Rally for rights
Enough is enough say members of the wide-ranging Coalition for Human Rights in the Dominican Republic, which is holding a protest march and rally to City Hall on Friday to highlight that nation’s expulsion of Haitians.
“Say no to apartheid, no to xenophobia, no to racism and no to expulsion of families,” says part of the promotion for the march, which is set to start at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza at 9 a.m. and cross the Brooklyn Bridge, ending at City Hall in Manhattan.
The legal residency of Haitians and Dominico-Haitians , who were born in the Dominican Republic, is being questioned by the nation’s government, which has vowed to deport persons who do not meet requirements for residency permit. There have been cases of harassment and alleged attacks, charge the organizers.
Visit www.chrdr.org for information on the coalition and the protest. To read the entire “call for action” letter, visit http://bit.ly/calltoactionletter. For information, call (212) 465-2549, (917) 776-4060 or (917) 705-3157.
Join Digicel’s mas band
The Caribbean-based Digicel communications company is coming to the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade – by sponsoring a masquerade band. The firm is seeking energetic “Funtastic” Caribbean folks. Persons 21 and over can “play mas” with Digicel, which will provide costumes and stipends for band members. Interested? Email a recent photo and daytime phone number to ianb@imcmediacorp.com
Reggae Night in B’klyn
Summer’s musical sizzle is climaxing with revered performer Freddie McGregor headlining VP Records’ Reggae Night at the free Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series show tomorrow in Brooklyn at Wingate Field.
The concert also stars Christopher Martin, New Kingston, Ikaya, Best Debra and starts at 7:30 p.m. Wingate Field is at 600 Kingston Ave. entrance on Winthrop St. (between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.)
Visit www.brooklynconcerts.com or information.
Culture camp ends, for now
In line with its motto, “Preserving West Indian Culture and History,” the Carlos Lezama Center (CLACC-C) recently completed the 2015 edition of its Cultural Summer Camp, held in conjunction with Medgar Evers College’s Pipeline initiative.
The summer camp offered classes for youngsters and teens in steel pan, carnival costume design and other areas. For information on the organization, visit www.claccc.org. The CLACC-C is named for the late Carlos Lezama (LezamaClark’s father), who was the president of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association, which organizes the annual Labor Day Caribbean
carnival and parade.