Council Members
Honor Incredible
Bronx Women
BY ROBERT WIRSING
Council members Ritchie Torres,
Diana Ayala, Rafael Salamanca and
Vanessa Gibson co-hosted their Women’s
History Month Celebration on Saturday,
March 30 at the New York Botanical
Garden.
This year’s honorees were Leandra
Feliz, mother of the late Junior Guzman
Feliz who was brutally murdered
in June 2018; Aurea Mangual, DC37 Retirees
Association; Lucille White, Sedgwick
Houses Tenant Association president
and Aurora Carrion, 43rd Precinct
Community Council president.
Honoree Lucille White proudly displayed her
Council proclamation.
Photo by Miriam Quin
American
Federation of
Government
Employees
Young
Women’s
Empowerment
BRONX TIMES R 44 EPORTER, APRIL 5-11, 2019 BTR
Leandra Feliz was honored with a proclamation
from Councilman Torres.
Photo by Miriam Quin
Aurora Carrion was honored to receive a
City Council proclamation at the event.
Photo by Miriam Quin
Aurea Mangual graciously accepted her
proclamation from Council members Torres
(l) and Salamanca. Photo by Miriam Quin
(l-r) National YOUNG District 2 vice president Vincent Castellano, Sr.;
Evelyn Padilla, AFGE Local 1168 president; National YOUNG District 2
co-chairwoman Vanessa Barrow; National YOUNG 3rd District vice
president Jeremy Lannan; Jennifer Ramirez, National YOUNG District
2 member; Edwin Osorio, AFGE Local 3369 president and National
YOUNG 3rd District chairman Jim Rihel. Photo by Miriam Quin
(l-r) Vanessa Barrow, Congressman Adriano Espaillat and Jennifer
Ramirez. Photo by Miriam Quin
Congressman Espaillat (back, 3rd from r) with American Federation
of Government Employees.
Photo by Miriam Quin
Espaillat (back, c) and American Federation of Government Employees
stood in solidarity with the #MeToo Movement.
Photo by Miriam Quin
Gala
BY ROBERT WIRSING
The American Federation
of Government Employees
2nd District YOUNG hosted
its second annual Women’s
Empowerment Event on Friday,
March 15 at Kingsbridge
VA Hospital.
Featuring a ‘Beautifully
Made’ theme, this year’s allblack
attire event was held in
solidarity with the #MeToo
Movement.