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March for Vieques; Elizam Escobar March for Vieques; Elizam Escobar
Date: 1/12/2003Call Number: V 135Format: Mini DVProducers: hana tauber, nyla rosen, jose ignacio fuste, marcos garofaloCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Unedited video taping used for a project on the Puerto Rican former political prisoners. All in Spanish except interview with Dylcia. First half hour is at a March to get the Navy out of Vieques. Former political prisoners Dylcia Pagan (min16) and Luis Rosa (min. 19) talk about the connection between the Vieques struggle and PR Independence and the political prisoners. Korean war vetran talks about serving time for civil disobediance on vieques (min. 3). Also includes brief interview with a teacher’s union at the March and the union’s band playing music, and brief interview on the connection between Palestinian and Puerto Rican liberation. Second half hour is the continuation of an Interview with former politcal prisoner Elizam Escobar at his hosue (V 139). Talks about the role of art in the struggle for freedom, self-determination and Puerto Rican liberation. NOTE: For easier viewing, check out V 143 which has extracted, edited and english-subtitled interviews of these and other PR Independentistas.
Desde Las Rejas: Statements by the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War In the Concentration Camp of Cook County Desde Las Rejas: Statements by the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War In the Concentration Camp of Cook County
Authors: Carmen Valentin, Elizam Escobar, Lucy Rodriguez, Dylcia Pagan, Alfredo Mendez, Alicia Rodriguez, Luis Rosa, Adolfo Matos, Ricardo Dick Jiminez, Carlos Alberto TorresPublisher: FALNDate: 4/28/1980Volume Number: April 28Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Statements and Declarations by the FALN 11.
Towards a 1992 without Puerto Rican Prisoners of War or Political Prisoners Towards a 1992 without Puerto Rican Prisoners of War or Political Prisoners
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: PamphletCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Support pamphlet
It's Time to Bring Them Home It's Time to Bring Them Home
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: MonographCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Contents: Background; What You Can Do; Sample Letter; Prisoners' addresses; Prisoners' Biographies. In English and Spanish.
More Than a Decade Puerto Rican Prisoners and Prisoners of War in United States Prisons More Than a Decade Puerto Rican Prisoners and Prisoners of War in United States Prisons
Format: PamphletCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Support pamphlet
Petition to the U.N. on P.O.W. Status Petition to the U.N. on P.O.W. Status
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: MonographCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Contents: Statement of the Case; The Puerto Rican People at War with US Colonialism; The Capture and Prosecution of the Eleven; Petitioners Claim: Under International Law, Captured Puerto Rican Freedom Fightres are Entitled to the Status of Prisoner of War and to Release from Detention and Imprisonment; Conclusion: The US Government has refused to recognize petitioners' status as prisoners of war. The United Nations and its constituent bodies are the approperiate forum for their claim; Appendix.
Sample Letter to President Bill Clinton Sample Letter to President Bill Clinton
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Sample letter calling for unconditional amnesty for Puerto Rican political prisoners being held in US prisons and jails.
National Phone-In Campaign to Menard Correctional Center National Phone-In Campaign to Menard Correctional Center
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Urges supporters to call and demand better health and living conditions for POW Luis Rosa.
The International Campaign for Puerto Rican Prisoners of War The International Campaign for Puerto Rican Prisoners of War
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: PamphletCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Support pamphlet
Join the vigil for the Release of Puerto Rican Prisoners of War and Political Prisoners! Join the vigil for the Release of Puerto Rican Prisoners of War and Political Prisoners!
Format: EphemeraCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners