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La Guia and Other News: Stories Hispanic Politics in Palm Beach County
GOP Hispanic Leader Organized Meet with Dems to Oppose DeSantis’ on Illegal Migrants
https://floridajolt.com/gop-hispanic-leader-organized-meet-with-dems-to-oppose-desantis-on-illegal-migrants/
May 9, 2023
Some Palm Beach County Hispanic Leaders Oppose Florida Immigration Bill https://floridajolt.com/palm-beach-county-hispanic-leaders-oppose-florida-immigration-bill/
March 11, 2022
Hispanos ganan escaños en elecciones municipales https://laguianews.com/2022/03/11/hispanos-ganan-escanos-en-elecciones-municipales/
May 9, 2023
Some Palm Beach County Hispanic Leaders Oppose Florida Immigration Bill https://floridajolt.com/palm-beach-county-hispanic-leaders-oppose-florida-immigration-bill/
February 18, 2023
Hispanos protestan contra la censura de libros en las bibliotecas escolares de la Florida La conferencia de prensa que fue organizada por Rolando Chang Barrero, curador de The Box Gallery de West Palm Beach y presidente del Palm Beach County Democratic Caucus, y Peter Camacho, activista demócrata, se realizo el martes a las 10:30 a.m. https://laguianews.com/2023/02/18/hispanos-protestan-contra-la-censura-de-libros-en-las-bibliotecas-escolares-de-la-florida/
November 29, 2022 Vuelos de los migrantes a Martha Vineyard, causa deiversidad de opiniones entre hispanos de Florida
“Esto fue malévolo, mezquino y algunos podrían decir que fue cruel, solo una estratagema política durante la época de elecciones,” dijo Chang Barrero.
“Nuestro país es una país santuario”, dijo Chang Barrero.” Históricamente todas las personas han emigrado aquí en busca de refugio y buscando un santuario, así que la idea de aislar un estado de otro, como estado santuario, o ciudad santuario es solo un tema de conversación.”
October 11, 2022
Los partidos republicanos y demócaras trabajan duro para llegar a los votentes hispanos registrados
“Yo creo que los partidos están aceptando el que ellos necesitan enfocarse más en llevar el mensaje a nuestras comunidades y servir a nuestras comunidades de forma diferente, “ dijo Rolando Chang Barrero, presidente del Palm Beach County Democratic Hispanic Caucus.
Chang Barrero dijo, que cuando se trata de los hispanos toma lo que dicen las encuestas con pinzas.
“Cuando se hace una encuesta en la Florida, los latinos en Belle Glade no son los mismos que los de Miami u Orlando. No es la misma cosa”, dijo Chang Barrero
October 10, 2022
Palm Beach County Cares envia ayuda a las víctimas del huracán Ian en la costa oeste de la Florida
La mejor manera de celebrar un cumpleaños es ayudando al prójimo, eso es lo que prescitamente hizo, el 8 de octubre Rolando Chang Barrero, curador de la galería de arte “The Box Gallery” de West Palm Beach, y presidente del Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Palm Beach County.
Chang Barrero con un grupo de activistas, el comisionado del condado por el distrito 2 Gregg Weiss, Robin Bernstein y Katherine Waldron, una de las fundadoras del Palm Beach County Cares, se reunieron el sábado en The Box Gallery de West Palm Beach, para coordinar esfuerzos y llevar ayuda a la costa oeste de la Florida devastada por el huracán Ian, y activar a Palm Beach County Cares.
September 18, 2022
Candidatos demócrata y republicano visitan el Condado Palm Beach
Karla Hernández, culminó la visita el jueves en The Box Gallery de West Palm Beach, donde se dirigió a una concurrencia de más de 50 asistentes, mayormente hispanos demócratas.
https://laguianews.com/2022/09/18/candidatos-democrata-y-republicano-visitan-el-condado-palm-beach/
August 14, 2022
Cientos de participantes manifestaron en Palm Beach apoyo al ex presidente Donald Trump https://laguianews.com/2022/08/14/cientos-de-participantes-manifestaron-en-palm-beach-apoyo-al-expresidente-donald-trump/
“Ahora camino temeroso y todo el mundo sabe que soy demócrata, así que tengo que tener cuidado de lo que digo y lo que no digo”, dijo Rolando Chang Barrero.
