On the Census
Statement from the Bronx BP:
I am disturbed by media reports indicating that, so far, only six percent of Bronx residents have returned the 2010 Census questionnaire. I cannot stress this enough, if we do not count, we will miss out. It’s only ten questions, and it takes only ten minutes. The census results play a major role in deciding how much funding is made available to programs in our borough. Bronxites, please fill out the form and send it back before April 15th . It’s our responsibility, stand up and be counted! -- Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
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- Clarisel Gonzalez
- I am editor and publisher of Clarisel Media (formerly PRSUN Communications), an independent online media and media consulting business.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Verizon Awards $10,000 Grant to the Eagle Academy for Young Men
Technology
Grant Supports the Launch of Group’s Digital Literacy Institute
The Verizon Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Eagle Academy for Young Men in support of the group’s Digital Literacy Institute.
The Digital Literacy Institute is a training program that provides skills to students to assist their parents with technical knowledge, so they will be more comfortable with computers and positioned to play a more active role in their child’s education.
Students teaching parents is a new learning approach that aims to provide parents with basic skills to tackle Internet research, Basic Microsoft Office, social networking and Internet safety. Parents attending the academy will also gain valuable computer skills which can improve their marketability in the work force.
April Horton, Verizon director of government and external affairs, said, “The Eagle Academy’s program helps build a stronger support structure for its students’ education, while giving the parents technology skills that will help them in all aspects of their lives.”
David Banks, principal of Eagle Academy, said: “A young man without a mentor is like an explorer without a map. We must all commit to saving our sons. When we save our sons we save ourselves.”
The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through its free educational Web site, Verizon Thinkfinity (www.thinkfinity.org), and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2009, the Verizon Foundation awarded $67.9 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the U.S. and abroad. For more information on the foundation, visit www.verizonfoundation.org.
source: press release
Grant Supports the Launch of Group’s Digital Literacy Institute
The Verizon Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Eagle Academy for Young Men in support of the group’s Digital Literacy Institute.
The Digital Literacy Institute is a training program that provides skills to students to assist their parents with technical knowledge, so they will be more comfortable with computers and positioned to play a more active role in their child’s education.
Students teaching parents is a new learning approach that aims to provide parents with basic skills to tackle Internet research, Basic Microsoft Office, social networking and Internet safety. Parents attending the academy will also gain valuable computer skills which can improve their marketability in the work force.
April Horton, Verizon director of government and external affairs, said, “The Eagle Academy’s program helps build a stronger support structure for its students’ education, while giving the parents technology skills that will help them in all aspects of their lives.”
David Banks, principal of Eagle Academy, said: “A young man without a mentor is like an explorer without a map. We must all commit to saving our sons. When we save our sons we save ourselves.”
The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through its free educational Web site, Verizon Thinkfinity (www.thinkfinity.org), and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2009, the Verizon Foundation awarded $67.9 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the U.S. and abroad. For more information on the foundation, visit www.verizonfoundation.org.
source: press release
Welcome to Melrose blogger Ed Garcia Conde chats with PRSUN Radio
Melrose blogger Ed Garcia Conde is my guest tonight on PRSUN Radio at www.blogtalkradio.com/prsunradio. For bio, visit my PRSUN Radio page.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Celebrating the VIII Mexican Folk Festival
Nuestra comunidad
The committee Guadalupano of Our Lady of Refuge in the Bronx invites you to their “VIII Annual Mexican Folk festival”, which its main purpose is to maintain its Mexican roots live on in New York City . This event will be in Our Lady of Refuge gymnasium located at 290 East 196 Street. It will take place on Sunday, March 28, from 1-5 p.m. There will be typical Mexican dances presented by danced groups: Estampas Folkloricas Mexicanas, Ballet Folklorico de Nueva York, Nuestra Señora del Refugio, San Juan Diego, Nueva Juventud, Citlaliztli, Juventud Azteca, Herencia Azteca, Yavidaxiu y Tlaloc. The Mexican singers will be: Felipe Bravo and Ricardo Rios. To cover the events expenses the entrance fee is $7. Take the D train to Kingsbridge Rd/196 St. (This event will be in Spanish).
For months, members of each group have been preparing for this grand event. They practice their dance piece for perfection making sure that they are well prepared for the show. This event is now an annual tradition in the Bronx.
Hundreds of admirers of the Mexican culture show up to the festival and are amused to see a variety of dance pieces. Each dance piece represents a certain region of Mexico such as, Chiapas, pasando por Veracruz, Puebla, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Guerrero, Yucatan, Baja California Sur , amongst many other regions.
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The committee Guadalupano of Our Lady of Refuge was founded 14 years ago. During these years they have dedicated themselves to help our many different causes benefiting the community.
