POWERING PUERTO RICO’S YOUTH

OUR MISSION

La Tejedora (“The Weaver”) connects young social justice leaders working towards self-determination in Puerto Rico, creates the conditions to allow young diaspora Puerto Ricans to participate in de-colonization processes, and connects activists in the archipelago to a global movement against colonization.

OUR PILLARS

Fighting for Puerto Rico's climate future and the self determination and decolonization of our people.

We provide local youth activists, organizers, and social justice workers with tools to think creatively about their organizing efforts and broader social change strategies by way of fellowships, retreats, workshops, training and the creation of healing justice spaces.

We foster opportunities for meaningful alliances between youth-led organizations on the archipelago and organizations based in the diaspora and connect common visions and goals.

We create opportunities for young social justice leaders in Puerto Rico to connect with global anti-colonial movements across the Caribbean, Latin America and other parts of the world.

OUR WORK: The Highlights

Economic Justice Advocacy

We are is playing a key role in efforts of the Puerto Rico No Se Vende campaign, a multi-sectoral campaign that seeks to end Act 22 tax exemptions in Puerto Rico and combat the displacement of Puerto Ricans across the archipelago.

Youth Mobilizing

Over a dozen young people from across Puerto Rico joined our first National Youth Gathering; a weekend of leadership development and strategic thinking around youth-led campaigns that can have a major impact on the island’s residents.

Cultural Activations

Co-hosted the Liberation Summer Series in 2023; a concert, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event served as a powerful recruiting and mobilizing moment for new participants and allies of La Tejedora.