“Simplemente le diría a la gente que traten de no hablar mucho del asunto, porque la gente se encuentra en un estado elevado”, dijo Chang Barrero.
July 2022
June 6 2022
Arrestan joven en Canadá por amenazar un evento público en West Palm Beach
Un joven de 17 años, fue arrestado en Canadá por amenazar con llevar a cabo un tiroteo masivo al evento “Pride On the Block” en West Palm Beach, según dijo la policía de West Palm Beach.
March 11, 2022
Hispanos ganan escaños en elecciones municipales https://laguianews.com/2022/03/11/hispanos-ganan-escanos-en-elecciones-municipales/
October 26, 2021
Primera hispana se postula para la gobernación de la Florida https://laguianews.com/2021/10/26/primera-hispana-se-postula-para-la-gobernacion-de-la-florida/
Rolando Chang Barrero, presidente del Hispanic Democratic Caucus Florida, Palm Beach County dice que no cree que la mujeres votantes hispanas en la Florida, votan solo por el género o sexo que representan.
“Votan por los candidatos o candidatas que mejor representen los intereses de la comunidad hispana”, dijo Chang Barrero.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Pride Empowerment Panels by Rolando Chang Barrero
Pride Empowerment Panels by Rolando Chang Barrero
Pride Empowerment Panels by Rolando Chang Barrero
$1,000.00 each/ $4,500 all six , 4’ x 8’ each
About the panels:
The 2019 Palm Beach Pride "Empowerment Panels" created and painted by artist Rolando Chang Barrero with the help and support of artist Kat Janis of were seen during the Compass sponsored event that honored the 50 years of an amazing journey since the riot in Greenwich Village Ny at the #StonewallInn in 1969 which launched the the #gayrights movement.�The amazing event marks the 50 year anniversary of the many struggles towards #freedom, and #equality. �The historical importance and impact of our #bisexual, #transgender, #queer, #intersex, #drag and #ally community s in #LGBTQAi Civil Rights movement are never to be lost nor forgotten! As such, this year 2019 Palm Beach Pride and Wynwood Pride , as in years past, we celebrated the contributions of all the members our community that work every day to correct and secure our history. �While I am honored to have my work selected by Compass and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County and the AXS Law Group , it is not so much about the work itself, but of the portraits selected for the six "Empowerment Panels."
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Red panel (LIFE) is of Michael Brown, who before his tragic death in 2008, Michael Brown owned #WestPalmBeach landmark H.G. Roosters . For years, Roosters was one of the only local gathering places of people in the #LGBTQ community. Michael was a #philanthropist who personally saved the lives of countless people, and traveled the world with the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt to educate others about the spread of #HIVAIDS. His NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Panel is on permanent display at Compass Community Center. May he rest in peace and in our hearts.�.�
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Orange panel (Healing) is of Charles Capers/Melissa St John our community's iconic drag queen. Charles was interviewed as part of the Compass/Palm Beach Dramaworks #LegacyProject in 2018, and has worked tirelessly for many years to raise money and awareness to help those living with HIV/AIDS. In the 1980 and 90s she and others ran Mother's Cupboard a food pantry for gays and lesbians surviving with the virus, which fed thousands of people with very little public support.��
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Yellow panel (SUNLIGHT) is of Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz ( Ruth Berman ) who have been instrumental in fighting for LGBTQ rights for decades. Their pioneering fight for equality started in the New York public school system, and culminated with the re-introduction of the #RuthieandConnieLGBTElderAmericansActBill in the U.S. House of Representatives in #March2019: https\://www.congress.gov/…/115th-con…/house-bill/4222/titles. Connie passed away in May of 2018 but lives on in the enthusiasm and energy Ruthie continues to bring to LGBTQ issues in #PalmBeachCounty.
