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nolodyno · 8 years ago

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Puerto Rico Education Cuts

Hey guys! So in light of the recent election of the loud yam, it looks like a lot of people have gotten fired up and are ready to take a stand against racist, sexist, and otherwise unethical policies within the U.S. government. I’m hoping that same energy will carry over into an issue that many of you may not even know about (to no fault of your own - American media often ignores Puerto Rico).

The US government’s relationship with Puerto Rico has pretty much always been an exploitative one, with the mistreatment stemming largely from imperialism, colonialism, and good old-fashioned American racism. Going back for years, the US has unreasonably taxed and burdened the inhabitants of the island, used their citizens and land for experiments they wouldn’t dare try on actual voting citizens, and subject them to policies increasing US revenue at the expense of its people.

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Conducted radiation testing on Puerto Rican citizens

Conducted widespread contraceptive testing on Puerto Rican women (which often led to sterilization), and also sterilized many women without fully informing them of what was happening

Continuously bombed Vieques, an inhabited island, which is now home to hundreds of unexploded bombs and an elevated cancer rate

Tested chemical weapons on Vieques, further contributing to a wide array of medical issues that affect its population to this day

Passed the Jones Act, forcing all imports to pass through mainland US ports before reaching Puerto Rico, significantly hiking prices of everything on the island

While this list has some terrible stuff on it, US treatment of the economy has affected the most people for the longest time. It’s a really complicated situation, but I’m going to try to condense it. If you want more detail, here’s a short video by Buzzfeed and an article by the New York Times that do a good job of explaining the overarching debt issue. Basically, Puerto Rico’s huge debt spurred Congress to pass PROMESA, which created the Oversight Management Board (OMB) tasked to take control of the Puerto Rican government and cut down on its spending.

In addition to a host of other requirements that burden Puerto Rican consumers and bog down the Puerto Rican economy even more, the OMB mandated that Puerto Rico cut $450 in expenses, all of which is going to come out of Puerto Rico’s university system. These cuts would result in the permanent shutdown of 8 of 11 University of Puerto Rico campuses, leaving much of Puerto Rico’s youth without access to education that would allow them to pull themselves out of poverty in a struggling economy.These cuts to education would not only continue but worsen the cycle of poverty on an island that already has nearly half of its population living below the poverty line, twice the rate of the poorest state in the US.

Students of the University of Puerto Rico have been organizing and doing what little they can in opposition to this looming crisis, but they need our help. Only we, voting constituents, can contact our representatives and let them know that we will not stand for this mistreatment of the Puerto Rican People.

If you are going to call or email them (although calling is more effective, sending an email is still great) here is an example of what you could say:

Hello, my name is ___________ and I am a constituent of (CITY, STATE, ZIPCODE) and I am calling to talk about the situation in Puerto Rico. I don’t need a response. I believe that:

The Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) unfairly imposes an undemocratic regime on the people of Puerto Rico and its government.

PROMESA is also trying to implement policies that will cripple the economy and the people of Puerto Rico,

Most notably cutting the $450 million from the UPR system. This would kill the university system as it is known here and severely limit access to a secondary education. It must be stopped; the university needs that funding and the island needs the university.

The American people stand behind the ideals of justice and equality laid down by the founding fathers, and refuse to allow such an abuse of its citizens, be they Puerto Rican or from a state.

Although contacting any representative would be extremely helpful, it is especially important that these representatives be contacted, as they are on the Natural Resources committee that handles US territories:

Rob Bishop, UT

Don Young, AK

Louie Gohmert, TX

Doug Lamborn, CO

Robert J. Wittman, VA

Tom McClintock, CA

Stevan Pearce, NM

Glenn Thompson, PA

Paul A. Gosar, AZ

Raúl R. Labrador, ID

Scott R. Tipton, CO

Doug LaMalfa, CA

Jeff Denham, CA

Paul Cook, CA

Bruce Westerman, AR

Garret Graves, LA

Jody B. Hice, GA

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, AS

Darin LaHood, IL

Daniel Webster, FL

David Rouzer, NC

Jack Bergman, MI

Liz Cheney, WY

Mike Johnson, LA

Jenniffer González-Colón, PR

Raúl M. Grijalva, AZ

Grace F. Napolitano, CA

Madeleine Z. Bordallo, GU

Jim Costa, CA

Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, MP

Niki Tsongas, MA

Jared Huffman, CA

Alan S. Lowenthal, CA

Donald S. Beyer, Jr., VA

Norma J. Torres, CA

Ruben Gallego, AZ

Colleen Hanabusa, HI

Nanette Diaz Barragán, CA

Darren Soto, FL

Jimmy Panetta, CA

A. Donald McEachin, VA

Anthony G. Brown, MD

Wm. Lacy Clay, MO

Please, spread this as much as possible - this issue needs as much American publicity as it can get. Thank you!

