We need your assistance, currently we the NBHRN – NY chapter are looking for volunteers for our new Art Installation project. Please read the information below. This prison cell project is part of our campaign for the release of the Puerto Rican Political prisoners.

We would really like to involve the community, so if you are available to volunteer at any capacity that would be great. It’s going to really
be a great experience.

If you have any questions pls write me at zoemontero@hotmail.com or melissam@boricuahumanrights.org

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 7 PM

ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL
51 STREET & FIFTH AVENUE

ADMISSION: $10.00

PAYABLE TO: MUSICA DE CAMARA

RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW

RESERVATIONS A MUST!!

PLEASE MAIL YOUR $10 CHECK (INDICATE THE NUMBER IN YOUR PARTY) IMMEDIATELY TO:

EVA DE LA O
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MUSICA DE CAMARA, INC.
1215 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10029
212-410-5612

THE FALU FOUNDATION AND THE CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PUERTORRIQUEÑOS AT HUNTER COLLEGE PRESENT AN OUTSTANDING AND DISTINGUISHED AFRO-PUERTO RICAN

EXHIBITION AND PANEL ON DR. BEN-YOSEF ALFREDO ANTONIO JOCHANNAN-MATTA
Dr Ben has dedicated his life to research, writing, publishing and guide thousands of Afro descendants to learn, study and disseminate the contributions of Africans and their descendants to world knowledge and civilizations. Author of over twenty-nine books, Dr Ben, of Ethiopian father and Puerto Rican mother, was raised, attended schools from primary grades to college, and lived in Puerto Rico from 6 to 34 years old.

Exhibition Opening- 5:30 pm Registration

Panel:
Dr. James Turner: Founder and first Director of Africana Studies at Cornell University
Dr. Juan Giusti: Professor of African History at the University of Puerto Rico
Dr. Georgina Falú: Professor ‘Afro Latinos History & Heritage’ at City College and Translator of three books of Dr. Ben into Spanish

Respondents:
Hector Bonilla-Board of Education Member and Mayor Aid of Perth Amboy
Dr. Milagros Denis-Asst. Professor Dept Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino Studies at Hunter
Questions, Answers, Comments, Discussion

Date: Thursday, February 11th, 2010- 5:30 pm Registration
Place: Centro at Hunter College, East Bldg.-3rd Fl., 68th St. and Lexington Ave. (Sub #6, Bus M66, M101) Manhattan, New York

The AFROLAA (Afro Latinos of the Americas) project, of the Falu Foundation – Series of discussions of Afro Latinos/Descendants who have made significant contributions to disseminate our African heritage and history.

Rsvp
The Falu Foundation, 333 E 118th St., New York, NY 10035, Tel 646 705 3266, falu@falufoundationny.org

Wednesday, March 10 at 7:00pm-11:00pm
Anthology Film Archives

PROGRAM
1. Special Presentation: THE RÊ BORDOSA DOSSIER, (O Dossiê Rê Bordosa), by Cesar Cabral. (Brazil, 2008, 16 Minutes, 35mm, stop motion animation)
2. Tereza, by Paula Szutan e Renata Terra.
(Brazil, 2008, 17 Minutes, 35mm)
3. Day-in Day-Out (Cotidiano) by Joana Mariani.
( Brazil, 2008, 17 Minutes, 35mm)
4. A Bit of a Chat (Um Dedo de Prosa), by Gabriela Damasceno.
(Brazil, 2008, 14 Minutes, Video)
5- While We Are Sleeping (Enquanto Estamos Dormindo) by Verginia Grando.
(Brazil, 2008, 20 Minutes, 35mm)
6. The Fourth Season (A Quarta Estação) by Cristiane Bourger.
(USA, 2007, 5 Minutes, Video)
7. Own Fabrication: The Disorder of Desire (Fabricação Própria:A Desordem do Desejo) by Carol Thomé
(Brazil, 2007, 13 Minutes, Video)
8. Dislocated (Deslocadas) by Eliza Capai.
(Brazil/USA, 2007, 13 Minutes, Video)
9. Meditation on Carnaval (Meditação no Carnaval) by Ana Costa Ribeiro.
(Brazil,2008, 15 Minutes, Video)

Specific exhibitions and events for our 40th Anniversary:
New York Puerto Rican contemporary artists (fine arts, performance, poetry and music) are invited to submit work for the upcoming 40th anniversary exhibitions in 2010/2011: Deadline February 15, 2010

2010 / 2011 Exhibition Calendar:
We also have a general call for submissions open to all artists for the rest of the exhibition calendar year 2010/2011: Deadline February 15, 2010

Please send a link to your website to contact@tallerboricua.org with the subject line: ARTIST SUBMISSION. If you do not have a website, please follow our mail-in submission policy:

CD or DVD (formatted for Macintosh system) containing:
10 examples/jpgs of work, biography, resume and artist statement
Self addressed and stamped envelope (only if you would like CD/DVD/samples to be returned)

The above materials may be mailed to:
Taller Boricua Galleries
at the Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center
Attn: C. Licata / RM 208
1680 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10029

Send any questions or final submissions to contact@tallerboricua.org
Note: please no attachments larger than 1 MB total as they will not go through. Also, please no calls.

