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#ThePerfectStorm #PuertoRico #PR #colonialism #debt #racism#gentrification #neocolonialism #USA #capitalists #ClimateChange#HurricaneMaria

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Nada como un café antes de una #Revolución #Stage2 #PuertoRicoRises🔝✊🏼 #OperationFibonacci #JokerBoricua🃏 #SoloNoPuedes🔁 (at San Juan, Puerto Rico) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3KNjCjBVYM/?igshid=8tik7zar3ydw

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Puerto Rico:  They Are Us

By:  Oscar Carrero Prior to finding Jesus, I’ve always considered myself a self-sustainer and survivor. That somehow I would manage despite how life seemed to challenge me. Now I realize that the power of faith, family, and bone-knuckled perseverance are the real hallmarks of my life. These same hallmarks apply to Puerto Ricans and to all of us that follow our faith. These hallmarks are the only things keeping the desperate people of Puerto Rico alive.

The first and biggest reason to help Puerto Rico is, “They need our help now more than you or even they know.” Donations ~ Click Here: Consider a monetary or supply donation to Puerto Rico Rises.  Local branches of this organization exist in many cities. 

Many of the roads that lead to 78 municipalities (pueblos) of Puerto Rico are still blocked. People are running out of food and water. Power is still out to most of the Island. Phone service is barely getting coming back and what phone service there is sketchy at best. There are supplies at the Port of San Juan ready to go, but those supplies will only last so long. Power and Water have always been problematic in Puerto Rico, but the storm made it at least 10 times worse. It will take years for Puerto Rico recover from this. I remember going to bed hungry many times as child. Our family, even living in New York, was always very poor. What I experienced as a child is nothing compared with the horrors the people of the Puerto Rico are experiencing now.

The second reason to help Puerto Rico is, “They feverishly value God and family.”

The major religions represented on the island Puerto Rico by percentage of population are: Catholic (85%), Protestants (8%), non-religious (2.3%), and others (3%). When I lived in New York, Puerto Rican children were expected to ask for God’s blessing from a mature relative every single time they meet them and leave them. Just saying, “Hello or Goodbye” to your mom, aunt, uncle, etc. wasn’t good enough. It’s not unusual for homes in Puerto Rico and places in the United States where there is a substantial Puerto Rican presence to be multigenerational. In other words, mom, dad, and kids are all under the same roof as cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. To not take care and look after your family members is considered a sin. I have tired to balance the scales between the needs of my immediate family and my extended family. Sometime successfully and other times no so much. In poorer parts of Puerto Rico, your extended family also acts as your protectors. The same can be said for when I lived in New York. No quite a gang, but not quite an organized community. You just knew, as long as there was family around, you would be okay. This is one of the reasons why the current situation in Puerto Rico is so hard on Puerto Ricans. The hurricane took away the ability to communicate with the people they have counted on for their entire lives leaving them feeling isolated and helpless. I remember when my father died and his body was put to rest in his hometown Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Relatives I didn’t even know, 60 to 70 of them, came out for the funeral of a man who all of his life was a simple janitor for the New York City Housing Authority. It was humbling and taught me a very important lesson about how we need to value the lives of more than just our immediate family.

The third reason to help Puerto Rico is,  “They are us”.

Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States in 1898 after America won Puerto Rico during the Spanish American War. In 1917, all Puerto Ricans born 1898 and after became citizens of the United States due to the signing of the Jones–Shafroth Act. I am an American citizen and while not technically a citizen of Puerto Rican I keep the spirt of the island within me.

The fourth reason to help Puerto Rico is, “They have and continue to sacrifice their lives for us.” The Jones–Shafroth Act had the side effect of making 18,000 Puerto Ricans eligible for the draft during WW I. These 18,000 Puerto Ricans fought side-by-side with members of the United States military on the front lines during WWI. In most cases, Puerto Ricans during WW I didn’t know how to speak English or what they were actually fighting for. Their bone knuckled perseverance helped the United States win the war. Since 1917, more than 200,000 American citizens from Puerto Rico have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, serving in every conflict since World War I (Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration). I personally served in the United States Air Force from 1994-1998.

There’s a verse from 1 John that I believe captures the message I’m trying to get across you all. “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth”. – 1 John 3:17

Please help the people of Puerto Rico. Remember, they are us. Donations ~ Click Here: Consider a monetary or supply donation to Puerto Rico Rises.  Local branches of this organization exist in many cities. 

