Ana Martinez de Luco

Ana Martínez de Luco[1] (b. 1960–61) is a nun and founder of the recycling center Sure We Can.[2] Sure We Can is New York City's only nonprofit redemption center.[3]

Affiliated with Sisters for Christian Community, De Luco's stated her goal was creating respectable jobs for the canners, who include immigrants, disabled, elderly, poor, and homeless people.[4]

Early life

De Luco was born in Basque Country.[2]

Career

Ana de Luco became a nun at age 19.[2] She leads workshops, teaching people about workers cooperatives.[5] Her religious affiliation is with Sisters for Christian Community.[6]

De Luco moved to New York City in 2004 and embedded with the street homeless.[1] She cofounded Sure We Can in 2007[7] when a redemption center closed.[1]

In 2016, De Luco resigned from her lead management position at Sure We Can.[8]

  • Sure We Can redemption center - Brooklyn, New York - 2019
  • Ana and Eugene, founders of Sure We Can, at the Earth Day 2023 McKibbin lot purchase celebration
  • Ana Martinez de Luco plays guitar at the Earth Day 2023 celebration

References

  1. ^ a b c "Catholic 'Street Nun' Helps Environment, New Yorkers With Non-Profit". Current News. 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Kilgannon, Corey (19 June 2015). "A 'Street Nun' Who Specializes in Redemption". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Davenport, Emily (2020-06-23). "Brooklyn-based recycling coalition calls for funding from City Council • Brooklyn Paper". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. ^ Escobar, Allyson (16 January 2020). "'Eco-Nun' Helps Brooklynites to Go Green". The Tablet.
  5. ^ Berardi, Francesca (1 March 2019). "Meet the street nun helping people make a living from New York's cans". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Anaki, Loubna (11 January 2020). "Ana, nonne des rues, Robin des Bois de la canette solidaire". RFI (in French).
  7. ^ Magdaleno, Cristina (24 December 2019). "Spanish nun uses recycling program to help New York's poor". www.efe.com.
  8. ^ DeGeorge, Gail (28 July 2016). "Brooklyn recycling center creates community while serving those in need". Catholic Philly.
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