The work of Center for Puerto Rico Equality & Advancement (CPREA) is guided by the following core beliefs:
Renewal of Body, Mind, and Spirit, for in Body, we are all one; in Mind, for ours is a common idea; and in Spirit, for we must stay determined and true to our convictions and commitments.
Affirmation of our message, since the founding of the Statehood for Puerto Rico movement on July 4th, 1899 by Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa means maintaining a genuine and authentic message, straightforward and clear. We must continue to proclaim it and forge the path begun by those who went before.
Fidelity to the Statehood message, unchanging and uncompromising in principle, enlightened and compassionate in our endeavors; a message that is faithful to the ideals and standards our movement seeks and commands in attaining its goal; Statehood for Puerto Rico.
Action and Community Engagement in its commitment to ensure that Puerto Rico becomes the 51st State of the Union. We should not only be listeners and consumers of information but, also be doers and providers of information to fulfill this dutiful commitment, to strive and reach out to others to share our message.
Empowerment and Self-Development for our fellow citizens, our follow Americans in Puerto Rico. To support and share in the promise of America guaranteed to all by the United States Constitution, To make available and provide Puerto Rico the opportunities to share in the prosperity enjoyed by the other 50 States; inclusive of economic growth, political stability, individual and collective development and individual and collective security in the brotherhood of the States. In that Statehood will benefit Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans it naturally follows that our nation will benefit.
Loyalty and Pioneering Leadership which breaks political ground, a crucial element to our cause, to provide authentic leadership, which requires sound stewardship and loyalty to the message of "Progress, Security, and Statehood" which gave our movement renewed life and purpose. A leadership that is sacrificial and genuine, not self-serving and flattering, but one that pioneers, serves, and remains committed to the ideals of Statehood without compromise.