Please forward widely! Don't miss this rare opportunity to see and hear from revolutionary artist, thinker and independentista Elizam Escobar, direct from Puerto Rico, where the former political prisoner (19 years in US custody) is recognized and revered for his creativity and his sacrifices and struggle for Puerto Rican independence.
On Saturday, March 25 at 7:00 PM, the main community event of the "Not Enough Space" exhibit of art by Puerto Rican political prisoners Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar Lopez Rivera will take place at Self-Help Graphics and Art, 3802 Cesar Chavez Avenue, in East Los Angeles. Elizam Escobar, a world renowned Puerto Rican artist and art theorist, and a former political prisoner himself from 1980-1999, will be the featured speaker. Come on over after the big March for Immigrant/Indigenous Rights downtown! Fidel Rodriguez of KPFK's Divine Forces Radio will m.c. The event will also include performances by Arieto Borincano, a bomba y plena group from San Diego, Aztlan Underground, Quinto Sol, Wild Horse native drummers, an African drum ensemble, Los Kache, Hip Hop Universe, Guerrilla Rap Nation, and Danzantes Azteca Cuauhtemoc. General T.A.C.O. of the Black Riders Liberation Party, facing a political frame-up trial locally, will be among the other speakers. The show is sponsored by the National Boricua Human Rights Network and locally by the Puerto Rican Alliance, Jericho Amnesty Coalition and Self Help Graphics. KPFK is the media sponsor. For more information, contact Lawrence Reyes at 323-878-2275. On Saturday, April 8, at 1:00 PM, Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio (who has recorded most commentaries by Mumia Abu Jamal) and Ray Boudreaux, former Black Panther political prisoner, will speak at Self Help in the closing event of the exhibit, which wraps up 2 days later. Dedon Kamathi of KPFK's Freedom Now! will m.c. You can attend this event and still make it to "We the People" at Watts Labor Community Action Center for Fred Hampton Jr. and Maxine Waters, plus many musical groups, later that day. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