About Taller Boricua
Taller Boricua / The Puerto Rican Workshop is a 40-year old artist-run nonprofit art gallery and multi-disciplinary cultural space in El Barrio. Our mission is to be a proactive institution for the community in East Harlem by offering programs that stimulate its social, cultural and economic development through the promotion of the arts.

Taller Boricua is an artist-run 501(c)3 non-profit art gallery

Taller Boricua Galleries 1680 Lexington Avenue, NYC, N.Y. 10029
Telephone: 212.831.4333 f: 212.831.6274
Email: contact@tallerboricua.org
Website: tallerboricua.org
Directions: 6 Train to 103 Street / Free admission / Center is accessible for individuals with disabilities

Musician and Activist.  May he rest in peace.

“Edgardo Gonzalez was still feeling raw and drained when we spoke several days after respected folk musician and community activist Joaquin Rivera died in triage while waiting for medical care and was then robbed by three homeless men.  Last night Gonzales spoke as best he could about his long time friend and music partner, compadre and inspiration.  I keep thinking, this is just like Joaquin,” said Edgardo Gonzalez,”if he had to die, he was going to do something with it.” While Joaquin was best known as a musician, Gonzalez was referring to his activism. Rivera, a counselor at Olney High School, was a longtime advocate of bilingual education and active in the return of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques from the U.S. Navy. “The political marches he took part in, people don’t know about that,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez swore he was cried out, but still choked with emotion. The very day that Rivera passed away he had been at the Gonzalez home. “I thought he seemed fine while he was here, having fun, but my wife said he was acting a little different,” says Gonzalez. Playing music together was a long time habit for these men; Gonzalez played bass in Rivera’s Los Pleneros del Batey, his band that played traditional Puerto Rican folk music.

But now, Gonzalez reflects on the way Rivera died. A man with insurance — neglected despite asking for medical attention — has brought international attention to the U.S. health care debate, according to the reactions Gonzalez has received. The world is watching. If he had to go, Joaquin Rivera would be pleased to have it be one last eloquent plea for justice.

At 6 p.m. tonight — far north of the barrio — there will be a viewing at the Givnish Home (10975 Academy Rd.), chosen for its large capacity. “People are flying in from Puerto Rico, Florida, Boston, all over,” says Gonzalez. As the viewing starts off Joaquin’s band will remember him in the heart of the barrio, starting this afternoon with a jam at Centro Musical (464 W Lehigh Ave.), where all the musicians hang. Gradually the music will move over to Taller Puertorriqueño (2721 North 5th St), where Gonzalez chairs the board and Executive Director Dr. Carmen Febo-San Miguel issued the statement, “We have lost a friend, a committed and tireless fighter for Puerto Rican rights and culture and a generous soul.” A long-planned art opening on Taller’s second floor gallery by well-known Puerto Rican painter Toño Martorell, will now be dedicated to the memory of Rivera.

Tomorrow morning there is another viewing at the church at St. Ambrose (600 West Venango), starting at 9 a.m. After that will be the funeral mass. “It will be a simple service with lots of singing, people standing up to speak about Joaquin,” according to Gonzalez. Following the service he says, “Every Latino group in the city will be taking part,” playing for Rivera as mourners walk down Venango to the Greemount Cemetery at Front and Luzerne streets. It will be a traffic stopping spectacle.

Gonzalez tells us there will be many more tributes and fond remembrances of Rivera who was so devoted to celebrating and sharing the heritage of his homeland. He also promises that all the holiday gigs that wouldn’t be the same without some traditional songs will feature Los Pleneros, playing to honor Rivera. Check back here for updates.

If you want to find Gonzalez during any of these funeral events, he’ll be easy to spot. “I kept thinking, ‘What’ll I wear? Guayabera?’” Gonzalez said, referring to the typical performing garb for pleneros. But Gonzalez settled on something that mixes the honor of formality with a nod to Rivera’s tastes and sense of humor. Look for the man in a traditional black suit with the Ron Caña rum t-shirt peeping through, a final toast with Rivera’s favorite tipple.

