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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Survival in Contemporary PR
Community calendar
Cultural Survival, Political Resistance and
Sustainable Development in Contemporary Puerto Rico
…is a bilingual (English-Spanish) one-day seminar on the effects of development and globalization on traditional cultures in Puerto Rico focusing on the recent history of the coastal communities of Loíza and Piñones and the island of Vieques . The participants represent a cross section of leaders in the struggle for cultural and environmental survival: educators, cultural activists and advocates of alternative strategies for development.
The seminar serves as an introduction to BomPlenazo 2008, the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture’s biennial celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican culture. This year, the festival will focus on the bomba and plena music and dance traditions as they are practiced in the communities of Loíza and Piñones, two of the principal centers of Afro-Puerto Rican culture.
Founded by runaway slaves and freedmen in the 19th century, Loíza and its neighborhood of Piñones, with their beautiful coastline and coconut groves, have become a symbol of cultural tenacity as many loiceños have bravely resisted development efforts that threaten their cultural traditions and the beauty of their communities.
This seminar will also focus on the recent history of Vieques, the struggle to end naval bombing of the island and the implementation of a strategy for sustainable development. The island’s recent history, characterized by military and economic assaults, mirrors that of Loiza and Piñones.
The presenters are:
Juan Giusti, Ph.D., professor, University of Puerto Rico
Maricruz Rivera Clemente, president, Corporación Piñones se Integra
Robert Rabin, director, Museo Fuerte Conde Mirasol, Vieques
Alberto de Jesús (Tito Kayak), environmental activist
Nilda Medina, director, Incubadora de Microempresas Bieke
Moderator:
Juan Flores, Ph.D., professor, Black and Puerto Rican Studies, NYU
This is part of the BomPlenazo program at Hostos.
For more information on this and other BomPlenazo events, www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events.html.
Cultural Survival, Political Resistance and
Sustainable Development in Contemporary Puerto Rico
…is a bilingual (English-Spanish) one-day seminar on the effects of development and globalization on traditional cultures in Puerto Rico focusing on the recent history of the coastal communities of Loíza and Piñones and the island of Vieques . The participants represent a cross section of leaders in the struggle for cultural and environmental survival: educators, cultural activists and advocates of alternative strategies for development.
The seminar serves as an introduction to BomPlenazo 2008, the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture’s biennial celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican culture. This year, the festival will focus on the bomba and plena music and dance traditions as they are practiced in the communities of Loíza and Piñones, two of the principal centers of Afro-Puerto Rican culture.
Founded by runaway slaves and freedmen in the 19th century, Loíza and its neighborhood of Piñones, with their beautiful coastline and coconut groves, have become a symbol of cultural tenacity as many loiceños have bravely resisted development efforts that threaten their cultural traditions and the beauty of their communities.
This seminar will also focus on the recent history of Vieques, the struggle to end naval bombing of the island and the implementation of a strategy for sustainable development. The island’s recent history, characterized by military and economic assaults, mirrors that of Loiza and Piñones.
The presenters are:
Juan Giusti, Ph.D., professor, University of Puerto Rico
Maricruz Rivera Clemente, president, Corporación Piñones se Integra
Robert Rabin, director, Museo Fuerte Conde Mirasol, Vieques
Alberto de Jesús (Tito Kayak), environmental activist
Nilda Medina, director, Incubadora de Microempresas Bieke
Moderator:
Juan Flores, Ph.D., professor, Black and Puerto Rican Studies, NYU
This is part of the BomPlenazo program at Hostos.
For more information on this and other BomPlenazo events, www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events.html.
Pueblo Caps
From the Puerto Rico Sun photo group, Puerto Rican town hats (photo by Clarisel Gonzalez)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
A New Dream
Barack Obama makes history, becoming the first African American to run as the Democratic Party candidate for president of the United States.
Obama's acceptance speech falls on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream," one of my favorite speeches of all time.
