Nuevayorkinos: A Celebration of Life and Labor

Join us for a celebration of immigrant cultures and labor in New York. In conjunction with the Homeroom activation Nuevayorkinos: Essential and Excluded, we’ll be honoring the power and creativity of New York’s multi-faceted immigrant community with art workshops, craft and food vendors, and live performances on Rashid Johnson’s Stage. The celebration also marks the historic $2.1 billion Excluded Workers’ Fund, passed in 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will pay homage to the hunger strikers, advocates, and organizers who secured essential funding for New Yorkers left out of traditional stimulus packages, including undocumented New Yorkers. Nuevayorkinos: Essential and Excluded is presented in collaboration with Nuevayorkinos and key members of the Fund Excluded Workers Coalition, Make the Road, New York Communities for Change, and the Street Vendor Project.

Opening ceremony by:
Cetiliztli Nauhcampa
Estrella Norteña
BombaYo

Live performances by:
Bulla en el Barrio
Tropical Fete, Inc.
Caribbean Rhythm Tassa Group
The Salsa Project: Carlitos Padrón and Rumberos Del Callejón Afro Dominicano

DJ performances by:
DJ Sadboy
UndocuBougie

Art workshop by:
Emulsify
Portrait drawing by:
Ning Wang
Dongke Ni

Food and craft available to purchase from:
Rosa Aca – Mexican Food
Mary Carmen Sevilla Espinosa & Miguel Angel Padilla Sanchez – Mexican Food
Yue-Huan Jiang – Vietnamese Food
Amr Saleh – Egyptian Food
Fatoumata Camara – Jewelry
Mariela Vivar – Mexican Artesanias
Maria V. Carchi – Ecuadorian Artesanias