More bombs have been dropped on Vieques than on Iraq or Kosovo, and the people of Vieques suffer disproportionately from unemployment, cancer and other ailments. The people of Vieques and Puerto Rico, across all political orientations, are united in the effort to get the US Navy OUT and regain the lands and waters, that are filled with explosives and other toxic chemicals. The camps need funds for food, construction of temporary shelters, and fuel for ferrying supplies by boat to the camps.
Empowerment is about being able to change things.
It is not only about anger at injustice and suffering. It is not only about having a deep feeling of love. It is about having the courage to use love as a powerful force to act against injustice in any form.