Committee on US-Latin American Relations

Committee on US-Latin American Relations CUSLAR seeks to promote mutual understanding among the people of the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean.

CUSLAR is a project of the Center for Transformative Action (centerfortransformativeaction.org).

08/02/2026

Documentarist Juan Carlos Rodríguez at the screening of his film “Vieques: Archivo Vivo” Cinemapolis in Ithaca, NY! Rest in power, dear friend! We learned so much from you!

Dear cuslareñas, cuslareñes y cuslareños,It’s with great sadness that we report the passing of Juan Carlos Rodríguez, ou...
08/02/2026

Dear cuslareñas, cuslareñes y cuslareños,

It’s with great sadness that we report the passing of Juan Carlos Rodríguez, our guest last April that screened his documentary “Vieques: Archivo Vivo” for the Ithaca community. We had an amazing time with him in Ithaca learning about the struggles of the viequenses against the US NAVY and the links with local peace activists who went to Vieques to fight against the military occupation of the island! It was an incredible night! Juan Carlos also go to talk to our current CUSLAR students, our coordinator Yéssica Martínez and some of the people on the Board of directors. Are hearts are with his wife and son in Atlanta. Juan Carlos left us too soon.

Rest in Power, dear friend!

In solidarity,
CUSLAR

PS. Some pictures of the event Cinemapolis are below.

Join us for the film screening of the Puerto Rican documentary "Vieques, Archivo Vivo/Vieques, A Living Archive" on Thur...
04/15/2026

Join us for the film screening of the Puerto Rican documentary "Vieques, Archivo Vivo/Vieques, A Living Archive" on Thursday April 30th at 6:30pm Cinemapolis in Ithaca, NY. Director Juan Carlos Rodríguez will be in attendance in person for a post-screening Q&A. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. Please help us spread the word.

The documentary deals with the archive that Juan Carlos Rodríguez has compiled since the late 1990s about the grassroots movements in Vieques, Puerto Rico, against the occupation of the US Navy. The community activism was successful in expelling the US Navy from the tiny island of Vieques in 2003. It was a major victory for the people of Puerto Rico. The film includes multiple interviews to the local activists that did civil disobedience and occupied the land where the US Navy practiced using their bombs. Interestingly, Anti-War activist in Ithaca participated in the civil disobedience back then and CUSLAR is hosting this screening in two weeks to raise awareness about the remilitarization of Puerto Rico more than 20 years later in 2026.

We thank our sponsors that made possible this screening including: the Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Cornell Cinemapolis, Latina/o Studies Program: Enhancing Resources, Supporting Student Success and the Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies at Cornell University; the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County and the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity (CSCRE) at Ithaca College. We look forward to seeing you there in two weeks!

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