Green panel (NATURE) is of Carole Bloom Benowitz our president and founder of PFLAG - Palm Beach County. Carole has dedicated her life to raising awareness and acceptance of LGBTQ people, especially with their families. She has helped to start #PFLAGchapters in other communities as well, driving hundreds of miles a week to lead the fledgling groups. Carole, a recipient of Compass’ prestigious #MichaelBrownMemorialFacesoftheCommunityAward in 2018, is a dear #ally and friend.
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Blue panel (HARMONY/PEACE) is of Andy Amoroso, a local business owner, Vice Mayor of Lake Worth Beach and a member of the community who was instrumental in Compass’ move to Lake Worth, and the long standing relationship Compass shares with the City of Lake Worth Beach. Andy is the first openly gay city commissioner in Lake Worth.
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Purple panel (SPIRIT) is of Jazz Jennings, a resident of #SouthFlorida, is a former #PalmBeachPrideGrandMarshal and a tireless #advocate for #transgender equality and visibility. Her show on TLC, “ I Am Jazz ” has brought awareness of trans issues to millions of Americans.
Monday, November 28, 2022
Colorado Springs police arrested 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich on five counts of first-degree murder and five counts of committing a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injur
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2022/11/23/colorado-lbgtq-mass-shooting-causes-outcry-lake-worth-beach-leaders/10757967002/
Colorado Springs police arrested 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich on five counts of first-degree murder and five counts of committing a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury. Patrons at the bar helped to subdue him after the shots were fired.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
The Family Sculpture Recognized in Florida Association of Public Art Professionals
The Family Sculpture Recognized in Florida Association of Public Art Professionals.
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Rolando Chang Barrero
Friday, November 18, 2022
Rolando Chang Barrero honored as Best Artist in Palm Beach 2022 for second time in SFGN.
Rolando Chang Barrero honored as Best Artist in Palm Beach 2022 for second time in SFGN.
Rolando Chang Barrero
www.ActivistArtistA.com
Best Artist
2022
https://southfloridagaynews.com/Local/best-of-2022-palm-beach.html
Rolando Barrero is the owner of the Box Gallery in West Palm Beach. He and his Gallery have been recognized as the Best Artist and Best Gallery of 2022. This is Barrero’s second year being selected as Best Artist. Best Gallery won in a reader’s choice category.
Of his artistry, Barrero said, “I try to create culturally relevant and thought-provoking work without compromise.” His latest piece, “The Family,” was recently installed as a public art piece at the Opportunity Early Childhood Education & Family Center in West Palm Beach.
“The Box Gallery will continue to maintain its reputation as a First Amendment space where all voices can be amplified through the arts,” Barrero said of his gallery. Barrero cultivates diverse styles of art and does not prioritize any one style over another.
“All art is welcome here,” he said.
2021
https://southfloridagaynews.com/Local/palm-beach-s-best-lgbt-activist-artist-is.html
Rolando Chang Barrero has done a lot for Palm Beach County, so perhaps that’s why readers voted him as the Best LGBT Activist, Best Artist, and his art gallery in West Palm Beach won for Best Art Gallery.
Executive Director of Compass, Julie Seaver won this category so many times we decided to rename it LGBT Activist (NOT Named Julie Seaver), with her blessing!
Chang Barrero created the Pajaro Pride Wall Project, an auction that has over 100 artists, friends, allies, and community leaders creating art to sell.
“ I’m very honored to be included on this list among so many friends and associates,” Chang Barrero said. “It’s a great honor to be recognized by our community and I am very grateful. I’m very happy to be able to continue to serve my community.”
He has been creating art for over 40 years, according to his bio. He is a multimedia artist with a portfolio including fashion design, film, painting, acting, and more. His activism and his art are often intertwined, which is why the exhibits that his art gallery hosts feature topics that range from human rights to personal identity. Barrero has built a gallery in which it's easy to get lost, yet somehow find a piece of yourself along the way.
