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GERENA 21 De Enero De 1937 — 3 De Octubre De 2020 February 2, 1972 — September 16, 2020 FREE/GRATIS October/november 2020 Vol. 17 N• 4 EL BARRIO @PRCC.Chicago @prcc-chgo @jacprcc [email protected] 773-394-4935 @prccchgoOrgYT Flickr PG6 lavozdelpaseoboricua.org NATASHA BROWN CASTRO PRCC Director of Human PRCC Celebrates Services and Housing Initiatives GRITO DE LARES SPEAKS and its LEGACY OF SELF-ACTUALIZATION Inaugurates 3 Public Health Intiatives: • Lisa Isadora Cruz PG9 Trans Empowerment Center PR AGENDA Reflects on 3rd Anniversary Irma & Maria: Redoubles • Ricardo Jiménez Committment to 3Rs for PR Prevention Van • Drs. Virginia Bishop and Helen Rodríguez Trías PG11 Historical and Generational NO A LA ESTADIDAD Trauma Mental Wellness Center EN PUERTO RICO 3 de noviembre See our COMMENTARY & endorsements Boricua/Latino • Vote to Lower Your Taxes: Vote Yes on Fair Tax Amendment On¡Vota! November 3Vote! See page 15 (Continued on page 3) 2 Octobre/noviembre 2020 ABOUT LA VOZ: The most recent manifestation PRCC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ADDRESSES DÍA DE LA RAZA CELEBRANTS IN PILSEN of Puerto Rican journalism in Chicago, La Voz del Paseo Boric- A CALL TO RETHINK COLUMBUS DAY ua proudly continues in the leg- acy of our community’s previous by Roberto Sanabria newspapers. Founded in 2004, La Voz del Paseo Boricua, or Chicagoans simultaneously celebrated two simply ‘La Voz’ as it is affectionately called by our readers, is a divergent holidays on October 12th. While grassroots bilingual periodical published by the Juan Antonio some waved Italian flags and decried the City’s Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center. We report on stories removal of two statues depicting Christopher relevant to our community on a monthly basis, dissemina–ting Columbus, a larger crowd gathered to com- news about local events, programs, resources, and develop- memorate Indigenous Peoples Day – or Día de La Raza, which recognizes this hemisphere’s ments. As an alternative source of media, we seek to acknowl- original inhabitants who were all but de- edge the achievements of the Puerto Rican community at large stroyed in the genocide that was jump- started and to advocate for the preservation of the heart of our barrio by this same European explorer. The Puerto in Humboldt Park - our “pedacito de patria” in Chicago. Rican Cultural Center’s executive director, José E. López addressed the gathering of Native SOBRE LA VOZ: Americans, Latinos, and anti-colonial /social La más reciente manifestación del periodismo puertor- justice activists of all backgrounds that was riqueño en Chicago, La Voz del Paseo Boricua continúa or- Tribune photo by Terence Antonio James gathered in Pilsen’s Plaza Tenochtitlán. López gullosamente el legado de nuestros primeros periódicos. Fun- rejected the false equivalency of paying tribute to the Columbus Holiday and honoring dado en 2004, La Voz del Paseo Boricua, o ‘La Voz’ según se Italian heritage. The executive director conveyed his belief that both Indigenous and le conoce cariñosamente por nuestros lectores, es un periódico Italian heritage can be celebrated, but admonished, “Preserving Columbus Day means de pueblo, publicado de manera bilingüe por El Centro Cul- the further perpetuation of modern colonization, which is structural racism and the tural Puertorriqueño Juan Antonio Corretjer. Mensualmente, ultimate form of White Supremacy.” divulga historias relevantes de nuestra comunidad, diseminan- do noticias sobre acontecimientos, programas, recursos, y pro- gresos locales. Como fuente alternativa de medios, intentamos NATIONAL BORICUA PHONE BANKING reconocer los logros de la comunidad puertorriqueña al igual DAY PROVES SUCCESSFUL que abogar por la preservación del corazón de nuestro barrio Humboldt Park – nuestro “pedacito de patria” en Chicago. The Puerto Rican Agenda partic- ipated in National Boricua phone MEET OUR PRODUCTION TEAM banking day, Sept 16 2020, through a joint effort of Power-4-Puer- to Rico, Alianza, and the Puerto Ri- can Agenda of Chicago. All joined efforts for a day of diaspora to reach Boricua voters in swing states, par- ticularly Florida. It was a fruitful ef- Roberto Sanabria fort that will successfully get Puerto EDITOR IN CHIEF [email protected] Ricans out to vote in their states. Nadya Henríquez Luis Alejandro Molina CONTENT EDITOR & SENIOR ADVISOR WRITER [email protected] [email protected] lavozdelpaseoboricua.org october/november 2020 3 PRCC Celebrates GRITO DE LARES and its LEGACY OF SELF-ACTUALIZATION Inaugurates 3 Public Health Intiatives: Current/former state reps and PRCC staff honor Lisa Cruz • Drs. Virginia Bishop and Helen Rodríguez Trías Historical and Generational Trauma Mental Wellness Center • Lisa Isadora Cruz • Ricardo Jiménez Trans Empowerment Center Prevention Van by Roberto Sanabria Rico during the island’s most initiatives. First was the PRCC’s On the anniversary of Puerto deadly epidemic of that cen- new Trans Health Center. The Rico’s auspicious “Grito de tury, the Cholera outbreak of facility is named after Lisa Lares”, an event that heralded 1856. Betances