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| From Puerto Rican Cultural Center & Programs |
Childcare Students Introduced to Yoga
 The Childcare children are introduced to yoga from the Diabetes Empowerment Center's Leony Calderon, who coordinates the Muevete program. Yoga will be a routine starting in September which will integrated into our curriculum.
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Small Wings, Big Ideas
By Erika Abad, Puerto Rican Cultural Center
 Picking a raspberry from a packaged pint container does not put a face, a name, or an hour on the momentary second of goodness in your mouth. A community residents invests time and energy into gardening because of the appreciation of knowing the name, hour and nutrients going into the food eaten; because of the desire to have food spend less time on the shelf or in transit, or because of the joy of spending time outside and watching food grow. As the city of Chicago grows to find ways to foster the needs and hopes of those pursuing such an endeavor, Monarch Garden, going into its fifth season, seeks to continue to find ways to engage with their neighbors. On Sunday, July 26th, garden plot owners convened at a barbecue. They caught up with their neighbors, shared the excess of their plots. Children of plot owners played in dirt, chased butterflies in the meanwhile. After catching up, grilling brats, hot dogs, garlic and corn, the board of directors discussed the growing need for volunteers for their Sunday give-away program and the continued need for participants to fill in their expected 2 work days a week. As the Monarch Garden works to incorporate new gardeners and reintegrate long-standing ones, they strive to more fully engage each other and their neighbors...
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Interested in urban gardening,
farmers' markets and healthy eating?
 Interested in learning more about urban gardening and farmers' markets? Have some free time to help your community? Looking for urban farming service learning opportunity? Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center has gardens throughout Humboldt Park and we are looking for volunteers. Whether you are a people person, a gardening person or a community member eager to learn something new, please contact, Urban Garden Team Members, Erika G Abad at either erikaa@prcc-chgo.org or (773) 850-2467 (text or call) for more information.
Le interesaria ayudar a su comunidad? Quisiera hablar con miembros de la comunidad acerca de comprar comida organica? Quisiera compartir su sabiduria acerca de sembrando comida? El Centro Cultural Puertorriqueño Juan Antonio Corretjer, tiene jardines en el barrio de donde se vende comida para asistir en ayudar a los jardines. Se necesita ayuda en los jardines y en alcanzar a miembros de la comunidad durante los mercados. Si nos puede ayudar, comuniquese con Erika G Abad al erikaa@prcc-chgo.org or (773) 850-2467 (text o llame) para mas informacion.
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Muévete is celebrating its 10th!
By Leony Calderón, Diabetes Empowerment Center
Muévete is celebrating its 10th anniversary (Aug. 2005- Aug. 2015). What started as a walking group twice a week around Humboldt Park has evolved into a community based physical activity program. Muévete provides classes of Dance-aerobics, Zumba, Pilates, Tai Chi, Yoga, seasonal walking and biking and the once a year Move for Life! season kick-off event. Classes are held Monday through Saturday, and at three different locations, free of charge and open to adults 18 and over. All classes are accessible to all fitness levels to encouraging movement for all and support an active lifestyle.
On Saturday, August 22nd 2015 we will celebrate the 10th anniversary with a 10,000 steps around Humboldt Park. Free of charge and for the entire family. There will be prizes for every 5,000 steps an individual takes. Music, heart screenings, snacks and refreshment will be provided. Please call or visit to register at the Diabetes Empowerment Center, 2753 W. Division St. 773-342-0855.
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SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET AT
EL CONUCO AT HUMBOLDT PARK!
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SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET AT THE MURAL GARDEN!
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 November Chicago Magazine "Why José López Stands Between Gentrification and Humboldt Park"
Be sure to pick up the November issue of Chicago Magazine, which features an interview by Puerto Rican Cultural Center ED José E. López conducted by Elly Fishman.
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The Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Equal Opportunity Employer
SAFE PASSAGE IS HIRING
Limited positions available
(Must be available starting September 8, 2015)
The Safe Passage Community Watcher position provides a safe passage for students attending the following schools:
Roberto Clemente, Wells, José De Diego, Chopin, ChiArts
REQUIREMENTS
 Responsible, punctual, high school diploma or equivalent and ability to pass criminal background check to work with youth
Part-time with educational opportunities available
Monday thru Friday | 5 hours a day | $10 per hour
To apply, submit a resume to Ivan Vega:
ivanv@prcc-chgo.org
or
apply at 2546 W. Division St., Chicago, IL 60622
For more information call: (773) 394-4935
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| From Our Community Partners |
Clemente Spotlighted at IB Conference of the Americas
By Liz Kelley, IB Middle Years Programme Coordinator
Roberto Clemente Community Academy
 
On July 23-26, over 2,000 educators converged on Chicago for the IB Conference of the Americas. These teachers represented nations from North, Central and South America, including 15 educators from Clemente as well as representatives from Moos and De Diego. While the main purpose of the conference was to share best practices and research from classrooms throughout the Americas, it also celebrated student achievement in music, dance and the visual arts. The art gallery was curated by Clemente's art department chairperson, Kristen Meyer, and spotlighted artwork from our students as well as those from the greater Chicagoland area. Conference artwork featured in this article includes a painting by Rogelio Hermosillo and photograph by Armanni Varela.
Clemente was also celebrated by the opening keynote speaker, author and columnist Paul Tough, who cited the school for our work as part of the wall-to-wall IB expansion model and our belief that all students can benefit from an IB education. Our staff and students are excited to head into the 2015-16 school year implementing all 3 programs for the first time, involving over 500 of our students in an International Baccalaureate education - including every freshman and sophomore!
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The Campaign to Fee Oscar López Rivera has its own
e-newsletter: The Water's Edge/La Orilla del Mar
Published
approximately
every two weeks
Write to Oscar:
Oscar López Rivera, #87651
FCI Terre Haute
PO Box 33
Terre Haute, IN 47808
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez: Freedom for Oscar López Rivera Unites Puerto Ricans Across Political Lines
By Democracy Now!
http://democracynow.org
- Thousands of people gathered in New York City last month for a march calling on President Obama to release a longtime Puerto Rican independence activist from prison. Oscar López Rivera was convicted in 1981 on federal charges, including seditious conspiracy - conspiring to oppose U.S. authority over Puerto Rico by force. He was also accused of being a member of the FALN, the Armed Forces of National Liberation, which claimed responsibility for more than 100 bombings to call attention to the colonial case of Puerto Rico. In 1999, President Bill Clinton commuted the sentences of 16 members of the FALN, but López refused to accept the deal because it did not include two fellow activists who have since been released. 2015 marks López's 34th year behind bars. He is scheduled for release in 2027. We discuss López's case with Congressmember Nydia Velázquez, Democrat for New York and the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to Congress.
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