Jornada de la Libertad: Beautiful Struggle, Love, Compassion and Hope
On September 10, 1979, after years of organizing and campaigning, the Puerto Rican Nationalist Five were released. Twenty years to that date, and as a result of a similar demand for freedom, 11 Puerto Rican political prisoners were freed after many years of incarceration.
Chicago, Shakespeare, Batey Urbano and Crime Against Humanity
This review raises a basic question: why put on, write, create theater if there is no necessity to investigate a social relationship? Theater is the most traditional art but also, because of its nature, most tactile, social and conducive to community…
Crime Against Humanity Returns to Chicago!
The cast and crew of Crime against Humanity would like to truly thank every person that helped make 2008 east coast tour a success…
Crime Against Humanity at Columbia College
These photos were taken during the Columbia College show on October 16, 2008. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Crime Against Humanity East Coast Tour
Check out the East Coast Crime Against Humanity shows this December!
Crime Against Humanity Fundraiser: July 18-20
The cast of Crime Against Humanity is holding three shows at Batey Urbano (2620 W Division Street) this weekend to raise money for their trip to Puerto Rico. Please support this amazing work.
Crime Against Humanity • Film by CAN-TV
Crime Against Humanity sponsored by Public Square, filmed by CAN-TV.
Community Premiere of Crime Against Humanity
On April, 5, 2008, the Batey Urbano and the National Boricua Human Rights Network (NBHRN) debuted their play Crime Against Humanity to the Humboldt Park community. Over 40 persons attended that opening, with such notables attendees as Miguel Palacio of Association House, ex-political prisoner José Luis Rodríguez, Jan Susler of the People’s Law Office and [...]
Crime Against Humanity: April 2008
Imagine 27 years of your life living in a space 6 feet by 9 feet. Imagine being confined in isolation with no human contact. Imagine the shakedowns, the strip searches and the complete disregard for your humanity.
You want to just take Oscar with you
By Samuel Vega Crime Against Humanity actor Samuel Vega was recently able to visit Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera. The play is based on a series of extensive interviews with the Puerto Rican political prisoners excarcerated by President Clinton in 1999. What follows is a short reflection. I get to the prison. As [...]
Crimen contra la humanidad
Con risas, lágrimas y muchos aplausos, la comunidad boricua de Humboldt Park recibió el 7 de marzo otra presentación anticipada de seis de las escenas que componen “Crimen contra la Humanidad”, obra teatral coescrita por Michael Reyes Benavides, actor, poeta y activista de origen mexicano, y el ex prisionero político puertorriqueño Luis Rosa.
Crime Against Humanity: Official Opening April 5
Special dinner with Luis Rosa begins at 5:30pm
followed by Crime Against Humanity at 7:00pm
Batey Urbano, 2620 W. Division
Crime Against Humanity Preview: March 3, 2008
These photos were taken on March 3, 2008. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Crime Against Humanity Opening March 3, 2008
A play by poet and activist Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides and former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Luis Rosa, directed by Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides March 3rd and 7th, 8:00 pm at Batey Urbano (2620 W. Division Street) Imagine 27 years of your life living in a space 6 feet by 9 feet. Imagine being confined [...]
Crime Against Humanity, Industry Preview: Video
This is the film of the industry showing of Crime Against Humanity shown on January 26, 2008. Visit www.CrimeAgainstHumanity.net for more information on the play and show schedule.
Acknowledgments: Industry Opening
We would like to acknowledge those who came out for the industry preview of Crime Against Humanity at Batey Urbano: Robert Teitel, Producer of Barber Shop and Humboldt Park Sharon King, King Casting Jessica Camacho, Peoples Theater Ivan Vega, Urban Theater Company José López, Puerto Rican Cultural Center Lourdes Lugo, Pedro Albizu Campos High School [...]
15th Annual Pancake Waffle Breakfast sponsored by Friends of the PRCC
January 2008, La Red Batey Urbano was the site of this year’s 15th Annual Pancake Waffle Breakfast fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. Over 250 people ate a delicious vegetarian breakfast and listened to videos of the Puerto Rican political prisoners, Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar López Rivera. The audience [...]
Crime Against Humanity Preview a Success
January 2008, La Red Monday, December 10, International Human Rights Day, over 70 people delighted in previewing a four-scene preview of Crime Against Humanity a play about Puerto Rican political prisoners in general and featuring monologues taken from letters Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar López Rivera wrote to the playwright, who have served 27 and [...]
New York the site of National Meeting: NBHRN and PR Human Rights Committee Discuss Campaign
January 2008, La Red On December 15, several chapters of the National Boricua Human Rights Network and the Committee on Human Rights from Puerto Rico met to discuss the campaign to release the two remaining political prisoners. The meeting was heavy with discussion to develop strategies and initiatives to really kick off the campaign in [...]