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[trevharmon]

@mendozat62 preparing a script for his 11am hit for @nbcphiladelphia today. We're following an Air Force crew on their mission to Puerto Rico with supplies for #hurricanemaria victims. #unitedforpuertorico #unidosporpuertorico #puertoricorising

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One of my biggest regrets when I first started traveling was not indulging in the local, authentic foods. Try everything… you will feel like you got the full experience and you may end up loving something. #PuertoRico #puertoricoselevanta #puertoricostrong #puertoricogram #puertoricolohacemejor #puertoricorelief #puertoricolife #puertoricobarbers #puertoricoballoons #puertoricodoesitbetter #puertoricounido #puertoRicoWedding #PuertoRicoSomosUno #puertoricofuerza #puertoricoweddings #puertoricoenlacasa #puertoricotattoo #PuertoRicoLevantaras #puertoricolovesyoga #puertoricoholic #puertoricolibre #puertoricoblogger #puertoricoedm #puertoricomakeupartist #puertoricocrisis #puertoricorises #puertorico2016 #PuertoRicoNoEstaApagao #puertoricopolice #puertoricofashion via @RiplApp https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VdeyoF92N/?igshid=fza2goj2clc3

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From @chris_showstoppr • • • • • Smashed out this cover up on Aaron thanks for coming through bro sat like a beast!! Puerto Rican Warrior with the flag face paint (freehand) and tiger warrior headdress. Got the idea of doing the face paint from @criscyborg every time she paints her face in Brazilian colours for weigh ins what better Warrior to get inspiration from 🙌🏽 Sorry about my friend laughing in the background he was shadow boxing by himself @carlostorresart Done using silverdash 💯 . . . . . . . #puertorico #puertoricoselevanta #puertoricostrong #puertoricogram #puertoricolohacemejor #puertoricorelief #puertoricolife #puertoricobarbers #puertoricoballoons #puertoricodoesitbetter #puertoricounido #puertoRicoWedding #PuertoRicoSomosUno #puertoricofuerza #puertoricoweddings #puertoricoenlacasa #puertoricotattoo #PuertoRicoLevantaras #puertoricolovesyoga #puertoricoholic #puertoricolibre #puertoricoblogger #puertoricoedm #puertoricomakeupartist #puertoricocrisis #puertoricorises #puertorico2019 #PuertoRicoNoEstaApagao #puertoricopolice #puertoricofashion https://www.instagram.com/p/BszomU0Fa2T/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jath5uk9uktt

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Jones Act

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Atención: Operación Fibonacci acaba de comenzar. #JokerBoricua🃏 Mode OFF [ON] #OperationFibonacci📣 @DavidBegnaud #TakeNote #PuertoRicoRises🔝✊🏼 https://www.instagram.com/p/B3IDZJpBm7U/?igshid=dk1ry7hhuk1c

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Love and Beauty transcends tragedy... Always. 🔄 @836m_art ・・・ A year after Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico, leaving about 3,000 people dead and knocking the economy on its back, Puerto Ricans have decided to rise again and fight for the Love of Dance. Nature is strong, so is Art. . Project imagined and directed by our artist in residence @redisdancing Prod. Assistant 📷 @eyye_yohann 🙏🏻 Many thanks to all the dancers and the team in Puerto Rico. Music: El Belen - Hermanos Ayala • . . . • @836m_art #sanfranciscoart#thoughtprovoking#puertorico#puertorico🇵🇷#puertoricogram#puertorican#puertoricodancers#dancer#hurricanemaria#savetheplanet#art#dancelove#dancelife#puertoricolife#puertoricostrong#dancevideo#puertoricoselevanta#dancelover#🇵🇷#portorico#fight#puertoricorises #Latino #Hispanic #ZayZayCom #AmericanLatino #LatinoAmerican #Movies #Peliculas #YoSoyLatino #EntertainmentParaNosotros https://www.instagram.com/p/BoMIO6WHUzb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ngmiktapljjq

[sanzei333]

Just weeks before Hurricane Maria I was a ble to capture El Yunque's lush terrain on my way up to the top. . . . #amazing_landscape #main_hdr #shotzdelight #igers #jaw_dropping_shots #landscapecaptures #worldprime #earthpix #majestic_earth #king_shots #marvelouz_world #ic_landscapes . . Canon 700D / 24mm-105mm L-series Soft HDR / Photoshop & Lightroom . @puertoricogram @placespuertorico @adventure_puertorico @hopeforpuertorico @puertoricorising @worldpicsmagazine @puertorico_beautiful @borinkengallery @yunquehateuy @rainforestalliance (at El Yunque National Forest)

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Puerto Rico needs you now more than ever after Hurricane María. Puerto Rico Rises is the organized effort from thousands of Puerto Ricans and friends all across the United States and the world. We have local chapters in the largest cities coordinating all the relief efforts. All this money will be directly impacting the people on the Island in full coordination with the Government's official effort, Unidos Por Puerto Rico, and the Red Cross' local PR chapter. The unique thing about this account is that it will be matched by large institutions. Thank you and may God bless you! @puertoricorises

[sanzei333]

🇵🇷Atlantic Beach, San Juan Puerto Rico. 🙏 for la Isla del Encanto. . #puertoricoselevanta #puertorico #landscapephotography . . @puertoricogram @oldsanjuanpr @adventure_puertorico @placespuertorico @wanderlustpr @puertoricorising (at Atlantic Beach Hotel)