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Cafecito Digital
Digital Coffee: July
Welcome to Cafecito Digital!
Take a break from your day and stay connected with the latest news and updates from the Campeones del Sistema (Champions of the System) Program.
Living in Colorado, especially in Eagle County, offers many benefits—from beautiful landscapes and a strong sense of community to opportunities for growth. Yet not everyone has equal access to economic opportunity.
While Colorado's economy has expanded in recent years, many Latino families continue to face barriers to building long-term financial stability. According to the Colorado Policy Center, economic well-being is about more than income—it also includes opportunities to own a home, build savings, invest for the future, and reduce debt.
Through the Campeones del Sistema Program, participants examine the systemic factors behind these challenges, including housing affordability, low wages, and barriers to entrepreneurship. They develop critical thinking and leadership skills that empower them to advocate for solutions that strengthen individuals, families, and the community.
As we prepare for another year of Campeones, we're excited to welcome the next generation of local leaders. Could this program be for you?
See you next month for another Cafecito!
The Campeones Team
Take a break from your day and stay connected with the latest news and updates from the Campeones del Sistema (Champions of the System) Program.
Living in Colorado, especially in Eagle County, offers many benefits—from beautiful landscapes and a strong sense of community to opportunities for growth. Yet not everyone has equal access to economic opportunity.
While Colorado's economy has expanded in recent years, many Latino families continue to face barriers to building long-term financial stability. According to the Colorado Policy Center, economic well-being is about more than income—it also includes opportunities to own a home, build savings, invest for the future, and reduce debt.
Through the Campeones del Sistema Program, participants examine the systemic factors behind these challenges, including housing affordability, low wages, and barriers to entrepreneurship. They develop critical thinking and leadership skills that empower them to advocate for solutions that strengthen individuals, families, and the community.
As we prepare for another year of Campeones, we're excited to welcome the next generation of local leaders. Could this program be for you?
See you next month for another Cafecito!
The Campeones Team
Digital Coffee: June
Welcome to Cafecito Digital!
Take a break from your day and stay up to date with the latest news and updates from the Campeones del Sistema (Champions of the System) Program.
Living in Colorado—especially in Eagle County—offers many advantages, from beautiful surroundings and a strong sense of community to opportunities for growth. However, not everyone experiences the same economic opportunities.
While Colorado's economy has grown with more jobs and higher wages, many Latino families continue to face barriers to building wealth. Challenges such as affordable housing, low wages, limited opportunities for business ownership, and the need to support family members abroad can make long-term financial stability difficult.
Through the Campeones del Sistema Program, participants explore these systemic challenges, develop critical thinking skills, and learn how to advocate for meaningful solutions that strengthen both individuals and communities.
As we prepare for another year of Campeones, we invite the next generation of local leaders to join us. Could this program be for you?
See you next month for another Cafecito!
The Campeones Team
Take a break from your day and stay up to date with the latest news and updates from the Campeones del Sistema (Champions of the System) Program.
Living in Colorado—especially in Eagle County—offers many advantages, from beautiful surroundings and a strong sense of community to opportunities for growth. However, not everyone experiences the same economic opportunities.
While Colorado's economy has grown with more jobs and higher wages, many Latino families continue to face barriers to building wealth. Challenges such as affordable housing, low wages, limited opportunities for business ownership, and the need to support family members abroad can make long-term financial stability difficult.
Through the Campeones del Sistema Program, participants explore these systemic challenges, develop critical thinking skills, and learn how to advocate for meaningful solutions that strengthen both individuals and communities.
As we prepare for another year of Campeones, we invite the next generation of local leaders to join us. Could this program be for you?
See you next month for another Cafecito!
The Campeones Team
Digital Coffee: May
Welcome to Cafecito Digital!
Take a break from your day and stay connected with the latest news and updates from the Campeones del Sistema (Champions of the System) Program.
Why Is Critical Thinking Important?
In the final phase of the Campeones del Sistema Program, participants learn how to use critical thinking to better understand systemic issues and create meaningful solutions.
Critical thinking is not the same as criticism. Criticism is based on personal opinions and preferences, while critical thinking encourages us to recognize our biases, consider multiple perspectives, and approach situations with curiosity rather than judgment.
Instead of asking, "Who is right?" critical thinking asks, "What is really happening, and why?" This approach helps participants better understand complex issues—such as housing challenges in the Valley—and explore solutions that benefit the community as a whole.
By developing critical thinking skills, participants become more informed, compassionate, and effective leaders who are prepared to create positive change.
See you next month for another Cafecito!
The Campeones Team
Take a break from your day and stay connected with the latest news and updates from the Campeones del Sistema (Champions of the System) Program.
