The Center for Puerto Rico Equality & Advancement (CPREA) was founded in 2006 on the premise that the Statehood movement needed a collective effort beyond a simple desire for Statehood. To that end we have develop a dynamic approach that leverages our movement’s unique awareness to ours. We are committed to the legacy of Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa’s transcendent ideal of “Statehood, equal in rights and responsibility.” We are a Pro-Statehood, Independent, and Non-Partisan Not-For-Profit policy and academic think-tank based in New York.
With a collaborative spirit we can empower our movement with a spectrum of innovative ideas, knowledge and support to free our movement from the mundane and help it focus on the more important matter at hand. Our vision is the realization of Permanent Union for Puerto Rico through Statehood. Our mission is to provide practical and academic reasoning for equality and advancement of Puerto Rico. Our goal is threefold which would provide innovative and practical recommendations:
- To strengthen and promote Puerto Rico within the United States;
- Foster economic, social and political stability, security, and progress through Statehood,
- Secure safe, prosperous, and cooperative future for Puerto Rico within the United States.
The Center is in a unique position to bridge the gap between the statehood movement in Puerto Rico and the United States. As Statehood believers, we must remain committed and consistent in our efforts to Puerto Rico’s social, economic well being, and political potential to be fully realized. This will also enable us to, independently, academically, and effectively provide information supported by analysis and research that will influence our efforts to secure a safe, prosperous and cooperative future for Puerto Rico within the United States.
