Tag Archives: Puerto Rico

Interview with Gerardo Miguel Rivera – Leadership Council, Latinx Humanist Alliance, & Vice President, Secular Humanist Association UPRM

by | January 2, 2020

— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Gerardo Miguel Rivera is part of the Leadership Council for the Latinx Humanist Alliance and the Vice President for the Secular Humanist Association UPRM (University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez University Campus). Rivera is an undergraduate student at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez University Campus. He is on the… Read more »

Ask Shirley 6 – Modern Social Movements

by | December 27, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Shirley Rivera is the Founder and President of the Ateístas de Puerto Rico. The intent is to learn about Puerto Rican atheism and culture, as an educational series. Here we talk about modern social movements. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, we are a couple of years or more into the more prominent #MeToo… Read more »

Ask Shirley 5 – General Culture and Social Pathologies

by | December 22, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Shirley Rivera is the Founder and President of the Ateístas de Puerto Rico. The intent is to learn about Puerto Rican atheism and culture, as an educational series. Here we talk about general culture and social pathologies. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Some sensitive topic to some in several communities. Although, I want to… Read more »

Ask Shirley 4 – Breaking the Commonwealth’s Cultural Backs for the ‘Commonweal’

by | November 13, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Shirley Rivera is the Founder and President of the Ateístas de Puerto Rico. The intent is to learn about Puerto Rican atheism and culture, as an educational series. Here we talk about the gender roles in Puerto Rico. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, we have been talking about gender perspectives around religion, around… Read more »

Ask Shirley 3 – From Sea to Sun, Gender Roles in Puerto Rico: “la hija del mar y el sol”

by | October 26, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Shirley Rivera is the Founder and President of the Ateístas de Puerto Rico. The intent is to learn about Puerto Rican atheism and culture, as an educational series. Here we talk about the gender roles in Puerto Rico. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: The conversation for today will center on gender roles, on a… Read more »

Ask Shirley 2 – A Colony, A State, A Territory, A Commonwealth…: What is Puerto Rico?

by | October 19, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Shirley Rivera is the Founder and President of the Ateístas de Puerto Rico. The intent is to learn about Puerto Rican atheism and culture, as an educational series. Here we talk about the status of Puerto Rico regarding the United States of America and more. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Let us start on… Read more »