The U.S. STILL Colonizes Puerto Rico
April 22, 2023
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as posted by the channelWatch the full conversation with Juan Carlos and Karina here
Documentary filmmaker Juan Carlos Dávila Santiago talks about his film Drills Of Liberation and how the United States uses things like The PROMESA ACT to maintain its colonial structure. Katie and Karina Gonzalez react.
Karina N. González is a bilingual speech-language pathologist at an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY & author of the Pura Belpré honor picture book THE COQUÍES STILL SING / LOS COQUÍES AÚN CANTAN (Roaring Brook Press, 2022), a powerful story about home, community & hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Her forthcoming picture book is CHURRO STAND / EL CARRITO DE CHURROS (Cameron Kids, 2024).
Juan C. Dávila is a documentary filmmaker, news producer, & activist. His work focuses on climate justice, social movements & colonialism. He is the director of the feature-length documentary film, "Simulacros de Liberación" (2021), which was released in movie theaters around Puerto Rico. He directed two mid-length documentary films: "Compañeros de lucha" (2012) & "Vieques: una batalla inconclusa" (2016). His filmography also includes the award-winning short film, "La generación del estanbai" (2016), "Aftershocks of Disaster" (2020), "Networked Education" (2020), "Rayito de sol" (2021), & a TV pilot for the documentary series "The Response" (2019). Dávila is a former senior producer at "When We Fight, We Win! The Podcast!" & morning news producer for the newscast Democracy Now! where he continues to contribute.
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