Craftivism: A Timeline

Items

• Y.L.O., vol. 1, no. 5
  Volume 1, Issue 5 of newspaper from the Young Lords Organization
• Young Lords, Inc.
  Document on the Young Lords Party for rallies, community/organizational development, youth leadership, membership drive, and cultural events/fundraisers.
• Photograph of the Young Lords Party and Black Panther Party buttons
  A black and white photograph of an unidentified person wearing a leather jacket and two buttons. The button on the left of the photograph reads: [Free the Panther 21]. It has a graphic of a fist holding a gun. The button on the right of the photograph reads: [Tengo Puerto Rico En Mi Corazon / YLP]. It has a graphic of a map of Puerto Rico with a fist holding a gun. The back of the photograph is blank.
• Photograph of Denise Oliver
  A black and white photograph of Denise Oliver, the first female member of Young Lords Party Central Committee. Oliver stands above two unidentified men and holds a document in front of her with her left hand. One of the unidentified men is holding a flag. Buildings and fire escapes are visible in the background of the photograph. The back of the photograph is blank.
• Photograph of Denise Oliver, Young Lords Party
  A black and white photograph of Denise Oliver. Oliver is at the center of the photograph and looks to the right. She wears a leather jacket with a popped collar and a beret with three pin back buttons promoting the Young Lords Party. Oliver holds a white cup in her proper left hand and a cigarette in her proper right hand between her index and middle fingers. Unidentified men and women are seen in the lower foreground and background. On the back of the photograph there is an inscription with information about the photograph date and the photographer.
• Poster for the Young Lords Breakfast Program
  A white poster with large, black and white photograph in the upper half. The photograph shows children sitting at tables with food and drinks. Adults wearing hats and black berets stand near and behind the tables. Below the photograph, in the lower half of the poster is black text that reads: [SUPPORT FREE BREAKFAST FOR OUR CHILDREN / YOUNG LORDS FEED HOT MEALS/ TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN EVERY DAY / we would like to feed more children / DONATIONS OF FOOD & MONEY ARE NEEDED/Young Lords Organization / 75 Park Ave., Newark 482-8313]. The back of the poster is blank.
• Palante, Volume 3, Number 3
  A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 3 with a blue background and a photograph on the front cover. The photograph features six people, the leaders of the Young Lords Party, including Juan Gonzalez, Juan "Fi" Ortiz, Gloria Gonzalez, Denise Oliver, David Perez, and Pablo "Yoruba" Guzman in front of a Puerto Rican flag. At the top of front is the mast head, outlined in black, with black text that reads: [PALANTE / 25 / cents / LATIN REVOLUTIONARY NEWS SERVICE / YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The mast head features a silhouette of the logo of the Young Lords Party on the right side. The logo includes text: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP], translated as "I have Puerto Rico in my heart." The bottom fourth of the front is a caption listing the people in the image, as well as the volume and number, with a featured article title. The interior has black type and consists of twenty-three pages. The newspaper contains articles in both English and Spanish.
• Photograph of the Young Lords Party rally
  A black and white photograph of the Young Lords Rally at Tompkins Square Park in 1969. On stage from left to right are Georgie Garcia, Herman Flores, Felipe Luciano, Gabriel Torres, Unknown, Pablo “Yoruba” Guzmán, and Georgie Lemus. Unknown, Tony Rosa, Carlos Aponte, and Jose “Pi” Diaz stand from left to right in front of the stage. A large group of unidentified men and women sit in chairs below the stage. A Puerto Rican flag can be seen behind the stage.