An official statement from Radical Elders
At the Trump rally in Madison Square Garden this past Sunday, October 27, the comedian who opened the event made outrageous statements including calling Puerto Rico a “garbage island”. What makes this act of racist aggression all the worse is that the rally was held on the 50th anniversary of the Day of Solidarity with the Independence of Puerto Rico event at that same Madison Square Garden. It was the largest demonstration in favor of Puerto Rican independence in this country’s history and it filled the 20,000 seat Garden with diverse people (more than half Puerto Rican) who witnessed at four hour action of art, music, dance and speeches…famous artists and entertainers (like Jane Fonda and Ray Barretto) and major activists including a huge contingent of singers and drummers from the American Indian Movement.
We of Radical Elders know all this because several of our members were involved in the year-long effort to organize this momentous and historic action.
The Trump campaign not only steps on the date but they kick off their event insulting the country and people of Puerto Rico. It’s a monstrous affront to history, to dignity and to human interaction. As one of the organizations in our movement that holds our movement’s history, we denounce this despicable display of racist aggression.
Radical Elders is a national organization of left-wing activsts over the age of 55. We are an intentional organization with women and people of the global majority comprising the majority of our leadership.
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