Paseo Podcast: Sharing Puerto Rican Stories
Society & Culture
In this bonus episode, we’re sharing a press conference from the House Committee on Natural Resources, which oversees insular affairs for the United States, including the affairs of Puerto Rico. What you'll hear in this press conference is a historic announcement from congressional members, who have supported two opposing bills that address Puerto Rico’s status.
The press conference will tell you more, but to give you a high level view, US House lawmakers announced today that they have come to a compromise and are working on legislation called the Puerto Rico Status that, if passed, would trigger a binding referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status. The proposal would require Puerto Ricans to choose from three options: independence, statehood, or sovereignty in free association with the US. What makes this different from past referendums is that it would be binding - meaning that it would require Congress to act on the referendum regardless of the outcome.
The speakers you’ll hear from in this episode include:
Host:
Joshua ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon
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CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org
Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion
Episode 74: Are More Young Puerto Ricans Favoring Puerto Rico Independence?
Episode 73: The West Side Story Remake: Why Now?
Episode 72: What Does Elevating Puerto Rican Cuisine Look Like in Practice? - with Executive Chef Yari Vargas
Episode 71: The Honeycomb Network Creates a BIPOC Collective Care Sanctuary + PC1003 Becomes Law - What That Means For Puerto Rico’s Pensions, Education & Public Services
Episode 70: An Offshore Dilemma: Puerto Rico & The Pandora Papers
Episode 69: LUMA Energy & Blackouts in Puerto Rico
Episode 68: Chicago‘s Puerto Rican Fest & Creating Community Events for Us, By Us
Episode 67: Puerto Rican Desserts, the Baking Industry & Starting a Small Business with the Owner of Borinken Cakes
Episode 66: What Did We Miss??? Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, The Pauls & Act 60, Climate Change x Puerto Rico, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More!
Episode 65: Predatory Gentrification in Puerto Rico
Episode 64: Puerto Rican & Palestinian Solidarity w/ Dr. Sara Awartani
Episode 63: Multi-Medium Artist, Ali Six
Episode 62: 8 Actions the Executive Branch Should Take to Aid Puerto Rico
Episode 61: 50 years of Promoting Afro-Latin Arts & Culture in Chicago
Episode 60: Why Go Mainstream When You Can Breakthrough?
Episode 59: I'm A F***ing Intellectual: Being Puerto Rican in Higher Ed
Episode 58: The Murder of Keishla Rodríguez & The University of PR's Budget Cuts
Episode 57: From Humboldt Park to Grey's Anatomy
Episode 56: Adam Toledo & The Investments We Have Yet To Make
Episode 55: The Borinqueneers
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