Puerto Ricans In Milwaukee Will Hold A Solidarity Rally At Red Arrow Park To Coincide With Puerto Rico's Major Shutdown Of The Island On Monday

Most of Puerto Rico will face a major Island shutdown including a National March and closings of schools, businesses and etc. on Monday.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

July 21, 2019

Milwaukee, WI - An impromptu Solidarity Rally with Puerto Rico (SRPR) is planned by local organizers who decided to join a major shutdown of businesses, schools and etc. on Monday in the Island, if Governor Ricardo Rosselló fails to resign from office at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. The SRPR will be held at the Milwaukee downtown Red Arrow Park, 920 N. Water Street starting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, according to information circulating on Facebook.

Governor Rosselló announced that he resigned as president of the political party the Partido Nuevo Progressita (New Progressive Party) and confirmed that he won't run for re-election. But, thousands of protesters in Puerto Rico gave him an ultimatum to resign by Sunday before midnight or face major shutdowns in the island on Monday, so far Rosselló has not resigned.

Rosselló faced a major corruption scandal and conversations in a private chat between his confidants were leaked out showing him and others degrading his rivals and the Puerto Rican population for their low economic status due to several hurricane disasters that left the island devastated and slow FEMA aid for recovery under the Trump administration.

Update: On Monday, Hundreds gathered at Red Arrow Park in Milwaukee's downtown to call on Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Roselló to resign amid a corruption scandal.

Video: #RickyRenuncia #FueraRosello Rally and protest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin https://youtu.be/3Nq9M9gwSKE