Charleston stands with Puerto Rico

Charlestonstands with Puerto Rico

The movementcontinues

A year-round Charleston home for Puerto Rican culture, community, education, and peaceful action.

01 / Our mission

A rally is a moment. A movement is a practice.

The gathering is over, but the reason we gathered has not changed. CHS FOR PR creates a year-round home for people who want to learn, connect, celebrate, and stand with Puerto Rico.

Connect

Make community visible.

Bring Puerto Ricans, allies, families, organizations, students, faith leaders, and local businesses into the same conversation.

Charleston stands together.

Educate

Learn beyond the headline.

Verified explainers about issues affecting Puerto Rico
Teach-ins, forums, and community conversations
Stories that keep culture and history at the center

Act

Turn solidarity into movement.

Support Puerto Rican voices and organize peaceful actions that protect land, water, culture, and people.

Puerto Rico is not for sale

02 / The Puerto Rico Hub

A home base for the Puerto Rican community.

Find Puerto Rican restaurants, bakeries, shops, organizations, and community resources in and around Charleston. The Hub is built to help people support one another beyond a single event.

Open the Puerto Rico Hub Follow @chsforpuertorico

03 / Community calendar

Culture, connection, service, and civic voice.

Past events stay visible. The campaign draft maps a year-round rhythm, with exact dates and venues added as they are confirmed.

Past

August 23, 2026

Charleston for Puerto Rico Rally

Gadsdenboro Park · Charleston, SC

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Current

Right now

Building the next chapter

Organizing community connections, resources, and the next gathering.

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Upcoming

September 2026 · Date TBA

Community Listening Session

Proposed in the campaign draft; venue and date to be confirmed.

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Event archive

August 2026

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Past and current calendar markers stay visible as the movement moves forward.

04 / First chapter archive

The rally is part of the story now.

On August 23, Charleston gathered at Gadsdenboro Park to stand in solidarity with Puerto Rico. Keep the memory. Carry the message forward.

Charleston · August 23, 2026

We showed up for land, water, culture, and people.

The first public action gave the movement a starting point. The next step is building a community that can keep showing up—with consistency, care, and a clear voice.

View the route map See rally coverage

Map of the August 23 Charleston for Puerto Rico route from Gadsdenboro Park to Charleston City Hall and back. — First action · Gadsdenboro Park to City Hall and back

Rally photos · August 23, 2026

What showing up looked like.

A few moments from the first action, cleaned up for the archive. Photo source: @chsforpuertorico.

Charleston for Puerto Rico participants carrying a black Puerto Rican flag along the street. — Flags up. Voices out.

Participant holding a black Puerto Rican flag near the rally sign. — Esencia No Va.

Rally speaker addressing a group holding Puerto Rican flags and signs. — Community in motion.

Marchers carrying Puerto Rican flags and hand-painted signs through Charleston. — Land. Water. Culture.

Rally participants walking past a Charleston building with Puerto Rican flags and signs. — Keep showing up.

Child and adult holding colorful Puerto Rican flags on a grassy field. — The next chapter is already here.

05 / Stay connected

Join what comes next.

Get updates about the next meeting, community events, volunteer opportunities, and future peaceful actions. There is a place for your voice here.

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