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Connecting the Dots Webinar: The Long-Term Effects of Military Presence on Local Communities Leaders of the Vieques Women’s Alliance share the challenges at this Puerto Rican municipality island 20 years after the closure of a military practice base

The municipality island of Vieques, located in the southeastern region of the Puerto Rican archipelago, has faced many challenges in the last decades. During the 90s, the island hosted a military base for live-fire bombing practices. Since its establishment, local communities protested against it, but it wasn’t until 2000 that a surge of local, national... Read more »