Elizam Escobar was an artist, painter, poet, and member of the FALN (Armed Forces for National Liberation). He was arrested with 10 other Puerto Rican freedom fighters in a van in Chicago, Illinois on April 4th, 1980. In this episode, we interview his lawyer, longtime friend and one of the leaders in the campaign to Free All Puerto Rican Political Prisoners, Jan Susler....
We call for the immediate release of political prisoner and prison abolition activist, Mumia Abu-Jamal! Mumia has tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized on Saturday for chest pains, later diagnosed as congestive heart failure. He is currently being held in isolation at the prison infirmary – the very same one that neglected his serious health complications related to diabetes in 2014....
"Casa Taller Cangrejera, no es solo un espacio de creación, sino un espacio donde la creatividad es una función directa del trabajo decolonial y abolicionista. Es un espacio esencial para la liberación de Puerto Rico."...
As part of our Artist Profile Series we interview each of our artists about their creative work, how they first got connected with AgitArte and Papel Machete and their reflections on the work today. We are excited to share the second interview of the series, featuring our amazing Co-Director, Sugeily Rodríguez Lebrón....
We are so excited to launch the second season of When We Fight, We Win!: The Podcast with freedom fighter, Oscar López Rivera....
December 19 | 5pm AST / 4pm EST...
Black Trans Lives Matter. We truly believe that we won’t be free until everyone is free. We honor our Black Trans and gender non conforming family each and every day....
New Rapid Response Artwork by Javier Maldonado O'Farrill for AgitArte...
We are honored to be included in the online exhibition, The Life Instinct, curated by Diya Vij....
¡Felicidades Jorge!...