Following the devastating effects of Hurricanes Maria and Irma, Isabel Valentín was inspired to pursue environmental studies – and now, to give back to her home country.
to provide each subject with additional funding so that they can continue their activism.
The colonial Spanish cobblestoned streets of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico are almost always crowded with a mix of tourists, whether from the many cruise ships that dock nearby, or the beachfront hotels a little further down in Condado. But there are locals, too: those who come to fly kites with their children on the green fields in front of the El Morro fortress, or are simply spending a lazy Saturday or Sunday walking through the streets, eating anhere, drinking a piña colada there.
Repairs to damaged infrastructure across the island were set to begin in 2017 following Hurricane Maria, yet when Hurricane Fiona hit in September 2022, the government hadThe students at the University of Puerto Rico were striking against a $450 million cut to the university’s budget proposed by the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, or PROMESA as it is better known – also Spanish for “promise” – a group of people appointed by the United States government to...
“Hurricane Maria, and Irma, which happened so close [before] that and sort of blended into one experience, brought a sense of urgency to the problem,” she explains. “Before it was something I could talk about, and learn about, and then the hurricane happened and it was like, ‘No, we’re dying. Someone needs to talk about this and no one’s gonna do it, and it’s gonna be me.’” Though still in high school at the time, Valentín became an organiser within her community.
painted the famous mural black as an act of resistance and protest against of PROMESA. The flag painted in black and white is now a symbol of resistance and civil disobedience.“Most of my [and my] friends’ organising has been [about] listening to people speaking, and allowing them to organise their communities, and just offering my support and resources,” says Valentín.
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