José &Ramona “keeping it real.” Wednesday, April 14, 2004 We are Proud Please come out to join us on April 6pm-10pm 14th to celebrate José and Ramona – to Honor people who are "keeping it real." Food, drinks, and music •••••••••••••••••• 1199 SEIU Penthouse 330 W 42nd Street José and All proceeds go to the fight to preserve affordable, integrated housing in New Tickets: $85 in advance, Ramona Torres York City. $100 at door as •••••••••••••••••• Proceeds to benefit the Tribeca Citizens Campaign to Preserve For more information: Julie Miles Affordable Housing of the Year 212-608-5122, [email protected] HOST COMMITTEE _______________________ José & Ramona Torres Cochairs: Dennis Rivera, President, 1199 SEIU Rossana Rosado, CEO/President El Diario-La Prensa José "Chegui" Torres is widely a columnist for El Diario-La Walter Anderson, CEO, Parade Publications known as the first Hispanic Prensa, the largest Spanish-lan- Jimmy Breslin, Writer boxer to win the world's Light guage newspaper in New York. David Dinkins, 106th Mayor, City of New York Heavyweight championship. Farrah Fawcett, Actress Jules Feiler, Media and Celebrity Agent José and Ramona, his wife of Hector Figueroa, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 32 People always say, "José Torres 43 years, are revered in our BJ SEIU is the Muhammad Ali of the Tribeca community. Fernando Ferrer, President, Drum Major Institute Hispanic community." We love Pete Hamill, Writer Rafael Hernandez-Colon, former Governor of and respect Muhammad Ali. For 29 years José and Ramona Puerto Rico But who knows? Maybe Ali is have lived at Independence David R. Jones, President/CEO, Community complimented by that compari- Plaza North (IPN), a Mitchell- Service Society son. For sure, he and José have Lama rental building in Bertha Lewis, Co-Chair, Working Families Party and much in common, but the most Tribeca, on the northern bor- Executive Director, NY ACORN Arthur Mercante, Hall of Fame Boxing Referee important thing is that they are der of Ground Zero. They Norman Mailer, Writer both people's champions. have joined and will now lead Jack Newfield, Writer the fight to protect the 3500 Ryan O'Neal, Actor Like Ali, José's career tran- IPN tenants – their friends and Carlos Ortiz, former Lightweight World Champion Manuel Ortiz-Arroyo, President, Carroll Gardens scends boxing. He is a best-sell- neighbors – and the tens of Association ing author, a long-time political thousands of other Mitchell- Gladys Pena, Art Curator and former Chief columnist for the New York Post, Lama tenants, ordinary middle Executive of El Museo del Barrio when it was a voice for the class and working people Cesar Perales, Director, Puerto Rican Legal Defense working and middle class peo- whose homes are at stake. and Education Fund Budd Schulberg, Writer ple of New York City. He is now With Ramona at his side – and ours – we can’t lose! Estamos orgullosos de honrar José & Ramona Torres a José "Chegüi" Torres es reconoci- José y Ramona viven en José y Ramona Torres do como el primer boxeador his- Independence Plaza North por como pano en ganar el título mundial 29 años, un complejo de de la clase semi-pesada. viviendas de alquiler bajo la ley Ciudadanos del Año de "Mitchell-Lama" en Tribeca La gente siempre dice que "José y situado al borde norte de la de Torres es el Muhammad Ali de la "zona zero." Se han unido Tribeca comunidad hispana." Queremos y como lideres en la lucha para respetamos a Muhammad Ali. Y proteger a 3,500 inquilinos – quien sabe? Tal vez Ali se sienta sus amigos y vecinos – y los halagado con la comparación. Por miles de inquilinos en otros miércoles, 14 de abril de 2004 cierto, José Torres y Muhammad edificios de "Mitchell-Lama", 6 pm - 10 pm Ali tienen mucho en común, pero personas de clase media y comida, bebida y música lo más importante es que ambos gente trabajadora cuyos son campeones del pueblo. hogares están en peligro de 1199 SEIU Penthouse perder su subsidios. 330 West 42nd Street Como Ali, la carrera de Chegüi va más allá del boxeo. Es un escritor Por favor únanse a nosotros el Entradas: $85 por anticipo, de mejor venta (best seller), 14 de abril para celebrar a José y $100 en la puerta columnista político del New York Ramona – lideres de nuestra Post – cuando ese periódico era comunidad luchando por el Ganancias para beneficiar una voz para los trabajadores y la bienestar de todos inquilinos de Campaign to Preserve clase media de la Ciudad de Nueva York. Affordable Housing Nueva York. En la actualidad es (una organización para man- columnista para El Diario-La Todas las ganancias van para la tener alquileres moderados en Prensa, el diario hispano más leído lucha para mantener viviendas Nueva York) en Nueva York. moderadas e integradas en la Ciudad de Nueva York. Para más información: Julie José y Ramona, su esposa por 43 Miles, 212-608-5122, años, son muy queridos por la Con Ramona a su lado – y al [email protected] comunidad de Tribeca. nuestro – no se puede perder. The event will benefit the Campaign to Preserve Affordable Housing. CPAH member groups include: Citizen Action of New York Mason Tenders District Council Independence Plaza North Northwest Bronx Community & Tenants Association Clergy Coalition Working Families Party Boulevard Towers Tenants Association New Amsterdam Tenants Association IBT 808 NY ACORN DC 37 AFSCME Community Service Society United Jewish Organization of Roosevelt Island Tenants Association Williamsburg Local 32 BJ SEIU Columbus Manor Tenants Association Phipps Plaza Tenants Association Tracey Towers Tenants Association Concerned Cooper-Gramercy SSEIU 371 Tenants Association UAW 9A CWA 1180 315 West 86th Street Tenants Association UNITE Coalition for a Livable West Side PEF Region 11 1199 SEIU Met Council on Housing Asian Americans for Equality New York Jobs with Justice Lands End I Tenants Association We Are Tribeca! IPNTA 310 Greenwich Street, Suite 39P NY, NY 10013-2717.