Nov 2, 2017
Puerto Rico has been devastated following Hurricane Maria. Juan Carlos Davila Santiago, is a filmmaker, journalist, writer, and graduate student in the doctoral program of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He recently returned from a trip to Puerto Rico where his family is based and where he spent most of his summer. He provided a first-hand account of what he witnessed in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. He addressed the issue of the impact of climate change on the islands and community-based recovery efforts that are not being reported by the mainstream US media. These community-based recovery efforts include support from the following groups:
Center for Popular Democracy's Hurricane María Community Recovery Fund
Defend Puerto Rico Relief Fund
Casa Taller Relief Fund Puerto Rico