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Chicago: Rudy Lozano Library celebrates with art
Rodolfo "Rudy" Lozano was a dynamic Chicago organizer and activist, born down here in the Rio Grande Valley (in 
Harlingen, a city Dolly whipped pretty hard on Wednesday). Lozano is credited as a key to Harold Washington's 1983 mayoral victory, for mobilizing coalitions of Black and Latino voters. The young Mexican-American was himself nearly elected a Chicago alderman when he was barely thirty.
The Chicago Public Library named a branch for Rudy Lozano a few years after he was gunned down. On Saturday an art exhibit honoring Lozano will open there, and a documentary on his life will be screened. Chicago's bilingual paper Extra News reports on the event and notes that some of the artists artists whose work is on display knew and worked with Lozano.
One of them, Mario E. Castillo, has a spectacular site where you can see more of his work—including some pieces that were recently stolen. And for more on Rudy Lozano, here's a brief biography of the remarkable man who is reputed to have said, "There are no great men or women in the world, only great challenges that ordinary people must take on."
Chicago: Rudy Lozano Library celebrates with art
July 25, 2008
Rodolfo "Rudy" Lozano was a dynamic Chicago organizer and activist, born down here in the Rio Grande Valley (in Harlingen, a city Dolly whipped pretty hard on Wednesday). Lozano is credited as a key to Harold Washington's 1983 mayoral victory, for mobilizing coalitions of Black and Latino voters. The young Mexican-American was himself nearly elected a Chicago alderman when he was barely thirty. The Chicago Public Library named a branch for Rudy Lozano a few years after he was gunned down. On Saturday an art exhibit honoring Lozano will open there, and a documentary on his life will be screened. Chicago's bilingual paper Extra News reports on the event and notes that some of the artists artists whose work is on display knew and worked with Lozano.
One of them, Mario E. Castillo, has a spectacular site where you can see more of his work—including some pieces that were recently stolen. And for more on Rudy Lozano, here's a brief biography of the remarkable man who is reputed to have said, "There are no great men or women in the world, only great challenges that ordinary people must take on."
Posted by Bruce Jensen on July 25, 2008 | Comments (0)
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