With Puerto Rico’s drought, activists urge Somos to reconsider

With Puerto Rico’s drought, activists urge Somos to reconsider

Early bird registration has already opened for the annual Somos political conference scheduled for Nov. 4-7 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. But UPROSE, Brooklyn’s oldest Puerto Rican community group, wants New York politicos to skip the conference this year. “Puerto Rico cannot continue to be treated as a backdrop for political networking, receptions, and institutional convenings while Puerto Ricans are asked to go without basic necessities,” UPROSE E…