Featured in this exhibit are documentary photographs of Young Lords activism by Máximo Colón and Luis Carle and vintage posters from Taller Boricua , an East Harlem print collective that was allied with the Young Lords. Additional artists on display include: AgitArte, Coronado Print Studio, Sophia Dawson, Marcos Dimas, Hatuey Ramos Fermín, Miguel Luciano, Shellyne Rodríguez, Adrián Viajero Román, Juan Sánchez, Nitza Tufiño, Rafael Tufiño , and Valor y Cambio.

Pasado y Presente will be accompanied by a related exhibition at the Loisaida Center by AgitArte , Coronado Print Studio , Sherezade García , and Valor y Cambio that explores migration, movement, intra-diasporic Caribbean identity in NYC, alternative economies, story-telling and decolonial narratives. On Sunday May 26, several participating artists in Pasado y Presente will take part in interactive urban interventions during the 32nd Annual Loisaida Festival .

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Loisaida Inc. and its project The Plenatorium are pleased to host a performance and ritual stemming straight from the faith based history of Puerto Ricans in the Lower East Side. The "Feast of the Holy Cross" roughly translates into "Fiestas de Cruz" and members of the community have kept it alive from generation to generation through oral history. On these days during the month of May, many families, neighbors, friends and strangers would gather to recite a live rosary chant accompanied by Puerto Rican traditional plena sounds.

Come and enjoy the good company and traditional  "plena" sounds of Puerto Rico.

Arrive promptly at 5:00 pm to savor a bowl of traditional "Sancocho" or Puerto Rican stew before the ceremonies begin. Courtesy of Pepe Flores.