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NYC : LGBTQS Unity Rally in the Bronx Today
7:00 am By Maegan La Mala · GLBT|New York City · 1 Comment
20 Nov 2010
Sorry for the last minute notice gente. I didn’t catch this event till late last in the VivirLatino inbox gracias to BAAD! night pero I wanted to share it for those who are in the Bronx, NYC area.
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS MARCH AND RALLY TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST THE LGBTQS COMMUNITIES
Gay and straight leaders march and rally to combat violence against the gay community in New York. Called the LGBTQS United As One March and Rally, this non-political event is being organized by community leaders in the wake of devastating violence against the gay community, including an attack against a gay man in the restroom of the Stonewall Inn, the birthplace of the gay rights movement, and the abduction, unlawful imprisonment and sodomy of gay men by a gang in the Bronx. The LGBTQS United As One March and Rally also comes on the heels of suicides by young LGBTQ people related to their sexuality and targeted violence against straight residents for “looking” gay.Saturday, November 20, 2010
March Assembly Time: 11 AM
March Begins: Noon
Unity March Route : Starting the march at Bronx Community College (University Ave and West 181 Street) to 1910 Osborne Place, Bronx, NY (site of the attack) for a prayer. Then, walking to the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse (161 Street and Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY)
Route Length: Approximately 2 milesUnity Rally: Bronx Courthouse (East 161 Street and Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY)
Approximate Rally Start Time: 2pm
ACHÉ! The First Alternative Womyn’s Health & Wellness Cooperative in the South Bronx
8:07 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Activism|Health|New York City|Women · Comments Off
6 Sep 2009This makes so happy. Hopefully it can be an inspiration for other communities, not just across New York City but across the country. This isn’t health care reform. This is health care revolution!
Celebrate with CASA – The Launching of ACHÉ!
The First Alternative Womyn’s Health & Wellness Cooperative in the South BronxCasa is launching the first Womyn’s Alternative Health and Wellness Cooperative – ACHÉ (Alternative Cooperative for Healing & Empowerment) for young and adult womyn this Fall. Inspired by the womyn in the Zapatista community and their organizing & movement building for autonomy, we are creating our model for sustainable and accessible healthcare for community, activist & organizers. The cooperative will support the health and wellness needs of womyn while being a respite to integrate self care into their daily practice and heal from internalized oppression.
ACHE will have spirituality, culture & human rights at the core of its sustainability. We use earth based spirituality to create sacred space to align ourselves with the healing elements of the season for the healing of our mind, body and spirit. Join our monthly healing circles(a monthly healing women’s group to break the silence of issues affecting community women including trauma of DV, violence, sexual assault, self mutilation, low self esteem, disordered eating etc.)We also offer complementary workshops such as: yoga, reiki, alternative fitness, afro-Caribbean rhythms, healing remedies, acupressure, meditation, and more.
JOIN OUR HEALERS NETWORK TODAY!
We are looking for health practitioners, curanderas, folk healers, midwives, organizers, artist, etc. to join our Womyn of Color Healers Network, which will regularly provide free or low cost health care and wellness classes and trainings that include self gyn examinations, childbirth, STD/HIV prevention and alternative care, herbal medicine, nutrition, healthy meal preparation, holistic therapies, natural medicine treatment of weak immune systems, and trauma.
Empowering Our Young Mujeres in the Bronx
9:33 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Activism|Events|New York City|Women|youth · Comments Off
20 Mar 2009THIS Saturday, March 21, 2009
My Sister’s Keeper: Empowerment Day for Women and Girls at The Point, CDC
More than a Women’s History Month Celebration, this event is in response to a series of incidents of young women being harassed, in the Hunt’s Point Community. There have been several incidents of young women being harassed, followed and in some cases attacked on their way to programming at Rocking the Boat on Lafayette, near the waterfront where it is very dark and isolated. Some of these girls also go to The Point for activities. On this peninsula, in this Borough, in this city we are one community and we are our sister’s keepers.
