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Lo Que Hay This Weekend Boston & NYC: Danza Mexicana y Mas

8:13 am By Maegan La Mala · Arts|boston|dance|Events|mexico · Comments Off

25 Nov 2011

Boston

Friday, November 18th

Paredes en Fuego: The 2011 Cacique Youth Art Show Opening Reception
Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
85 W. NEWTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02118

Ongoing

Calpulli Danza Mexicana in Queens Theater in the Park
Saturday, November 26 – 8 pm
Sunday, November 27 3 pm
Queens Theater in the Park, Flushing Meadow Park
Tickets available via the Box Office or by calling 718-760-0064

Tickets can also be purchased at event sponsor Compliments U Boutique in Jackson Heights, Queens (80-14 37th Ave.) and at Calpulli Youth Dance locations in Queens and Staten Island

Lo Que Hay This Weekend Boston, NYC: Musica, Hip Hop Theater Festival, Cemetery Tours y Mas

7:25 am By Maegan La Mala · boston|Lo Que Hay|Music|New York City · Comments Off

28 Oct 2011

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Boston

Considerado como uno de los mejores bajistas de Jazz del mundo, el puertorriqueño Eddie Gómez nos brinda una noche con lo mejor de su repertorio. Gracias a una colaboración entre Villa Victoria Center for the Arts y Berklee College of Music, esta especial presentación en Boston nos brinda la oportunidad de presenciar el talento de este gigante del Jazz.

Regarded as one of the best Jazz bass players in the world, Eddie Gómez will offer us an evening with the very best of his repertoire. Thanks to a collaboration between Villa Victoria Center for the Arts and Berklee College of Music, this one-night-only presentation is a unique opportunity to witness the talent of a true Jazz giant.

8 pm
Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
85 W Newton Street
Boston, Massachusetts
$10 hasta el 24 de octubre / $15 en la puerta

Purchase Tickets Here

New York City

Hip Hop Theater Festival
8pm: Workshop Performance of Re: Definition and Single Reflex
LaMama Experimental Theatre
74 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003
Free to RSVP with $10 suggested donation at the door
Visit HHTF.ORG for more info/tickets

Saturday, October 29th 2011

Hip Hop Theater Festival
4:30pm-6pm: Book Launch for Say Word! and The Prophet Returns
LaMama Experimental Theatre
74 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003
Free to RSVP with $10 suggested donation at the door
Visit HHTF.ORG for more info/tickets

Sunday, October 30

Bronx, NYC

Panel Discusssion: Who is Albizu?
3 – 6 pm
El Maestro, Inc., 1300 Southern Boulevard

Presenter: Camilo Matos

Panelists:
-Ponce Laspina: Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico, Junta de Nueva York
-Olga I. Sanabria: Puerto Rico Committee in the U.N.
-Iris Zavala-Martinez: Lecturer, Hunter College
-Carlitos Rovira: Former Young Lord
Music:
DJ Mellow G
Tato Torres
Fernandito Ferrer
Luis Cruz
Angelito Villot
Pichichi

Poets
Mariposa
Prisionera Jamas
Armando Pacheco Matos

Ongoing

Bronx, NYC

After Dark at Woodlawn – Annual Halloween History Tour

OCTOBER 29, 30 and 31, 2011

Creep Through One of the Nation’s Oldest Cemeteries and the Final Resting Place of Notorious New Yorkers

This year, the spookiest annual Halloween event is getting a dramatic makeover. On October 29, 30 and 31, an early evening walk through Woodlawn comes ALIVE with real-life interpretations of NYC legends and lore, surreal tales of unsolved mysteries and murders, and more. Folklorist Elena Martinez leads the tours, accompanied by bagpipers and other mysterious characters. Flashlights required.

Two tours—6PM and 7PM nightly

COST: $20 admission fee.

Reservations are required for the Halloween tours.

Call 718-920-1469

Meet at the Jerome Avenue Entrance
The Jerome Avenue Entrance is located near the intersection of Jerome Avenue and Bainbridge Avenue.

#4 train to Woodlawn Station

More Actions/Voices Against Secure Communities : Today in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami

16 Aug 2011

As I wrote yesterday, the actions and voices against Secure Communities grow louder. Today there are at least six actions planned targeting President Obama and the Democratic Party as the continue to lie and pass the blame onto the Republicans while pushing over a million deportations. Some organizations are calling today a National Day of Action Against Secure Communities. See if you can find and event near you and stay tuned for reports from the protests as they come in.

