Sponsored by the New York Chapter of the Puerto Rican Independence Party, it will be a continuation of our January meeting at the Flying Squirrel. This meeting will discuss:

• The history of American colonization and abuse of the Puerto Rican Islands.
• The history of the Puerto Rican independence movement.
• The current realities of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
• The U.S. imposed Fiscal Control Board and its elimination of protections for the working class, and its cuts to the University of Puerto Rico, K-12 Education, Health Care, Pensions, Etc.
• Disaster Capitalism.
• What an independent Puerto Rico would look like.

[source: Flying Squirrel website, 2018-Jul-9]