By Lallan Schoenstein
Berta Joubert-Ceci began her U.S. tour speaking on the conditions and crises facing the people of Puerto Rico. The first stop, on April 10, was a presentation to Latin American students at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, New York.
Joubert-Ceci spoke about history, starting with the 1898 U.S. invasion during the Spanish-American War and then focusing on the current $72 billion debt crisis. Her talk — illustrated with visual documentation — opened an intense discussion. Many students asked questions that proved their education on the colonization of Puerto Rico was obscured by deliberate misinformation.
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By Sharon Black
Berta Joubert-Ceci, a convenor of the 2019 Puerto Rico International Tribunal of Colonial Crimes of the United States, will be touring U.S. cities in April to highlight conditions inside Puerto Rico and report on the struggle against colonialism on the island. She will present slides, visuals, and video documentation.
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Of all the years that we stood there on the sidelines
Wishing for right now
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