It always starts with a tweet.
In this case, it was @onlyinamerica2:
@HuffingtonPost you left out U.S. political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera @latinorebels
— Only in America (@onlyinamerica2) December 7, 2013
So we checked the HuffPost piece, and our Twitter friend was right.
No mention of Oscar López Rivera. You know, the political prisoner who saw thousands and thousands of Puerto Ricans marching for his release last month.
Many prominent Puerto Ricans, including Ricky Martin, Resident Calle 13 and U.S. Congressmen, have been raising awareness about López Rivera’s case, asking for the President who pardoned him. His story is complex, but it is still unjust, and López Rivera is Puerto Rico’s longest held political prisoner.
But Pussy Riot made the list.
Dear Partner,
Now that the First Oscar – Mandela March in Puerto Rico is
history, we can now begin to work on making an even bigger success of The
First Oscar Mandela Protest in New York City.This year’s Puerto Rican Day Parade in New
York City a week before our protest will be dedicated to our political prisoner
Oscar López Rivera.
On Monday, June 23, 2014, the United Nations (UN) will be
discussing again Puerto Rico’s colonial relationship with the United
States.The UN is in its third decade
trying to eradicate colonialism from the world, because of the belief that it
constitutes a threat to world peace.Since
this date is a week later than usual, our committee decided to have 2 protests
this year.
On the Monday, June 16, 2014, the day after Fathers’
Day, we will have our first protest in the park across from the UN on 46th
Street and First Avenue from 8 AM to 5 PM to show the world that we too
believe that colonialism is a crime against humanity. On the same day of the hearing, Monday June
23, we will have the second one.We
will have a press conference in New York City to inform the public of the
latest details of these event. We will
need as many people at the protest as possible to make the government of the
United States (US) comply with the 32 UN resolutions asking the US to
decolonize immediately Puerto Rico.After this many resolutions, it is obvious that the US does not want to.
President Obama recently showed the government of the United
States’ hypocrisy about human rights.In
his memorial ceremony speech, he had only praise for Nelson Mandela.He, however, has refused, despite the
enormous pressure from Puerto Rico and the rest of the world, to release from
prison Oscar López Rivera who is doing exactly what Mandela did.Oscar has already spent 6 more years in
prison than the 27 that Mandela served.The US is happy when other countries decolonize their colonies, but the
US wants to keep hers.What kind of
democracy is this?Obviously, those who
have colonies don’t believe in justice for all.
Please tell your friends about this important protest for
Oscar López Rivera’s release from prison, and to achieve what he has spent his
life on, the decolonization of Puerto Rico.
We will have a sheet of paper so that whoever who wants to
get involved in the planning of this yearly permanent event in New York City
can provide us with your contact information.If you wish, you can also email me right now at .
We look forward to greeting old and new partners in our
struggle to provide real justice for all!
Sincerely,
José M López Sierra
http://www.todosunidosdescolonizarpr.blogspot.com/
Because, rights are not requested, they are demanded!
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