Why Is Critical Thinking Important?
In the final phase of the Campeones del Sistema Program, participants learn how to use critical thinking to better understand systemic issues and create meaningful solutions.
Critical thinking is not the same as criticism. Criticism is based on personal opinions and preferences, while critical thinking encourages us to recognize our biases, consider multiple perspectives, and approach situations with curiosity rather than judgment.
Instead of asking, "Who is right?" critical thinking asks, "What is really happening, and why?" This approach helps participants better understand complex issues—such as housing challenges in the Valley—and explore solutions that benefit the community as a whole.
By developing critical thinking skills, participants become more informed, compassionate, and effective leaders who are prepared to create positive change.
See you next month for another Cafecito!
The Campeones Team
Digital Coffee: May
This is a space to take a break and stay informed about the Champions of the System Program. Summer is approaching in Eagle County, and participants are preparing for their graduation. Amid work, obligations, and surprises, it's crucial to take care of our mental health.
How can we do this? Through mindful breathing.
This technique is simple and effective:
Relax your mind: Take a moment to let go of negative and overwhelming thoughts. This helps you make clearer decisions.
Avoid anxiety: Regulating your breath keeps you calm, even in difficult moments.
Recharge your energy: By breathing mindfully, you can face your challenges with more positivity and efficiency.
Relieve tension: Listening to your body and relaxing your muscles brings relief.
In Champions of the System, we will learn to be present and enjoy the learning process, leaving daily stress behind.
How about applying these techniques in your life? We’ll see you next month for more Coffee!
Champions Team
How can we do this? Through mindful breathing.
This technique is simple and effective:
Relax your mind: Take a moment to let go of negative and overwhelming thoughts. This helps you make clearer decisions.
Avoid anxiety: Regulating your breath keeps you calm, even in difficult moments.
Recharge your energy: By breathing mindfully, you can face your challenges with more positivity and efficiency.
Relieve tension: Listening to your body and relaxing your muscles brings relief.
In Champions of the System, we will learn to be present and enjoy the learning process, leaving daily stress behind.
How about applying these techniques in your life? We’ll see you next month for more Coffee!
Champions Team
Digital Coffee March
Welcome to Cafecito Digital. This is a space where you can take a break from your routine and stay informed of the news, topics and updates of the Campeones del Sistema Program.
Modern colonialism may be something so disguised in our society that when we hear the word “colonialism” we are referring to very foreign years. In reality, as we saw in Campeones del Sistema, colonizing practices went through a process of metamorphosis and today we call them Modern Colonialism.
If we stop to think, we still have habits and social classifications that keep us in a space of separation. We still like to be served.
We still like to leave our trash for someone to clean up.
We are still classified by our physical features.
We are still classified by our social position.
We are still classified by country of origin.
This legacy from the times of colonization can often deceive us and perpetuate these behaviors. How we treat people depending on their color, their social position, their place of origin. How they treat us with the same bases without first knowing us. We invite you, dear reader, to reflect on this topic so present in our lives.
We can perceive that modern colonialism may be more present in our daily lives than we imagine. How, perhaps, we cling to stereotypes and unintentionally end up judging people as much as we are judged.
Here we leave you with a suggestion for reading about this topic. https://www.academia.edu/39077424/Walter_Rodney_From_Europa_underdevelopment_to_A_frica?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR13-__-6A2jjwXLo0Tg_rL9h5smueSgbAIvrNyOWGG7s7ASpBkaRp5NF3Y_aem_pYyhs7XotM7Xn5GhBTdc5A
We'll see you next month for another coffee.
Modern colonialism may be something so disguised in our society that when we hear the word “colonialism” we are referring to very foreign years. In reality, as we saw in Campeones del Sistema, colonizing practices went through a process of metamorphosis and today we call them Modern Colonialism.
If we stop to think, we still have habits and social classifications that keep us in a space of separation. We still like to be served.
We still like to leave our trash for someone to clean up.
We are still classified by our physical features.
We are still classified by our social position.
We are still classified by country of origin.
This legacy from the times of colonization can often deceive us and perpetuate these behaviors. How we treat people depending on their color, their social position, their place of origin. How they treat us with the same bases without first knowing us. We invite you, dear reader, to reflect on this topic so present in our lives.
We can perceive that modern colonialism may be more present in our daily lives than we imagine. How, perhaps, we cling to stereotypes and unintentionally end up judging people as much as we are judged.
Here we leave you with a suggestion for reading about this topic. https://www.academia.edu/39077424/Walter_Rodney_From_Europa_underdevelopment_to_A_frica?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR13-__-6A2jjwXLo0Tg_rL9h5smueSgbAIvrNyOWGG7s7ASpBkaRp5NF3Y_aem_pYyhs7XotM7Xn5GhBTdc5A
We'll see you next month for another coffee.
