El género y la experiencia colonial boricua
El 12 de julio de 2023 dos líderes de Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora tuvieron esta conversación sobre las conexiones entre el género y la experiencia colonial de los y las puertorriqueñas, tanto en Puerto Rico como en la diáspora. Las participantes fueron la Dra. Cristalís Capielo Rosario, profesora de consejería y psicología en Arizona State University, y la Dra. Merari Fernández Castro, psicoterapeuta con práctica privada y anfitriona de Diaspórica El Podcast, que publicó el audio del evento como uno de sus episodios.
El Otro Puerto Rico: Fighting Colonial Displacement in PR
On June 28, 2023, Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora hosted a conversation with "El Urbanista" Pedro Cardona Roig and Jerohim Alonso Ortiz Menchaca of El Otro Puerto Rico about the housing crisis in Puerto Rico, the impact of laws that help wealthy Americans buy properties while they evade taxes on the island, and what we can do to stop the displacement and ensure Puerto Ricans can continue to live on our homeland.
News Media, Crises, and Colonialism in Puerto Rico
On June 14, 2023, BUDPR hosted a conversation with Prof. Federico Subervi about the connections between the news media and Puerto Rico's colonial status. Prof. Subervi, an expert on communications and journalism who has written several books on the media in Puerto Rico, shared insights about the news landscape in Puerto Rico, how it affects what people see and hear about politics, and what we can do to enjoy a better media diet when it comes to news about Puerto Rican politics.
BUDPR Panel: Self-Determination for Puerto Rico
In April 2022, BUDPR hosted a panel of legal and political experts to discuss self-determination for Puerto Rico. Featuring:
- Carmen Yulín Cruz, Former Mayor of San Juan
- Juan Dalmau, President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party
- Luis Gutiérrez, Former U.S. Representative (IL-4)
- Rafael Bernabe, Member of the Puerto Rican Senate
The Energy Future of Puerto Rico: Rebuilding the Electric Grid
In June 2020, BUDPR and the Georgia Washington University Environmental and Energy Management Institute hosted a panel discussion on Puerto Rico's energy future. The event was co-sponsored by BoricuActivate, Cenadores PR, and the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia (HBA-DC). Featuring:
- Arturo Massol, Assistant Executive Director of Casa Pueblo (by video recording)
- Miguel Román, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Scott Sklar, Energy Lead, Adjunct Professor, GWU Environmental and Energy Management Institute
- Michael Panfil, Director of Federal Energy Policy and Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund
- Ramón Luis Nieves, Former Chairman of the Committee on Energy of the Senate of Puerto Rico
- Tanuj Deora, Representative from the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
El estímulo federal y su aplicación a Puerto Rico
En abril de 2020, BUDPR organizó un foro virtual sobre el impacto de la ley federal de estímulo económico aprobada por el Congreso de Estados Unidos como respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19. Los panelists fueron:
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congresista (NY-14)
- Ramphis Castro, Empresario
- Nerma Albertorio, Centro para Emprendedores
- Adi Martínez, Analista Senior Puerto Rico de Oxfam América
- Mairym Ramos Salinas, SEIU
- Arturo Massol, Casa Pueblo
- Rep. Manuel Natal, Miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico