Tuesday, November 11, 2008

The Musician


The Musician
Originally uploaded by Moliniano.
Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by Moliniano.

@ Universidad de Puerto Rico

Monday, November 10, 2008

Untitled


PAS_1800
Originally uploaded by kikepic.
Today's featured image from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by kikepic.

No Te Rindas/Don't Give Up

Sunday, November 09, 2008

Community calendar

Event Co-Chairs David Galarza, Juan Ramos, Carlos "Charlie" Ramos, Jr., *Martha Laureano*
and The National Congress For Puerto Rican Rights (NCPRR)

Invite you
to a Social Meet-and-Greet
entre familia

For An Evening of Music, Poetry and a Historical Reflection of the
NCPRR's 27 Years of Community Activism and its Role Today

Featuring NuyoRican Poet Mariposa and Julisa Vale
And other performers

Wednesday, November 19
Latin Quarter's Nightclub
511 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan

Doors Open at 6:30 p.m.
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Admission
$25 Gets you free admission and a one year membership;
$15 for non-members

Must be 21 or older to attend.
RSVP today and/or for more information, please contact
Juan Ramos at juan4thepeople@gmail.com

For more information on the NCPRR, visit www.ncprr.us.

Saturday, November 08, 2008

REMINDER: PRSUN for the ASPCA


Change.org is the world's leading social action media network focused on covering the most important social and environmental issues around the globe and empowering people to make a difference.
Puerto Rico Sun Communications, a social entrepreneurship, has adopted animal rights as a cause. Help PRSUN do good to support the work of the ASPCA via change.org. You can make a donation of as little as $10 or just go and sign the pledge at http://www.change.org/profiles/prsun

(photo of Melody by Clarisel Gonzalez)

Friday, November 07, 2008

Block by Block


Block by Block
Originally uploaded by Jetpics.
Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by Jetpics.

Paseo de la Princesa en el viejo San Juan, PR

Thursday, November 06, 2008

COMING SOON: PRSUN Radio

PRSUN Radio is the newest project of Puerto Rico Sun Communications, an independent multimedia social entrepreneurship. PRSUN Radio focuses on themes related to Puerto Ricans and the Puerto Rican diaspora.

www.blogtalkradio.com/prsunradio

If you have radio talk show ideas, feel free to e-mail me at
clarisel@puertoricosun.com or prsuncom@yahoo.com.

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

On the Hispanic Vote and Obama

Pew Hispanic Center Releases a Report on the Hispanic Vote in the Presidential Election


Hispanics voted for Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden over Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin by a margin of more than two-to-one in the 2008 presidential election, 66% versus 32%, according to a new report from the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. The report finds that 8% of the electorate was Latino, unchanged from 2004.

Nationwide, the Latino vote was significantly more Democratic this year than in 2004, when President Bush captured an estimated 40% of the Hispanic vote, a modern high for a Republican presidential candidate.

Obama carried the Latino vote by sizeable margins in all states with large Latino populations. His biggest breakthrough came in Florida, where he won 57% of the Latino vote. President Bush carried 56% of the Latino vote in Florida in 2004.

Obama's margins were much larger in other states with big Latino populations. He carried 78% in New Jersey, 76% of the Latino vote in Nevada, 74% in California, and 73% in Colorado.

This report contains an analysis of exit poll results for the Latino vote nationally and in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico and Texas.

The report is available on the center's website at www.pewhispanic.org.

source: Pew Hispanic Center
Featured Puerto Rican Heritage Month event


Presentations and discussion in the Bronx on the topic of Puerto Rican Studies.
(Click on image to see larger text.)

Felicidades to Obama and Fortuño

Puerto Rico Sun congratulates Barack Obama, the president-elect of the United States.

As a boricua, it is amazing and inspiring to see that the first African-American has been elected to serve this country. I am happy I was able to witness this historical moment.

Yes we can!

Congratulations to Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño, the governor-elect of Puerto Rico too. Fortuño of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party defeated incumbent Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila of the pro-commonwealth Popular Democratic Party.

Both Obama and Fortuño ran with a message for change.

Hopefully, they both will bring real positive change. I am optimistic.

We will be watching you. -- Clarisel Gonzalez

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Electon Night Watch Fiesta in El Barrio


TONIGHT 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday
No cover
FB Lounge in NYC's El Barrio


WATCH the Election Night reports and results of the races in the United States and Puerto Rico. Celebrate in community the race for United States president and for governor of Puerto Rico.

Podras escuchar los reportajes y disfrutar de una gran cena recibiendo los resultados de tan importante evento. 4 TV sets with the results of US & Puerto Rico.


The FB Lounge Bar & Restaurant is located right across the street from the original Fonda Boricua restaurant at
172 East 106th St. between Lexington & Third avenues.
(212) 410-7292

Monday, November 03, 2008

Remember to Vote OK


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Originally uploaded by clarisel.
I'm Browny. Just a friendly reminder to vote for president of the United States.

For those in Puerto Rico, remember to vote for governor there.

It's real important.

(photo by Clarisel Gonzalez)

For more photos, go to the Election '08 set at www.flickr.com/photos/clarisel.

Politics

Exclusive Public Opinion Survey
It’s the economy, “¿estúpido”?


"It’s the economy, stupid," was a phrase in American politics widely used during the 1992 presidential campaign. Apparently it has been adopted by the residents of Puerto Rico. The economy seems to have become the major concern for Puerto Ricans for the current year. An October 2008 telephone poll of residents of the island showed that 61% of respondents, 6 out of every ten consider the economy the biggest problem facing Puerto Rico today. Crime and Drugs was ranked the second issue in importance, picked by 16% of those polled.
To read the complete Puerto Rico Herald report, go to
http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2008/vol12n01/PRR1101-Puerto-Rico-Report-en.html

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Untitled



Originally uploaded by Moliniano.
Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by Moliniano.


By the way, also check out Moliniano's photoblog at http://moliniano.blogspot.com, showcasing his people from the pueblo series.