Digital Coffee: February
Welcome to Cafecito Digital. This is a space where you can take a break from your routine and stay informed of the news, topics and updates of the Campeones del Sistema Program.
Monthly, we will be here to bring you ideas and thoughts regarding the Campeones classes. So, how about remembering the importance of breathing? We invite you to take a few seconds to pay attention to your breathing. We invite you to take care of yourself and have your coffee while you enjoy this reading. Let's go?
This year of 2024 is already starting with full force in Campeones del Sistema with the start of Phase II of the Program. After three months working in Phase I of the Program, which is the I phase, participants enter the US phase.
In this phase, an innovative vision of what our society is and how we arrived at the construction of the society in which we live today is shared with the participants. Participants learn to rethink what race, ethnicity, and the maintenance and manipulation of social classes really are.
This reflection is quite important for our participants to advance on their journey to become Champions of the System. It is an awakening to their reality and understanding that there is a system behind it that sustains these divisions.
Here is a suggestion for a YouTube video. (Link is the same as the YouTube post on “what is your race”)
We hope to see you next month for more Coffee.
Monthly, we will be here to bring you ideas and thoughts regarding the Campeones classes. So, how about remembering the importance of breathing? We invite you to take a few seconds to pay attention to your breathing. We invite you to take care of yourself and have your coffee while you enjoy this reading. Let's go?
This year of 2024 is already starting with full force in Campeones del Sistema with the start of Phase II of the Program. After three months working in Phase I of the Program, which is the I phase, participants enter the US phase.
In this phase, an innovative vision of what our society is and how we arrived at the construction of the society in which we live today is shared with the participants. Participants learn to rethink what race, ethnicity, and the maintenance and manipulation of social classes really are.
This reflection is quite important for our participants to advance on their journey to become Champions of the System. It is an awakening to their reality and understanding that there is a system behind it that sustains these divisions.
Here is a suggestion for a YouTube video. (Link is the same as the YouTube post on “what is your race”)
We hope to see you next month for more Coffee.
Digital Coffee: January
Welcome to the Digital Cafeteria. This is a space where you can take a break from your routine and stay informed about the latest news, topics, and updates from the Champions of the System Program.
Why is critical thinking important, and what is it for?
In the final phase of the Champions of the System program, participants learn about critical thinking and how to use it in their systemic research. But what is critical thinking?
Developing critical thinking is not the same as criticizing. Criticism stems from opinion, based on personal criteria; it's a projection of a single point of view. We can criticize the cake our mother-in-law gave us. We can criticize the color of a restaurant wall. We can even criticize the music our children listen to. Whether it's constructive criticism, a positive opinion, or not, criticism only reflects a personal taste and nothing more. It reveals how we feel about certain things, people, and situations.
When we talk about critical thinking, we have the opposite.
Critical thinking teaches us to identify biases and trains us to have a more neutral perspective on situations. We set aside our values, concepts, religion, and opinions.
When using critical thinking, the goal is to understand the problem instead of judging it. A person analyzing a particular situation (the housing problems in the Valley, for example) can gain a broader view of everything involved by using critical thinking, considering perspectives beyond their own.
This is a fundamental tool for creating change in a community. Critical thinking embraces all options, analyzes different angles, and thus arrives at a common denominator that can bring the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people.
We look forward to seeing you next month for another coffee break.
Team Campeones
Why is critical thinking important, and what is it for?
In the final phase of the Champions of the System program, participants learn about critical thinking and how to use it in their systemic research. But what is critical thinking?
Developing critical thinking is not the same as criticizing. Criticism stems from opinion, based on personal criteria; it's a projection of a single point of view. We can criticize the cake our mother-in-law gave us. We can criticize the color of a restaurant wall. We can even criticize the music our children listen to. Whether it's constructive criticism, a positive opinion, or not, criticism only reflects a personal taste and nothing more. It reveals how we feel about certain things, people, and situations.
When we talk about critical thinking, we have the opposite.
Critical thinking teaches us to identify biases and trains us to have a more neutral perspective on situations. We set aside our values, concepts, religion, and opinions.
When using critical thinking, the goal is to understand the problem instead of judging it. A person analyzing a particular situation (the housing problems in the Valley, for example) can gain a broader view of everything involved by using critical thinking, considering perspectives beyond their own.
This is a fundamental tool for creating change in a community. Critical thinking embraces all options, analyzes different angles, and thus arrives at a common denominator that can bring the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people.
We look forward to seeing you next month for another coffee break.
Team Campeones
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