El Puente

El Puente was honored to take part in The The WNET Group’s TRECE Audience Development Initiative Listening Tourin Brooklyn—an important gathering focused on amplifying Latine voices in public media. As PBS’s flagship station, WNET/THIRTEEN is taking a critical step in engaging our communities to ensure our stories, struggles, and triumphs are represented authentically. In a room filled with community leaders, media professionals, and grassroots organizations, we explored the power of Latino-centric public programming and how media can better reflect and serve our people. With organizations like UPROSE, The Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth and Families, BRIC, and more, we discussed the urgent need to uplift community-driven narratives and ensure that Latine voices are not only included but centered in media conversations. Representation matters. Our histories, cultures, and perspectives deserve to be seen and heard—especially in public media, where storytelling has the power to inform, inspire, and mobilize. We’re excited to see how the TRECE Initiativegrows and look forward to continued collaboration in shaping a media landscape that truly reflects our communities. #LatineVoices #PublicMedia #RepresentationMatters #ElPuente #BrooklynLeaders #MediaForThePeople #TRECEInitiative

Join us for this event in which we will be exploring the history of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and its impact in Williamsburg and Bushwick.

Congratulations to our own Frances Lucerna! ✨ We are beyond proud to celebrate Frances as she receives the Comité Noviembre Puerto Rican Women Legacy Award during Women’s History Month! This honor recognizes her trailblazing leadership, unwavering commitment to justice, and lifelong dedication to uplifting our community. As a founding principal of El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice, Frances has empowered generations of young leaders, fought for community-driven change, and built a legacy of transformation in Williamsburg, Bushwick and beyond. Join us in celebrating Frances and the powerful impact of Puerto Rican women making history! March 27, 2025, at CENTRO de Estudios Puertorriqueños, at Hunter College

🌱🔥 Nourish, Resist & Rise – March at EL PUENTE - Purchase tickets on our bio 🔥🌱 This month, we’re bringing together food, music, and storytelling in powerful spaces of healing and liberation. Join us for three transformative events: 🍽️ March 15 | 11 AM – 2 PM – Recipes for Resistance: Liberation Cuisine Cook, reflect, and resist in this hands-on culinary experience with Gabriela Álvarez. Explore the kitchen as a space for storytelling and collective nourishment. 🔥 March 18 | 6 – 8:30 PM – Lay it Out on the Table: Satiating Hunger with Conversations on Sex and Food Join Justine Ang Fonte for a night of deep conversation and delicious food. Let’s break the silence around sex, identity, and empowerment through shared stories and meals. 🎤 March 29 | 3 – 6 PM – Mujeres que Cantan y Rapean en Círculo A music therapy and rap workshop in Spanish, led by Lina Silva & Audry Funk , culminating in a performance by Audry herself! A space to explore your voice, emotions, and power through rhythm and poetry. 📍 Sliding scale tickets available! Come for one, or come for all. Let’s build, heal, and celebrate together. Tag your crew & save your spot! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eMDbFdBr

This Wom*n’s History Month, El Puente invites you to MANIFEST!, our annual month-long celebration honoring the power, creativity, and resilience of Wom*n of the Global Majority. 💜✨ From transformative Kitchen Table Talks and self-defense classes to stand-up comedy, music, cooking, and community markets, our lineup is a powerful fusion of art, activism, and ancestral wisdom. This is more than a celebration—it’s a movement. A space for healing, storytelling, and collective liberation. 📅 MANIFEST! 2024 Calendar of Events 🔹 March 3 | 6-8PM – Kitchen Table Talk w/ Frances Lucerna – An intergenerational and liberation-rooted conversation on creative justice and collective self-determination. 🔹 March 6, 13, 20 & 27 | 6-7:30PM – Counter Force Self-Defense Class – A transformative space for QT/Cis BIPOC Wom*n to reclaim ancestral strength through embodied healing and resistance training taught by @jlcreator 🔹 March 15 | 11AM-2PM – Recipes for Resistance: Liberation Cuisine – Honoring cultural food traditions as a form of resistance and community healing. 🔹 March 15 | 7-9PM – Chicks & Giggles: Stand-Up Comedy Show – A powerhouse lineup of Wom*n comedians bringing laughter and truth to the stage. 🔹 March 18 | 6-8:30PM – Turn Up the Heat: A Night of Cooking & Kinks – A fusion of culinary skills and conversations on pleasure, liberation, and self-love. 🔹 March 22 | 3-8PM – CADRE Creators Market & Freedom Party – A celebration of BIPOC Wom*n artisans, creatives, and cultural workers uplifting community through art and exchange. 🔹 March 25 | 6-8PM – El Puente CADRE: The People’s Mic – A night of spoken word, music, and storytelling in the spirit of resistance. 🔹 March 29 | 3-6PM – Mujeres Que Cantan y Rapean en Círculo – A powerful gathering using music therapy and rap to amplify Wom*n’s voices. ✨ Join us in reclaiming joy, honoring our legacies, and manifesting the future we deserve! ✨ 🎟 Get your tickets at https://lnkd.in/eAFFS5Xe. #Manifest2024 #WomxnsHistoryMonth #BrooklynEvents#CreativeJustice #HealingThroughArt #LatinaArtists#BIPOCWomxnsVoices #CulturalResistance#SelfDetermination #WeAreElPuente