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Guam commemoration frames questions about political status as Organic Act reaches 75 years
Summary
At a forum marking the 75th anniversary of the Organic Act of Guam, organizers and a Capuchin priest urged renewed public conversation about the island's political status, asking who should participate and whether residents still favor moving beyond the current status.
Melvin Juan Pat Borja, director of the Commission on Decolonization and president of the Department of Automotive Affairs, opened a public forum at Plaza de España in Hagåtña marking the 75th anniversary of the Organic Act of Guam, saying the law “was really meant to be a beginning” toward civilian self-government for the island.
The event brought three speakers and a scheduled panel discussion intended “to help put this conversation in historical context,” Borja said. He invited attendees to continue the commemoration at a…
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