3pm – 3:45pm Teen-led Discussion – How to have a healthy relationship; exploring the issue of domestic/dating violence in our community.
4pm – 4:45pm Panel – Community leaders will discuss creating safer streets for youth and the specific needs and challenges faced by young women, followed by Q & A. Panelists: Anita Antonetty, Job Skills Advocate, Rocking the Boat and Danny Peralta, Director for Arts and Education, The Point CDC, Shihan Warixi Soto, Founder & CEO of F.A.S.T., Dayanara Marte, Executive Director of Casa Atabex Ache
5pm – 6pm Self defense Workshop –led by Shihan Warixi Soto who teaches F.A.S.T.Female Alternative Street Tactics, a class designed for women and the streets of New York City.
Showcase Hosted by Mariposa & melleSOL
6pm – 8:30pm
Featuring: The 4 Most Wanted, MeliD Indigo, TreZure the Empress, Leeia, Sheila Maldonado, Shihan Warixi , melleSOL, Mariposa w/percussionist Julissa Vale, Amalgamate Dance Company and surprise guest.
Raffle and Door Prize.
Free for all High School students (with valid ID)
$5 for college students and adults.
Proceeds will go towards seed $ to establish a
Young Women/Girls Empowerment Program at The Point.
Kelston’s Kitchen
The NEW Restaurant at The Point will be OPEN!
The Point, CDC< o:p>
940 Garrison Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10474
718.542.4139
www.thepoint.org
6 Train to Hunt’s Point
PLEASE FORWARD
HOPE TO SEE YOU HERE THIS WEEKEND!
El Bronx Lives thanks to Fish.
9:48 am By Maegan La Mala · Environment|New York City · Comments Off
24 Mar 2006
When you think of wildlife and fish swimming in rivers, the South Bronx is probably the last place that comes to mind. Congressman José E. Serrano wants to change your mind. On Tuesday the Bronx Rican Congressman helped release 200 alewife herring into the Bronx River. This is the first time in recent memory that a native species of herring have been reintroduced to the river, a long time toxic dumping ground.The fish are expected to be the seed colony for a breeding population. In a statement released to the press Serrano said:
For many years, the Bronx River was a dumping ground, a virtual dead zone for wildlife. That picture today is totally changed. In many spots it has become an urban oasis, a refuge from the concrete and steel of the city. Adding wildlife back will only serve to continue that shift from a mistreated backwater to a treasured resource for generations to come.
Via / Congressman José E. Serrano
Immigration, blogging and the power of media
3:25 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Blogs|Immigration|Movies|New York City · 1 Comment
21 Mar 2006
My friend Oso pointed me in the direction of a very intriguing documentary project being developed in the Bronx which proposes to explore how using social mediums such as blogs affects the lives of new immigrants:
What happens when immigrants in the Bronx start blogging? Can social media help people communicate better with friends and family back home? Can it help communities sustain themselves? The Bronx Blog Project is a multimedia documentary about community, immigration, homesickness, and technology. Focusing on the experiences of a handful of ESL students and utilizing video and the Internet, the project documents the effects of new communication technologies on people looking for better, cheaper ways to communicate to friends and family both in the United States and their home countries, and wishing to develop and maintain new communities in the U.S.
Hugo Chavez Plays Santa in el Bronx, NYC
8:57 am By Maegan La Mala · New York City|Politics|Venezuela · Comments Off
23 Nov 2005
The wintry cold is already here in NYC and many of my fellow city dwellers are dreading their heating bills and/or rent increases that may come as the price of heating oil rises. Controversial Venezuelan Presidente Hugo Chavez wants to soften the blow a bit for the poor and non-profits that serve them in the South Bronx. Eight-million gallons of heating oil is being sold super cheap via CITGO, the Houston-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s national oil company. A similar program was also announced for Massachusetts.
Via / NY Daily News
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