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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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