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By Land & By Sea Drawing Attention to Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera
7:27 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|chicago|New York City|Prisons|Puerto Rico · No Comments
17 May 2012Many activist organizations on both the international and national level point out the problem of political prisoners. When it comes to looking at Latin American and Latinos and people incarcerated for their political beliefs, such as self-determination or challenging the way the government works, most people will point to Cuba and/or Venezuela. What they won’t often acknowledge the existence of prisoners of conscious in the United States. Puerto Rican activists from both the island and the U.S. are trying to change that.
Puerto Rican activist Alberto De Jesus, known as Tito Kayak, announced earlier this week intention to kayak from Venezuela to Puerto Rico. The maritine voyage, to begin on June 5th weather permiting, will row from Venezuela, island by island thoughout the Antilles following the tragectory taken by the indiginous Arawak people who originaly populated the Antillies. This effort will be carried out to honor and bring world attention to the case of the longest held Puerto Rican, U.S. political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera.
Not All Americans Welcomed at the Summit of the Americas
6:49 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Cuba|Latin America|Obama|Politics|Puerto Rico · 2 Comments
17 Apr 2009
A poet friend of mine invited me to join a Facebook Group called , “AMERICA” is not U.S.A. AMERICA is the name for a whole continent”. This US-centrism has been a peeve of mine for at least ten years now, specifically from when I lived in Chile and found myself in the very difficult position of defending my Latina/Puerto Rican identity (Yes, Kai I’m talking about being Rican again, sigh).
Now the idea of who is “America” comes up again against the context of The Summit of the Americas, which started yesterday in Trinidad. Love him or hate him, President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua raised a good point at the start of the Summit, saying:
“It is not of the Americas , because Cuba is missing, Puerto Rico is missing,”
So how can you have a Summit of the Americas without two nations facing important challenges rooted in colonialism?
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The Puerto Rico Palestine Connection
11:49 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Events|Politics|Puerto Rico · 6 Comments
27 Aug 2007
Both are considered occupied territories and one Puerto Rican activist wants to make that fact crystal clear. Tito Kayak is conducting a speaking and film tour throughout Puerto Rico and the United States. In Puerto Rico the tour will take place Aug. 23-31 in Puerto Rico and in the U.S. Sept. 1.-21.
Puerto Rico to Palestine: Uniting Struggles in Defense of the Land On April 20, ’07 Puerto Rican Activist Tito Kayak scaled 10 story Israeli Surveillance tower & unfurled Palestinian Flag as Palestinian Film Journalist Emad Bornat documented the action.
The two will speak and show the documentary “Bil’in Against the Wall”.
Puerto Rico’s Tito Kayak Under Arrest in Israel
12:28 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|israel|Puerto Rico · Comments Off
24 Apr 2007
A 48 year old Puerto Rican activist, Alberto de Jesus aka Tito Kayak, who made himself especially known protesting the U.S. Navy presence on Vieques, is currently under house arrest in Israel after he climbed a tower near Israel’s West Bank separation barrier and planted a Palestinian flag on it. De Jesus, who has been under arrest since Friday, was originally held in a prison in Beth El Settlement, near the city of Ramallah then placed under house arrest.
De Jesus initially was arrested after climbing a six-story surveillance tower alongside the separation barrier, near the West Bank town of Bilin. De Jesus stayed stayed on the tower for five hours and flew a large Palestinian flag, as part of a weekly protest by peace activists against the barrier.Police were unavailable to comment Tuesday, Israel’s independence day, but earlier said De Jesus would most likely be deported.
Tito’s actions were part of other actions protesting the barrier which Israel says is needed to keep militants out while Palestinians say the wall is part of continued Israeli encroachment on Palestinian land.
Via / CNN
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