Here's an excerpt from Obama's acceptance speech tonight, which had hints of inspiration from MLK:
It is that promise that's always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams, but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams, as well. That's why I stand here tonight. Because for 232 years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women -- students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors -- found the courage to keep it alive.
We meet at one of those defining moments, a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more. -- Barack Obama
For the complete transcript of Obama's acceptance speech, go to http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28text-obama.html
Obama's acceptance speech falls on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream," one of my favorite speeches of all time.
Here's an excerpt from Obama's acceptance speech tonight, which had hints of inspiration from MLK:
It is that promise that's always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams, but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams, as well. That's why I stand here tonight. Because for 232 years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women -- students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors -- found the courage to keep it alive.
We meet at one of those defining moments, a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more. -- Barack Obama
For the complete transcript of Obama's acceptance speech, go to http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28text-obama.html
La Fiesta PR @ Central Park
Today's featured shot of the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is of a boricua on his way to La Fiesta Folklorica PR in Central Park.
For more of my photos from La Fiesta, visit my photo site at www.flickr.com/photos/clarisel
For more of my photos from La Fiesta, visit my photo site at www.flickr.com/photos/clarisel
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
'Shadow of the Fathers'
The Reading Corner
Join Journalist Robert Friedman this Sunday for a reading and discussion of his novel "Shadow of the Fathers" at a bookstore in NYC's Lower East Side.
Friedman's novel is set in Puerto Rico and is based on a true story that happened in PR. Friedman lived in Puerto Rico for over 20 years, and has been reporting on Puerto Rico for the San Juan Star for over two decades.
Here is a blurb about the book:
In the 1930s an American doctor sent by the Rockefeller Institute to do research in Puerto Rico wrote a letter claiming he had purposely killed eight of his patients. Dr. Cornelius Rhoads said he was doing his part to exterminate the island's 'degenerate' population. He later said the letter was just 'a joke,' but doubts remain. San Juan Star Washington correspondent Robert Friedman uses this factual incident as an inspiration for his fictional account of the aftermath of the event. "Shadow of the Fathers," a suspense mystery, explores the United States-Puerto Rico relationship and U.S. colonialism, from the Cold War to Vietnam to Vieques.
Robert Friedman reads from and discusses his novel Sunday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m., at a free event at Bluestockings, 172 Allen St.
Editor's Note: You can also purchase book at:
Join Journalist Robert Friedman this Sunday for a reading and discussion of his novel "Shadow of the Fathers" at a bookstore in NYC's Lower East Side.
Friedman's novel is set in Puerto Rico and is based on a true story that happened in PR. Friedman lived in Puerto Rico for over 20 years, and has been reporting on Puerto Rico for the San Juan Star for over two decades.
Here is a blurb about the book:
In the 1930s an American doctor sent by the Rockefeller Institute to do research in Puerto Rico wrote a letter claiming he had purposely killed eight of his patients. Dr. Cornelius Rhoads said he was doing his part to exterminate the island's 'degenerate' population. He later said the letter was just 'a joke,' but doubts remain. San Juan Star Washington correspondent Robert Friedman uses this factual incident as an inspiration for his fictional account of the aftermath of the event. "Shadow of the Fathers," a suspense mystery, explores the United States-Puerto Rico relationship and U.S. colonialism, from the Cold War to Vietnam to Vieques.
Robert Friedman reads from and discusses his novel Sunday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m., at a free event at Bluestockings, 172 Allen St.
Editor's Note: You can also purchase book at:
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Alegría bomba e'
Community Calendar
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños at Hunter College, NYC
presents Alegría bomba e'
Carmen Ayala Exhibit at Centro
Opening reception, 6 p.m., September 4
On view to Friday, October 17
Free
For more information, www.centropr.org.
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños at Hunter College, NYC
presents Alegría bomba e'
Carmen Ayala Exhibit at Centro
Opening reception, 6 p.m., September 4
On view to Friday, October 17
Free
For more information, www.centropr.org.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
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