PRCaribMATTER

Working for the common good and that of Mother Earth. Advocates for the immediate relief, recovery, and equitable rebuilding of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

[marta benavides @benavides_marta]

Estudio revela q la cifra d muertes causadas en #PuertoRico por #huracánMaría es 70 veces mayor q la oficial https://t.co/4pyXG0GmZx via @democracynowes @robertovalentun @climate21 @cartiga_global @pontifex_es @jclopezcnn @RepGutierrez @CarmenYulinCruz @PRCaribMATTER @cepal_onu

[marta benavides @benavides_marta]

@RWJF @NatResilience Best examples of #resilience: nations which have and still suffer colonial practices yet their culture strives ck #PuertoRico archipelago & Caribbean see how after #HurricaneMaria & in spite of needed support they work at rebuilding & work 2 solve the devastation @PRCaribMATTER

[marta benavides @benavides_marta]

#PR archipelago An AmericanTragedy https://t.co/F6gm8q0Tdt who will respond who must respond why when how? @democracynow @RepGutierrez @SenSanders @SenWarren @keikokub @PRCaribMATTER @jclopezcnn @RobertoValentUN @HelenClarkNZ @LeidaRijnhout @Climate21 @whiteband @CarmenYulinCruz

[marta benavides @benavides_marta]

For #LatinAmerica #PR archipielago is part of the #PatriaGrande & the Caribbean islands too. we r concerned that not enough education is being carried out about such devastation & the policies that made this possible 4 citizens in the "main land" & its legislators @PRCaribMATTER https://t.co/yoaO8eTFzc

[marta benavides @benavides_marta]

@andreagonram Many of us in LatinAmerica have not been able 2 find out about many of our friends especially those in rural areas. @andregonram do you know if there is a list of the deceased & how to access that support. we r working on #PuertoRico @PRCaribMATTER @RepGutierrez @CarmenYulinCruz

[Hope For Puerto Rico @Hope4PuertoRico]

238. The number of consecutive days that over 50,000 people in Puerto have NOT had power. The number of consecutive days that our people have had to fight for survival with little to no help. The next hurricane season starts in 14 days. The power grid is… https://t.co/bBksUO6xjf

[cheryldesmond @honortheplanet]

@PRCaribMATTER _ Yale has forgiven PR's debt - when will other universities do the same? https://t.co/b9uHzxEdHd via @World Affairs 7

[PRCaribMATTER @PRCaribMATTER]

THIS...is important... https://t.co/Gi3sxAiB1K

[Frente Ciudadano por la Auditoría de la Deuda @FrenteAuditoria]

Comisión para la Auditoría Integral lanza campaña para recaudar fondos @ElNuevoDia https://t.co/GxNVMRxxLY

[PRCaribMATTER @PRCaribMATTER]

Perhaps we should not discuss helping another country with its power grid, if we won’t help our own citizens. #PuertoRico @SpeakerRyan @realDonaldTrump @SenateMajLdr @NRSC @DevinNunes @tedcruz @marcorubio @SenSanders @SenWarren @KamalaHarris @benavides_marta https://t.co/X3fcbDsY5K

[Vox @voxdotcom]

Nearly eight months after Hurricane Maria, 22,000 Americans in Puerto Rico can’t turn on the lights, refrigerate food, or run water pumps.

FEMA is abandoning them in less than a week.
https://t.co/vobnY7NzGV

[PRCaribMATTER @PRCaribMATTER]

It’s time for comprehensive debt elimination on all fronts. @benavides_marta @RosaLizarde @Meli_S201 @Pasquines_US @antonioguterres @keikokub @femtaskforce @SenWarren @SenSanders @SenToomey @SenBobCasey @SpeakerRyan @NRSC https://t.co/VYbeSxRMaO

[cheryldesmond @honortheplanet]

@PRCaribMATTER _ Yale has forgiven PR's debt - when will other universities do the same? https://t.co/b9uHzxEdHd via @World Affairs 7

[NPR @NPR]

In 1927, Zora Neale Huston interviewed Cudjo Lewis — the last known living person who could recount being taken captive in Africa and transported on a slave ship to America. https://t.co/acZYVjNSnG

[Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77]

Tras el desastre, los residentes más pobres de San Juan están en riesgo de perder su herramienta vital via @cpipr https://t.co/wVSVYxzdMk

[Lauren Kaori Gurley @LaurenKGurley]

Proud of this piece I reported with the tenacious @tighe_claire about increases in sexual violence in #PuertoRico after Hurricane María, & the many gov't agencies who have de-prioritized the needs of victims. Here's the Spanish version: https://t.co/nruxR25yiW

[PRCaribMATTER @PRCaribMATTER]

@WEDO_worldwide @rosalizarde @martabenavides @cepal_onu @femtaskforce
@carmenyulincruz
@OEA_oficial @cartiga_global @Women_Rio20 @FrenteAuditoria @eleonor_55 @Latindad @AdamRogers2030 @antonioguterres @globalactionpw https://t.co/cDjSlVtfnA

[PRCaribMATTER @PRCaribMATTER]

The “Shock Doctrine” at work... @ochoenpunto @ToledoJrnlist33 @sociedadcivilsv @AsambleaSV @femtaskforce @Pontifex
@HelenClarkNZ @aliciabarcena @stefprato
@RobertoValentUN https://t.co/WCPmDR3gWm

[PRCaribMATTER @PRCaribMATTER]

The “Shock Doctrine” at work... @ochoenpunto @ToledoJrnlist33 @sociedadcivilsv @AsambleaSV @femtaskforce @Pontifex
@HelenClarkNZ @aliciabarcena @stefprato
@RobertoValentUN https://t.co/WCPmDR3gWm

[Power4PuertoRico @Pwr4PuertoRico]

We’re counting down to #HurricaneSeason2018 while demanding transparency and proper aid distribution from our government, after they failed to rebuild Puerto Rico #7MonthsAfterMaria.

[MS NOW LIVE @msnowevents]

No deeds, no aid to rebuild homes: #PuertoRico's reconstruction challenge https://t.co/GCtptWfI0j via @nbcnews

[Bill Nelson @SenBillNelson]

After returning from Puerto Rico, I took to the Senate floor today to tell my colleagues that we have to do more to help the people of Puerto Rico recover.

[David Begnaud @DavidBegnaud]

Monday in Puerto Rico

8 months after Hurricane Irma & Maria

24,920 customers still do not have power, and in some cases, each customer without power represents one household where multiple people may are living

Hurricane season, 2018, starts in 25 days