courageously Isadora Cruz, a local transgen- the proclamation of the threw himself into the work; der Puerto Rican woman who Puerto Rican nation, The he treated the sick without exemplifies what is it to lead a Dr. Bishop’s mother and daughter visit Puerto Rican Cultural Center regard to their social station, fully-actualized life. Cruz is a wellness center named after her. (PRCC) introduced its latest which ran him afoul of Spanish trans activist, advocate for Puer- public health and wellness authorities, and he designed ef- to Rican health equity, a leader initiatives. These projects fective sanitation measures that of The PRCC as the Coordinator are the culmination of The slowed and eventually brought of its Trans Health program, PRCC’s mission to educate, to a halt the cholera epidemic. and is a celebrated mentor to empower, and to promote the In such selfless and heroic ser- scores of younger, trans Latina self-actualization of the Puerto vice to the Puerto Rican people, and African American women Rican people in a holistic and Betances altered the course of who revere her for her wisdom, organic manner. a raging epidemic that was on courage, and giving spirit. Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betanc- a trajectory to kill thousands After the inauguration of the es, the intellectual author of more, and in so doing, he trans- Trans Health Center, The PRCC E.D. López connects Betances, self-actualization, the Grito de Lares, expressed formed the face of public health unveiled its new Prevention and vision of Wellness Center. the nascent desire of Puerto in Puerto Rico; thus he realized Van. This vehicle is named after Rican people to be self actual- his immense potential as a another Puerto Rican treasure, ized, autonomous beings who healer and as a critical think- Ricardo Jiménez. After 20 years were rid of Spanish slavery and er. In this process, Betances of incarceration as a political servitude. His demands on the became a luminous example of prisoner, Jiménez persevered Spanish Crown would have a self-actualized man. and rose to become a tireless Puerto Ricans managing their In the animate spirit of and effective advocate for HIV+ own affairs. They would be Betances’ legacy, The Puerto Ri- Latinos and African Americans. unrestrained as they developed can Cultural Center celebrated His work to promote com- their collective talents – their its most ambitious expansion of munity wellness has earned self-actualization. Moreover, services to date. On September him the respect not just of his Dr. Betances exemplified the 23rd, the 152nd anniversary colleagues, but of the greater PRCC opens the Drs. Virginia Bishop and Helen Rodríguez Trías process of self-actualization of The Grito de Lares, it inau- community of public health- Historical & Generational Trauma Mental Wellness Center when he returned to Puerto gurated three life-affirming (Continued on next page) lavozdelpaseoboricua.org 4 Octobre/noviembre 2020 PUERTO RICAN DIASPORA COMMEMORATES GRITO DE LARES FROM NEW YORK TO THE BAY AREA BAY AREA VIRTUAL EVENT CENTERS “EL MAESTRO” GRITO DE LARES the National Boricua Human Rights Network, CULTURE, HISTORY AND CALL TO EVENT MAINTAINS TRADITION, dedicated his words to Pete Laspina and played “En ACTION; FEATURES NELSON DENIS, SPIRIT OF STRUGGLE IN THE BRONX; La Vida Todo es Ir” the musicalized poem by Jun JOSÉ E. LÓPEZ AND COLECTIVO ILÉ DEDICATED TO “PETE” LASPINA Antonio Corretjer made popular by Roy Brown. More than 100 people, mostly Puerto Rican and of by BASPR by PRCC staff all ages, attended the event. All attendees respect- The San Francisco Bay has celebrated Grito de Adding itself to the series of events in the US and ed social distancing and mask-wearing standards, Lares every year at least since the ’70s put on by Puerto Rico, El and all enjoyed different Puerto Rican groups. Other groups usu- Maestro Cultural grilled chicken, ally join in. This year with the COVID-19 restric- Center in the hamburgers, and tions, no in-person commemoration was possible Bronx held its hotdogs. so we had to go virtual, which opened up so many annual celebra- El Maestro is a possibilities. The event took place on Saturday, tion of El Grito non-profit or- September 19, 2020. Most of the cultural presen- de Lares this ganization that tations were local but our 3 speakers came from as past September offers training far away as Puerto Rico, New York, and Chicago. 19. The event, to neighborhood These were Mariluz Franco-Ortiz, Ph.D., Social dedicated to one youth who want Psychologist, Community Assessment, Kimberly of El Maestro’s to develop their Figueroa-Calderón, organizer and organizer and co-founders, boxing skills. Like anti-racist educator, and Cristina M. Carrasquillo, Pedro “Pete” all community Director of Development, all from for Colectivo Ilé Laspina, who organizations, in Puerto Rico, Nelson Denis, author of “The War passed away ear- especially Latinx Against All Puerto Ricans”, and José E. López, from lier this year of and African Amer- The Puerto Rican Agenda and the National Boricua cancer, has been ican ones, they Human Rights Network.
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