As reported by the Hartford Courant, Pedro Segarra has joined two other Hartford Councilors in calling for the removal of Councilman Calixto Torres as President of Hartford’s Court of Common Council. The above image from dividedwefail.org offers an eerie, ironic look into the past when three Puerto Ricans symbolized how far a community had come. The gains of Hartford’s Puerto Rican community was added to by the suprising election of yours truly in the 2007 election. For decades the Hartford Democrats had settled on a compromise regarding the selection process of its six nominees, 2 Puerto Ricans, 2 Blacks, 2 Whites. The election of Luis Cotto, a member of the Working Families Party, meant that for the first time in Hartford history there were going to be three Puerto Ricans on Hartford City Council.
Wondering what the Tee Shirt says? Well, leave it upto your friendly neighborhood, tee-shirt wearing councilman to show you:
The drama continues with another article in todays Courant.
I’m happy you didn’t say anything about the time we walked down Park Street pushing a baby carriage and wearing those tshirts.