Recorded on July 23rd, 2019, J.R. Murray interviews Hector Reyes, a Puerto Rican socialist activist and faculty union organizer at University of Puerto Rico campus in Mayagüez. 

 

Since the recording of this interview the Governor of Puerto Rico has resigned and protests have continued. Further reading on the events that have taken place between the end of July and now can be found below: 

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/puerto-rico-socialist-spring-ricardo-rossello

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/puerto-rico-ricardo-rossello-peoples-assemblies

 

And you can read about and support the organizations Hector references by following these links:

https://www.facebook.com/Colectiva.Feminista.PR/

http://periodismoinvestigativo.com/