The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute is in mourning due to the passing of City University’s Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance, Ernesto Malave. We owe him a lot. Ernesto was there when I became the director of CUNY DSI; he was there when we needed him. I benefited the most from his sound advice; I respected him for reaching such a distinguished post in the largest public, urban university in the US and for keeping himself real; for not forgetting where he came from and for remembering that many of us counted on him.

I admired Ernesto for his knowledge and wisdom; and for his humility and sense of commitment. I was lucky enough to be among his friends. His passing hurts the soul and it will take time before we can heal and think of him without tears and sadness. I take consolation in knowing that Ernesto’s loss is felt by countless people; those he helped directly or indirectly, and who will pass on the memory of the good he did so he may continue to live.
Adios amigo, adios

Abrazos,

ramona

Nueva York — Ernesto Malave, Vice Canciller de CUNY (Universidad de la Ciudad de Nueva York), falleció repentinamente en Puerto Rico donde asistía a la conferencia “Somos el futuro”.

La noticia dejó desolados a familiares, amigos y colegas por ser tan inesperada y repentina. Jay Hershenshon, Vice Canciller de CUNY, amigo y colega de Malave desde hace 30 años, dijo estar “destrozado por su muerte”.

“Le conocí cuando era el líder estudiantil en el Borough of Manhattan Community College donde cursaba sus estudios. Yo le contraté para trabajar en CUNY en la oficina de relaciones gubernamentales, trabajé con él y le vi crecer y desarrollarse en una super estrella”, dijo Hershenshon a EL DIARIO/LA PRENSA.

En el año 2002 Malave fue nombrado Vice Canciller interino de Presupuestos y Finanzas siendo confirmado plenamente en el 2003, cargo que ocupó hasta su muerte.

“Malave era un ejemplo para todos aquellos que creen en el poder de la educación para cambiar las vidas. El era un puertorriqueño de El Bronx que superó muchos retos y sus logros son ejemplo de las historias exitosas de CUNY”, añadió Hershenshon.

La Secretaria de Estado, Lorraine Cortes-Vázquez, que trabajó con Malave cuando ella era la presidente de la Hispanic Federation, dijo a EL DIARIO/LA PRENSA: “Es una gran pérdida para nosotros [los hispanos] como comunidad. Malave era el latino de más reconocimiento y poder en CUNY y siempre estuvo muy conectado con la comunidad. No fue un joven que se olvidó de sus raíces”.

Rossana Rosado, Gerente General de EL DIARIO/LA PRENSA, señaló igualmente la gran perdida comunitaria: “… como el funcionario latino de más rango en CUNY, Malave era fuente de orgullo y apoyo para muchos profesionales en esa institución…”

En el mismo sentido se manifestó la Comisionada estatal del Servicio de Niños y Familias, Gladys Carrión: “Esto es una pérdida tremenda. Ernesto era una persona afable y generosa que siempre trataba de asegurarse de que CUNY respondiera a las necesidades de los estudiantes y, en particular de los latinos”.

Carol Robles-Roman, asistente del alcalde para Asuntos Legales y Fiduciaria de CUNY, emitió un comunicado: “… A lo largo de su carrera el Vice Canciller Malave ha servido como mentor y consejero tanto de los estudiantes como de los profesores y administradores. Nuestros esfuerzos para establecer el Proyecto de Reclutamiento de Puertorriqueños para CUNY demostró la extensión de su compromiso en todos los temas relacionados con CUNY…”.

“Todo CUNY lamenta el fallecimiento de nuestro querido Vice Canciller de Presupuesto y Finanzas. Era un colega y amigo extraordinariamente brillante, dedicado a su familia y a la universidad de todas las formas imaginables. Durante un cuarto de siglo CUNY se benefició de su creatividad y dedicación transmitiendo su pasión por la educación a los estudiantes”, dijo ayer Matthew Goldstein, Canciller de CUNY, en su comunicado oficial.

Al cierre de esta edición no se conocían todavía los datos correspondientes a su funeral.

candida.portugues@eldiariony.com

The Cadavre Exquis (Exquisite Corpse) was a favorite surrealist game from the 1920s onwards. The game involves multiple participants contributing to a single drawing. Traditionally, the participants create their section of the drawing and then cover it so the next person is drawing blind. Only after all participants have finished is the drawing unfolded and revealed.

The Paul Robeson Galleries has played the Exquisite Corpse game with 92 artists of the region to produce 30 drawings to mark our 30th Anniversary.This exhibition will literally manifest Paul Robeson Galleries mission
of inclusivity, participation, and community outreach.

This exhibition is on display at from November 19, 2009 – April 8, 2010

The Paul Robeson Galleries are located in the Robeson Campus Center,
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey,
350 Dr Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone +1 973 353 1610 Fax +1 973 353 5912