For more information about the event, please call Mr.Enriquez at (917) 582-4895 or visit the website www.MexicanosUnidos.org .
source: Mexicanos Unidos
The committee Guadalupano of Our Lady of Refuge in the Bronx invites you to their “VIII Annual Mexican Folk festival”, which its main purpose is to maintain its Mexican roots live on in New York City . This event will be in Our Lady of Refuge gymnasium located at 290 East 196 Street. It will take place on Sunday, March 28, from 1-5 p.m. There will be typical Mexican dances presented by danced groups: Estampas Folkloricas Mexicanas, Ballet Folklorico de Nueva York, Nuestra Señora del Refugio, San Juan Diego, Nueva Juventud, Citlaliztli, Juventud Azteca, Herencia Azteca, Yavidaxiu y Tlaloc. The Mexican singers will be: Felipe Bravo and Ricardo Rios. To cover the events expenses the entrance fee is $7. Take the D train to Kingsbridge Rd/196 St. (This event will be in Spanish).
For months, members of each group have been preparing for this grand event. They practice their dance piece for perfection making sure that they are well prepared for the show. This event is now an annual tradition in the Bronx.
Hundreds of admirers of the Mexican culture show up to the festival and are amused to see a variety of dance pieces. Each dance piece represents a certain region of Mexico such as, Chiapas, pasando por Veracruz, Puebla, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Guerrero, Yucatan, Baja California Sur , amongst many other regions.
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The committee Guadalupano of Our Lady of Refuge was founded 14 years ago. During these years they have dedicated themselves to help our many different causes benefiting the community.
For more information about the event, please call Mr.Enriquez at (917) 582-4895 or visit the website www.MexicanosUnidos.org .
source: Mexicanos Unidos
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Images of the South Bronx
Check out this YouTube video featuring the photography of Ricky Flores. The backdrop is the South Bronx of the 1980s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7sJLaX6vq4
We will never forget.
source: Ricky Flores
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7sJLaX6vq4
We will never forget.
source: Ricky Flores
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Spotlight: The Bronx photo group
One of my favorite Bronx photo sites is one I founded and still have the pleasure of administering at flickr.
This group has more than 500 members and more than 9,100 in the group pool, showcasing the many faces of the Bronx. It has a wide collection of Bronx images from a diverse group of flickr members. To view this group
This group has more than 500 members and more than 9,100 in the group pool, showcasing the many faces of the Bronx. It has a wide collection of Bronx images from a diverse group of flickr members. To view this group
Monday, March 1, 2010
VOCES: Blue Was Never My Color, Anyway!
Nuestra comunidad
Panel Discussion
VOCES: Blue Was Never My Color, Anyway!
Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, El Café
From 2008-2009 Bronx artist Blanka Amezkua invited a New York based artist to show work in her bedroom for the duration of one month. It was called the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project (BBBP). During their show, each featured artist was asked to cook a meal or conduct a workshop based on the work they were exhibiting. Accompanied by guest curators and featured BBBP artists, we will discuss how showing in a bedroom in the South Bronx influenced their artistic practice and talk about the current local art scene.
Admission: FREE
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
New York, NY 10029
www.elmuseo.org
PS: I assure you the evening will not be an extensive account about the project but rather a discussion to collectively reflect on ways that we can transform what we want to see culturally around us. Not only through the art we do but also through the collaborations/projects we create with other artists and non-artists. I know that many BBBP artists have amazing projects of their own to share... And if you attended any of the openings, Bronx Council on the Arts Trolley nights, meals or workshops, or just visited BBBP on any random day we would love to share this evening with you; without you BBBP would not have been the unforgettable experience it became. So I hope you come on March 10 at El Museo to jointly celebrate it all!
Abrazos,
Blanka Amezkua
www.bronxbbp.com
Panel Discussion
VOCES: Blue Was Never My Color, Anyway!
Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, El Café
From 2008-2009 Bronx artist Blanka Amezkua invited a New York based artist to show work in her bedroom for the duration of one month. It was called the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project (BBBP). During their show, each featured artist was asked to cook a meal or conduct a workshop based on the work they were exhibiting. Accompanied by guest curators and featured BBBP artists, we will discuss how showing in a bedroom in the South Bronx influenced their artistic practice and talk about the current local art scene.
Admission: FREE
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
New York, NY 10029
www.elmuseo.org
PS: I assure you the evening will not be an extensive account about the project but rather a discussion to collectively reflect on ways that we can transform what we want to see culturally around us. Not only through the art we do but also through the collaborations/projects we create with other artists and non-artists. I know that many BBBP artists have amazing projects of their own to share... And if you attended any of the openings, Bronx Council on the Arts Trolley nights, meals or workshops, or just visited BBBP on any random day we would love to share this evening with you; without you BBBP would not have been the unforgettable experience it became. So I hope you come on March 10 at El Museo to jointly celebrate it all!
Abrazos,
Blanka Amezkua
www.bronxbbp.com
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