Upcoming Events in the Puerto Rican Community

Independence for Puerto Rico: The Best Solution to Colonialism

Parkway Central Library PA, United States

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…

Opening Night of Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico & the Survival of a People

The Silberman School of Social Work 2180 3rd Ave, New York, NY, United States

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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