We stand in solidarity with the people of Ayiti as they struggle to rebuild after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated its southwestern region on August 14th. We've included a list of trusted organizations recommended by our comrades who are doing relief work in/with Haiti. ...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/438946182" align="center"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Since 2020 began, we have fought all odds, from earthquakes that have left thousands homeless to the current pandemic that keeps us in indefinite isolation. Add to this the struggles that we have been waging since before Hurricane María and that we continue fighting against a corrupt and illegitimate government. THE WAY TO SURVIVE HAS BEEN THROUGH COLLECTIVE ORGANIZATION AND SOLIDARITY NETWORKS OF MUTUAL SUPPORT. DESPITE THE LIMITATIONS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, WE DO NOT FORGET EACH OTHER. WE CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE AND MOBILIZE. After the arrival of the COVID-19 crisis, AgitArte reactivated and continued mutual aid efforts from Hurricane María and the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico. Understanding that under U.S. colonization and late stage capitalism, our people will continue to be disproportionately impacted by natural and political disasters, we have developed a Mutual Aid & Cultural Solidarity Program to continue supporting our community, paying our artists and organizers, and meeting immediate needs on the ground. Through our Mutual Aid program, AgitArte has been and will continue facilitating the following efforts to aid our intimate and broader community in Puerto Rico and the diaspora during this profoundly challenging time: Community Outreach & Safety Paid Work + Regranting to artists, organizers and healers Rapid Cultural Response Artist Network [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type="normal" up="20px" down="20px"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Desde que comenzó el 2020 hemos combatido toda suerte de adversidades, desde los terremotos que han dejado a miles sin hogar hasta la actual pandemia que nos mantiene en aislamiento indefinido. Súmese a esto las luchas que ya veníamos librando desde antes de María y que continúan en contra de un gobierno corrupto e ilegítimo. LA ÚNICA QUE MANERA QUE HEMOS PODIDO SOBREVIVIR HA SIDO CON LA ORGANIZACIÓN COLECTIVA A TRAVÉS DE REDES SOLIDARIAS DE APOYO MUTUO. ANTE LAS LIMITACIONES DEL DISTANCIAMIENTO SOCIAL NO NOS VAMOS A DEJAR SOLXS. En respuesta a la actual crisis de COVID-19, AgitArte ha reactivado y, en cierto modo, continuado los esfuerzos de ayuda mutua del huracán María y los recientes terremotos en Puerto Rico. Entendiendo que bajo la colonización de los Estados Unidos y el capitalismo en etapa avanzada, nuestro pueblo continuará siendo impactado desproporcionadamente por los desastres naturales y políticos, hemos articulado nuestro Programa de Ayuda Mutua y Solidaridad Cultural para continuar apoyando a nuestra comunidad, pagando a nuestros artistas y organizadores, y satisfaciendo las necesidades inmediatas en los frentes. A través de este programa de Apoyo Mutuo, AgitArte ha sido y seguirá facilitando los siguientes esfuerzos para apoyar a nuestra comunidad inmediata y más amplia en Puerto Rico y la diáspora durante este tiempo profundamente desafiante: Alcance comunitario y seguridad Trabajo remunerado + becas para artistas, organizadorxs y curanderxs Red de Artistas de Respuesta Rápida [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="center" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][social_share_list][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/404807450"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] La crisis del Covid-19 ha cambiado la forma que nos organizamos. Sin embargo, el apoyo mutuo y nuestras demandas a los gobernantes deben continuar. En el Web Series de “When We Fight We Win”, Sugeily Rodríguez Lebrón, artista y activista de Agitarte conversó sobre cómo practicar el apoyo mutuo en tiempos de pandemia. Para conocer más sintoniza el Web Series de “When We Fight We Win” todos los miércoles a las 3:00 PM ET/PR. The Covid-19 crisis has changed how we organize. However, mutual aid and our demands must continue. In the “When We Fight We Win” Web Series, Sugeily Rodríguez Lebrón, artist and activist of Agitarte talked about practicing mutual aid in times of pandemic. To learn more, tune in to “When We Fight We Win” Web Series, every Wednesday at 3:00 PM ET/PR.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="center" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][social_share_list][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/392553664" align="center"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Astrid Raquel es maestra en la Escuela Superior Luis Muñoz Rivera de Utuado. Durante seis semanas, los estudiantes estuvieron sin tomar clases debido al terremoto del 7 de enero de 2020. Astrid Raquel gestionó recursos para la escuela y brindó repasos para los exámenes del "College Board". De esa manera sus estudiantes no se vieron afectados con su preparación para las pruebas. Los estudiantes regresaron hoy a la escuela.