San Juan, Puerto Rico
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As a transmedia storyteller and creative agitator, Mikey Cordero gets to the heart of the matter by chronicling the narratives of struggle and triumph through a variety of formats and platforms. To reach a wide audience in an effective and honest manner, Mikey combines the impact of digital media with the art of storytelling. A 2nd generation Nuyorican and Brooklyn Native, Mikey has dedicated himself to preserving and celebrating urban life culture. Through his work, he aims to encourage the conversation of hope and resistance. As Co-creator on the Defend Puerto Rico Transmedia Project, Mikey narrates the story of Puerto Rican resilience and resistance through a multimedia movement sparking action and awareness. He also served as Producer and Editor on East WillyB- a satirical take on a Brooklyn community going head to head with gentrification and cultural ramification. Driven by the need for cultural resilience and inspired by the youth’s creativity and passion, Mikey co-founded Scope of Work (S.O.W) with two of his partners. S.O.W creates a creative space for young talent in NY to thrive in by providing resources, real world experience, and mentor relationships. He’s coordinated several youth programs and has had award-winning work featured in film festivals. Mikey has also launched several successful arts, community and media, based businesses.
Using a people-centered approach to storytelling and the dissemination of personal and community narratives, we hope to capture the remarkable resilience and creativity of the Puerto Rican people as they navigate the current humanitarian crisis—a product of over a century of U.S. colonization. Telling stories of resistance & renewal in all areas of Puerto Rican society and life.
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Afro-Futurxs, un cortometraje de Defend Puerto Rico, presenta a artistas, académicos y empresarios que han estado y continúan, explorando que significa ser afrolatinx y como logran que su trabajo confronte los asuntos sociales y políticos que amenazan con degradar y silenciar sus historias. Aquí compartimos la versión completa del cortometraje como cierre al #BlackHistoryMonth celebrando las aportaciones de lxs Afrolatinxs pero celebrando nuestra afrodescendencia todos los días...
On September 23rd, 2005, the anniversary of the Grito de Lares, Filiberto Ojeda Ríos home was invaded by CIA operatives and SWAT Teams and assassinated. The FBI considered Ojeda Rios a wanted fugitive because of his ties to a $7 million bank robbery in 1983 in Connecticut. He had been living underground for 15 years.
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