Take Action this week in Solidarity with Puerto Rico!Looking for a way to show solidarity with the people of Puerto Rico? Last week, the organizers of the International Tribunal on US Colonial Crimes in Puerto Rico  launched the call for a week of actions one year after the catastrophe of Hurricane Maria.In Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Durham, Hartford, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, Rochester and Washington DC important actions in solidarity with Puerto Rico will be taking place.Find an Action Near You and Sign Up for the Week of ActionsFrom September 20 – 27, organizers across the U.S. will show their solidarity with the people of Puerto Rico in communities across the USA:

• On September 20th, activists from various movements will take to the streets the anniversary of Hurricane Maria, to demand reparations and decolonization for Puerto Rico
• On September 21, we will be calling and tweeting Puerto Rican Education Secretary, gringa Julia Keleher from Philadelphia, demanding full funding and reopening of Puerto Rican schools
• All week, people are organizing petition drives and educational events to demand solidarity, decolonization and reparations for Puerto Rico.
  Add your signature today and share the petition far and wide calling for reparations, decolonization, and solidarity with Puerto Rico
• On Grito de Lares, the 150th anniversary of Puerto Rico’s uprising for independence from Spain, we will support and march with our Boricua comrades.

Organizing an action? Tell us about your event so that we can share it! Can’t organize an action? Donate to the Puerto Rico Tribunal to help put the U.S. on trial on October 27 in New York City. Your donation will help to cover the tremendous costs associated with building this historic tribunal, including:

• Printing materials
• Logistics including meal support, housing, and more
• Simultaneous translation during the Tribunal
• Support for delegations from Puerto Rico to give testimony during the Tribunal
• Remote participation and livestreaming of the Tribunal across the world

All of these events will be building for the International Tribunal on U,S, Colonial Crimes in Puerto Rico, which will be held on October 27 in New York City. Please make every effort to attend this historic gathering.Head over to the Tribunal website for regular updates, leaflets, and other information about how to get involved in building for the International Tribunal on U.S. Colonial Crimes in Puerto Rico.

International Tribunal on US Colonial Crimes in Puerto Rico https://PuertoRicoTribunal.org