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style="color:#000000">In September the island of Puerto Rico, and other
parts of the
Caribbean, were hit
with a devastating
hurricane. Since
then the lack of an
aggressive response
has created a
humanitarian
disaster for the 3.4
million US citizens
in Puerto Rico. As
feminist scholars we
lend our voices to
those expressing
outrage at the
continued neglect of
our neighbors and
fellow citizens in
Puerto Rico, and we
are in solidarity
with those,
including some
National Women's
Studies Association
members, who will be
marching in
Washington, DC on
Sunday, November
19th as we conclude
our 2017 annual
conference in nearby
Baltimore.<br>
<br>
In October Oxfam
expressed “outrage
at the slow and
inadequate response
the US Government
has mounted in
Puerto Rico. Clean
water, food, fuel,
electricity, and
health care are in
desperately short
supply and quickly
dwindling.” The
Mayor of San Juan,
Puerto Rico, Carmen
Yulín Cruz, pleaded
for aid, insisting,
“Without robust and
consistent help we
will die.” Women
have been hard hit
by the crisis. As
one of our
colleagues in the
Colectiva Feminista
en Construcción, a
grassroots feminist
organization in
Puerto Rico, wrote
to us last month:
“After the hurricane
María, the situation
in the country has
been very critical
and has become even
more precarious for
those already
vulnerable. . . .
Gender-based
violence is
increasing rapidly.
These desperate
times are
aggravating
households and
communities. Women
are being harassed
on the streets while
waiting in lines to
buy gasoline or
food, others fear
being raped in
temporary shelters,
while still taking
care of children and
old-aged
parents/neighbors.
Our infrastructure
has collapsed. Women
that are trying to
get restraining
orders are being
sent back to their
homes since the
investigation rooms
and courts are
closed.”<br>
<br>
In 2014 NWSA held
one of its largest
conferences to date
in Puerto Rico. We
were welcomed warmly
by our colleagues
there and were
inspired by the
vibrant feminist
political and
intellectual
community in San
Juan. Therefore it
is with special
sadness that we have
watched this
disaster unfold over
the past two months.
The fact that this
is a
Spanish-speaking
island of primarily
people of color
suggests that racist
and colonial
politics are
implicated in this
failed response and
in the ongoing
disregard shown by
those in power
toward the suffering
and survival needs
of the Puerto Rican
people.</span> </td>
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