• CHICAGO, IL press conference & rally at 11:25 AM: Obama’s national campaign headquarters, One Prudential Plaza 130 E. Randolph St, Chicago, ILL
• HOUSTON, TX at 11:00 AM: Harris County Democratic Party, 1445 North Loop, Ste. 110, Houston, TX
• BOSTON, MS at 1:30 PM: Massachusetts Democratic Party , 77 Summer St. 10th Floor, Boston MA
• MIAMI, FL at 3:00 PM: Miami Dade Democratic Party, 801 Arthur Godfrey Rd., Miami Beach, FL
• ATLANTA at 11:00 AM: Democratic Party Georgia Headquarters, 763 Trabert Ave., Atlanta, GA
• CHARLOTTE, NC at 2:00 PM: Mecklenburg County Democratic Party, 500 E Morehead St # 106, Charlotte, NC

Who’s Your Mama : Event at Food for Thought in Amherst on November 13th

11:41 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Books|boston|Events|Family|Women · 1 Comment

4 Nov 2009

223 I met the organizer of this event, TK, at the Allied Media Conference this past summer. Another amazing mami media maker puts together an amazing event. Those in the Amherst area represent and support.

NOVEMBER 13, 2009 * 7PM
Food for Thought Books

Please join us for a very special evening of women’s voices and responses to benefit To Tell you the Truth. Featuring Who’s Your Mama: Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers (Edt. by Yvonne Byone) Contributors: JLove Calderon (We Got Issues!/ That White Girl), Marcella Runell Hall Hall (Hip Hop Education Guidebook) and Marla Teyolia (Empowered Mama!). On site childcare provided.

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Quick Links on Edward Kennedy

4:02 pm By la Macha · boston|Massachusetts · 1 Comment

26 Aug 2009

Remember how I said that I didn’t think that Edward Kennedy has as deep of a connection to migrant workers as his brother? Turns out I was wrong. Via the UFW blog:

Since Sen. Edward M. Kennedy championed the cause of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement after picking up the mantle from Sen. Robert F. Kennedy following his assassination in 1968, no national political leader has more effectively and selflessly embraced the farm workers’ cause.

Year after year, Sen. Kennedy stood shoulder to shoulder with the farm workers in good times and bad during marches and rallies, political campaigns and legislative battles from the halls of the United States Senate to the dusty farm fields of California.

As United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta once said, Robert and Ted Kennedy “didn’t come to us and tell us what was good for us. All they said was, ‘What do you want? And how can I help?’ That’s why we love them.”

And from Huffington Post comes this somewhat sappy by ultimately informative essay about Kennedy’s history with immigration:

With his impressive record on healthcare reform, it’s easy to forget that Kennedy cut his teeth first on immigration. He began his first race for the Senate with a call for immigration reform in 1962 and has been fighting for a more inclusive America ever since. Senator Kennedy fashioned our modern-day legal system of immigration. He created humane refugee and asylum policies. And he set the stage for a 21st century solution to the problem of illegal immigration. These are no small feats.

With his 1965 immigration legislation, Senator Kennedy made sure families were reunited without regard to race, religion, or national origin. With his 1980 Refugee Act, he made sure refugees were protected– whether stranded in overseas camps, or seeking asylum on our shores. In recent years, Sen. Kennedy has fought tirelessly for the kind of comprehensive immigration reform that would extend rights and responsibilities to the 12 million immigrant workers and family members living in our nation without legal protection.

Joe Biden on Edward Kennedy

11:06 am By la Macha · boston|Massachusetts|Politics · 2 Comments

26 Aug 2009

Joe Biden has a reputation of being a bit of bumbling jackass when it comes to talking (remember the panic button he hit with his commentary on airplanes and swine flu?), but with his remarks on Edward Kennedy passing away, he even had me teary eyed.

The DREAM Goes Ivy League : Harvard Pres Supports DREAM Act

8:02 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · boston|Education|Immigration · Comments Off

21 May 2009

logo_harvard If Harvard supports the DREAM Act, why aren’t you?

Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust yesterday backed federal legislation that would clear the way for illegal immigrant students to apply for legal residency, an endorsement that stunned students and drew criticism for a president who has largely steered clear of fierce debates.

Many organizers on the ground at Harvard deserve much props for their work around this issue, especially Sanctuary editor Kyle , who got his own shout out in the Boston Globe. Harvard now, Congress mañana?

Via / Citizen Orange

Shout Out y Gracias to Northeastern’s LASO

12:35 pm By Maegan La Mala · boston|Education|Events|VivirLatino · Comments Off

5 Dec 2008

Role%20of%20Latin%20Women%20%285%29.jpg If there was any doubt in my mind about the up and coming generation of Latino leaders being unleashed into the world, those doubts were put to rest last night by the amazingly intelligent and energetic members of Northeastern University’s Latin American Student Organization (LASO).

Last night I was in Boston and was honored to speak with college Latinos about Latina identity politics. We labeled ourselves and examined labels put on us as Latinos by the mainstream media and politicians, we explored the dynamics of Latina identity in terms of the intersection of race, ethnicity, and gender and we talked about how all of those are rooted in a specific history and cultural context.

I may be exhausted from my trip, where I was jostled through the Boston public transit system, pero interacting with such an amazing group of promising rising leaders left me inspired and thoughtful with how to move forward cuz we know each generation moves the struggle ahead.

Pa’lante and mil gracias to the gracious team that made it happen and to all that came out and participated last night.

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