Upcoming Events in the Puerto Rican Community
In case you haven't been able to take a glance at the conference schedule, we have created this overview, arranged by days: from Friday, August 22nd to Sunday, August 25th. You may notice that we will be providing breakfast every day, and lunch on the first two days, as we enjoy our wonderful keynote speaker and an opportunity to partake in the organization's business meeting
The Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance, in collaboration with its partners, the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey and the New Jersey State Veterans Chamber of Commerce, proudly announces a special film screening of the award-winning PBS Documentary THE BORINQUENEERS to honor Hispanic Heritage Month and launch a fundraiser to raise capital for the development of a community park in Perth Amboy dedicated to 65th Infantry Borinqueneers of the U.S. Army. Highlighting the event, actor David Zayas, renowned for his roles in HBO’s "Dexter" and "OZ" and Hulu’s “THE BEAR,” will receive the prestigious "Caballero Award." This award honors individuals…
The Free Library of Philadelphia and Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora presents Alberto Medina and Luis Ponce in conversation with Free Library’s Social Science and History Department head Alberto Pagan-Ramirez in a 2-day series talking about the current status of colonialism in Puerto Rico. The current "commonwealth" (or territorial) status of Puerto Rico is actually colonial in nature, argues BUDPR. In this discussion, BUDPR leaders will expose how the colonial intervention of the U.S. has become dramatically evident in the last 10 years, and what tools the public can use to move…
The Free Library of Philadelphia and Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora presents Alberto Medina and Luis Ponce in conversation with Free Library’s Social Science and History Department head Alberto Pagan-Ramirez in a 2-day series talking about the current status of colonialism in Puerto Rico. BUDPR leaders will argue why statehood for Puerto Rico is the wrong alternative and why Puerto Rican independence is not only the right or moral solution, but also how it will benefit Puerto Rico economically. BUDPR will talk about its Congressional work to bring awareness about independence and will offer…
Join CENTRO on the opening night of Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People, on view at the CENTRO Gallery in El Barrio from March 13th, 2025 to September, 2025. This exhibition honors Puerto Rican identities in the archipelago and its diasporas. The Puerto Rican diaspora can be understood as a collage of overlapping histories of colonialism, resistance, and survival, and Diasporic Collage engages with collage as both practice and metaphor. Countering the concept of a melting pot, which emphasizes assimilation and loss of culture, the idea…
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