Category Archives: Garifuna NETWORK

Latest Garifuna Coalition ROUNDTABLE Meeting To Take Place on SATURDAY May 4th 2013 In The Bronx

Photo of some of the attendees of The January 2013 Garifuna Coalition Roundtable Meeting.  Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr.

Photo of some of the attendees of The January 2013 Garifuna Coalition Roundtable Meeting. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr.  All Rights Reserved. 

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

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Bronx, New York:  The Latest Garifuna Coalition ROUNDTABLE Meeting will take place on SATURDAY May 4th 2013 at 10am in the Bronx.

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Third Annual Garifuna American Fashion Show To Take Place in Manhattan on SATURDAY March 23rd 2013

 

Third Annual Garifuna American Fashion Show To Take Place in Manhattan on SATURDAY March 23rd 2013 at 6pm.

Third Annual Garifuna American Fashion Show To Take Place in Manhattan on SATURDAY March 23rd 2013 at 6pm.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Twitter:  @beinggarifuna

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Bronx, New York — The Third Annual Garifuna American Fashion Show will take place on SATURDAY March 23rd 2013 in Manhattan.

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March 2013 Garifuna Coalition ROUNDTABLE Meeting Will Take Place on SATURDAY March 9th 2013 in the Bronx

Photo of some of the attendees of The January 2013 Garifuna Coalition Roundtable Meeting.  Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr.

Photo of some of the attendees of The January 2013 Garifuna Coalition Roundtable Meeting. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Twitter:  @beinggarifuna

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Being-Garifuna/305542983595

Bronx, New York:  The Latest Garifuna Coalition ROUNDTABLE Meeting will take place on SATURDAY March 9th 2013 at 10am in the Bronx.

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February Garifuna Coalition ROUNDTABLE Meeting To Take Place on SATURDAY February 23rd 2013 in the Bronx

Photo of some of the attendees of The January 2013 Garifuna Coalition Roundtable Meeting.  Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr.

Photo of some of the attendees of The January 2013 Garifuna Coalition Roundtable Meeting. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Twitter:  @beinggarifuna

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Being-Garifuna/305542983595

Bronx, New York:  The Latest Garifuna Coalition ROUNDTABLE Meeting will take place on SATURDAY February 23rd 2013 at 10am in the Bronx.

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Bronx Based Garifuna Organization, GARIFUNA COALITION Expands Individual Donor Program

 

Members of the 2012 Lirahüñü Chatoyer Garifuna Youth Development Program pose with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr at the Bronx Proclamation of 2012 Garifuna American Heritage Month.  Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Members of the 2012 Lirahüñü Chatoyer Garifuna Youth Development Program and members of The Garifuna Coalition pose with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr at the Bronx Proclamation of 2012 Garifuna American Heritage Month. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Twitter:  @beinggarifuna

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Being-Garifuna/305542983595

Bronx, New York:  Bronx based non-profit Garifuna Organization, The GARIFUNA COALITION USA INC has recently announced the expansion of their individual donor program as part of their recent fundraising drive.

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FIRST Garifuna Coalition ROUNDTABLE Meeting of 2013 Will Take Place on SATURDAY January 26th 2013 in the Bronx

 

Garifuna Coalition Roundtable Meeting.  Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr.  All Rights Reserved.

Garifuna Coalition Roundtable Meeting. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Twitter:  @beinggarifuna

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Being-Garifuna/305542983595

Bronx, New York:  The FIRST Garifuna Coalition ROUNDTABLE Meeting will take place on SATURDAY January 26th 2013 at 10am.

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Garifuna Women’s Organization, MUGAMA To Host Meeting in Honor of Honduran Women’s Day on FRIDAY January 25th 2013 at 7pm in Brooklyn

 

Garifuna Women's Organization, MUGAMA.

Garifuna Women’s Organization, MUGAMA.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Twitter:  @beinggarifuna

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Being-Garifuna/305542983595

Brooklyn, New York:  Garifuna Women’s Organization, MUGAMA will host a meeting in Brooklyn on FRIDAY January 25th 2013 in Brooklyn at 7pm.

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GARIFUNA IN PERIL Filmmakers to Host FREE Filmmaking Workshop in the Bronx on SATURDAY January 19th 2013

Ali Allie and Ruben Reyes, Co-Directors of the new independent film, GARIFUNA IN PERIL on the set of their film.  Photo courtesy of Aban Productions.

Ali Allie and Ruben Reyes, Co-Directors of the new independent film, GARIFUNA IN PERIL on the set of their film. Photo courtesy of Aban Productions.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

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Bronx, New York — Ali Allie and Ruben Reyes, the co-directors and co-producers of the new independent film, GARIFUNA IN PERIL will host a FREE Filmmaking Workshop in the Bronx on SATURDAY January 19th 2013.  They hope to talk with fellow artists and filmmakers and share what they have learned as they set out to produce a film on the Garifuna or Garifuna American experience.

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Garifuna Community Organizations Host Community Forum with Consulates from Honduras and Guatemala in the Bronx on SATURDAY January 19th 2013 at 6:30pm

 

New Location for Hondurans Against AIDS Inc / Casa Yurumein / Comgarigua located at 875 Prospect Avenue in the Bronx.  Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr.  All Rights Reserved.

New Location for Hondurans Against AIDS Inc / Casa Yurumein / Comgarigua located at 875 Prospect Avenue, Second Floor in the Bronx. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Twitter:  @beinggarifuna

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Being-Garifuna/305542983595

Bronx, New York — Garifuna Community Organizations Hondurans Against AIDS Inc (a.k.a. Casa Yurumein) and Comgarigua will host a Community Forum with Consulates from the Central American countries of Honduras and Guatemala at Casa Yurumein in the Bronx on SATURDAY January 19th 2013 at 6:30pm.

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Special Screening of Exciting New Independent Film, GARIFUNA IN PERIL at Columbia University in New York City on FRIDAY January 18th 2013

Poster for the new Independent Film, GARIFUNA IN PERIL.

Poster for the new Independent Film directed by Ali Allie and Ruben Reyes, GARIFUNA IN PERIL.

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Twitter:  @beinggarifuna

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Being-Garifuna/305542983595

New York, New York — Fresh off it’s successful screenings in December 2012 at The African Diaspora International Film Festival, the new independent film, GARIFUNA IN PERIL will be screening again at Columbia University in New York City on FRIDAY January 18th 2013.  It is part of a showcase of the BEST of the many films screened at this year’s African Diaspora International Film Festival.

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