On Friday, April 4th, NBHRN celebrated the Centennial of Juan Antonio Corretjer with a concert by Orquesta Mapeyé, who along with the Boricua Hip-Hop star, SieteNueve, came directly from Puerto Rico to Chicago.
This slide show features PRCC images from the 1970s through 2000s.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
These photos were taken on March 3, 2008.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
On February 3, 2008, the religious progressive community of Jesus Mediador came together to celebrate the 90th birthday of their priest, Padre Alvaro De Boer.
On February 1, “Not Enough Space†– the art exhibit featuring the artwork of Puerto Rican political prisoners Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar López Rivera – opened at La Casa de La Raza in Santa Barbara, California. Over 200 people attended the opening of the art exhibit, including many professors and students.
View photos of Oscar from 2 recent visits. Go to flickr album.
Educational charla about grand juries with attorney Michael Deutsch of the Peoples’ Law Office
February 2008, La Red
On Sunday, January 6, 2008, La Capilla del Barrio celebrated its annual Three Kings Day service in a special way. This year’s Three Kings Day service was dedicated to Oscar López Rivera, who was born on January 6. The congregation celebrated this occasion by singing Las Mañanitas, letting Oscar know that he [...]
February 2008, La Red
Over a hundred people, convoked by the National Boricua Human Rights Network, turned out in the cold and pouring rain in Chicago on Thursday, January 10, at the Federal Plaza to condemn the recent subpoenas of three young Puerto Rican activists by a Federal Grand Jury. The subpoenas, returnable on January 11, [...]
Visit IndymediaPR.org for photos on the January 10, 2008 protest in Puerto Rico.
