“They Are Violating All the Rules”: Rep. Luis Gutierrez Calls for Public Hearings, Impact Studies into Massive Gas Pipeline for Puerto Rico
Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois comments on the Puerto Rican government’s push for a 92-mile natural gas pipeline dubbed the “Via Verde,” or “Green Way,” despite concerns that it will cut through forests and water systems and pass near schools and residential areas. Geologists have noted the pipeline is near earthquake faults where there have been... Read More
We Could All Learn From Puerto Rican Strike. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
Puerto Rican Strike. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Read More
World Support for Student Rights! University of Puerto Rico.
World Support for the Protest for Educational Rights at the UPR and the World. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Read More
Tuition Riot in The University of Puerto Rico 2011
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DN! & Daily News Juan Gonzales on UPR Protest & Riot
Juan Gonzales February 17, 2011 A student strike at the University of Puerto Rico has forced the resignation of its president and sparked the second political crisis in a year for the island’s rulers. José Ramón de la Torre, head of the 60,000-student system, resigned Friday after a series of violent clashes between students and riot police. Some 200 people have been arrested... Read More
Rubén Berríos at Harvard Institute of Politics 1985
Rubén Berríos at Harvard Institute of Politics 1985. President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Read More
Rubén Berríos statement on HR 2499 at US Senate hearings – English
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Special Committee on Decolonization of Puerto Rico
Press Release – General Assembly GA/COL/3209 New York – June 21, 2010 The Special Committee on Decolonization today approved a draft resolution calling on the Government of the United States to expedite a process that would allow the Puerto Rican people to exercise fully their right to self-determination and independence, and for the General Assembly formally to... Read More
Report Shows Plight of Puerto Rican Youth
Report Shows Plight of Puerto Rican Youth By SAM DOLNICK Published: October 28, 2010 Theirs was the first Latino group to settle in New York City in large numbers. Most speak English, and they are United States citizens, entitled to the benefits and security that new immigrants can only dream of. But by many measures, young Puerto Ricans are faring far worse than the young Dominicans,... Read More
Lolita Lebrón Dies
The nationalist leader died today at about 11:00 am El Nuevo Día (August 1, 2010) Translated from Spanish by NiLP San Juan- The Nationalist heroin, Lolita Lebrón, who was jailed a quarter century in the United States for leading a commando attack on the Congress, died at 11:05 am today. The 89 year old Puerto Rican nationalist leader was in a hospital... Read More
