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Open Boats: Puerto Rican Studies in Relation
Jun 6, 2024 - Jun 7, 2024
Join CENTRO & The Diaspora Solidarities Lab (DSL) for two days of presentations, workshops, conversations, a film screening, live music, and more leading up to the 116th St. Festival & the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Taking place on June 6th and 7th at the Silberman School of Social Work in East Harlem, this symposium will host scholars, organizers, cultural workers, authors, and artists from Puerto Rico and the diaspora. Come meet the DSL Fellows and join the CENTRO staff for an exciting week!
Agenda
Day One (June 6, 2024)
- 11:45 am - 12:45 pm The Practice of Solidarity: Grassroots Activism in Puerto Rico
- 1:45 - 4:45 pm Open Boats, Public Knowledge: Archival Study, Storytelling, & More
- 6:30 - 8:00 pm Cafecito con... Natasha Alford: American Negra
Day Two (June 7, 2024)
- 1:30 - 2:30 pm Afternoon Tertulia: Communities in Relation: Cultural Work as Radical Praxis
- 2:45 - 5:00 pm Romance Tropical (1934) Screening & Post-Show Discussion
- 5:15 - 8:30 pm Workshop & Performance led by Proyecto Kokobalé & Closing Party
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