October 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Join us in Downtown Miami at MDC Wolfson Campus!
Doors open at 11:00 am for complimentary coffee for the first 50 participants
Join the Museum of Miami for an afternoon of connection and dialogue at la ventanita! Facilitated by community leaders, educators, and artists, conversations will be guided by prompts surrounding themes of history, culture, and identity—all inspired by our communities. Listen and share stories while engaging together over coffee.
Spark your civic interest and explore the ways in which you can inspire meaningful change in your community! Connect with Maydee Martinez, the youngest founding member of Engage Miami and former Teen Miami Intern Curator at Museum of Miami. Follow Maydee’s journey to becoming a leader in civic engagement, youth development, and community organizing. Learn how active participation by Miamians can lead to lasting change.
This program will encourage exchange around navigating civic issues in our communities as we look towards Miami’s future.
Enjoy a free coffee on us! Complimentary coffee available to the first 50 participants at check-in. Coffee provided by Cienfuegos Coffee.
This program will take place at Miami Dade College — Wolfson Campus, Building 2, Room 2106, located at 223 NE 4th St, Miami, FL 33132. Please check-in with Museum staff in front of Building 2, Room 2106 on Kyriakides Plaza.
Seating is first-come, first-served. Please plan to arrive early to ensure preferred seating.
Free with Registration
RegisterTicket includes complimentary pass to Museum of Miami.
Presented in partnership with Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus; Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy (iCED); Phi Theta Kappa Honors (PTK) Society; and Made By Us.
Cafecito Conversations is presented in collaboration with Cienfuegos Coffee.
Featured Speaker:
Maydee Martinez
Maydee Martinez was proudly born and raised in Miami, Florida, and has dedicated her career to community engagement and civic education. She began her professional career at the Museum of Miami as a Teen Miami Intern Curator and went on to graduate from Miami Dade College’s Honors College and Georgetown University, where she earned a B.A. in Sociology and Government and researched civic participation among Hispanic/Latino youth in South Florida.
In 2014, Maydee founded Democracy YOUnited, a voter education and engagement initiative, and later helped launch Engage Miami, a nonprofit focused on changing the culture around local politics. She has worked on political campaigns throughout South Florida, having last served as Political Director for now-Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in 2020. She also curated Vote the Future, a youth civic education program that employed more than 120 high school students. Today, Maydee serves as Director of Miami-Dade Initiatives at Hispanic Unity of Florida, where she works to expand access to programs that help individuals and families become self-sufficient, civically engaged, and achieve the American Dream
Additional Information
Please see below for additional information regarding the program. For further assistance, please contact Visitor Services at (305) 375-1492 or email programs@museumofmiami.org.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Cienfuegos Coffee
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To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, and/or any disability accommodation, please call 305-375-1601 or email accessibility@museumofmiami.org at least two weeks in advance of your visit to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).
Release
By entering the premises, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, web casts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on web sites, or any other purpose by Museum of Miami (MM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release Museum of Miami (MM) its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition, streaming, webcasting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting, broadcasting, webcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by Museum of Miami (MM) or the person or entity designated to do so by Museum of Miami (MM) You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the premise.
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Release
By entering the premises, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, web casts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on web sites, or any other purpose by Museum of Miami (MM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release Museum of Miami (MM) its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition, streaming, webcasting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting, broadcasting, webcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by Museum of Miami (MM) or the person or entity designated to do so by Museum of Miami (MM) You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the premise.