As immigration enforcement has been on the rise, concerns over safety has led to the cancellation of an annual festival that celebrates Spokane’s Latino community.
“We just don’t feel like it’s safe right now to hold a Latino festival because we are being targeted right now,” said Fernanda Mazcot, executive director of Nuestras Raices Community Center.
Tacos y Tequila Festival, an annual two-day celebration of Latino culture hosted by Nuestras Raíces Community Center – a nonprofit serving the Latino community in Eastern Washington – has been scratched from the books. Originally The festival was scheduled Aug. 23 and 24…