7:00 pm Afro Caribbean Cosmology is rooted in understanding how the ashé, the underlying power in all living things, manifests and connects to human beings.  For souls to live in balance, it is essential to learn how to read nature’s inherent powers.  It is by identifying with nature that one develops conscience, as well as the iwa pele, the “good character” that guarantees joy, a full life, and an ability to “see” and to understand the connection between all living things. Free community event “Divinations” are photosculpture (more...)

7:00 pm Free community event This Spanish w/English subtitles film takes an intimate look at racial issues within a Puerto Rican family and brings taboo discussions of racial politics to the foreground.  “People talk about racism and sexism in the U.S.,” Film Director Gómez-Mouakad explains. “They may not do much, but in talking about it they are at least addressing the problem. In Puerto Rico — and across the Caribbean and Latin America — there is a lot of denial. If you do talk about the issues, (more...)