Sunday, August 28, 2022
THE DYNAMIC DUO, LAURENCE GARTEL AND ROLANDO CHANG BARRERO Prepare for GARTEL MEDIA BLITZ PALM BEACH! OPENS THIS SATURDAY!
THE BOX GALLERY PREPARES FOR GARTEL MEDIA BLITZ PALM BEACH!OPENS THIS SATURDAY!
The Box Gallery
www.TheBoxGallery.info
The Box Gallery
www.TheBoxGallery.info
VIP Reception for
The Box Gallery
presents
Gartel Media Blitz Palm Beach
a retrospective of the life and work of Laurence Gartel
Curator: Rolando Chang Barrero
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"For years we have been discussing and planning this exhibition," says owner and curator of The Box Gallery, Rolando Chang Barrero. "It's more than just an exhibition, it's an experience!"
The already sold out exhibition had to add a few more dates after over-riding the event's ticketing program to allow for the overwhelming response for the opening reception. Calls and visits to the gallery from amounts to a who's who list from South Florida, New York, and Los Angels guests has been coming in for weeks now, a great sign that people are excited to see the exhibition and to get meet Gartel.
The Box Gallery has placed giant vinyls of Gartel's exhibition poster on the front windows of the gallery in preparation for Saturday's event and added two walls inside to accommodate the numerous works included in the exhibit.
GARTEL: MEDIA BLITZ PALM BEACH
September 3 – October 1, 2022
The Box Gallery
811 Belvedere Rd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
www.TheBoxGallery.info
Fine Art Exhibition: GARTEL: MEDIA BLITZ PALM BEACH
Reception: September 3, 2022 at 7 p.m.
Laurence Gartel, known as the Father of Digital Art has been pioneering the Computer aesthetic for over 45-years. It has been a global journey showing the world a new way to communicate. Gartel and his new visual language sparked interest delivering the keynote speech at the First Pan Pacific Computer Conference in Melbourne, Australia. His arrival triggered much anticipated excitement landing him on the front page of The Australian newspaper in 1985. This was a decade after Gartel discovered analog system computers working with video guru Nam June Paik at Media Study/Buffalo in upstate New York.
The dynamic duo, Laurence Gartel and Rolando Chang Barrero,
The Box Gallery
presents
Gartel Media Blitz Palm Beach
a retrospective of the life and work of Laurence Gartel
Curator: Rolando Chang Barrero
RSVP
presents
Gartel Media Blitz Palm Beach
a retrospective of the life and work of Laurence Gartel
Curator: Rolando Chang Barrero
RSVP
"For years we have been discussing and planning this exhibition," says owner and curator of The Box Gallery, Rolando Chang Barrero. "It's more than just an exhibition, it's an experience!"
The already sold out exhibition had to add a few more dates after over-riding the event's ticketing program to allow for the overwhelming response for the opening reception. Calls and visits to the gallery from amounts to a who's who list from South Florida, New York, and Los Angels guests has been coming in for weeks now, a great sign that people are excited to see the exhibition and to get meet Gartel.
The Box Gallery has placed giant vinyls of Gartel's exhibition poster on the front windows of the gallery in preparation for Saturday's event and added two walls inside to accommodate the numerous works included in the exhibit.
GARTEL: MEDIA BLITZ PALM BEACH
September 3 – October 1, 2022
The Box Gallery
811 Belvedere Rd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
www.TheBoxGallery.info
Fine Art Exhibition: GARTEL: MEDIA BLITZ PALM BEACH
Reception: September 3, 2022 at 7 p.m.
Laurence Gartel, known as the Father of Digital Art has been pioneering the Computer aesthetic for over 45-years. It has been a global journey showing the world a new way to communicate. Gartel and his new visual language sparked interest delivering the keynote speech at the First Pan Pacific Computer Conference in Melbourne, Australia. His arrival triggered much anticipated excitement landing him on the front page of The Australian newspaper in 1985. This was a decade after Gartel discovered analog system computers working with video guru Nam June Paik at Media Study/Buffalo in upstate New York.
