they have the funds for two $1,000 awards with ...


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