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Puerto Rican Day Parade 2018

UFT members were out in force and proud while participating in the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, showing their support for fellow educators on the island and celebrating the cultural heritage of a people still struggling to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria this past fall.
Paraprofessional Abram Jemmott of 266 @ P9, Queens, feels inspired as he joins his fellow UFT members at the parade.
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Part of the UFT contingent, wearing the union’s T-shirts emblazoned with the Puerto Rican flag and the words “Yo Soy Boricua.”
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UFT members, students and parent volunteers hand out T-shirts prior to the parade.

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The UFT and New York State United Teachers contingents march together.

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Members with signs in support of public education and educators in Puerto Rico surround the UFT float.
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Bystanders get into the spirit.
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The sandwich crew includes UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus (third from left) and Alexandra Hernandez of PS 257 in Brooklyn (second from left).

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Retiree Eileen Feliciano enjoyed marching with her niece, Melanie.
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The UFT contingent — including AFT President Randi Weingarten (third from left) and UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus (fifth from left) — whoop it up on the union’s float.
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UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus (third from right, back) takes a group shot with family members.
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UFT Bronx Parent and Community Liaison Nicholas Cruz marches with Chapter Leader Evelyn Ortiz of PS 159 in the Bronx.
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The message on the UFT van, “Dignity, Passion, Respect,” is timeless.

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Paraprofessional Abram Jemmott of 266 @ P9, Queens, feels inspired as he joins his fellow UFT members at the parade.
Miller Photography
Part of the UFT contingent, wearing the union’s T-shirts emblazoned with the Puerto Rican flag and the words “Yo Soy Boricua.”
Miller Photography

UFT members, students and parent volunteers hand out T-shirts prior to the parade.

Miller Photography

The UFT and New York State United Teachers contingents march together.

Miller Photography
Members with signs in support of public education and educators in Puerto Rico surround the UFT float.
Miller Photography
Bystanders get into the spirit.
Miller Photography

The sandwich crew includes UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus (third from left) and Alexandra Hernandez of PS 257 in Brooklyn (second from left).

Miller Photography
Retiree Eileen Feliciano enjoyed marching with her niece, Melanie.
Miller Photography
The UFT contingent — including AFT President Randi Weingarten (third from left) and UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus (fifth from left) — whoop it up on the union’s float.
Miller Photography
UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus (third from right, back) takes a group shot with family members.
Miller Photography
UFT Bronx Parent and Community Liaison Nicholas Cruz marches with Chapter Leader Evelyn Ortiz of PS 159 in the Bronx.
Miller Photography

The message on the UFT van, “Dignity, Passion, Respect,” is timeless.

Miller Photography
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