V I E Q U E S,  P. R - May 1 , 2003
US Navy withdraws - 28 pictures of activities

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S A N  J U A N,  P. R - January 12, 2003

Thousands March for Vieques in San Juan, Puerto Rico -More than three thousand people marched, on Sunday, January 12, 2003, led by a contingent from Vieques that started to march on the previous day from Fajardo...

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C H I C A G O,  I L - May 5, 2002

Cinco de Mayo March for Palestine, Amnesty and Peace for Vieques draws 500 - Over 500 people rallied to demand justice for Palestine, Amnesty for Immigrants
and Peace for Vieques at Harrison Park in the predominantly Mexican neighborhood of Pilsen...

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V I E Q U E S,  P. R - April 4, 2002

Viequenses "Encapuchados" Ready for Civil Disobedience - 4 Viequenses "encapuchados" (masked ones) granted a special interview with the Puerto Rican media in Vieques. There were 3 Vietnam Veterans and one Veteran of the Korean War; some are workers who must work during the day to support their families and do their clandestine work during the night to defend their land and their health from the Navy's attacks...

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V I E Q U E S,  P. R- 6 de abril de 2002


La Marina ataca al pueblo Puertorriqueño con gases- La Coalición Nacional Puertorriqueña vino a Vieques con un grupo de 150 personas para expresar su solidaridad con nuestra lucha por la paz. Se organizó una conferencia de prensa en el Campamento de Justicia y Paz, donde se ataron cintas simbólicas en la verja ubicada en el Campamento García. La Coalición decidieron caminar de forma pacífica al Campamento Luisa Guadalupe y que está a 500 metros de distancia. La marcha fue dirigida por el Alcalde de Vieques Dámaso Serrano, Manny Mirabal Presidente de la Coalición, y otros dirigentes de la lucha pro-paz de Vieques.

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T E N O C H T I T L A N,  M É X I C O- 7 de agosto del 2001


El miércoles 25 de julio, el Colectivo de Solidaridad "Amigos de Puerto Rico" en México realizó un piquete frente a la Embajada gringa en la ciudad de México. Medio centenar de compañeras y compañeros, con mantas y pancartas, conmemoramos el 105 aniversario de la invasión gringa a Puerto Rico demandando la libertad de los presos políticos, el retiro de los militares de Vieques y por un Puerto Rico libre y socialista.

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V I E Q U E S,  P. R - July 30, 2001

Vieques Mayor Hands Out Eviction Notice to the Navy -Vieques Mayor Dámaso Serrano, presented the Navy and its Commander, George W. Bush, with a notice to vacate the base immediately and to respect the will of the people of Vieques who voted 68% strong that the Navy stop the bombing immediately, leave Vieques, cleanup the contamination and return the lands to its citizens.

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V I E Q U E S,  P. R - July 29, 2001

Vieques Vote to Get the Navy Out -With a participation of the 80.5% of the electorate, the Vieques' Anti-Navy Movement won the referendum with an overwhelming majority. 68% voted for option 2, which called for the "Immediate and permanent termination of the military exercises and bombings of the Navy in Vieques. Withdrawal of the Navy from Vieques and cleaning and return of viequense lands to its citizens."

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V I E Q U E S,  P. R - July 28, 2001

Enormous Caravan Foreshadows Anti-Navy Victory - The campaign in support of option 2 (the immediate cease of all military practices) in tomorrow's referendum on the future of the US Navy's presence on this Puerto Rican island closed con broche de oro. Spirits soared high and enthusiasm seemed greater than ever as hundreds of cars filed through the roads of every barrio of Vieques, to the applause of huge crowds that awaited anxiously on the roadside.

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V I E Q U E S,  P. R - July 27, 2001

Vieques Prepares to Vote the Navy Out- One only grasps the imposing force behind column 2 at the mass activities held in support of that option. Perhaps the most emotive of the past few days was the ceremony at Monte Carmelo in which a gigantic flag of Vieques was raised next to an equally large flag of Puerto Rico...

