Sembrando Resistencia: Los Jardines de Loisaida

Flyer with an illustration of people gardening together in a community garden.

Date and Time

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
4:00 pm

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Cost

About this event

As part of our Liberation Summer programming in August, 'Sembrando Resistencia' celebrates Loisaida's Puerto Rican community gardens over 3 days with discussions led by founders and leaders, archival footage, and oral mapping workshops. There will also be live music at the historic Plaza Cultural Garden as we honor these vital cultural spaces reclaimed by community organization and grassroots collective action.

FULL PROGRAM

August 13, 17 & 18

August 13

4:00-6:00 PM

Oral Mapping Workshop at Loisaida Center featuring Marcos Echeverria from Where We Were Safe

August 17, 1-8PM

1:00-3:00PM

Panel Discussion at La Sala de Pepe

3:15-5:00PM

Walking Tour of Loisaida’s Gardens

5:30-7:30 PM

Live Music at La Plaza Cultural featuring Barrio Collective’s Adrian is Hungry and Kiki + The Fellas

August 18 | 4-8PM

4-5:30PM Screening at Piragua Art Space

5:30 Walking Tour of Chara Murals

6:00 PM Live Music featuring Kiki & The Fellas

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