AQUÍ ESTAMOS SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 | ABRONS ART CENTER | NYC A fundraiser For Puerto Rico Recognizing Recovery & Resistance
Vision Join us at Diaspora Despierta, a undraiser commemoratin the 5 years o recovery led by the people o Puerto Rico a ter Hurricane Maria. This event celebrates the power o community driven chan e and hi hli hts what is possible when communities identi y their own priorities and work to ether to develop solutions. 100% o unds raised* will o directly to roups workin on recovery & sel -determination efforts in Puerto Rico. *$3,000 will be used to compensate staff
Background In 2017, shortly a ter Hurricane María, Dianne Morales launched a campai n to und rassroots roups on the island- whatstarted asasmallefforttoraise$5Kquickly rewto
over$40K.Fiveyearslater, the island continues to suffer rom broken promises and corrupt policies. But this has not halted the movement. Residents continue to advocate or and work towards just Thisrecovery.event upli ts people-led initiatives on the island. We invite you to invest in these efforts and ampli y sel -determination or Puerto Rico.
A panel discussion - moderated by Sunny Hostin, eaturin youth activists rom the film, academics and others who address injustice on the island.
Event Details
A Taste o Puerto Rico - a reception with Puerto Rican ood, drink & entertainment.
A screenin o the film We Still Here - hi hli hts the power o community throu h the journey o a roup o youn people in the pueblo o Comerio.
We Still Here introduces the youth o Comerío, Puerto Rico navi atin their community’s recovery a ter Hurricane Maria. The youn residents never thou ht they would become the leaders o their community, but find themselves travelin to Washin ton D.C. to protest in the halls o Con ress. This comin -o -a e story documents their journey as they find their power and be in creatin a sustainable uture or themselves and their community.
About Documentarythe
Sunny Hostin is a three-time Emmy Award-winnin le al journalist, New York Times bestsellin author, and co-host
o The View. In May 2021, Hostin released her debut novel, "Summer on the Bluffs" (William Morrow), which skyrocketed to #11 on The New York Times Bestseller List.
Hostin has been eatured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes Woman, Essence, Newsweek, The New York Post, Latina, and Ebony. A sou ht-a ter public speaker, she has delivered a TEDxTalk called “A Possibility Model” and spoken at and moderated panels or the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School o Journalism, Corporate Counsel Women o Color, and the National Bar Association, and served as a witness at the Federal Judiciary’s Con ressional Hearin or the Public’s Ri ht o Access to the Courts. Hostin lives with her husband and two children in New York.
Credit: ABC // Robert Ascroft the Moderator
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Fund or the City o New York, (The Fund) will act as the fiscal sponsor, ensurin all contributions, includin in-kind donations, are tax deductible. The Fund will rant unds directly to all selected projects on the island. All unds will support the on oin sel -determination o Puerto Ricans throu h community-led projects with a specific ocus on recovery, sustainability and sel -sufficiency. Henry Street Settlement’s mission is to open doors o opportunity or Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers throu h social services, arts, and health care pro Abronsrams.Arts
Center is a home or contemporary interdisciplinary arts.. A core pro ram o the Henry Street Settlement, Abrons believes that access to the arts is essential to a ree and healthy society.
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Fundraising Goal: 250,000
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DetailsSponsorship LEVELS SPONSORSHIP DETAILS SUPPORTER $5,000
AMBASSADOR $10,000
Reco nition on event re istration pa e and social media postin s. Admission or two. Reco nition on event re istration pa e and social media postin s. Reco nition in openin credits at event. Admission or our. $25,000 Reco nition on event re istration pa e and social media postin s. Reco nition in openin credits at event.
IMPACT PARTNER $50,000
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