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Testimonial for the Ancestors: Call for Interviews Announcement Flyer
Flyer calling for participation in the Raíces Cultural Archive’s “Testimonial for the Ancestors” Oral History Project.
Testimonial for the Ancestors: Angela Lugo
In the fall of 2011, Raíces Cultural Center began an oral history project called "Testimonials for the Ancestors", collecting video interviews from community members willing to share their stories and histories about how they remember, honor and…
Terraced Food Forest
Pathway through two mountainside terraced garden beds. The terraced beds are planted on counter and designed to help control the flow and absorption of water from rainfall. Because of the terraforming and water management techniques that Plenitud…
Terraced Farming
The Plenitud PR team designed and terraformed along the slopes at their farm in Las Marías. Farming using permaculture principles has helped hold the soil, and the farm saw little erosion during Hurricane María and the months of rain after the…
Ten Stringed Cuatro
The Puerto Rican cuatro is unofficially known as the national instrument of Puerto Rico. It is used to play the traditional jíbaro music of the mountains of Puerto Rico.
Teeth
Mouth made entirely out of dental product packaging made by assemblage artist Lisa Bagwell.
Teepee at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp - Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Land.
The teepee is not a traditional structure for Ramapough Lenape people, however it was erected symbolically on their ceremonial land when donated to the camp as a temporary structure. As the Ramapough have been kept from constructing a long-house…
Teaching Capoeira - Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas teaching her adult capoeira class.
Teaching Capoeira
Professora Amazonas instructs the students in her children’s capoeira class before beginning training.
Teaching Bare
Teaching Bare about decorating and planting.
Teaching and Training
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira teaching her adult capoeira class.
Teaching and Sharing
Herbal healing workshop presented by Angela Lugo, focused on herbal remedies for pain relief.
Teaching and Learning in the Roda
Playing in the roda provides capoeiristas and students of capoeira to practice and apply the skills they learn while training and in classes and workshops, but also provide a hands-on opportunity to learn more. Here is an example of students helping…
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.
Tarped Roof
The roof on the wooden casita at Tainasoy Apiario was damaged over one room in the storm. When FEMA came to tarp the roof three months after Hurricane María, workers walked on undamaged sections of the roof, causing further damage and leaks. As a…
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…
Tangled Wires, Destroyed Grid
Mangled utility poles and dangling, tangled wires were a common sight throughout the island, even in the lush rainforest of El Yunque.
Talking with the Ayalas
Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez speaking with Raquel and Junito Ayala about the storm, the aftermath, and the recovery and rebuilding.
Talking with Don Luis Soto
Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gómez talking with Don Luis Soto of Finca Mi Casa about the damage his farm suffered during Hurricane María.
Talking to VISIONS Students at Plenitud
Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gómez talking to students on a service learning retreat at Plenitud PR in Las Marías.
Talking to Students on Retreat at Plenitud
Almost immediately after we arrived at Plenitud PR, Owen asked us to speak to students who were visiting on a service learning retreat from St. Tomas University in Minnesota.
Talking Plants
Talking plants
Talking Garbage
Visitors to the exhibit were both impressed by the sculptures and overwhelmed by the amount of garbage one artist was able to collect to transform into art. Attendees spoke to the artist, the organizers and each other about a newfound awareness for…
Talking “Garbage Art”
Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez welcomes exhibit attendee Amanda Hungerford and dialogues about plastic reduction, art, sustainability and ecology.
Tale of Two Waters - Introduction
Nicole Wines introduces the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble Production "Tale of Two Waters" at the Elizabeth Public Library.