Please join the Loisaida Center in honoring the life and legacy of Carlos “Chino” García, a beloved LES/East Village community activist, through an afternoon of poetry, film, dialogue and live music. This is the 3rd annual edition of their Cultura Pa’lante program. See event programming below:
2:00pm: Doors Open
3:00pm: Introduction to Sembrando Resistencia
3:30pm – 4:00pm: Intro Poetry by Kiki Cotto (Loisaida Song), Gari Cruz
4:00pm – 4:20pm: Short screening of CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth by Matthew Mottel
4:20pm – 5:00pm: Panel Discussion, “Rooted in Resistance: The Future of Community Organizing in Loisaida”
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Daso y El Grupo Cemí & Los Chachos at Panchos Garden (live music)
Sunday, September 13 at 3 pm – 5pm (doors open at 2pm) – Loisaida Center, 710 E 9th St.
This event is FREE, however, registration is required: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mk36h9g
Photo Credit: Melvin Audaz (2020 Loisaida Artist-in-Residence)