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S A N  J U A N , P R - 24 de julio de 2001


Acto de solidaridad con los prisioneros de conciencia en el cumpleaños de Tito Kayak - Como parte de la campaña por la excarcelación del compañero Tito Kayak, los Colectivos de Resistencia Amig@s de Vieques y Amigos del MAR se movilizaron a las 5 PM al puente nuevo detrás del centro comercial Plaza las Americas para desplegar varias pancartas

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N E W  Y O R K , N Y - July 12, 2001

Religious peace activists marched in demand of the immediate withdrawal of the Navy

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V I E Q U E S,  P. R - July 4, 2001

Actividad 4 de Julio / 4th of July Action - The Resistance Collectives Amig@s de Vieques, Amigos del MAR, and Horsemen for Peace, in coordination with Vieques' hooded youth, sneaked today at 5:30 PM into the restricted Navy zone to conduct a manifestation against the military presence on the Island...

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N E W  Y O R K , N Y - May 31, 2001


Vieques Civil Disobedience at the United Nations: 15 Arrested - Today, once again Human Rights activists engaged in peaceful civil disobedience at the United Nations (U.N.) in pursuit of an end to the bombings and genuine justice and peace for the people of Vieques, Puerto Rico.

This action was taken to:
1. Urge the intervention of the Human Rights Commission of the U.N. in order to prevent the scheduled resumption of bombings later this month;
2. Protest the Bush administration's heavy-handed policy against Vieques activists in the island nation;
3. Denounce the Navy controlled, undemocratic referendum on its future presence in Vieques;
4. Denounce the incarceration of State Assemblyman José Rivera, City Councilman and Borough President Candidate Adolfo Carrión, Bronx County Democratic Chair Roberto Ramírez, and National Civil Rights Leader Rev. Al Sharpton.

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G U A Y N A B O,  P R - May 28, 2001


MASS DEMONSTRATION OF SOLIDARITY FOR JAILED ACTIVISTS - Several thousand Puerto Ricans gathered in front of the Federal Prison to protest the excessive jail sentences imposed on civil disobedients for "trespassing" on Navy property in Vieques. Activists entered the Vieques training range during several weeks this past April in the hopes of stopping the Navy's renewed bombing exercises. Although these were succesfully stalled at several points, the Navy continued to bomb in full awareness that there were people in the line of fire.

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N E W  Y O R K , N Y - April 30, 2001


Tito Kayak’s Found Guilty in New York - Culpable Tito Kayak

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N E W  Y O R K , N Y - Saturday, April 28, 2001


The Puerto Rican community of New York City took to the streets in protest once more, a day after the reinitiating the bombing practices on the US Navy's target range in Vieques.

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W A S H I N G T O N,  D. C.- April 26, 2001


Several Puerto Rican celebrities including Marc Anthony, Benicio del Toro, Ricky Martin, Jose Feliciano, Roberto Alomar and Juan Gonzalez asked Bush in full-page ads in Thursday's Washington Post and New York Times to ``stop the bombing of Vieques now.''

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W A S H I N G T O N,  D. C.- January 20, 2001


Vieques made itself felt in Washington DC once more, at the presidential inauguration on January 20, as stateside Boricuas joined 750,000 other demonstrators from all walks of life to let George W. Bush know that his mockery of democracy will not be taken lightly. A “Boricua Contingent”....

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L I B E R T Y   I S L A N D, N Y - November 5, 2000


Members from the Puerto Rico-based Colectivos de Resistencia Amigos del MAR y Amig@s de Vieques, composed of environmentalists, university professors and students, defied the altitude of the Statue of Liberty while decorating it with a banner that reads, Peace for Vieques....

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W A S H I N G T O N, D C - September 22, 2000


Thousands marched in Washington DC in support of the demands of the peopleof Vieques of 'Navy Out' and 'No More Bombs.' Organized by the Boricua Human Rights Network, the manifestation was supported by several Vieques' grassroots leaders that were present and addressed the people. The activity ended with the arrest of 75 people in an act of civil disobedience in front of the White House...

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