2026 Outstitutes

Two options for outstitutes will be offered on Saturday June, 6 2026

Center for Urban, Community, and Business Action (CAUCE)

The Río Piedras Center for Urban, Community, and Business Action (CAUCE), attached to the Office of the Chancellor of the Río Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico, dedicates its resources to collaborating on the revitalization of the Río Piedras urban center and surrounding communities. As part of initiatives to improve the quality of life in the area, CAUCE, in collaboration with the Río Piedras Urban Center Community Board, secured the passage of the Special Law for the Rehabilitation of Río Piedras, Law 75-1995, as amended by Law 39-2016. One of the most important aspects highlighted by the amendments to this Law is the University's responsibility to serve as a liaison for diverse proposals for the rehabilitation of the Río Piedras urban center. Strengthening this community-university bond, CAUCE promotes and supports initiatives to improve the physical, economic, and sociocultural aspects of our university city. For more information: https://cauce.uprrp.edu/

Join us on a tour of Rio Piedras:

This tour proposes visiting different communities and spaces in Rio Piedras to learn about their history, their ongoing projects, and the achievements attained through community organizing. Through this experience, participants will gain insight into the struggles, victories, and collective processes that have made Rio Piedras a territory of participation, permanence, and social transformation.

The visit aims to recognize the role of communities, CAUCE, and other organizational efforts in defending the urban center, quality of life, participatory planning, and the right of residents to remain and make decisions about their territory. 

Date: June 6, 2026
Time: 10:00 am and 1:00 pm
Quantity: 20 people per tour
Duration: Two hours
Suggested donation: $10.00, payable on the day of the tour
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Martín Peña Canal Link Project

The Caño Martín Peña ENLACE Project is the umbrella initiative encompassing the organizations that work together to bring about the dredging of the 3.75-mile Caño Martín Peña and the redevelopment of eight communities along its path, thereby helping to transform the city.
The ENLACE Project is driven by the Caño Martín Peña ENLACE Corporation, the G-8, Inc., and the Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust, as well as a largeG-8 group of partners that includes universities, foundations, and private and public organization.

The main purpose is to guarantee the perpetuity of these communities in accordance with the relocation processes proposed in the Comprehensive Development and Land Use Plan for the Caño Martín Peña Special Planning District. G-8, Inc. helped to create the law that recognizes community participation in the Caño Martín Peña District.

G-8 is composed of community leaders of the eight neighborhoods both north and south of the channel. These leaders are chosen in annual community assemblies. They serve voluntarily and their work revolves around every aspect of the many social projects developed under the ENLACE Project: from the struggle to dredge the channel to initiatives dealing with the serious health problems suffered by residents due to the condition of the waterway. Projects include programs for community children and teenagers, and business.

For more information: https://cano3punto7.org/index-english.html

Join us for a tour and learn about the work on the ENLACE Project.