Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico: The Hidden Colony
Tour Sponsor: Witness for Peace Southwest
Travel on a delegation to Puerto Rico with Witness for Peace!
Puerto Rico’s status as a US commonwealth leaves the island without a vote and voice in their nation’s political future. Stand in solidarity with the people of Puerto Rico as they continue their fight for their independence against US occupation and militarization. We will learn about the history of Borinquen and its people’s history of resistance. We will explore the movement for independence and also statehood, while enjoying vibrant culture, some bomba y plena, and extraordinary cuisine, of course.
This delegation to Puerto Rico will be organized by AltruVistas in support of Witness for Peace Southwest. Witness for Peace is a national grassroots human rights organization that works in solidarity with peoples of Latin America to build a more just and humane US foreign policy towards the Americas. Witness for Peace maintains international teams and offices in Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua and Cuba. WfP was founded in 1983 in Nicaragua and currently has over 25,000 members in the U.S nationwide. There are 6 regions of Witness for Peace throughout the United States. The Southwest region covers California, Arizona and New Mexico.
WfPSW has experience organizing delegations to countries including Honduras, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, and the US Border. If you would like to organize a delegation for your organization, school or community group through Witness for Peace Southwest, please contact Tanya Hartley at southwestwfp@gmail.com.
Tour Price
$2875 double occupancy in 3 and 4 star hotels
$450 single supplement in 3 and 4 star hotels
Delegation fees cover all set-up preparation, 2 meals per day, accommodations, interpreters, transportation within the country, all entrance fees, donations to sister organizations, a $200 donation to WFPSW, honoraria to speakers and a trained delegation coordinator. The fee also covers extensive reading and activist tools before and after the delegation. Limited space is available—Apply early! Application with a non-refundable deposit of $500 is due by April 1st, 2019.
