FRIDAY,
MARCH 27, 2009
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church 521 W126th St.
Between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway
Take the 1 train W125th St.
CELEBRATING THE PUERTO RICAN/LATINA
REVOLUTIONARY WOMAN!
This Women’s History
Month, join The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign as we honor the contributions of
Boricua/Latina Women to the Puerto Rican
independence Movement
¡QUE VIVA LA MUJER!
Recipients of the Doña Adelfa Vera Award for 2009:
Yasmin Hernandez, Artist/Activist/Educator
Teresita “Lah Tere” Ayala, Poet/Activist/Rebel Diaz
Claudia de la Cruz, Pastor of La Iglesia San Romero de Las Americas/UCC
Mistress of Ceremony:
Haydee Morales, Casa Atabex Ache
Keynote Speaker:
Blanca Vasquez (not confirmed yet)
Film Presentation:
“Our Women, Our Struggle” by Melissa Montero
is a compelling hour-long documentary that chronicles the lives of three
Puerto Rican revolutionary women --Isabel Rosado, Lolita Lebron and Dylcia
Pagan-- who
dedicated their lives to the Puerto Rican Independence movement and as a
result were subjected to FBI surveillance and each spent many years in
prison.
Poetry by:
Mariposa
Suggested donation: $5 (no one will be turned away)
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED!
For more information contact ProLibertad: 718-... *
www.ProLibertadWeb.com
"if you tremble with indignation at every injustice
then you are comrade of
mine."
"Let's be realistic, let's do the impossible"
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