The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign ProLibertad@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.ProLibertadweb.com ProLibertad Hotline: 718-601 4751 _______________________________________________________________________________ Download the March 2006 Edition of the ProLibertad Newsletter El Coqui Libre:http://www.prolibertadweb.com/eclMarch2006.pdf _______________________________________________________________________________ In commemoration of the 26th anniversary of a series of arrests that began on April 4th, 1980, ProLibertad has dedicated the month of April to the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners; we call it FREEDOM MONTH!! This month is full of activities and events to raise awareness about the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and to inspire people to join the movement to free our Freedom fighters!! We freed the Nationalists in the 1970s!! We freed some of the prisoners in 1999!! We can make freedom happen again!! JOIN THE MOVEMENT!! WE CANNOT FORGET OUR PRISONERS!! OSCAR LOPEZ RIVERA, CARLOS ALBNERTO TORRES AND HAYDEE BELTRAN PRESENTE!! SOME HISTORY: Starting on April 4th, 1980, fourteen people accused of being members of the Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN, its acronym in Spanish) were arrested. At the time of their arrest they declared themselves to be combatants in an anti-colonial war to liberate Puerto Rico from U.S. domination and invoked prisoner of war status. They argued that the U.S. courts and its political subdivisions did not have jurisdiction to try them as criminals and petitioned for their cases to be handed over to an international, impartial court that would determine their status. The U.S. government did not recognize their request. These brothers and sisters became the first crop of Puerto Rican Political Prisoners to be incarcerated in the 1980s; to be followed by several members of Los Macheteros in 1985. In Sept. 1999, President William Clinton granted several of the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners clemency, but three of these compañer@s are still in prison. They are Oscar Lopez Rivera, Haydee Beltran Torres, and Carlos Alberto Torres!! For the past 26 years, the international community has called for their release!! Join the millions of voices that cry out for freedom and justice!! We need your talent, enthusiasm, creativity, organizing skills and your energy!! Join ProLibertad!! Contact us at ProLibertad@xxxxxxxxxxx ______________________________________________________________________________ FREEDOM MONTH CALENDAR: Monday, April 17, 2006 Reception: 6:30 to 7 ? Program: 7 to 10 p.m. You are Invited to a Celebration for International Political Prisoners Hunter College West Building Room 217 (68th St. & Lexington Ave. off the 6 train) Videos & Speakers: Ashanti Alston: Jericho Movement, Toni: Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Frank Velgara: ProLibertad, Lawyer: International PP Work, Representative from the MOVE Org., Representative from Al-Awda & others to be announced Cultural Presentation: by Tre?Dee and T. Hayes El of Collective Flow Photo Exhibit of International Political Prisoners Donation: Only $5! All proceeds to help the prisoners For more information, call: 718-220-6004 and 718-601-4751 nycjericho@xxxxxxxxxx; ProLibertad@xxxxxxxxxxx Sponsored by: NYC Jericho and ProLibertad ______________________________________________________________________________ PEOPLE'S MASS FOR THE PUERTO RICAN POLITICAL PRISONERS!! The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign and La Iglesia San Romero De Las Americas/UCC welcome you to join us for a PEOPLE'S MASS dedicated to the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners. Speakers: Rev. Luis Barrios, LA Iglesia San Romero De Las Americas/UCC Frank Velgara, ProLibertad Sunday April 23, 2006 at 11:30am La Iglesia san Romero De Las Americas/UCC 2410 Amsterdam Avenue 4th floor (Between W179th-180th Sts.) Take the 1 or 9 train to W181st and Broadway and then walk to Amsterdam Ave. _______________________________________________________________________________ FREEDOM NOW!! The Cases of the Puerto Rican and Cuban Political Prisoners DID YOU KNOW THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL JAIL YOU FOR FIGHTING AGAINST TERRORISM? DID YOU KNOW PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN A COLONY FOR 107 YEARS? Join us for an afternoon discussion on U.S. foreign policy with Cuba and Puerto Rico. Also, learn about the Puerto Rican and Cuban political prisoners!! These NINE REVOLUTIONARIES have been jailed by the U.S. government for fighting for justice and freedom!! Come and learn how you can join the international movement to free these political prisoners!! Tues. April 25th 5-7pm NYU Kimmel Student Center 60 Washington Sq South Room 805 (Btwn. Laguardia Place and Thompson) A reception will follow with FOOD This event is brought to you by The Hispanic Scholarship Fund, LUCHA, ProLibertad and the Popular Education Project to Free the Cuban 5. New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/