The Chance to Connect with the Puerto Rican Community as a Ph.D. student joining #UBLawResponds in January 2020
By Alex Bakke, University at Buffalo PhD student in Spanish Literature & Language Upon arriving in Puerto Rico to join the
Category: Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic
Shaky Spaces: January 2020 Observations on Camps in Southern Puerto Rico
The recent clusters of earthquakes along the southern coast of Puerto Rico have added immense chaos to an already unstable
A Reflection on Puerto Rico’s Home Pride & Community Activism
On the first night in Puerto Rico I found myself dancing, singing, and parading through the streets of Old San
A New Normal: “Please Note the Emergency Exit, in Case It Becomes Necessary”
As our team entered the beautiful legal clinic, one of the very first things the Director said to us was
To the People with a Sense of Statelessness
“Somos dueños de un país sin dueño” We are the owners of a country without a Master (René Juan Pérez)
2 Issues, 1 Solution – Power in Puerto Rico
On January 19, 2020, the University at Buffalo School of Law Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic, #UBLawResponds, drove to
#UBLawResponds Is Feeling the Earthquakes, Standing With #PuertoRico
Most of our #UBLawResponds team felt the first earthquake. We were doing a short refresher on trauma-informed lawyering and service
Volunteer Staff Attorney Octavio Villegas VLOG from Puerto Rico
Octavio Villegas, University at Buffalo School of Law Class of 2015, has participated in every service-learning trip of the Puerto
PR Earthquake Relief Fund Meeting
It is currently less than 24 hours until I embark on my journey to Puerto Rico. I had the pleasure
Puerto Rico’s War on Two Fronts
As I prepare for my first trip to Puerto Rico, I find myself trying to get a grasp of the
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