| Saludos Amigues de CENTRO |  | | | Two weeks ago, we hosted the Puerto Rican Radical Tradition Symposium at the Silberman School of Social Work. Each discussion highlighted the history of radical organizations in the Puerto Rican diaspora, examining their origins, evolution, and everlasting impact. Additionally, we emphasized the significance of preserving this invaluable history within our archives, recognizing its role in shaping our collective identity, and informing our future efforts. It was moving to engage with an audience of fellow Boricuas passionate about this topic.
On the same day as our symposium, March 1st, Washington Post published a thorough article discussing how the attack on the capital in 1954 by Puerto Rican nationalists "set the stage" for the January 6th cases. As a research institution focused on sharing and preserving the Puerto Rican experience, it felt necessary to provide additional clarification to the article. Our post on March 8th not only highlights the circumstances and motives of the Puerto Rican Nationalists in comparison to the Insurrectionists but also emphasizes how the justice system, in the Puerto Rican case, was used to undermine justice, not serve it.
As we look toward Spring, check out our other upcoming events on key Puerto Rican issues like our virtual Library & Archives Lunch Hour focused on forced sterilization, our virtual symposium discussing Puerto Rican, Palestinian, Black, & Indigenous Futures, and our virtual Afternoon Tertulia highlighting our Summer 2023 journal on Femicide.
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P.S.….remember to follow us on social media 📲 @centropr | | |  | A clarification from CENTRO on Washington's Post article "An attack on the Capitol 70 years ago set the stage for Jan. 6 cases"
On March 1st, Washington Post released an article suggesting a deeper connection between the 1954 attack on the capital by Puerto Rican Nationalists and the January 6 insurrection attempt than currently exists while failing to highlight how the US justice system has been wielded to oppress Puerto Rican Nationalist movements. | | | |  | Maria Dominguez. Woman on Bike, from the Urban Series, 2003. Acrylic on paper, 13" x 13". Photo courtesy of the artist. | March Diasporican Art in Motion - Maria Dominguez
Nuyorican artist Maria Dominguez is recognized for her murals and public art including the NYC Transit Authority permanent commission "El Views" and mural for UPROSE "Reclaim" both in Brooklyn. Her well exhibited work has been awarded by The National Endowment for the Arts, NYS Council for the Arts, NY Foundation for the Arts. Dominguez was Education Director for El Museo del Barrio and also published "Sofi and the Magical Musical Mural", a children's book modeled after one of her murals.
| | | | | |  | La Meriendita Story Hour: Window Fishing By Dk Dyson
March 20th 4:00 PM ET
East Harlem Tutorial Program | FREE, RSVP required
Join CENTRO in East Harlem for La Meriendita, a story hour dedicated to children's books! This month's Meriendita is Window Fishing, written by DK Dyson and illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. A heartwarming story follows Rudeday, who dreams of creating art that brings people joy but instead, he paints to pay the bills. His days and nights are long until one day he hears a Tap! Tap! Tap! at his window. What could it be? Rudeday sees a piece of string with a paperclip tied to the end of it, coming from the apartment upstairs. Rudeday has a brilliant idea. |
|  | Library & Archive Lunch Hour: Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias And The Fight Against Forced Sterilization
April 3rd 12:00 PM ET
Virtual | FREE, RSVP required
Join CENTRO's archivist Cristina Fontánez RodrÃguez and Professor Felicia Kornbluh for a compelling exploration of the life and legacy of Dr. Helen RodrÃguez TrÃas, a pioneering advocate for women's health and reproductive justice. Drawing from CENTRO's Archives and Kornbluh's book A Woman's Life Is a Human Life, join us in illuminating the struggles women face, particularly in the context of forced sterilization, while uplifting the tireless efforts of those who have demanded justice. |
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|  | At the edge of each other's battles: Puerto Rican, Palestinian, Black, & Indigenous Futures
April 12th 10:00 AM ET
Virtual | FREE, RSVP required
Join the Black & Indigenous Feminist Futures Institute, Palestinian Feminist Collective, Diaspora Solidarities Lab, NYU Latinx Project, and the Puerto Rican Solidarities Association for our virtual symposium, which uses the words of poet Audre Lorde as a point of departure to showcase burgeoning scholarship, art, and activism that examine overlapping histories of colonization, dispossession, and solidarity practices. |
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| | | | | | | | ON VIEW 🖼 |  | The Fires: Hoboken 1978–1982
On view through April 15
Monday-Friday 10am-5pm Silberman School of Social Work | FREE
This exhibition, first installed at the Hoboken Historical Museum, features the work of Christopher López and uncovers the living histories of the fires and arsons that transformed the city of Hoboken from the 1970s-1980s. | |
|  | Antonia Pantoja: A Founder
A Centennial Celebration
On view through August 30, 2024
Monday-Friday 10am-5pm CENTRO Library & Archives | FREE
Explore the life of Dr. Antonia Pantoja, a Puerto Rican educator and activist, who had a profound impact on the Puerto Rican Diaspora through the founding of multiple institutions, including ASPIRA, The Puerto Rican Forum, Boricua College, and more. | |
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| | | | NOW AVAILABLE
FALL JOURNAL
Since its first issue in 1987, the journal has proven to be one of CENTRO's most important links to the public. A multidisciplinary, bilingual, peer-reviewed publication that welcomes scholarly articles in the humanities and the social and natural sciences, as well as interpretive essays, interviews, fiction, reviews and art, the CENTRO Journal reflects developments in the field of Puerto Rican studies.
Cover by artist Adrian "Viajero" Román | |
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| | | | | National Puerto Rican Day Parade
2024 Scholarship Program
Apply by March 28, 2024
Every year, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade awards 100 scholarships valued at $2,000 each, for a total of $200,000, to exceptional students of Puerto Rican descent who are making a difference in their communities. | |
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| | New York League of Puerto Rican Women
2024 Scholarship
The New York League of Puerto Rican Women is accepting applications for the 2024 Scholarships. These financial awards are granted annually to Puerto Rican/ Hispanic women selected for their academic excellence and service to the community.
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| | El Sol Latino
Read the new March issue of El Sol Latino!
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| Pa'lante!
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