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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Puerto Rico Sun Communications thanks you for your support of this independent community multimedia project aimed at informing, empowering and building community.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who believes and contributes to this social entrepreneurship project in one way or another.

Feliz Dia de Accion de Gracias.

Gracias for your continued support.

For this independent community media project to continue and grow, remember that your financial contribution is also important. Apoya lo nuestro.

PRSUN has been serving la comunidad since 2002. Help PRSUN remain independent.

Con amor,

Clarisel Gonzalez
editor and publisher
Puerto Rico Sun Communications

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Shopping at my online photo store at Zazzle is a way of supporting the PRSUN Communications social entrepreneurship venture. Support independent community media. Thanks. -- Clarisel

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You are cordially invited to the National Institute for Latino Policy's Forum on "Latinos and the Obama Presidency: A Discussion of the Results of the National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey." This event is being held on the evening of Monday, December 1. The forum will begin at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a reception at 7:30 p.m. This is a fundraiser to support the work of the National Institute for Latino Policy, so the Institute is asking for contributions of $50 per person ($40 of which is tax-deductible), which can be paid at the door. The forum will be at 101 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, a couple of blocks north of Canal Street in Manhattan. If you cannot attend, the Institute hopes you will consider making a tax-deductible. For more information, go to
http://latinopolicy.org/lp/donation.html.

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Originally uploaded by clarisel

@ Mass in honor of Our Lady of Providence, patroness of Puerto Rico, at St. Jerome's Church, the Bronx

For more photos of the Our Lady of Providence celebration, visit www.flickr.com/photos/clarisel. Click on the "Our Lady" photo set, which is dedicated to images of the Virgin Mary.

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Today's featured footage is by bagmorrison of the PRSUN Video group.

My Neighbor at the Fair

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Originally uploaded by clarisel.

My neighbor at the Comite Noviembre Artisans Fair & Exhibit in NYC was a fellow photographer.

From left, Brooklyn-based photographer David Cajigas and his son Michael staff a table showcasing photos of Puerto Rico. You can check out some of Cajigas' work at www.myspace.com/pics4all.

Cajigas is also a vocalist.

For more images of Comite Noviembre's Puerto Rican Artisans Fair & Exhibit last Saturday, go to www.flickr.com/photos/clarisel.

Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

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Originally uploaded by Fernando Cuevas.

Today's featured shot from the Puerto Rico Sun photo group is by Fernando Cuevas.

Support the Puerto Rican Artisans Fair & Exhibit Tomorrow in NYC

Featured Puerto Rican Heritage Month event



I, representing Puerto Rico Sun Communications, which publishes the Puerto Rico Sun and Bronx Latino blogs, will have a table at this fair. I will also showcase some of my boricua-related photography.

Stop by.

See you at the festival. Apoya lo nuestro.

Puerto Rico's Orfeon San Juan Bautista Performs in NYC

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Originally uploaded by clarisel.

The Orfeon San Juan Bautista, a professional 33 mixed-voice choral ensemble from Puerto Rico, performs at Blessed Sacrament Church, NYC. The ensemble's diverse repertoire spans the sacred and secular compositions of the great European choral traditions, as well as Latin American traditional and folkloric music.

The ensemble is taking part in its NYC Concert tour. They will be performing at 4 p.m. November 20 at the Spence School and at 4:30 p.m. November 21 at St. Patrick's Cathedral, both in Manhattan. Both performances are free and open to the public. Take advantage and enjoy quality music for free.

I attended last night's performance at Blessed Sacrament. Que orgullo boricua. I was at peace listening to their beautiful voices.

I especially enjoyed their performance of "Puerto Rico" (author Roberto Cole) and "Piel canela" (author Bobby Capo). Pues claro.

I'm glad I went.

For more of my photos of The Orfeon San Juan Bautista performance at Blessed Sacrament, go to www.flickr.com/photos/clarisel. You can click on the "Live Your Culture" photo set.


(See related November 17 entry posted in this blog for more info.)