Marginalized Puerto Ricans created a new visual language of protest to demand systemic change.
Puerto Rico
Protests are continuing in Puerto Rico days after mass demonstrations forced Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to step down.
The U.S. government must take accountability for its role in molding current conditions in Puerto Rico.
The current crisis has roots in a colonial debt regime imposed on the island by predatory banks and the U.S.
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans successfully forced the governor from office within days of nonviolent protests.
Rosselló’s departure is only the beginning of the changes activists are demanding.
This comes two days after over 500,000 protesters came out in one of the largest protests in Puerto Rican history.
Rosselló has faced nearly two weeks of demonstrations — each one larger than the last — demanding he step down.
The protest came a day after Rosselló addressed the Puerto Rican people, announcing he would not seek re-election.
Leaked documents revealed Rosselló had mocked victims of Hurricane Maria and joked about shooting the mayor of San Juan.