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Mayaguez, Puerto Rico- Victory for Demilitarization

by Frente Universitario por la Desmilitarizacion
Today March 17th we can announce to everyone that we did it! We have gained a victory for the anti-militarization movement. We have come to agreements with the administration.
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Universidad de Puerto Rico, Reciento de Mayaguez
Frente Universitario por la Desmilitarizacion y la Educacion (FUDE)

Hoy, miercoles, 17 de marzo podemos anunciarle a todos y todas que logramos una victoria para el movimiento anti-militarista. Llegamos a unos acuerdos con la administracion. Nuestros objetivos principales: cambiarle el uso al edificio, que no se diera ningun espacio adicional a los programas ROTC y que se le desiganran areas especificas de practicas a los programas ROTC, se han cumplido. Despues de seis meses en el Campamento Colegial de Desobediencia Civil lo logramos. Estos eran los objetivos inmediatos utilizando el metodo de la desobediencia civil. El objetivo a largo plazo y meta final del FUDE es lograr la eliminacion del programa del ROTC de nuestras universidades. La lucha continua. Esta victoria es un paso mas en nuestra lucha por la desmilitarizacion. Queremos agradecer a todos y todas las personas que colbaroran, apoyaron y nos ayudaron. Esta lucha es de todos y todas, por ende esta victoria es de todos y todas. Luego enviaremos un comunciado mas completo y la comunicacion de parte de rectoria. Con esta victoria damos el mensaje de que se puede, sea un pequeño grupo o sean muchas personas. Nuestro espiritu de paz y no violencia puede vencer contra los intereses militares y la empresa de la guerra. Nosotros y nosotras apostamos a que se podia e hizimos vales ese intento. Felicidades a todos y todas. La lucha continua.

Isa Rodriguez
FUDE
correo electronico: fude_rum [at] hotmail.com,
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
University Group for Dismilitarization and Education
in Spanish (FUDE)

Today March 17th we can announce to everyone that we did it! We have gained a victory for the anti-militarization movement. We have come to agreements with the administration. Our main objectives with the civil desobedience camp were: change the use of the building, to not give another space or building to the ROTC programs and designate areas of practice for the ROTC. We have reached them. After 6 months in the Civil Desobedience Camp we did it.. Our goals in long terms still are to eliminate the ROTC programs form our universities. The struggle continues. We want to thank everyone who has supported us, helped us and are part of this struggle. This victory sends the message that it is possible to do it and win. Our spirit and will for peace can do more than the world's powerful military agenda. Congratulations to everyone. We deserve to celebrate this victoty. Everyone out there who has the ideas and the will to do something in order to give one more step against the military in our schools and universities, it is possible. Thank you.

Isa Rodriguez
FUDE
e mail contact: fude_rum [at] hotmail.com,
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