Posts Tagged ‘Lolita Lebron’
NYC Event Tonight : Lolita, A Tribute in Photos
10:53 am By Maegan La Mala · Events|Media|New York City|Puerto Rico|Women · Comments Off
12 Nov 2010
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NYC : Save the Date Lolita Lebrón /A Commemoration of the Life of a Puerto Rican Patriot and International Heroine
7:11 am By Maegan La Mala · Events|New York City|Puerto Rico|Women · Comments Off
26 Oct 2010
Lolita Lebrón
A Commemoration of Her LifeSaturday November 20, 2010 @ 7:00 PM
Hunter College CUNY
68th Street and Lexington Avenue
West Building, 7th Floor/ Lecture Hall
ManhattanGuest Speakers:
MarÃa de Lourdes Santiago (Vice President of the Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP)
Pedro Nuñez Mosquera (Cuban Ambassador to the United Nations)
Carol Delgado (General Consul of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in New York)
Linda Alonso Lebrón (Niece of Lolita Lebrón)
Dylcia Pagán (Former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner & Prisoner of War)Cultural Presentations by:
Delilah
Jani “Bomba” Rose
Veronica Verdad
Sery ColónMC: Nancy Cabrero
Sponsored by:
Casa de las Américas
Department of Romance Languages, Hunter College CUNY
Eugenio MarÃa de Hostos Student Club, Hunter College CUNY
Fundación Andrés Figueroa Cordero, Inc.
National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights
Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño
Partido Nacionalista Puertorriqueño
What Isn’t Included in Latino Heritage Month : El Grito de Lares
2:03 pm By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico · Comments Off
23 Sep 2010
It’s an independence celebration often not mentioned. Perhaps because El Grito de Lares, Puerto Rico’s cry of independence from Spain on September 23, 1868 has yet to fulfill itself completely. There will be no digital flags waving on the Spanish language television networks wishing Puerto Ricans a “happy independence day” because since 1898, Puerto Rico has been a colony of the United States. While many Puerto Ricans do not know their own history, specifically that 142 years ago Ramón Emeterio Betances and Segundo Ruiz Belvis declared the Republic of Puerto Rico, the United States government knows the power of that date since they chose September 23, 2005 to kill modern day Rican independence leader Filiberto Ojeda RÃos.
This means that to Puerto Ricans, today carries tremendous importance and weight. This year we have seen the release of Puerto Rican political prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres and we have celebrated the sacrifices of Lolita Lebron and Juan Mari Bras. While the town of Lares, Puerto Rico attempted to change it’s name from the “city of el grito” to “the city of open skies”, Puerto Rican people take today to reaffirm the struggle that continues and reaffirm their commitment to fighting against colonialism, no matter what name changes attempt to cover up the international crime.
Que Viva Puerto Rico Libre!
Hasta Siempre Lolita : Puerto Rican Freedom Fighter Lolita Lebron Passes On
2:11 pm By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico|Women · 1 Comment
1 Aug 2010Lolita Lebron, former Puerto Rican political prisoner, madre y mami of an entire movement for Puerto Rican freedom passed away this morning at the age of 89.
Lolitia Lebron is perhaps most widely known for her participation in an attack in the U.S. Congress in March of 1954, for which she served time as and was released thanks to a large movement of Puerto Ricans on the island and in the U.S. Even after her release, Lolita Lebron was a loud defender of the struggle for Puerto Rican liberation. The media painted her as a fanatic, as crazy, as violent, pero for many Rican mujeres, myself included, she was an example of lucha and love for sovereignty. She is an example of the often downplayed role of women in the Puerto Rican struggle and in all struggles for Latin American liberation.
As a mujer and as a mami, I have never had an issue raising Lolita Lebron as an example of sacrifice and love to my hijas. That is not to justify violence (although I am in no way a pacifist). Colonial struggle is complicated and must be acknowledged as such. Lolita Lebron’s legacy is one thing that has always fed my own drive to move forward and it will continue to serve as a model that contrasts strongly with the image of colonized mujer as sitting idly by behind, waiting for men to act.
La lucha continua hermana Lolita.
Today in Rican History
11:04 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · history|Puerto Rico · 1 Comment
1 Mar 2010
On March 1st 1954, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andrés Figueroa Cordero, Lolita Lebrón e Irvin Flores unfurled a Puerto Rican flag and began shooting at the 240 Representatives of the 83rd Congress who were on the floor during debate over an immigration bill.
Considered an act of terrorism by some, an act of extreme patriotism in the struggle for Puerto Rican freedom by others, remembering this act is a hell of a way to start Women’s History Month, remembering the way that mujeres have been at the forefront of struggles.
Que Viva Puerto Rico Libre.
This Past Weekend in Rican History: March 1, 1954 Puerto Rican Nationalist Attack on congress-54 years later
10:12 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|history|Politics|Puerto Rico|Women · Comments Off
3 Mar 2008
On March 1st, 1954, while Puerto Rican beauty Rita Moreno graced the cover of LIFE magazine and while the US was exploding the first hydrogen bomb on the bikini atoll in the Marshall islands, another bomb was about to drop at u.s. imperialist headquarters. 4 Puerto Rican Nationalists led by Lolita Lebron, opened fire over a session of the US House of Representatives, demanding independence for Puerto Rico. In the picture are Lolita Lebron, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Irving Flores (RIP), Andres Figueroa Cordero (RIP).
Gracias to Yasmin Hernandez
La Patria es Una Mujer: Lolita Lebron
1:33 pm By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Justice|Puerto Rico · 10 Comments
8 Mar 2006
With all the discussion here on VL around Jen’s post : Is Puerto Rico Latin America?, and in light of today being International Women’s Day I thought it would be appropriate to highlight Latina mujeres who have impacted the world. One of my personal sheros is Lolita Lebron.
Hola!
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