🔥 They stole the land. They bombed the beaches. They poisoned the water. But the people of #Vieques fought back—and they won.
For 60 years, the U.S. Navy used Vieques as a war playground, displacing families and turning paradise into a toxic wasteland. The people resisted with blockades, occupations, and mass disobedience—until they forced the empire to back down.
But colonialism doesn’t end when the soldiers leave. The land is still fenced off, contaminated, stolen. Sound familiar? #Gaza. Kanien’kehá:ka lands. Different places, same colonial script.
They want us to accept displacement as normal. We never will.
🎥 Read the full story + watch my short film: https://amplifierfilms.ca/vieques-colonialism-resistance-and-the-fight-for-liberation
#DecolonizeVieques #FreePalestine #LandBack #RedRoadToTheWestBank #IndigenousResistance #ColonialismKills
Vieques, Gaza, and Kanien’kehá:ka lands share a history of colonial militarization and displacement. This post explores the U.S. Navy’s occupation of Vieques, the resistance that forced them out, and the ongoing fight for land reclamation—connecting it to Palestinian and Indigenous struggles worldwide.
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A unique earthquake detection system: a blend of collaborative work from eyewitnesses and of data collection from seismic institutes. You felt an earthquake and want to add or see testimonies on a specific seismic event? Do you want to know if there are any earthquakes near you, or see the worldwide earthquakes in the last 24 hours?
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