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La Capilla del Barrio and NBHRN plan Community Celebration of Oscar López Rivera’s Birthday Jan 8!

Come and eat birthday cake, hear original performances by the Batey Urbano, La Capilla youth and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School on Oscar López Rivera and an update on the campaign to free him. Download the leaflet here. Date: Sunday, January 8, 2012 Place: La Capilla del Barrio, 3054 W. Armitage Ave Time: 11:30am

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18th Annual Pancake & Waffle Breakfast/Artisans Holiday Bazaar Raises $2000 for Puerto Rican Political Prisoners!

More than $2000.00 was raised at the 18th Annual Pancake Waffle Breakfast on Sunday, December 11, 2011. Since 1994, thousands of dollars have been raised and sent to Puerto Rican political prisoners.”We started by raising $300.00 and then made $500.00 a goal, then $800.00 and $1000.00 and now look!” said Dr. Margaret Power, who was [...]

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Archbishop to preside at mass in honor of Oscar López Rivera’s birthday on Jan 14

The Cathedral in Old San Juan will celebrate a mass in honor of Oscar López Rivera on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 7pm. The Archbishop of Puerto Rico, Roberto González Nieves, will preside over the mass which will commemorate Oscar’s 69th birthday.

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Ateneo honors Oscar López Rivera December 22-Día de la Bandera-Clarida to livestream!

On December 22, the Puerto Rican Ateneo will dedicate its solemn act of raising the Puerto Rican flag to Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera. The activity will take place, as it does every year, at noon in front of the historical headquarters in Old San Juan. The family, including his brother José López, [...]

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Former Political Prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres feted at Casa Aboy

Carlos Alberto Torres was honored at Casa Aboy in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Friday, December 2, 2011. His design of this year’s commemorative plate for the Three Kings of Vieques was chosen for the Children of Vieques Holiday Gift Project.Every year the children of Vieques are able to participate in games, artisan workshops, free medical screenings, and [...]

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Claridad staff surprises Carlos Alberto Torres with parranda

On Friday, November 25, 2011, Claridad newspaper staffers and special guests Carlos Gallisa, and the Godfather of Salsa Andy Montañez surprised former political prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres at his house in Camuy, Puerto Rico with a Parranda-Puerto Rican caroling.

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Oscar López Rivera Fasts in Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street

Oscar will be fasting on Dec. 10th – International Human Rights Day. He’ll start it the evening of the 9th, and is inviting every person who loves freedom and justice and believes that a better and more just world is possible to join him. The fast is in solidarity with the OWS movement and the [...]

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Holiday Writing & Commissary Initiative

Write to the patriots! The National Boricua Human Rights Network is initiating a holiday letter and card writing campaign to Puerto Rican Political Prisoners Oscar López Rivera and Avelino & Norberto González Claudio (Addresses below). As part of our annual commissary campaign, the Network has sold pasteles for Thanksgiving, raising over $1000 and is hosting [...]

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December 22 Ateneo to dedicate flag-raising to Oscar López Rivera

On December 22, the Puerto Rican Ateneo will dedicate its solemn act of raising the Puerto Rican flag to Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera. The activity will take place, as it does every year, at noon in front of the historical headquarters in Old San Juan. The family, including his brother José López, [...]

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Annual Pancake & Waffle Breakfast and Artisans Holiday Bazaar

To Benefit the Campaign to Free Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Holiday Commissary Sunday, December 11, 2011 9:30am -12:30 pm Casa Puertorriqueña, 1237 N. California For more info contact Michelle at michellem@boricuahumanrights.org

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