Lucero 10th-anniversary commemoration planned at Stony Brook University
Rosario Lucero stands near the site where her son Marcelo Lucero was stabbed to death in 2008 in Patchogue. With her is Marcelo Lucero's brother, Joselo Lucero, and sister, Isabel Lucero. Credit: AP/Craig Ruttle
Stony Brook University's Undergraduate Student Government will host a presentation of the documentary "Deputized" and a related discussion, marking the 10th anniversary of the fatal stabbing of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero during a 2008 assault in Patchogue by a group of teenagers who had been looking to assault Latino immigrants.
Susan Hagedorn's film, first released in 2012, examined factors leading to the attack, which was deemed a hate crime. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Hagedorn and community advocate Joselo Lucero, the brother of the victim.
"We are seeing that hate rhetoric doesn't just affect one group of people like Ecuadorians but many more people," who become targets "because of our values, because of our religion and because of our race," Lucero said.
Event: "Our Town: Ten Years Later."
When: Thursday, Nov. 8, 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: SAC auditorium, Stony Brook University.
Information: ilesnick@stonybrookusg.org
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