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September 23 marks the birth of the Puerto Rican nation, the death of a national hero, and a time for reflection and rejuvenation for the protracted struggle ahead. The roots of our nation are in Lares. The definition of our nationality was forged by the determination to expel colonial power from our land. In the days and months preceding the 23rd of September, 1868, a conspiracy was born. A conspiracy fully aware of its driving forces: national liberation and class struggle. A conspiracy to expel the institution of slavery from the archipelago. To banish the plantation system and give life […]

In response to the escalation of hostile rhetoric and the positioning of U.S. armed forces to attack the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Diaspora Pa’lante Collective (DPC) urges all progressive forces of the region to mobilize in defense of Venezuelan sovereignty and self-determination. DPC stands unequivocally opposed to the impositions of imperialism on the peoples and nations of Our Americas, and reiterates that our region must be respected as a Zone of Peace. Yankee imperialism dares to project itself as the arbiter of justice in the Western Hemisphere, threatening to depose Venezuela’s democratically-elected president under the pretext of neutralizing state-sanctioned […]

July 25, 1898: General Nelson A. Miles led more than 15,000 U.S. troops in the invasion and ongoing occupation of Puerto Rico. 127 years later, the archipelago remains shackled to the United States, a colony struggling for its liberation. How will history record the legacy of the United States in Puerto Rico? 127 years of dispossession, plunder, displacement, and genocide.Of military occupation, environmental devastation, and class struggle.Of sterilization, forced migration, and assimilation.Of independence criminalized, repressed, and denied. While the unbroken thread of our revolutionary tradition reflects the pride and dignity of our nation: 127 years of opposition, steadfastness, and resistance.Of […]