Former Political Prisoner Speaks
Puerto Rican Nationalist Carlos Alberto Torres to Lecture on His Incarceration, Political Prisoner Campaigns, and Puerto Rico Thursday, October 6, 2011 by INDY STAFF This week, the UCSB MultiCultural Center (MCC) presents Art as Activism: Political Prisoners, and Puerto Rican Independence, a talk by Puerto Rican independentista Carlos Alberto Torres. Torres will speak about his experiences [...]
Latino Organizations Tight-Lipped On Troy Davis
Author: Adriana Maestas When Troy Davis was executed over two weeks ago, some Latino activists and political observers noticed a deafening silence from the traditional Latino civil rights and legal advocacy organizations. Often, issues that impact the African American community have a similar ring in the Latino community, especially with respect to the criminal justice system. [...]
Rafael Cancel Miranda habla de Betances en Betances
por Millie Gil El nacionalista mayagüezano Rafael Cancel Miranda ofrecerá una charla sobre el Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances, el Grito de Lares y la relevancia para Puerto Rico del Padre de la Patria, en el Café Betances, en el número 100 de la calle del patricio en Mayagüez, el próximo viernes siete, a las 8 [...]
Obama: Cuba Must Reform Before US Eases Position
Obama: Cuba Must Reform Before US Eases Position Posted Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/09/28/obama-cuba-must-reform-before-us-eases-position/ U.S. President Barack Obama says he will always be prepared to change U.S. policy toward Cuba, but has not seen the steps from Havana that would justify lifting the longstanding U.S. embargo. President Obama made the comment Wednesday during an online [...]
Unknown Boricua: Streaming
Unknown Boricua: Streaming from Juan Sanchez on Vimeo. Juan Sanchez presents a collection of audio clips, images, and transformative ideas of the “Nuyorican state of mind”. The streaming presents the diversity of experiences within the history of Puerto Rico and the United States through a flow of images, languages, and music.
Rally at Puerto Rico’s Capitol remember UPR strike (PR Daily Sun)
By Rafael Díaz Torres Special to Daily Sun “Prohibido olvidar” (You are not allowed to forget) is the title of a popular tropical song that has served as a “motto” to those sectors that continually resist the fiscal policies of the current government administration in Puerto Rico. A group of university students made sure that [...]
Mexican Independence Day Celebration
To celebrate Mexican Independence Day, the National Boricua Human Rights Network and Centro Sin Fronteras joined Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez contingent on Saturday, September 18 at the Mexican Independence Day Parade in Little Village.
Sanctuary Begins Again at Adalberto United Methodist Church
Chicago Indymedia “This act of civil disobedience by an undocumented mother today is a proclamation of the ‘State of the Latino Nation.’” Following in the footsteps of her friend Elvira Arellano, Flor Crisotomo announced today that she will refuse to report for deportation as ordered by Homeland Security and will take sanctuary in Adalberto United [...]
Statement of Flor Crisostomo: Resisting Deportation
January 28th, 2008 Two years ago I was arrested in a raid that destroyed the lives of hundreds of IFCO workers and their families. The raid was part of the campaign of “attrition” through “enforcement only” that is the current wrong-headed policy of this government. I have exhausted all my legal appeals and I have [...]
Vigil in Support of Elvira Arellano, ICE offices Chicago
Mexican and Puerto Rican communities and supporters come together at vigil in support of Elvira Arellano, arrested in Los Angeles on August 19, 2007.