BomPlenazo 2006 / IV Biennial of Afro-Puerto Rican Culture

October 4th thru 8th, Hostos Center for Arts & Culture BomPlenazo 2006 / IV Biennial of Afro-Puerto Rican Culture is a five-day event of concerts, exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions and vente-tú (block party and jam) produced by the Hostos Center and Centro Cultural Rincón Criollo. This year’s biennial will focus on the bomba and plena traditions of Ponce, Puerto Rico. BomPlenazo is being dedicated to Modesto Cepeda Brenes, Isabel Albizu Dávila, Ismael “Cocolay” Rivera and Luis Santiago Reyes. For general information, call 718-518-6700, 718-518-4455 or click here. Hostos Center for Arts & Culture is located at Hostos Community College at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Bronx. Transportation: IRT 4 & 5, Bx1, Bx19 to Grand Concourse and 149 Street. Click here for directions.

Call for action!

There are a number of important events taking place in New York City tonight and over the next few days, and they can use your support. For more information and details on the items listed below, visit: www.artforchange.org/CallsforAction.htm TONIGHT, Wednesday Oct. 4 6pm Lecture and Discussion: "Bolivia in 2006: Human Rights, Indigenous Politics, and International Law" at NYU 8pm Protest against Minutemen Founder Jim Gilchrist at Columbia University Saturday, Oct. 7 11am Rally in support of immigrant rights, in opposition to "National Border Security Protest Day" gathering at the Mexican Consulate. Art Beats 2006 is fast arriving (Friday, October 20th)! To make sure you have a space reserved (and to save a few bucks), buy your ticket today ($25)! To buy tickets, donate artwork, volunteer, and for more information, visit: www.artforchange.org/ArtBeats2006.htm See you there!

Oct. 13, 2006: Remember Jorge Farinacci Garcia ("Fari")

Join the New York Committee of the Frente Socialista to commemorate the life of Puerto Rican revolutionary leader Jorge Farinacci Garcia (“Fari”). Friday, October 13th Reception at 6 PM Program begins at 7 PM Martin Luther King Memorial Center 310 West 43rd Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues) New York City Fari began his revolutionary career as a student activist at the University of Puerto Rico. As a labor attorney, he gave his knowledge and skill wholeheartedly to the struggle of the working class. In the early 1990's, he was imprisoned as one of the legendary Hartford Sixteen. Upon his release, Fari and the Revolutionary Workers' Party – Macheteros joined the unitary effort to build a Socialist Front in Puerto Rico. Fari was unwavering in his commitment to working class internationalism and the national liberation of Puerto Rico. On August 26, 2006, he passed away after an eight-month long struggle against cancer. Jorge Farinacci Garcia - ¡PRESENTE!