58. Interview with Guadalupe Family B 2004

Dublin Core

Title

Date

2004

Description

The Guadalupe family discusses family dynamics in the context of the Navy presence in Vieques and the struggle for demilitarization of the island. They talk about life in Vieques in the 1960s and 70s and compare the struggle of these times with the last episode of the struggle in the 2000s. Norma describes her participation in a civil disobedience act organized by women and how these women were treated in court after being arrested. Ismael and Norma discuss how the Navy tried to claim a space in the Vieques school system during the 1970s.

Format

video

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Juan Carlos Rodríguez

Interviewee

The Guadalupe family

Files

Collection

1998 - Present

Tags

Arrests, Arrests (Desafio vs Desobedencia), Arrests (strategies), Arrests (Women), Biopolitics, Bombings (Conservation), Camp Garcia, Cancer, Cancer treatment, Ceiba (town), Civil disobedience (1978-1983), Conservation of polluted areas, Court cases (2000s), Dara Guadalupe, Family (parenthood), Family (separations), Fish and Wildlife (Influence: school), Hilcia Guadalupe, Impact of Militarization, international context, Ismael Guadalupe, Ismael Guadalupe (prison experience), Lack of economic development, Lack of opportunities, Land and sea, Land defense, Land poem, Laundry services, Leaving Vieques, Mexican President visit, Military Zones (childhood), Navy (Influence: school), Navy (Relations), Navy exit, Navy soldiers, Nomos of the earth, Norma Torres, Plan Dracula, Rations (El hoyo), Referendum (2001), Repression, Resistance, Santa Maria (Militarized barrios), slow violence, Statue of Liberty, Struggle (sea vs. land), Tato Guadalupe, Tito Kayak, Vieques High School (1970s), Vieques struggle (1960/1970s), Vieques Youth, Virgilio Davila, War, Wounded civilians, Yaurel Guadalupe

Citation

“58. Interview with Guadalupe Family B 2004,” Vieques Struggle: A Digital Video Archive, accessed December 21, 2024, https://vieques.iac.gatech.edu/items/show/136.