#OurPowerPRnyc

Join the Center for Earth Ethics in standing with our brothers and sisters of #OurPowerPRnyc on September 20th for a Just Recovery for Puerto Rico.

#OurPowerPRnyc Statement

September 20th will mark one year since Hurricane Maria landed on Puerto Rico. What we have seen in that time amounts to no less than a humanitarian crisis and mass violation of human rights. This has been fueled by a long legacy of colonialism and extraction; a sadistic federal administration committed to racism, subjugation, and austerity; and the deepening climate crisis wreaking havoc on low-income communities, communities of color, and the Global South.

On September 20th, #OurPowerPRnyc will be holding a community gathering in New York City to commemorate the landing of Hurricane Maria, to look back on the events of last year, to uplift the acts of resistance and resilience carried out on the island, and to ask the question “Where are we now?”

We recognize that our sisters and brothers from the island are defined in part by their relentless commitment to social justice. Whether it is a rally for Black Lives Matter, indigenous rights, workers’ rights, or immigration justice, we have always counted on the people of Puerto Rico to stand with us in solidarity.

This is a moment to demonstrate our support for our sisters and brothers from the island in a time of both deep crisis and renewed possibility, in a time when over 3.3 million of our brothers and sisters stand at a crossroads between the forces of disaster capitalism on one hand and a grassroots movement towards a just transition, people-to-people recovery, and environmental, economic, racial, and climate justice and sovereignty on the other.  Learn More 

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