Category Archives: featured-events

University of Saint Joseph and Hartford Public Library present a free screening of Episode IV of the Latino Americans Film Series, The New Latinos (1946-1965). Until World War II, Latino immigration to the United States was overwhelmingly Mexican-American. In the decades following the war, large waves of immigrants made their way to the American mainland from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and…

Are you seeking opportunities to get involved in the community? Do you like planning events or getting involved in civic engagement activities? Are you savvy with social media and technology? We are seeking energetic, dedicated, creative volunteers to help the organization with upcoming activities. Come find out how you can get involved! Upcoming activities: Spring special event,…

Saturday, February 20, 7:45 AM to 12:45 PM McGivney Community Center 338 Stillman Street Bridgeport, CT 06608 Sponsored by GBLN and the Knights of Columbus Council #12615 To schedule an appointment, please call: Gloria Miranda (203) 543-2886 Ramon Jimenez (203) 685-1845 Or register online at redcrossblood.org Sponsor code: GBLN The sponsor code box is found…

Over the holidays, there were reports that DHS/ICE were planning on beginning a massive deportation program targeting families and children who fled violence and poverty in Central America. These reports were confirmed yesterday after reports came out of both Georgia and Maryland, where women and children as young as 4 years old were taken by…

Thursday, January 7, 2016, 6:00 to 7:30 PM Access Health CT (AHCT) invites community organizations and leaders like you to join us for a Community Chat. Staff will provide an overview of Access Health CT and lead a discussion on how we can partner with you to promote access to health care coverage in the…

Saturday, January 9, 10 AM The Yale-Bridgeport GEAR UP Partnership presents the award winning documentary "Paper Tigers". The entire community is invited. Paper Tigers follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a promising model for how to break the cycles…

Thursday, February 4, 8 AM The Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission of the Connecticut General Assembly and the Hispanic Federation invite you to the First Latino Policy Day. This event will highlight important issues and policy goals for Connecticut’s growing Latino population and your participation is highly encouraged!  Latinos are starting to show their…

We would like to thank the TAG students and Ms. Ana Batista for leading the blood drive on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Cesar Batalla Elementary School in Bridgeport. A total of 33 pints of blood was collected on this day. To put it in perspective, 33 pints of blood saves potentially 99 lives. Thank you…

Afro-Caribbean music super-group and three-time Grammy nominee Tiempo Libre is one of the hottest Latin bands today. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs, festival stages and dance venues, Tiempo Libre’s sophisticated tropical music features an irresistible, exhilarating mix of jazz harmonies, contemporary sonorities, and seductive Latin rhythms. Don’t miss a tropical-inspired holiday concert!…

We are seeking classroom materials to support & strengthen the needs of a classroom for effective teaching & learning. To help out, contact Lisette Colon at lcolon@bridgeportedu.net, (203) 275-1042. Download the flyer