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VivirLatino’s Maegan la Mala at Queens Museum Mañana

April 18th, 2009

3249_69910733281_628283281_1701553_7883186_nYours truly will be at the Queens Museum of Art tomorrow from 1 to 6 pm, as part of the Poetas en NY contingent celebrating Latino authors and NYC Immigrants Week.

One of the things I love about the Queens Museum ( I was just there yesterday), is that they always host events and exhibits that are really representative of the diversity of Queens and feature poc/woc artists. Oh and it’s in my hood meaning I can walk there from casa mala!

Now I’m off to find something sort of family friendly to read cuz I’m not usually family friendly.

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Poetry y Cultura for Your Soul at Capicu’s 2nd Anniversary Showcase in NYC

March 25th, 2009

n50643554762_4465We do lots of politics here at VivirLatino pero the cultural is the political and each feed into each other. Which is why if you are in the NYC area this Friday, you should come through to Brooklyn to celebrate Capicu’s Poetry & Cultural Showcase and not just I’m gonna be there.

What do you get when you mix a trendy lounge, mojitos, a dynamic host, visual artists and some of the hottest poets & comedians in NYC with a crowd that is ready to feed their souls and then party the night away…

CAPICU POETRY & CULTURAL SHOWCASE @ NOTICE LOUNGE IN BROOKLYN!
Friday, March 27
7 pm
Notice Lounge & Cafe
198 Union Ave (across from 90th Precinct)
Brooklyn, NY

Join Capicu Poetry & Cultural Showcase as we celebrate their second anniversary at Brooklyn’s own Notice Lounge.

Here’s just part of our Special Line-Up! (Confirmed):

Flaco Navaja- multitalented performer that has graced the stages as a feature of Nuyorican Poets Cafe, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, and is also the lead vocalist for Boricua Roots music group YERBABUENA
Americo Casiano- Award-winning and Founding Poet

c/o PRSUN Radio:
Americo Casiano Jr. is one of the original Nuyorican poets and a key founding activist for the Nuyorican arts movement. He has promoted, produced and coordinated numerous readings and performance series for key arts and cultural organizations in New York City. Among them: El Taller/galleria Boricua (The Puerto Rican Workshop, Inc.), El Museo Del Barrio, Inc., New Rican Village, Inc. the Bronx Council on the Arts and the NuyoRican School Original Poetry Jazz Ensemble, Inc.

Maegan “La Mamita Mala” Ortiz- Managing Editor of VivirLatino.com

A Queens born and bred Nuyorican mami, Espanglish poeta, freelance writer, blogger, and all around rabble rouser. Her words and opinions have been featured in the Washington Post, Latina Magazine, The New York Daily News, and National Public Radio.

George Diaz- Comedian- Creator- Producer- Director

As founder of Latino Laughter, Llegamos Live and Llegamos Radio, George has worked with many of today Latin luminaries in the entertainment industry. Through the years, he has collaborated with Daddy Yankee, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Frankie Negron, Brenda K. Starr, Ulysses, Terrero, Paul Rodriguez, and Dave Chappelle. As producer of Llegamos Live, George has launched the careers of many of his former and current Llegamos Players, but he is humble enough to only remind them of this fact daily, George Diaz is firmly committed to making the world a better place- for Latinos. Oh, and non-Latinos as well.

More info very soon!

You helped us build Capicu…it is only right you come celebrate with us.

More Special Invited Guests will be announced soon…

As always we will have special giveaways and lots of surprises…get there early…afterparty included with your $10 admission.

This is double VivirLatino event as one of the organizers/hosts has been a guest blogger here, Sofrito For Your Soul founder, George “Urban Jibaro” Torres. George and I also shared a mentor, so I think a night like Friday was meant to be.

Hope to see you there.

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VivirLatino’s Maegan la Mala Helping to Create a Hispanic Panic Tonite in NYC

January 28th, 2009

NY’ers! Si, I know it’s nasty outside pero come and cuddle with me tonite the PANIC! Reading Series (formerly FREAKS READ).

The place is Nowhere, 322 E 14th St.

The time is 8 pm.

The cosa is HISPANIC PANIC! and will feature poets and activistas Maegan “La Mamita Mala” Ortiz and Karen Jaime. Charles Rice-González, novelist and BAAD! executive director will also read, as will the host with the most (and VL amigo,) Charlie Vazquez.

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VL’s Maegan la Mala with make/shift Magazine in Brooklyn, NY Tomorrow Nite

January 9th, 2009

makeshift1_med.jpgYours truly will be trekking into Brooklyn, NYC tomorrow nite, to lend her words and support to the amazing magazine make/shift.

