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El Grito de Lares in New York |
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 The Struggle Continues, Here and There!
RALLY & MARCH -Thursday, September 23, 2010
4:00 pm
Assemble and Rally at Marcus Garvey Park
(124th & Madison Ave.)
March down Lexington Ave. to 106th St.
6:30 pm
Grito de Lares Commemoration/
Closing Ceremony Claridad Photo Exhibit
@ Julia de Burgos Cultural Center
(Lexington Ave. @
106th St.)
Featuring music, spoken word, poetry, performerrs and speakers
Organized by the United Grito de Lares Committee
For more information contact:
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Puerto Rican community celebrates the release of a political prisoner |
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July 27th, 2010 3:31 pm
By Hector Alamo, Chicago City Buzz Examiner
The release of Carlos Alberto Torres
was cause for a celebration for Puerto Rico’s global community – those
living on the island and the many more living in the diaspora. But none
cheered louder than the crowd that welcomed Torres back to his hometown
of Chicago on Monday.
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Lolita Lebrón, a bold fighter for Puerto Rican independence |
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By Carlos 'Carlito' Rovira
The story of a revolutionary.
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Throughout Puerto Rican history, women have played an exemplary and leading role in the struggle against colonialism and oppression. Political and military leaders like Mariana Bracetti, Lola Rodríguez De Tío, Juana Colón, Blanca Canales and many others, have been models of courage and devotion to the struggle for independence and self-determination. One of the most widely known and respected women from the 20th century Puerto Rican liberation struggle is Lolita Lebrón.
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| Lolita Lebron is arrested on March 1, 1954 after disrupting Congress in support of Puerto Rico’s liberation |
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Lolita Lebron, Nationalist Party Leader Dies |
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 Por Inter News Service (From El Nuevo Dia)
San Juan- La líder nacionalista Lolita Lebrón, quien estuvo
encarcelada un cuarto de siglo en Estados Unidos por dirigir un comando
que atacó el Congreso, falleció a las 11:05 de la mañana de hoy.
Lebrón,
de 89 años de edad, se hallaba en un centro hospitalario de San Juan
desde hace unas semanas debido a complicaciones cardiorespiratorias que
no pudo superar, según trascendió.
(Read & View Photos of Commemoration Mass)
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REMEMBER EL GRITO DE LARES on September 23rd! |
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 Remember El Grito de Lares in your community!
Boricuas plan events across the United States.
Tell us-puertoricans about your event.
September 23rd, 1868 was the birth of the Puerto Rican nation. Islanders launched an armed rebellion to end
Spanish colonial rule. Nearly 1,000 revolutionaries --escaped African
slaves, jibaros from the countryside, and middle and upper class
creoles-- reached the mountain town of Lares with shouts of "Que Viva Puerto Rico Libre!" “Long
Live Free Puerto Rico!.” Although Spain
crushed the insurrection, it expressed the people’s desire for freedom and marked the beginning of the Puerto Rican nation.
El Grito de Lares flag
continues to symbolize national independence.
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Arizona bill targeting ethnic studies signed into law |
 Gov.
Jan Brewer signs bill that bans schools from teaching classes
designed for students of particular ethnic group. School districts
may appeal the law, which becomes effective Dec. 31.
By Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times
May 12, 2010
A
bill that aims to ban ethnic studies in Arizona schools was signed into
law by Gov. Jan Brewer, cheering critics who called such
classes divisive and alarming others who said it's yet another law
targeting Latinos in the state.
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| Featuring "Mariposa," PRODUCED BY LENINA NADAL |
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Puerto Rican government issues birth certificate extension |
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 The government of Puerto Rico has extended the validity of current birth certificates until Sept. 30, giving more time to apply for and receive new certificates. New birth certificates will begin being issued July 1 as planned. After the Sept. 30 deadline, all previous birth
certificates will be invalid.
An online application can be completed in English or Spanish, and
applicants will be required to upload necessary identification
documents, such as a copy of a driver's license or U.S. passport.
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Puerto Ricans are the poorest ethnic group in USA, with 31.2% living in poverty |
Puerto Ricans are some of the most prominent figures in New York politics and culture, so some people are surprised when they hear that, overall, Puerto Ricans are among the poorest and least educated New Yorkers. Almost a third in New York are living in poverty. Here are some of the figures.
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