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Three Kings Gift Wrapping Volunteers Needed
The Division Street Business Development Association (DSBDA) is asking for volunteers for it's annual Three Kings Day Winterfest and Celebration gift wrapping. There are thousands of gifts to be wrapped so please contact Eduardo Arocho, Executive Director of the DSBDA, at earocho@dsbda.org to volunteer.
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Three Kings Day Celebration of Oscar López' Birthday! Jan. 6
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Humboldt Park
No Se Vende
Apartment Listings
2733 W. Division
1 BD $600
773-252-7008
Maplewood and Division
2 BD $700
312-253-7423
2648 W. Division
2 BD $725
773-520-5035
Crystal and Kedzie
3 BD $750
973-818-0690
1217 N. Washtenaw
2 BD $800
312-857-8711
Humboldt Park
2 BD $850
773-856-6200
2515 W. Division
2 BD $850
773.297.4131
1300 N. Campbell
2 BD $890
773-308-7818
Kedzie and North
2 BD $895
773-387-1482
1500 N. Kedzie
2 BD $895
773-308-7818
Chicago and Kedzie
2 BD $910
773-818-5565
Rockwell and Cortez
2 BD $950
847-922-1796
2659 W. Division
3 BD $1100
773-276-3691
Boricua, Return
to El Barrio
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Sign up for La Canasta Básica today!
PRCC Underscores Importance of Healthy Eating
Starting today La Canasta Basica Program invites you to sign up at Café Colao 2638 W Division St. To make sure that you will receive your first basket of fruit and vegetables on January 2nd, you must sign up and make your weekly or monthly payment and cash only, just ask for La Canasta Basica Program. For any questions please call Abel Fernandez at 773-450-2055
or email him at abelf@@prcc-chgo.org to sign up.
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El Rescate Holiday
Wish List
The Holidays are a particularly difficult time for the homeless. For that reason, the staff over at El Rescate Transitional Home are working hard to help provide a safe, fun and cheerful Christmas for our residents. In order to do this, we have developed a Christmas Wish List starting with the things the residents need most.
- Computers/Computer Equipment: Because we know that there is no single item that empowers the individual more than a computer and internet connection, the staff at El Rescate have been working tirelessly to build a computer lab for our residents. With computers, our residents will be able to develop a resume/cover letter, apply for jobs, register for FAFSA and college, look for apartments, among countless other productive activities.
- 1 Refrigerator
- 1 Stove/Oven
- Winter Hats/Gloves/Scarves
- Business/Interview Clothes
- Winter Shoes (Male and Female)
- Non-perishable food items
- New or Lightly used clothing
- 1 Sofa /living room furniture
- Long Twin size bedding
- Blankets
- Towels
- Laundry Detergent
- Bath Soap
- Heavy Duty Trash Bags
- Cleaning products
- 2 DVD Players/TV
- First Aid Kit
- Decorative Items
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Our Websites:
View our Photos on Flickr!
(Over 13,000 pics!)
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Guided tours of IPRAC and the surrounding Paseo Boricua community will be available at IPRAC with Eduardo Arocho serving as a docent. If you're interested in arranging a tour for your organization, school or church, please contact IPRAC at 773-486-8345.
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Puerto Rican Cultural Center 2739-41 W. Division St Chicago, Illinois 60622 P 773-342-8023 F 773-342-6609
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We are proud recipients of United Way contributions |
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Division Street Business Development Association
Presents 18th Annual Three Kings Winter Festival & Parade
Sunday, January 6, 2013 -
Registration at 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Parade starts at 3:15pm
Roberto Clemente High School (Athletic Building)