EVENT: MAKE/SHIFT IN BROOKLYN
Saturday, January 10, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Fort Green , Brooklyn — RSVP to info@makeshiftmag.com for address
Coeditors/copublishers Jessica Hoffmann and Daria Yudacufski are heading east for a house party hosted by marvelous make/shift supporters Mariana Ruiz Firmat and Chad Jones. Join us for an evening of readings, food, and good company at a party to build community and benefit make/shift. Readings by Jen Benka, Blackamazon, Mariana Ruiz Firmat, Maegan “la Mala” Ortiz, and Masha Tupitsyn. Suggested donation of $5+ at the door. No one will be turned away for lack of funds, and those who donate $20 or more will receive a subscription to make/shift.

I can’t say enough wonderful things about the whole make/shift crew and the amazing work they all do. So if you can come, represent, and support.

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Shout Out y Gracias to Northeastern’s LASO

December 5th, 2008

Role%20of%20Latin%20Women%20%285%29.jpgIf 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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What Do Latina Women Want From Our Next President?

October 16th, 2008

Two nights ago, a group of woman gathered in LaGuardia Community College in Queens, NYC to address the presidential wannabes and voters themselves to say what they wanted. Part of the nationwide This is What Women Want speak out, Latina voices were loud and clear and presente.

Luz Rodriguez, of SisterSong, Women of Color Health Care Collective, speaks of human rights.

See more Latina women, including Kety Esquivel and VL Editor Maegan la Mala, speak what they want after the jump.

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VivirLatino Editor, Maegan la Mala, Speaking Tonight at What Women Want Debate Eve Speakout- NYC

October 14th, 2008

n28870278542_5767.jpgTonight yours truly lends her voice to the This Is What Women Want Speaking Tour at LaGuardia Community College, in Long Island City, Queens, NYC. Slated to speak are Kate Bornstein, Kety Esquivel, Shelby Knox, Betsy Reed, Amy Richards, and Carmen Van Kerkhove. Done with being represented by skewed polls and stereotypes?

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
7:00pm – 9:00pm
LaGuardia Community College
Mainstage Theater, 31-10 Thomson Avenue
Long Island City, NY

Got something to say about the economy, the war, health care, or any other issue?

Then don’t miss This Is What Women Want: a pre-debate speakout in NYC!

This Is What Women Want is your chance to cut through the spin and tell the media, the candidates and the world exactly what you want this election season.

We’re on a This Is What Women Want Tour of speakouts across the country. We started in Boston on Thursday, 8/21, and now we’re taking it to each debate city the night before the debate.

On Tuesday, October 14, local and national media will sit up and listen to women in NYC – from national leaders to the not-yet-known. It could be your voice at that mic!

Come tell us exactly what you want from the candidates, the media and the next President. We’ll be sending the best speakouts to the media and the candidates.

From the economy, to sexism, racism, and other bias in the media’s coverage of the campaign, to immigration, war, poverty, health care, reproductive justice, sexual freedom, worker’s rights, violence, education, environmental concerns and more, this is an unprecedented chance to set the agenda for the country. Whether you’ve got a criticism of the status quo or a visionary idea that no one has yet considered, we want to hear from you.

Our goal is simple: to ensure that the real and varied concerns of women are a force to be reckoned with this election season.

This is What Women Want
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Happy Third Birthday to Us!

October 12th, 2008

Los_Pitufos_Cumpleanos_FelizFrontal.jpgThree years ago, VivirLatino.com went live and the world hasn’t been the same since.

Ok so maybe I exaggerate and by the world only mean the blogosphere, pero three years ago when I started as an editor here, I knew this would be a wonderful site and project and my expectations continue to be met.

We’ve had amazing editors, guest editors, special coverage of events as fluffy as the Latin Grammy Awards to serious events like debates and major political conventions. We’ve been to amazing concerts and conferences and gotten to chill with amazing writers and musicians and their talent. We’ve moved beyond this space to work in coalition for things we believe in like justice.

Pero the one thing that sets us apart and continues to set us apart for the rest of the Latino blogosphere, is our realness. We’re not trying to be snarky for the sake of being hipster cool. We’re not trying to make people comfortable. We’re not making up our voices. Jennifer, La Macha, and I somos quienes somos with our silly pop culture addictions and our real struggles.

Gracias to you, VivirLatino audience for sticking with us through changes and for growing with us. Pa’lante siempre (and have a piece of cake).

Maegan la Mala Ortiz

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Tonight : VivirLatino Editor, Maegan la Mala Acts Just Like a Girl

October 11th, 2008

jlagfrontcover-sm.jpgJoin editor Michelle Sewell and contributors Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Maegan “la Mala” Ortiz, Sara Herrington, Jade!, Ellen Hagan, Tanisha Christie, Penelope Laurence, and K. Coleman Foote for a sizzling, provocative, and boundary pushing reading.

Saturday, October 11, 2008 – 7:00pm
Bluestockings Books
172 Allen Street
New York, NY
www.bluestockings.com

Just Like A Girl is a rough-and-tumble, sassy, kick-ass travelogue through the bumpy, powerful, action-packed world of GIRL. A world where girls and women know how to pick themselves up and brush themselves off. These are the clever girls. The funny girls. The girls who know there is no sin in being born one.

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