PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Contact: Eduardo J. Soto

SAN JUAN, PR: The Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association announced the launch of its social network MyStatehoodPR under the theme of: Connect with the cause. The network represents an unprecedented effort to connect the members of the oganization, as well as pro statehood citizens in Puerto Rico and the states.
“MyStatehoodPR joins our presence in social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube; this presence has been essential to our efforts since the reactivation of the organization in 2007” stated William-Jose Velez, Executive Vice President of the PRSSA. “With this unprecedented portal, we translate the passion of the youth to cyber activism” added Eduardo Soto, President of the association.

The students expressed their intention that MyStatehoodPR becomes the central rendezvoux point for the multiple university chapters of the organization, as well as for pro-statehood citizens across the entire United States. The officials of the association expressed that “being the first with this type of tool, we expect to have wide support, which will help enrich the content and value of the the social network”.

MyStatehoodPR is one of several new project of the organization, joining the Internship Center which was already launched by the PRSSA. The projects are available at the PRSSA website www.statehoodpr.org.

The PRSSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the discussion about Puerto Rico’s self determination in greater forums, as well as representing pro-statehood students in the continental United States and Puerto Rico.

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