Records
Sample Letter to President Bill Clinton (July 1996)
July 19, 1996 sample letter calling for unconditional amnesty for the Puerto Rican political prisoners. Addresses Puerto Rico's right to self-determination, UN Special Committee on Decolonization resolutions, and conditions of confinement; includes a message from Barbara Curzi encouraging participation.
The International Campaign for Puerto Rican Prisoners of War
Pamphlet outlining the international campaign to free the Puerto Rican POWs and political prisoners, with calls for unconditional amnesty and immediate release plus prisoner mailing addresses for letter-writing.
The Shame of America — Psychological Torture U.S. Style: The Case of Alejandrina and Susan (1986)
Bilingual (English/Spanish) newsprint article on the cases of political prisoners Alejandrina Torres (FALN) and Susan Rosenberg, documenting conditions of psychological torture in U.S. federal prisons (Lexington High Security Unit).
Towards a 1992 without Puerto Rican Prisoners of War or Political Prisoners
Brochure calling for amnesty and unconditional release of the Puerto Rican POWs and political prisoners and an end to colonialism in Puerto Rico by the 1992 quincentennial. Encourages letter-writing, joining the National Committee, and political education.
Tribute to Jose E. Lopez — Chicago (October 31, 1999)
Event program from the October 31, 1999 Chicago tribute to Jose E. Lopez, honoring decades of Puerto Rican-independence organizing and the campaign to free the POWs.
US Colonialism in Puerto Rico 1898 -
Nine-question primer pamphlet on U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico — island history, strategic importance to the U.S., effects on Puerto Ricans on the island and in the diaspora, the independence movement, and why North Americans should oppose colonialism.
War in America — Stop the Repression of National Liberation Struggles
Flyer announcing a Denver national conference against repression May 28-30; covers U.S. intervention in El Salvador and escalating attacks on Third World communities. Co-sponsors include the National Committee to Free PR POWs, National Committee to Defend New Afrikan Freedom Fighters, National Committee Against Repression, and the New Movement in Solidarity...