Cultural Exchange - Puerto Rico Sustainable Disaster Relief
Dublin Core
Title
Cultural Exchange - Puerto Rico Sustainable Disaster Relief
Subject
Puerto Rico
Disaster Relief
Just Recovery
Disaster Relief
Just Recovery
Description
After Hurricane María, Raíces Cultural Center launch a Sustainable Disaster Relief Fund and Support Campaign. The organization also joined Juntos Together, a coalition of Central NJ organizations working to provide short and long term disaster relief assistance to Puerto Rico and beyond. This is a collection of some of the grassroots relief and recovery work documented by the Raíces crew and collaborators on our initial Disaster Relief Support Trip from January 12-19, 2018, as well as continued updates from collaborators and relief support recipients that is related to this work.
Date
1/12/2018-1/23/2018
Creator
Raíces Cultural Center Crew and Collaborators
Rights
©Raíces Cultural Center
Language
en
es
es
Coverage
Puerto Rico
Central New Jersey
Central New Jersey
Collection Items
Water Cistern Ready to Install at TaínaSoy
Ory, one of the members of the family who runs the TaínaSoy Apiary and Farm, where EarthshipPR is being constructed, showed the Raíces crew the water cistern purchased through our collaborative sustainable disaster relief effort to be installed in…
Community Conversation - Puerto Rico Sustainable Disaster Relief
Open discussion and question and answer session on the topic of sustainable disaster relief after Raíces Cultural Center's presentation on our efforts and impacts from the first round of support provided as part of our post-Hurricane María…
Slideshow - Puerto Rico Sustainable Disaster Relief
Slideshow from our community presentation about the impacts of Raíces Cultural Center's post-Hurricane María sustainable disaster relief initiative in Puerto Rico.
Presentation - Puerto Rico Sustainable Disaster Relief
Raíces Cultural Center team member Nicole Wines speaking during a community presentation about the impacts of Raíces Cultural Center's post-Hurricane María sustainable disaster relief initiative in Puerto Rico, held at Pennstock Coffee (called OQ…
Relief, Renewal, Resilience: Reflections on Hurricane María and her Aftermath - Trailer
Trailer for the Raíces Cultural Center documentary Relief, Renewal, Resilience: Reflections on Hurricane María and her Aftermath. The documentary was premiered in the Spring of the 2019 at the Forum Theater in Metuchen, New Jersey.
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Hurricane Damage in Puerta de Tierra
Signs of the devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane María remained in plain sight island wide almost 4 months after the storm. This is damage caused to a roof and building in Puerto de Tierra.
Sign - "Plaza Vivero"
Sign inside the gardens at Plaza Vivero that says “Plaza Vivero community project - people live here”
The Seed Huntress
Sefra Alexander, The Seed Huntress, sorting seed packets donated by Hudson Valley Seed Library at the PR Resilience Fund’s week long Seed Brigade.
Seed Brigade Volunteers
Seed brigade volunteers sorting seed for distribution by the PR Resilience Fund. Bulk donations had to be separated into individual seed packets for distribution. The help of dozens of volunteers every day for a week made it possible to ge the seeds…
Art Packs
Art packs from Hudson Valley Seed Company donations were set aside specifically for schools. The art packs would allow those teaching agriculture to integrate the arts into their activities and lessons. This is essential because art and music classes…
Sorting Seeds for Semitecas
Sorting seeds sent by Hudson Valley Seed Company for Semitecas, or mini seed banks. These mini seed banks are designated for schools. Due to a lack of funding, schools in Puerto Rico no longer offer music and art so Hudson Valley Seed Library seed…
Community Garden - Plaza Vivero
Cultivated section of Plaza Vivero, a community garden that was established on an abandoned property that had been further damaged by Hurricane María. Materials found on the site are integrated into the garden design.
Plaza Vivero
A neighbor stops by during the garden tour of Plaza Vivero, which is being cultivated on an abandoned property using the materials found on the site.
Aquí Vive Gente
Sign outside of the Plaza Vivero community garden with the slogan “Aquí vive gente” or “People live here”.
Plaza Vivero - Brigada PDT
Plaza Vivero garden sign. Brigada PDT is the group that created and maintains this urban community garden.
Teaching and Learning
After a day of sorting seeds at the PR Resiliency Fund’s Seed Brigade, most of the volunteers stuck around and were eager to learn about local edible and medicinal wild plants and visit nearby community gardens.
Edible and Medicinal Wild Plant Talk
In a one block stroll Steve Maldonado Silvestrini was able to identify several species of edible and medicinal wild plants growing wild in the neighborhood.
Community Garden and Native Plant Tour
After the Seed Brigade work party ended, local resident Steve Maldonado Silvestrini gave a talk and tour about local edibles and community gardens.
Categorizing
Raíces Volunteer Crew Member Christina Proxenos categorizing seeds for distribution by the PR Resilience Fund into a system designed for storage and transportation in donated buckets.
Seed Envelopes
Seed brigade volunteer labeling seed envelopes to split bulk packages of seed for distribution.
Sorting Seeds for Donation
Some of the seed donations that came to the PR Resilience Fund were in bulk packages and had to be sorted, separated into smaller envelopes and labeled. Volunteers from all over the world worked for five days to get the seeds sorted and ready for…
Working at the Seed Brigade
Volunteers Rahnawn and Gregory sort seed donations for school seed banks.
Sorting Seeds at the PR Resilience Fund’s Seed Brigade
Volunteer and San Juan resident Rahnawn Littles sorting a set of seeds from Hudson Valley Seed Library for donation to school gardens, organic farms and agroecology projects, community gardens, and home growers throughout the island of Puerto Rico.
Tara Rodriguez Besosa at the PR Resilience Fund’s Seed Brigade
Creator and leader of the PR Resilience Fund initiative Tara Rodriguez Besosa receiving donations brought to Puerto Rico from members of our home community in Central NJ by the Raíces Cultural Center crew. Included in the list of supplies requested…
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