The dynamic duo, Laurence Gartel and Rolando Chang Barrero,
Sunday, April 3, 2022
The Box Gallery | On the Town, Hispanic Heritage/ Frank Licari and Rolando Chang Barrero
South Florida PBS
Frank visits The Box Gallery in West Palm Beach for a taste of the arts. Curator Rolando Chang Barrero is also an artist, using visual mediums to spark conversation and highlight a diverse set of artists. Barrero is also an organizer and founder of multiple annual and ongoing cultural events.
Learn more at www.theboxgallery.info
South Florida PBS, Florida’s largest public media company, includes public broadcasting stations WPBT2 and WXEL, serving approximately 6.3 million viewers of all ages and cultural backgrounds from Key West to the Sebastian Inlet and from the Atlantic Ocean west to Lake Okeechobee.
https://www.southfloridapbs.org
https://www.wpbt2.org
https://www.wxel.org
Yahoo! News "Not 'gay art,' but 'good art by gay artists"
Paintings by artist Rolando Chang Barrero hang in the Being Heard, Being Seen art exhibit by local artists who identify themselves as LGBTQ+ at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County in downtown Lake Worth Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
The “Being Heard, Being Seen” art exhibit, a celebration of self-identity and expression by local artists who identify as LGBTQ+, is on display through April 9 at the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County.
A 7-foot figure offering masks, interactive poetry and paintings covered with shiny, smooth resin are part of the exhibit that explores the rights, representation and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community.
“The goal of this exhibition is to encourage everyone to be their authentic selves, to champion understanding, compassion and important conversations, and to create a safe space where everyone feels heard and seen for who they are — without question or compromise. When we do that, we make room for real impact,” said Dave Lawrence, the Cultural Council president and chief executive officer.
COVID-19 has been a powerful influence in the artwork, said Jessica Ransom, director of Artist Services. Solitude, kindness and people masking their feelings during the outbreak are vividly shown in the artwork, she said.
“We have amazing artists in our community. They are putting their hearts and beings into their work,” said Ransom.
Viewers can interact with a poetry exhibit by Stacie M. Kiner and her partner Dianna I. Rosenberg. After reading the poetry, viewers are invited to write down and submit their reactions on sheets of paper.
“I want everyone to have their basic needs met,” wrote one viewer.
An exhibit by Rolando Chang Barrero, founder of the Box Gallery in West Palm Beach, is a series of acrylics showing about 50 faces lined up on the wall. Colorful, mysterious and expressive, they show joy, hope, surprise, love, sadness and fear.
The colors do not match the expressions. A fearful face is painted bright orange connoting happiness. A grinning, eyebrow-raised face is grayish, reflecting sadness.
“That’s where the mask comes in. Many of us were wearing masks to the world during the pandemic, hiding our real emotions,” said Ransom.- continue reading
Friday, February 4, 2022
Special Report On Cultural Funding features "Rostros Emotivos"
Arts sector hopes lawmakers will allocate more money for them .
with Josh Navarro on WPTV
https://www.wptv.com/news/palm-beach-county/arts-sector-hopes-lawmakers-will-allocate-more-money-for-them
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Rolando Chang Barrero presents "Rostros Emotivos" at Being Heard | Being Seen
Rostros Emotivos
by Rolando Chang Barrero
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
by Rolando Chang Barrero
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
A series of 50 paintings that document the artist's journey though trauma and the incongruence of his verbal and non-verbal presentations of self and in his art work.
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Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
BEING HEARD, BEING SEEN MEMBER PREVIEW + ART&CULTURE WINTER 2022 LAUNCH PARTY
Member Preview
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Thursday, January 27, 2022, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Advance registration required. Free for members of the Cultural Council; $20 for nonmembers.
All people wish to be heard and seen for exactly who they are without question or compromise. Artists are uniquely capable of visually capturing and communicating their emotions and essence through their work. This exhibition will include artists who identify as LGBTQ+ as well as artists whose work interrogates issues of rights, representation, and the lived experience of LGBTQ+ individuals. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with artist Jose Alvarez.
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