Posts Tagged ‘news’
Board Leadership in a Shifting Landscape Webinar Series
On December 17, 2020 Frances Lucerna, Co-founder and President, and Mark Colon, Board Chair were panelist in the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Webinar Series: Board Leadership in a Shifting Landscape. link
Read MoreWellness and Resource Hub
El Puente’s response through the Wellness and Resource Hub throughout the summer wrapped up mid-September. Every child in the cohort of families from early childhood through college age was equipped with appropriate and abundant supplies to start the school year. The connecting to resources has continued as well as the wellness assessments and helping families…
Read MoreMarqueta Events
July 11th – Get your drums, pots, or homemade percussion instruments and join us for this drumming workshop for all ages! : https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=708521333306101 August 8th – Live from the The Moore Street Market “La Marqueta de Williamsburg” with Roseangel Perez from Cafecito Break : https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1401742833365339 Take a dynamic tour of our dear Moore Street Marqueta…
Read MoreEssentially Brooklyn
The project hopes to identify and honor the people of our Brooklyn community who continue to work everyday in the face of the COVID-19 crisis to ensure that we are all safe and taken care of. 6 Artists/members of Los Muralistas have been commissioned to paint 60 portraits that will be displayed collectively in Domino…
Read MoreBLM
We acknowledge the collective pain that people are channeling into action. Know justice know peace! #blacklivesmatter
Read MoreEl Puente Cornerstone teams coordinated with local partners, elected officials and the NYCHA tenant associations to distribute and deliver groceries to residents
El Puente MS50 Community School Director, Fiorella Guevara coordinating the laptop and supplies distribution for the community school, El Puente Beacon and MS50 staff who made the deliveries to students and their families.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-computer-delivery-coronavirus-20200325-xuxpo76745g3zhiiaf75og67hy-story.html
Read MoreOur co-founder and Executive Director Frances Lucerna on “NY1 In Focus” talking about our continuing support for Puerto Rico.
El Puente LCAN team presente in the South and working on sustainable ways to continue to support.
El nuevo día reports – “Organizaciones ambientales entregan ayudas y fomentan la resiliencia” https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/organizacionesambientalesentreganayudasyfomentanlaresiliencia-2543033/
Read MoreEl Puente Three Kings Day Celebration was a success
We thank everyone who came out to support our 33rd Three Kings celebration. It was a spectacular, powerful, and moving show that honored our culture, legacy and commitment to social justice through the arts. The message in this year’s show was clear, we need to rise up as a community to fight for Nuestro Aire, Nuestra Tierra,…
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