[News] Puerto Rico - Grito de Lares - La Pena Sunday 9/24

Wed Sep 20 08:54:47 EDT 2006

Bay Area Boricuas

Annual Grito de Lares Celebration

Sunday September 24, 2006

$10-$15 sliding scale - 4-7:30pm

Featuring keynote speakers Adolfo Matos, former Puerto Rican 
political prisoner, in California for the first time since his 
release from Federal Prison in 1999, and Zulma Oliveras, Puerto Rican 
activist. Also featuring spoken word by Aya De Leon and music by Rico 
Pabon, and live bomba y plena by Cacique y Kongo. El Grito de Lares 
refers to Puerto Rico's revolt against Spanish rule in 1868. It is 
celebrated every year on the island and in the states as a reminder 
of Puerto Rico's continued struggle for sovereignty and justice.

The Freedom Archives
522 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 863-9977
www.freedomarchives.org 
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