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This Past Weekend in Rican History: March 1, 1954 Puerto Rican Nationalist Attack on congress-54 years later
10:12 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|history|Politics|Puerto Rico|Women · Comments Off
3 Mar 2008
On March 1st, 1954, while Puerto Rican beauty Rita Moreno graced the cover of LIFE magazine and while the US was exploding the first hydrogen bomb on the bikini atoll in the Marshall islands, another bomb was about to drop at u.s. imperialist headquarters. 4 Puerto Rican Nationalists led by Lolita Lebron, opened fire over a session of the US House of Representatives, demanding independence for Puerto Rico. In the picture are Lolita Lebron, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Irving Flores (RIP), Andres Figueroa Cordero (RIP).
Gracias to Yasmin Hernandez
Ricans for Independence Celebrating the 4th in their Own Way
12:00 pm By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico · Comments Off
3 Jul 2006
The Puerto Rican Independence Party, or PIP is planning to celebrate the 4th of July with a campaign to confront myths and fears concerning a free Puerto Rico by handing out a pamphlet on various beaches throughout la isla del encanto. Juan Dalmau, General Secretary of the party said:…
mientras otros celebren mañana la independencia de otro país -en referencia a que el Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) conmemora la de Estados Unidos- ellos “harán campaña” por la independencia de Puerto Rico.
The 44 page pamphlet titled Lo que debes saber sobre la independencia was written by PIP Economic Secretary Edwin Irizarry Mora, Constitutional Rights professor of the Universidad Interamericana Carlos Gorrín and lawyer and economist Carlos Fronteras. Now that’s what I call good beach reading.
Via / Primera Hora
FBI Continues Its Attacks on Rican Independence Leaders
8:11 am By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico · Comments Off
30 Mar 2006
This past Tuesday, Puerto Rican independence leader and former political prisoner, Antonio Camacho Negron, was arrested by the FBI. Camacho Negron, who was convicted on charges in connection with a 1983 robbery from a Wells Fargo depot in Hartford, Connecticut, spent 15 years inside and was released in August 2004. Camacho was arrested during a meeting of the Comite Nacional para la Descolonizacion, an umbrella organization whose goal is to unite all Puerto Ricans who genuinely believe in the decolonization of Puerto Rico, regardless of their current political affiliation. The Feds say Camacho Negron violated the conditions of his parole. Camacho Negron has never acknowledged parole conditions. Supporters of Camacho Negron are organizing rallies for tommorow, Friday, is support of the independence activist.
Via / ProLibertad
Believing in Rican Independence via Independent Film
8:55 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Movies|Puerto Rico · 2 Comments
16 Mar 2006
I Believe in America is an independent film produced for less than $700,000 that the Puerto Rican Film Commission wouldn’t allow to be filmed on la isla del encanto. Who’s afraid of an indie film? Apparently many people especially when that film deals with the independence of Puerto Rico and those that struggle for it like the Macheteros. Writer/Director Michael J. Narvaez adapted his Off-Broadway play, A Doctor’s Call into the film, based on his own family history, which follows three generations of a Puerto Rican family who, unknown to one another, are all involved in the pro-independence Macheteros. Narvaez blames the current political climate for the roadblocks he’s encountered in producing the film that is still without a distributor.
“What you find when you do the research is that as far as families, Puerto Rican families, you‘re afraid to say you‘re for independence,” he said. “You were afraid before 9/11. After 9/11, now you‘re really spooked.”
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