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_column_text]Astrid Raquel is a high-school teacher in the Luis Muñoz Rivera School in Utuado. During six weeks, the students did not take any classes due to the earthquake of January 7, 2020. Astrid Raquel coordinated resources for the school and gave reviews for the College Board tests. That way her students didn't get affected with their preparation for the tests. The students returned to school today.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="center" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][social_share_list][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/390860904" align="center"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Las escuelas públicas en Puerto Rico se encuentran en estado de crisis. Esta semana, cientos de madres y padres protestan por todo el país. Sus escuelas carecen de preparación para enfrentar eventos sísmicos, como es el caso de la Escuela Jesús Sánchez Erazo en Bayamón. La comunidad escolar exige un plan de mitigación a la legislatura. ¡Necesitamos escuelas públicas abiertas y seguras para nuestras comunidades! The public schools in Puerto Rico are in a crisis state. This week, hundreds of parents are protesting all over the country. Their schools lack preparation to face seismic events, which is the case of the School Jesús Sánchez Erazo in Bayamón. The school community demands a mitigation plan to the legislature. We need secure and open public schools for our communities![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="center" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][social_share_list][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/390806505" align="center"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] La Presidenta de la Federación de Maestros habla sobre el manejo irresponsable y nebuloso del desastre por parte del Departamento de Educación y la gobernadora de Puerto Rico ante el reinicio de las clases en planteles inseguros del país. The President of the Federation of Teachers talks about the irresponsible and shady handling of the disaster by both the Department of Education and the governor of Puerto Rico right before classes resume. The schools remain in insecure conditions throughout the country.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="center" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][social_share_list][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/390808657" align="center"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Video de situación de las escuelas del país a un mes del terremoto que derrumbó y agrietó escuelas en el país. Solamaente alrededor de 500 escuelas están preparadas para resistir terremotos en Puerto Rico. Este número representa menos del 50% del total de escuelas en Puerto Rico. No existe un directorio que especifique cuáles escuelas están preparadas. En las últimas semanas una serie de terremotos se han sentido en el archipiélago, incluyendo un terremoto de 6.4 el 7 de enero de 2020. La falta de preparación de las escuelas es motivo de preocupación. Video of the state of Puerto Rico’s schools one month after the earthquake(s) which damaged and destroyed many schools in the country. Only about 500 schools are prepared to withstand earthquakes in Puerto Rico. This number represents less than 50% of the total schools in Puerto Rico. There is no official document that specifies which schools are seismically safe. In recent weeks, a series of earthquakes have been felt in the archipelago, including an earthquake of 6.4 on January 7, 2020. The lack of school preparation is a cause for concern.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="center" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][social_share_list][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/390588094" align="center"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Mercedes Martínez, presidenta de la Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico, habla sobre los esfuerzos de abrir una escuela sin paredes en Guánica para las comunidades afectadas por los terremotos. Mercedes Martínez, resident of la Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico, talks about the efforts to open a school without walls in Guánica, PR for the communities affected by the earthquakes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="center" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][social_share_list][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/386293536" align="center"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] El pasado lunes 13 AgitArte, junto a Tere Marichal, Deborah Hunt y Columpio Colectivo fueron a comunidades afectadas por los terremotos en Puerto Rico. #eldesastreespolitico #wandarenuncia Art brigade to the south: Last Monday, a brigade composed of artists and cultural organizers from AgitArte, together with Tere Marichal, Deborah Hunt and Colectivo Columpio went to communities affected by the earthquakes in Puerto Rico.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...