1147 N. Western Ave.
for more information contact
Toys given to Children 0-12 years old, Join the Three Kings on the parade.Sponsored by Alderman Roberto Maldonado (26th Ward)Latin American Motorcycle AssociationPuerto Rican Cultural Center of ChicagoWest Town BikesBATEY URBANOThe Chicago Park District (Humboldt Park)Roberto Clemente H.S.Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos H.S.COMCASTChicago Land Toys for TotsEXTRA NewspaperLa Vos del Paseo BoricuaDIMENSION LATINA (88.7FM)MAXIMA (93.5 y 103.1)
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Calle 13 Returns to Puerto Rico for Historic Concert
Call Made for Oscar López Rivera's Freedom
 On Saturday, December 13, more than 25,000 people, mostly youth, gathered to hear a two-hour concert by Puerto Rican and internationally acclaimed band, Calle 13. This was the first concert that Calle 13, composed of Rene Perez (El Residente), Eduardo Cabra (El Visitante), and Ileana Cabra (PG-13), has held in Puerto Rico in three years. It was indeed a homecoming moment. Using the stage as a forum, Rene called attention to the many socioeconomic and political issues facing the island. At one moment, he introduced Carlos Muñiz, the son of the assassinated patriot, Cuban-born, Carlos Muñiz Varela. In a letter addressed to the FBI, Carlos called for the relevation of the truth regarding the many political assassinations against the Puerto Rican independence movement. He also made a call for the release of the Puerto Rican political prisoner, Oscar López Rivera, which was received by thousands present with a resounding applause.
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Send a Message of Love and Support to Oscar for the Holiday Season
 Imprisoned since 1981, Oscar López Rivera is the longest-held political prisoner in the history of Puerto Rico and Latin America, and among the longest-held political prisoners in the US. He is a caring community organizer; a creative, self-taught artist; a voracious reader; a brilliant thinker. More importantly, he is a father and grandfather who has watched while his daughter and granddaughter grew up from behind bars. On Three Kings Day, 2013, the Twelfth Day of Christmas, he will turn 70. His release from prison is supported by numerous world leaders, as well as religious and political leaders from across the theological and political spectrum in Puerto Rico, and the Puerto Rican people as a whole.
In this holy season of love and reconciliation, we ask all who love justice and freedom to write to Oscar. It is past time to bring Oscar home. Oscar López Rivera #87651-024 FCI Terre Haute PO Box 33 Terre Haute, IN 47808
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Centro Cultural Cirilo Meijers of Comerio
to honor PRCC on its 40th anniversary
by dedicating the 33rd Festival Jibaro Comerieño, June 7-8, 2013
 The 33rd festival of traditional Puerto Rican music of Comerio will dedicated to the work of the PRCC, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. This is a very special honor for the PRCC. The announcement was made by the leadership of the Centro Cultural Cirilo Meijers on December 17. In attendance was the mayor of Comerio, Josean Santiago. The formal invitation was made to PRCC executive director, José E. López, La Voz del Paseo Boricua Project Manager, and Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz. Three years ago, Comerio became the first town selected by Fiesta Boricua to feature its musical and artistic talents, under the concept of "Lo Mejor de Puerto Rico" (The Best of Puerto Rico).
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Claridad Festival to be dedicated to Oscar López Rivera
 Claridad, the newspaper of the Puerto Rican nation, will dedicate its annual festival, to be held in February, to the Puerto Rican patriot, Oscar López Rivera. This festival, which features some of the best expressions of Puerto Rican music, is the largest annual event of any Puerto Rican independentist organization.
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COMMUNITY SUMMIT NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
"Taking charge of our future"
 In the spring and summer of 2011 selected members of The Puerto Rican Agenda drew up a research plan that would zero in on different aspects of community life: housing, economic development, education, health, youth and justice, culture, and the non-profit sector. The research team secured funding from the Chicago Community Trust, LISC Chicago, and the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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"Crime Against Humanity" Returns To New York
 After
performing to over 5000 people throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, Crime Against Humanity returns to New York. Crime Against Humanity is a play based on the real life experiences of fourteen
Puerto Rican political prisoners who spent more than two decades in prisons for seditious conspiracy- one of whom are still incarcerated.
The production brings us into the U.S. prison system in a way no other play has, focusing on the politically motivated use of isolation, selective punishment, sensory deprivation and disproportionate sentences.
Saturday January 12th at the RED CARPET THEATRE, 240 E 123rd St New York, NY 10035.
Time: 6:30 pm
Tickets: $15-$20
Produced by the National Boricua Human Rights Network New York City Chapter
For tickets and more information please visit CrimeAgainstHumanity.net (646) 450-4014
Or can be picked up in person East Harlem Cafe 1651 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
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