Djali’s hands sorting through images for her show, Aquí Me Quedo. Brooklyn, 2021. By Djali Brown-Cepeda.
The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Education Center
3pm-4:30pm
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107 Suffolk Street, room 309
In this interactive workshop, cultural preservationist Djali Brown-Cepeda, founder of NuevaYorkinos, will guide participants through the practice of storytelling, oral history, and family archiving. Visitors will reflect on the meaning of home, write their own stories, and learn hands-on methods for preserving photographs, ephemera, and personal histories. Participants are encouraged to bring family photo albums, a notebook or laptop, and an external hard drive to begin building their own family archive.
Not wheelchair accessible | Restrooms available | Drinking fountain or water bottle filling station
The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center Inc. (The Clemente) is a Puerto Rican/Latino cultural institution that has demonstrated a broad-minded cultural vision and a collaborative philosophy. While The Clemente’s mission is focused on the cultivation, presentation, and preservation of Puerto Rican and Latino culture, it is equally determined to operate in a multi-cultural and inclusive manner, housing and promoting artists and performance events that fully reflect the cultural diversity of the Lower East Side and the city as a whole.