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Doors open at 5:30pm / Film starts at 6pm

$12 Advance / $13 Door  ($12 Seniors and Students at the Door)

SF Latino Film Festival Presents: Translucid / Translúcido
Dir. Leonard Zelig / Ecuador, USA / 2016 / Drama / 86 mins.

Rubén has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. He has three months to live or a year-and-a-half with treatment. Rubén has decided to end his life with dignity, without loose ends.

Sunday October 1, 2017

Doors open at 5:30pm / Film starts at 6pm

Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm.

FREE! Donations of any size welcome!

As white supremacy is increasingly coming out of the shadows in this country, it is important we confront racism in our native Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Black in Latin America is an award-winning documentary series where Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. travels to 6 different nations in Latin America and the Caribbean to explore how each nation’s history with colonialism and slavery directly impacts the ways black people in those countries experience discrimination and instituional racism today.

Join us at La Peña Cultural Center on Thursday, Sept. 28 as we screen Episode 3 in the Black in Latin America series “Brazil: A Racial Paradise?” followed by a community discussion.

Our special guest speaker for the community discussion is Phil Hutchings, representing the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI).

Mr. Hutchings is a long-time activist in struggles for civil rights, human rights, grass-roots community power and international solidarity.
He lives in Oakland where he was a co-founder of Causa Justa Just Cause and more recently the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, where he is the Senior Organizer.

Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) believes that a thriving multiracial democracy requires racial, social and economic justice for all. African Americans and black immigrants are stronger together and we can win by becoming leaders in the fight against structural racism and systemic discrimination. BAJI was formed to bring Black voices together to advocate for equality and justice in our laws and our communities.

Phil has traveled to Brazil with organizations like Global Exchange and was a member of the Brazil Action and Solidarity Exchange (BASE) composed of Brazilians in the Bay Area with North American supporters of movements in Latin America. BASE educated the public about issues in Brazil and raised funds to send to left and progressive groups working at the grass-roots level to democracize Brazil.

Phil’s interest in Brazil started the 1980s, when he was involved with a group known as Project Abraco which did education around the “Third World Debt Crisis” focusing on Brazil, Argentina and Mexico during the 1980’s.
http://baji.org/

ALL BLACK IN LATIN AMERICA SCREENINGS & DISCUSSIONS Doors open at 7pm, Films start at 7:30pm
Sept. 14 – Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided
Sept. 21 – Cuba: The Next Revolution in Cuba
Sept. 28 – Brazil: A Racial Paradise?
Oct. 5 – Mexico & Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet

$15 Early Bird until Sept. 22  / $20 after Sept. 22  / $25 at the Door

Kids under 12 years old: $5 / Students with ID & Seniors $15

No se lo pierda! Don’t miss out! Get your tickets before they sell out!

Important information about this event: 1) Minors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 2) This event is Standing Room, meaning there is limited seating available  3) This event is wheelchair accesible.

Get ready for a fun evening of Venezuelan music, dancing, food and drinks, plus donations to Venezuela via Venezuelans Without Borders (scroll down to see a list of supplies and medications they will be collecting).

Open to the entire family!

Arrive at 7:30pm to take part in the Dance Workshop with Venezuelan dance teacher Juliana Mendonca at no additional cost. Then enjoy a lively performance by Bululú – a new tropico-Venezuealn band in the Bay Area – starting at 9pm. Stay after the concert to dance to DJ José Ruíz’s amazing collection of music till midnight! Venezuelans Without Borders will be accepting donations throughout the night (scroll down for list of donations)!

SCHEDULE:

Dance Workshop at 7:30pm (Included with your ticket!)

Bululú in Concert at 9pm

DJ José Ruiz at 11pm

El Patio Venezolano Catering at 9pm will be selling delicious Arepas $7 and Tequeños $8

ABOUT BULULÚ:

Bululú, a dynamic latin music band led by Lali Mejia and Jose Roberto Hernandez (musical director), showcases a live and flavorful repertoire deeply rooted in Venezuelan and Caribbean influences. Styles of music include tamboreras, calipsos, salsa, porros, parrandas, cumbias, tambores de la costa, and more. Fun and vibrant, Bululú delivers top notch entertainment with its nine piece ensemble, all highly seasoned Bay Area musicians—Jose Roberto Hernandez (vocals, strings), Ruthie Dineen (keyboard), Miguel Govea (trumpet, accordion, vocals), Fernanda Bustamante (violin, vocals), Lali Mejia (percussion), Omar Ledezma (percussion, vocals), Lichi Fuentes (vocals), Norma Kansau (vocals) and Kevin Silveira (bass). Special guests include Javier Cabanillas (percussion) and Wendy Paola Figueredo (vocals). To learn more about the band, please visit www.bululusf.com.

ABOUT DJ JOSÉ RUÍZ

ABOUT JULIANA MENDONCA

ABOUT VENEZUELANS WITHOUT BORDERS

Venezuelans Without Borders is a group of world citizens focused on promoting human well-being by offering humanitarian aid with the support of volunteers and the goodwill of donors.

We are a group of concerned Venezuelans-Americans who came together on March 2014 to help our brothers and sisters suffering in Venezuela. Currently, we count with volunteers from other countries. We are a non-profit organization and all donations received are donated to people in need in Venezuela.

All donations reach Venezuela and there, our volunteers, the Rotary Club and Acción Voluntaria de Enfermeras help us take the supplies to the people in Venezuela who need it the most.

List of Medicines and Supplies

* ACETAMINOPHEN (adults and children)

* IBUPROFEN (adults and children)

* ANTI-ALLERGIC

* TONGUE DEPRESSORS

* VITAMINS (adults and children)

* DIAPER (adults and children)

* ANTIBIOTIC CREAMS

* GLUCOMETER STRIPS

* JELCO INTRAVENOUS CATHETERS

* COTTON

* DIAPER RASH CREAM

* ANTIBACTERIAL

* LATEX CONDOMS

* VAGINAL CREAMS

* ADHESIVES OF ANY KIND

* ANTIFUNGAL CREAMS

* BANDAGES

* INHALERS

* PADS

* INSULIN SYRINGES

* ORAL ELECTROLYTES

* BABY FORMULA

* WHOLE MILK (Powder)

* BABY FOOD

* NON-PERISHABLE FOOD

* PEDIALYTE

* BABY WIPES

* BABY BOTTLES

* HYGENE SUPPLIES (all types for adults and children)