Festival de la Palabra (The Word Festival) is the top literary event in Puerto Rico, and the only literary festival in the world based on one single community -the Puerto Rican community- which is held in two very distinct cities: San Juan and New York, and for the first time celebrated at Loisaida Inc. in the heart of the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
The MiniFest will have: Creative workshops for kids, fun games and activities, storytelling and a Light Show called "Colorful Animals" with many more surprises.
As diversity initiatives gain in popularity, how can we ensure that equity is at the root of their focus? Together, let’s explore the landscape and ask what is needed for tangible, real success around race, gender, disability status, and artistic aesthetic in the arts and beyond.
War in the Neighborhood: Gentrification and Graphic Art with Seth Tobocman Music by Eric Blitz, Andy Laties and Joe Merolla. Tuesday, November 15th, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Published in 1999, [...]
Loisaida Inc. presents photos by Ignacio Soltero, Carlos Manuel Rivera, Yelaine Rodriguez, Luis Carle, Ignacio Soltero and many more as part of the 2016 Bronx Latin American Art Biennial NYC.
Revive the romantic times with the oldies: Anibal Ayala and Alma Adentro will be presenting a classic repertoire from Silvia Rexach to El Topo. The evening will include a special tribute to the romantic music of our Quisqueya brothers and sisters. Suggested donation of $10
Before we all break for the holidays, let’s refocus our energies towards realizing our self-determined liberated life. Engage in a strategic dialogue around needs and resources and learn to work together to define boundaries, affirm goals, and stand in our power.
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the daily economic lives of New Yorkers.
The issue of how vacant or underused community facilities have played a role on the dismantling and “de-culturalizing” economic dynamic of historical Latino Core Neighborhoods comes to the foreground as neighbors and community partners discuss the future of PS.64/ CHARAS El Bohio and the strategies to convert them into cultural resources that strengthen and fully represent the historical and diverse fabric of the Lower East Side.
Ours to Lose tells the oral history of that movement through a close look at a diverse group of
Lower East Side squatters who occupied abandoned city-owned buildings in the 1980s, fought to
keep them for decades, and eventually began a long, complicated process to turn their illegal
occupancy into legal cooperative ownership.