#puerto rico #upr #university of puerto rico #promesa #politics #activism #la universidad de puerto rico #long post #us politics #education #educación #college #debt #personal #mine

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cellulitesolutions1 · 8 years ago

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Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting: How You Can Contact Congress to Discuss Gun Violence

Pinterest Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport As the shots rang out at Terminal 2 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Jan. 6, frantic travelers raced away from the gunfire, searching for safety. By the time the bullets stopped, five people had been killed and six injured. Authorities arrested Esteban Santiago, 26, who had served in the National Guard in Alaska and Puerto Rico, and charged him with federal crimes including murder and airport violence. He has yet to enter a plea, and the FBI continues its investigation into how — and why — the attack took place. Below is a list with updated contact information for all 535 members of Congress so readers can make their voices heard on how to prevent gun violence. ALABAMA Sen. Richard Shelby Phone: 202-224-5744 Twitter: Sen. Jeff Sessions Phone: 202-224-4124 Twitter: Rep. Bradley Byrne Phone: 202-224-4931 Twitter: Rep. Terri A. Sewell Phone: 202-225-2665 Twitter: Rep. Gary Palmer Phone: 202-225-4921 Twitter: Rep. Mike Rogers Phone: 202-225-3261 Twitter: Rep. Martha Roby Phone: 202-225-2901 Twitter: Rep. Mo Brooks Phone: 202-225-4801 Twitter: Rep. Robert Aderholt Phone: 202-225-4876 Twitter: ALASKA Sen. Dan Sullivan Phone: 202-224-3004 Twitter: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Phone: 202-224-6665 Twitter: Rep. Don Young Phone: 202-225-5765 Twitter: ARIZONA Sen. John McCain Phone: 202-224-2235 Twitter: Sen. Jeff Flake Phone: 202-224-4521 Twitter: Rep. Ruben Gallego Phone: 202-225-4065 Twitter: Rep. Martha McSally Phone: 202-225-2542 Twitter: Rep. Kyrsten Sinema Phone: 202-225-9888 Twitter: Rep. Andy Biggs Phone: 202-225-2635 Twitter: Rep. Tom O’Halleran Phone: 202-225-3361 Twitter: Rep. David Schweikert Phone: 202-225-2190 Twitter: Rep. Raúl Grijalva Phone: 202-225-2435 Twitter: Rep. Paul A. Gosar Phone: 202-225-2315 Twitter: Rep. Trent Franks Phone: 202-225-4576 Twitter: ARKANSAS Sen. Tom Cotton Phone: 202-224-2353 Twitter: Sen. John Boozman Phone: 202-224-4843 Twitter: Rep. Bruce Westerman Phone: 202-225-3772 Twitter: Rep. French Hill Phone: 202-225-2506 Twitter: Rep. Steve Womack Phone: 202-225-4301 Twitter: Rep. Rick Crawford Phone: 202-225-4076 Twitter: CALIFORNIA Sen. Kamala D. Harris Phone: 202-224-3553 Twitter: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Phone: 202-224-3841 Twitter: Rep. Mimi Walters Phone: 202-225-5611 Twitter: Rep. Norma Torres Phone: 202-225-6161 Twitter: Rep. Ted Lieu Phone: 202-225-3976 Rep. Pete Aguilar Phone: 202-225-3201 Rep. Steve Knight Phone: 202-225-1956 Rep. Mark DeSaulnier Phone: 202-225-2095 Rep. Scott Peters Phone: 202-225-0508 Rep. Juan Vargas Phone: 202-225-8045 Twitter: Rep. Alan Lowenthal Phone: 202-225-7924 Twitter: Rep. Mark Takano Phone: 202-225-2305 Twitter: Rep. Raul Ruiz Phone: 202-225-5330 Twitter: Rep. Tony Cárdenas Phone: 202-225-6131 Twitter: Rep. Julia Brownley Phone: 202-225-5811 Twitter: Rep. David Valadao Phone: 202-225-4695 Twitter: Rep. Eric Swalwell Phone: 202-225-5065 Twitter: Rep. Paul Cook Phone: 202-225-5861 Twitter: Rep. Ami Bera Phone: 202-225-5716 Twitter: Rep. Jared Huffman Phone: 202-225-5161 Twitter: Rep. Doug LaMalfa Phone: 202-225-3076 Twitter: Rep. Ro Khanna Phone: 202-225-2631 Twitter: Rep. Maxine Waters Phone: 202-225-2201 Twitter: Rep. Mike Thompson Phone: 202-225-3311 Twitter: Rep. Linda Sánchez Phone: 202-225-6676 Twitter: Rep. John Garamendi Phone: 202-225-1880 Rep. Tom McClintock Phone: 202-225-2511 Rep. Doris O. Matsui Phone: 202-225-7163 Rep. Jerry McNerney Phone: 202-225-1947 Rep. Jeff Denham Phone: 202-225-4540 Rep. Nancy Pelosi Phone: 202-225-4965 Rep. Barbara Lee Phone: 202-225-2661 Rep. Jackie Speier Phone: 202-225-3531 Twitter: Rep. Jim Costa Phone: 202-225-3341 Twitter: Rep. […]

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juliet-lacompte · 2 years ago

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Helen: Here is a list of people I don't like.

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juliet-lacompte · 2 years ago

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cellulitesolutions1 · 8 years ago

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Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting: How You Can Contact Congress to Discuss Gun Violence

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