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Three years after Hurricane Maria hit, Puerto Ricans are still reeling from its effects and aftereffects. We bring you a Haymarket Books talk by Marisol LeBrn, Yarimar Bonilla, and Molly Crabapple, on a collection of essays called Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm which discusses the legacy of Maria, and also community organizing in the face of government abandonment. This event includes the premier of the new short film: “Aftershocks of Disaster,” directed by Juan C. Dvila, and produced by Yarimar Bonilla.
The concept of “aftershocks” is used in the context of earthquakes to describe the jolts felt after the initial quake, but no disaster is a singular event. Aftershocks of Disaster examines the lasting effects of hurricane Maria, not just the effects of the wind or the rain, but delving into the failure of the state and the incredible organizing done by everyday people in order to rebuild and support one another.
