tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468495950955376435.post3927769705363462182..comments2024-03-07T10:24:17.125-05:00Comments on Puerto Rico News: UN decolonization panel: PR plebiscite rejected ‘current political subordination’ - CBMichael Novakhov (Mike Nova)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16170630803431932200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468495950955376435.post-74455508155775972842015-06-07T07:03:14.211-04:002015-06-07T07:03:14.211-04:00The Second Oscar – Mandela March in New York City ...The Second Oscar – Mandela March in New York City 2015<br /><br />We will be having our 2nd Oscar – Mandela Protest March on Monday, June 22, 2015. We will start marching peacefully at 9 AM from Hunter College on East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, to East 43rd Street and Lexington Avenue. We will then go East (turning left) to end up at the Ralph Bunche Park on First Avenue (across from the United Nations).<br /><br />We will be at the park until 5 PM. We will be giving out flyers and talking to people about who Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera is. We will also be educating the public about Puerto Rico’s colonial relationship with the government of the United States (US).<br /><br />Most people don’t know that every year, usually on the Monday after Fathers’ Day, the United Nations holds its hearing about the decolonization of Puerto Rico. The petitioners will usually join our protest after this meeting. <br /><br />The UN determined in 1960 that colonialism is a crime against humanity. Since then, the UN has issued 33 resolutions asking for the US government to immediately decolonize Puerto Rico. The US government has ignored these resolutions. What kind of democracy is that? <br /><br />The US government tries to keep these hearings a secret. What we are trying to do is to get them out of the closet. The UN is in its 3rd decade trying to make the world colony-free. Please help us!<br /><br />Most people also don’t know that the United States government takes out 14 times more money than what it invests in Puerto Rico. But, that is what colonies are for!<br /><br />This savage exploitation impedes Puerto Rico’s ability to provide opportunities for Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico. That is why there are now more Puerto Ricans living away from Puerto Rico than in their homeland. <br /><br />Oscar López Rivera has been incarcerated for 34 years for his struggle to decolonize Puerto Rico. Since colonialism is an international crime, international law gives Oscar the right to use whatever means necessary to decolonize his homeland. Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 27 years for doing the same thing as Oscar. This is why we say, Oscar López Rivera is our Nelson Mandela! <br /><br />United Partners for Puerto Rico Decolonization invites the public to be part of the tsunami of people that will be necessary to make the US government comply with the UN resolutions. These annual protests in Puerto Rico and at the UN are absolutely necessary, because, those who maintain colonies, don’t believe in justice for all!<br /><br />José M López Sierra<br />787-429-1981<br />www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com<br />José M. López Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083939327904020619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468495950955376435.post-46276485033273041042015-01-20T11:59:41.514-05:002015-01-20T11:59:41.514-05:00¿Deben los criminales estar a cargo de corregir lo...¿Deben los criminales estar a cargo de corregir los daños que hicieron? <br /><br />Los puertorriqueños votan en las elecciones de cada 4 años a un 80% de participación. Puerto Rico ha sido una colonia del gobierno de Estados Unidos (EEUU) por los últimos 116 años. Si las decisiones para Puerto Rico se toman en Washington DC, ¿para qué son las elecciones? Estas elecciones son para engañar al mundo que Puerto Rico es una democracia.<br /><br />La Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) declaró el colonialismo un crimen en contra de la humanidad en el 1960. La ONU le ha pedido 33 veces al gobierno de Estados Unidos que descolonice inmediatamente a Puerto Rico. EEUU ha ignorado estas peticiones. EEUU dice que la relación política entre Puerto Rico y Estados Unidos es un asunto domestico que no le compete a la ONU. <br /><br />Para aparentar que el gobierno de EEUU quiere descolonizar a Puerto Rico, EEUU favorece el uso de plebiscitos para saber lo que quiere los puertorriqueños. ¿No te parece eso suena inocente y democrático? ¿Cuál es el problema?<br /><br />Para empezar, la comunidad internacional ya tomó juicio y determinó que el colonialismo es ilegal. Por lo tanto, tener como opción en un plebiscito que Puerto Rico continúe siendo una colonia no es posible. Tampoco no es posible tener como una opción que Puerto Rico sea un estado de Estados Unidos. La razón tiene que ver con el comienzo de este artículo. Para tener elecciones libre, el país tiene que ser libre. Para que estos plebiscitos tengan validez internacional, Puerto Rico tiene que ser un país independiente primero.<br /><br />Lo que la gente tiene que entender es que Puerto Rico es colonia de EEUU porque el gobierno de EEUU lo quiere así. Por eso ha usado el terrorismo de estado para mantenerla. Por eso no quiere excarcelar al prisionero político de 33 años Oscar López Rivera. Y por eso es que es ridículo pensar que la descolonización de Puerto Rico es un asunto interno de EEUU, y que la ONU no tenga jurisdicción en la misma. ¡Si nosotros dejamos que el gobierno de Estados Unidos descolonice a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico será colonia de EEUU para siempre!<br /><br />José M López Sierra<br />www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com<br />José M. López Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083939327904020619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468495950955376435.post-88043498945700741282014-07-15T19:48:14.725-04:002014-07-15T19:48:14.725-04:00Dear Partner,
After the approval of the 33rd Unit...Dear Partner,<br /><br />After the approval of the 33rd United Nations’ resolution by consensus on June 23, 2014 asking the United States (US) to immediately decolonize of Puerto Rico, we should work together to force the United States government to comply with it. <br /><br />The facts that the United States government has maintained Puerto Rico as its colony for 116 years, has had Oscar López Rivera in prison for 33 years for fighting for Puerto Rico decolonization, and has ignored 33 UN resolutions to decolonize Puerto Rico, confirm that the US government has no intentions of ever decolonizing Puerto Rico. Therefore, we need to form a tsunami of people to force the US to comply with the 33 resolutions. <br /><br />We should peacefully protest at least 3 times a year until we achieve our goal. The first one will be a march up to the US Courthouse in Puerto Rico on the Abolition of Slavery Day on March 22. The second will be another march in Puerto Rico on a day before the UN’s Puerto Rico decolonization hearing. The third one will be a protest in New York City on the same day the UN holds its Puerto Rico decolonization hearing. <br /><br />These 3 protests are indispensable, because those who have colonies don’t believe in justice for all. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />José M López Sierra<br />Jlop28vislophis@gmail.com<br />Comité Timón del Pueblo<br />United Partners for the Decolonization of Puerto Rico<br />www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com<br />José M. López Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083939327904020619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468495950955376435.post-5300149527988425252014-01-13T19:31:38.515-05:002014-01-13T19:31:38.515-05:00Dear Partners,
Join The First Oscar – Mandela Pro...Dear Partners,<br /><br />Join The First Oscar – Mandela Protest in Puerto Rico on Saturday, March 22, 2014, on the Abolition of Slavery Day, to peacefully protest for the decolonization of Puerto Rico and the release of our political prisoner Oscar López Rivera. It is the perfect day to protest the enslavement of Puerto Rico by the government of United States. <br /><br />We will march from the Roosevelt Avenue Urban Train Station at 2 PM to the United States Court in Puerto Rico on Chardón Street in Hato Rey. <br /><br />If you belong to any particular group, feel free to bring your flags and signs to our protest. We want it to be a collective effort involving everyone who believes that colonialism is a crime against humanity and a threat to world peace. We need to have as many people as possible, because those who practice or accept colonialism, don’t believe in justice for all!<br /><br />Un abrazo,<br />José<br />www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com<br />José M. López Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083939327904020619noreply@blogger.com