Category Archives: Action

A Favorite Latina on the Web Needs Our Support

Crossposted from VivirLatino: I’m really honored that Guanabee named yours truly one of their favorite Latinas on the web. Some deal explicitly with Latino issues, some don’t. Some are funny, some are creative, some are activists, all are uniquely amazing, … Continue reading

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NYC: Can You Support a Mother and Her Child Today? Will You Witness Justice for Aniysah?

Packing the court room and the streets outside the court house shows that their is an entire community behind Angeline and her child. Are you going to be in the NY city area Monday, August 24th? Come to Aniysah’s court … Continue reading

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Where’s Aniysah?

Crossposted from VivirLatino Women of color are not paranoid when we say that we fear our children being taken away. It happens all too often. It happens again and again: On March 3rd, 2009 six year old Aniysah was taken … Continue reading

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How Can Mami Movements Move Forward and be Resourced

This is a continuation of this post, based on conversations had at the Women’s Equity Media Summit with Noemi and BFP. In all honesty, I don’t even quite remember the questions we were answering pero I know that BFP primarily … Continue reading

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The Luis Ramirez Murder: A Logical Step in the Process of Establishing a Subhuman Class

Cross-Posted at VL Seems live every org and their mother want to take the recent injustice in the Luis Ramirez murder case and use it for toned down cries for justice separated from the multiple places that breed the kind … Continue reading

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Luis Ramirez and Every Mother’s Sons and Daughters : Seeking Justice by All Means Necessary

Cross-Posted from VivirLatino Writing this post left me shaking and crying. I have been writing and working on these issues for almost 15 years and it is angering, sad and scary the way it keeps happening over and over again. … Continue reading

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Meanwhile back at the Rancho

Feelings, emotions and truth unfortunately do not pause as we move forward with our work, build strong coalitions and more importantly make sure we create a path for those after us to follow. My mentor Richie Perez made a point … Continue reading

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May Day Immigrant Rally and March 2009, NYC

On Friday, after taking la Mapu to her ortho appointment (she doesn’t need a brace- woo hoo), the chicas and I headed to Union Square to participate in the rally and march for immigrants. There were less people than last … Continue reading

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Mamita Mala is a Powerful Latina

Just a little shameless plug. Tomorrow nite (Wednesday) I am going to be speaking on the Powerful Latinas interview series about the development of my political consciousness, and how my creation of my media outlets are connected with my politics. … Continue reading

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Un Año Que Viene, Otro Que Se Va

It’s that time of year, time to wrap presents, make coquito, and look back at the year that is just about to come to a close and what a year it has been. I’ve traveled more for work more than … Continue reading

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