Colectivo Ilé

Colectivo Ilé is an anti-racist and decolonial organization committed to eradicating racism and all its manifestations in Puerto Rico and across the diaspora.

Mission

The organization seeks to reclaim an undistorted history that affirms and strengthens racial identities. Through workshops, educational processes, and community organizing, it supports individuals and communities in building critical consciousness and creating transformative alternatives.

Their work

Colectivo Ilé’s work focuses on education, organizing, and research to strengthen the anti-racist and decolonial struggle, driving change across multiple areas:

Community, fostering networks of support and collective action.

Academic and educational, contributing situated knowledge with a critical perspective.

Spiritual, cultural, and psychosocial, understanding healing as part of the liberation process.

Economic and political, promoting racial justice as a pillar of an equitable society.

Vision

Colectivo Ilé envisions a Puerto Rico and a world where the dignity of all people is fully recognized, and where collective action dismantles the racial and colonial structures that have historically limited justice and freedom.