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Defend Puerto Rico
@DefendPR
Transmedia project designed to document & celebrate Boricua creativity & resistance for the Puerto Rican Diáspora. Use #DefendPR to share stories.
Carolina, Puerto Ricoshor.by/defendprJoined January 2017

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Recognizing the complex and dynamic landscapes that comprise Puerto Rican daily life and struggle, we prioritize working closely with the marginalized communities and movements that are striving to cultivate their identity and live with dignity amidst a crisis. #defendpr
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Our immersive storytelling approach seeks to create on and offline spaces that transcend geographic boundaries in order to connect the many diasporic Boricua communities that exist elsewhere in the world, with the people living on the archipelago.
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Register for tomorrow’s online screening of “War Against Our Schools” and learn more about the viewing guide we developed in collaboration w/ !
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Check out a virtual screening tmrw of ⁦@DefendPR⁩’s amazing film! I’ll be talking about the ⁦@PRSyllabus⁩ collaboration and our bilingual viewing guide/microsyllabus. 🎥 Freedom Forward Film Series: The War Against Our Schools eventbrite.com/e/freedom-forw
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@ComuUPRH y AECOM le invitan a la conferencia sobre el festival de cine y derechos humanos de Vieques. Se hará la proyección especial del documental Nos tenemos. 📆martes, 25 de octubre de 2022 ⏰10:30 am 📍 Estudio de Televisión del Departamento de Comunicación. #UPRH
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Communities in Ponce remain without electricity 3 weeks since #HurricaneFiona made landfall in 🇵🇷 . On top of having to live among the devastation, they also have to afford to purchase gas daily for generators that are powering lifesaving equipment for their families and homes.
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Disasters in PR are political. Capitalism & colonization fueled the poor infrastructure to support communities. We been here b4 & learned a lot. We must trust those lessons. There's anger, fear & anxiety but we must prioritize that trust & remember that “Puerto Rico está cabrón”
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BEST NATIONAL FEATURE FILM DOCUMENTARY 😮 Gracias a y sus jueces por reconocer nuestra película en este escenario nacional puertorriqueño y premiar la película en la categoría de Largometraje Documental Nacional. Felicidades a Frances Medina y Mikey Cordero
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LUMA ENERGY has been nothing but bad news for Puerto Rico’s electric grid since they acquired a contract to manage it for the next 15 years. What we’ve seen so far… ⬆️ energy price hikes ☠️ a weakened infrastructure 📈more power outages Just to name a few… #FUERALUMA
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📷 Posted Comunicado de prensa Ante la gravedad del daño que la imposición de la privatización de la AEE a cargo de Luma Energy está causando junto al total desinterés criminal del gobierno por el consiguiente...
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¡Todo Puerto Rico contra Luma! Separen la fecha del miércoles 20 de Julio. Vamos pa’ la calle y juntos exijamos la cancelación de este contrato leonino. No más privatización, no más aumentos en la factura y devuelvan a los que saben a sus puestos de trabajo. 📢 #FueraLUMA
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