14. Interview with María Velázquez D 2004

Dublin Core

Title

Date

2004

Description

María Velázquez talks about life after the 1989 eviction and how they formed the political party of the bees to create awareness about land rescues. She also describes Monte Carmelo's participation in civil disobedience after David Sanes death. She expresses concerns for the lack of services in Monte Carmelo and also questions Vieques's development plans coming from different majors.

Format

video

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Juan Carlos Rodríguez

Cristina Urios

Interviewee

María Velázquez

Files

Collection

1998 - Present

Tags

Betrayal, Biopolitics, Bravos de Boston, Camp Filiberto Ojeda Rios, Carmelo Felix Matta, Carmelo's poem, Cesareo Nieves, Civil disobedience, Civil obedience (María's phrase), Comunidades especiales, Cristina Urios, Dámaso Serrano, David Sanes, Energy Services, Family, Family pictures, Gentrification, Happy days, Health problems, Jose Montañez Sanes, Land defense, Land rescues, Land sales, Life in Florida, Maria Velazquez, Monte Carmelo, Monte Carmelo (construction), Monte Carmelo (Map), Movimiento Local Viequense (1992), Navy, Navy workers, Nomos of the earth, Paving Monte Carmelo, Political prisoners, Pollution (and health), Resistance, Road construction, Styles of resistance, Sustainable development, Tito Kayak, Trip to Washington, Vieques Development, Water services, Women in Struggle (contributions), Women in Struggle (role)

Citation

“14. Interview with María Velázquez D 2004,” Vieques Struggle: A Digital Video Archive, accessed December 8, 2024, https://vieques.iac.gatech.edu/items/show/147.