About Us

Brief Description

In 1981, Puerto Rican activists from around the country founded the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights (NCPRR). For more than 20 years the NCPRR engaged in grassroots campaigns in many cities, including a march In Washington DC. Recently, a group of former activists of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights and newer activists from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Connecticut and New Jersey among others, have reconstituted the NCPRR in the firm belief that there is still a need for this voice locally and nationally. Our main goal is to continue to develop a national political network that raises issues and supports causes of interest to the Puerto Rican community, specifically but also to all Latinos generally. The 8^th National Convention in Philadelphia in the fall of 2009 will consolidate the reconstituted NCPRR into the future.  

 Purpose of NCPRR  

• ADVOCATE for the civil rights of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos.

• EDUCATE its members and the community about the issues affecting Puerto Ricans and ways to improve them.

• PROMOTE political action through voter education and getting out the vote.

• INFORM elected representatives and public officials about our community's problems, needs and ways of addressing them.

• SERVE as a voice for Boricuas (Puerto Ricans) who cannot advocate for themselves.

• ENGAGE in activities to preserve and develop our language as well as culture.