Raising of Puerto Rican flag at Statue of Liberty On November 5, 2000, Tito Kayak and five other
Vieques activists stepped onto the top deck of the
Statue of Liberty in
New York City in protest and Kayak then placed a
Puerto Rican flag on the statue's crown.
Carolina apartment complex protest On March 15, 2005, Kayak chained himself to a vehicle after entering a
Marriott Hotel property on a Carolina, Puerto Rico, beach to protest against the building of an apartment complex. "Like many other Puerto Ricans, they were concerned about the Courtyard Marriott Hotel’s plan to expand in an area contiguous to the terrestrial marine zone and located on a beach area used by families and workers for recreation. If the construction were allowed to continue, it would have had a substantial negative impact on the environment and make the public beach inaccessible, to non-hotel guests."
Raising of Puerto Rican flag at the United Nations On June 13, 2005, Kayak was arrested inside the
United Nations headquarters in New York City after he attempted to switch the
United Nations flag with the Puerto Rican one, while the United Nations
Special Committee on Decolonization discussed the
political status of Puerto Rico. He was subsequently (October 11, 2013) found not guilty by a Manhattan Criminal Court judge of the filed State charge but was fined $500 for trespassing.
Arrest in Israel while in support of the Palestine cause On April 20, 2007, Kayak was arrested in
Israel Commemorating David Sanes' death On April 14, 2009, during the anniversary celebrations of
David Sanes's death, Tito Kayak arrived at the former bombing range of
Vieques, a restricted area operated by the
Federal Fish and Wildlife, and painted a sign saying "Bieke or Death. The Struggle Continues" ("Bieke" was a reference to the
Taíno name for Vieques) on the former navy Operation Post (OP). Sanes, a civilian Navy security guard, had died 10 years earlier victim of a U.S. Navy bomb while on duty at the Operation Post.
2010–2011 University of Puerto Rico strike activism On January 25, 2011,
Puerto Rico Police officers arrested a number of protesters who, using
Civil Disobedience, attempted to bar entry and exit from the
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, during the
2010–2011 University of Puerto Rico strikes. One of the protesters, wearing a hood, was later found to be Tito Kayak.
2012 Oscar López Rivera incarceration On 7 June 2012, Tito Kayak started a two-leg, lone high seas voyage from
Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela to
San Juan, Puerto Rico, and then from San Juan, Puerto Rico to
Washington, D.C., USA, to protest the U.S. incarceration of Puerto Rican political prisoner
Oscar López Rivera. López Rivera is said to be "among the longest held political prisoners in the history of Puerto Rico and in the world." ==Legacy==