The following statement/call from Iris Morales was republished with permission Dear Friends, I recently returned from Puerto Rico and write to echo the urgency expressed by others. The situation is dire. The conditions are raw. Hurricanes Irma and Maria have laid bare the result of centuries of colonial control, austerity, and exploitation. …
Read moreThe Puerto Rican Colony, Oscar Lopez Rivera and the Politics of Parades
Iris Morales, attorney, activist, educator, filmmaker and author recently of Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords 1969 – 1976 joined us once again to discuss Puerto Rican colonization, the freedom of Oscar Lopez Rivera and the politics of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. Watch this video on YouTube See our previous interview…
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