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Caribbean Matters: Another victory in the battle to keep Puerto Rican beaches accessible to all [1]

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Date: 2022-07-07

An environmental activist takes a sledge hammer to the illegal concrete barricade blocking access to the beach in Rincón, Puerto Rico, on July 4.

It’s always heartening to see environmental activists celebrate a win in the long battle against the depredations of developers, corporate interests, and governmental cronyism. July 4 in Puerto Rico was one of those days. These activists had a celebration that had nothing to do with American independence (after all, Puerto Rico is still a colony). Instead, it had everything to do with a decades-long struggle to keep the island’s beaches open to the public as the law dictates, yet hasn’t played out in practice.

The Las Playas pal' Pueblo (The Beaches for the People) movement started in the early 1960s and has continued to this day, growing to work on other issues like conserving and preserving the rainforest and wetlands, decontamination of military and industrial zones, and pushback against gentrification.

#LasPlayasSonDelPueblo (Beaches Belong to the People) is now a familiar hashtag on social media—and the people are proving it true!

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean.

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