CHARAS Programs & The Yippie! Café

Present

SANTIAGO
“ A Great Latin Rock Music Group in New York City”

Musical Director: Edwin “ Pupa” Santiago

Come to this Fundraising for CHARAS Programs
Friday, April 30, 8pm to 12midnight

Donation: $ 10

The Yippie ! Café
9 Bleecker Street
( between The Bowery and Elizabeth St.)
NYC

For more info call Chino Garcia: 917- 285- 8414

Special Thanks to: The Yippie! Museum, Tucasa Sound Studio & all of our volunteers

Transportation: Subway, # 6 to Bleecker St or F, V, D & B to Lafayette St.
Buses, M 103, M 21, M 1, M 5, & M 6

New York University student organizations: Bella Quisqueya, C-Roots. L.U.C.H.A, Latino Studies Program, Africana Studies and Afrolatin@ Forum in partnership with United Bronx Parents Inc. and La Carreta Made A U-Turn Committee.

Present

A Tribute to Puerto Rican Poet/Playwright
Tato Laviera

Tuesday, April 27, 6-10PM
New York University
Kimmel Center, Room 401
60 Washington Square South
(corner of LaGuardia Place, NYC)

Tkts available day of event at
NYU Central Tkt office – General Admission: $25
Students/Seniors: $15
NYU Students: $7

For more information call Tato: 917-364-2223
or send email to: rcruzrios1@nyc.rr.com

Hosted by Juan Flores and Lorraine Montenegro (United Bronx Parents Inc.)

Participating Poets will include: Sandra Maria Esteves, Maria Aponte, Caridad De La Luz (La Bruja), Mariposa, Nancy Mercado, Prisionera, Myrna Nieves, Miguel Algarin, Louis Reyes Rivera, Jesus Papoleto Melendez, Fish Vargas, Rich Villar, George Zavala, Frank Perez, Sery Colon with Luisito Ayala, Raul Rios and Jose Angel Figueroa.

Music will include: Poet Americo Casiano Jr. and singer Jacqueline Flowers with their ensemble: NuyoRican School of Poetry Jazz Ensemble, Inc. with bassist Andy Gonzalez, and percussionists: Gene Golden, Vincent George and Abe Rodriguez, Carmen Ambert singing the Puerto Rican National Anthem, and will be highlighted by DASO under the direction of David Soto. Presenters: Edwin Melendez, Centro; Dr. William Luis, Vanderbilt University; Stephanie Alvarez Martinez, University of Texas, Panamerican.

Wednesday, April 7, 6-8pm
Union Theological Seminary
Social Hall

The Church and Society program and the Latin@ Caucus of Union Theological Seminary would like to invite the faculty and student community of Union, as well as the wider community, to a panel discussion regarding the plight of the Puerto Rican political prisoners currently being held in the United States. The political status of Puerto Rico will also be addressed.

Our Panel will consist of legal and pastoral activist/scholars that will frame the issue of these political prisoners within a context of justice, mercy, democracy and the right to political self-determination. Our panelists include:

Attorney Jan Susler of the Poor People’s Law Office in Chicago, IL;
Attorney and Law Professor Eduardo Villanueva Muñoz, of Maria de Hostos School of Law, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico;
Episcopal Priest Father Luis Barrios, Professor/Chair Department of Latin American & Latin@ Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice-City University of New York.

We eagerly anticipate your presence and participation in this critical discussion. For further information please contact Professor Cruz or Richard Colon, Chair of Latin@ Caucus.