Reportaje de la Isla: Fundraiser & Report-Back for Puerto Rico

Featuring report-backs by Tito Matos & Defend Puerto Rico.

This report-back and fundraiser, produced by John Santos, showcases the urgent work being done by several groups to uplift and rebuild Puerto Rico in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria that caused such widespread destruction in September of 2017. The dismal response by the trump administration has added considerably to the state of emergency that most of the island will be facing for a long time.

We will hear directly from people intimately involved in projects of aid on the island:

Tito Matos, visiting directly from Puerto Rico, will describe in detail the work he is doing on the island. Mr. Matos is considered one of the best requinto players (Plena music) of his generation. A member of the New York band Los Pleneros de la 21 and founder of “Viento de Agua”, he’s recorded and toured with well-known musicians Eddie Palmieri, David Sanchez and Ricky Martin. He also owns a restaurant in Calle Loiza called La Junta, which was demolished in the hurricane.

The Bay Area’s own Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi and Frankie Ramosspeak will speak on behalf of Defend Puerto Rico, a bi-coastal organization conducting considerable relief work on the island.

The funds raised by this report-back benefit these organizations and their relief efforts in Puerto Rico.