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January 28th, 2017

Chingona Guide to Self-Determination in Healing

For the social justice warriors to take care of themselves: Step-by-step instructions for simple rituals and healing practices that anyone can do.

January 28th, 2017

January 26th, 2017

Chicagoans Push Mayor & Council to Expand Sanctuary Further in Defiance of Trump

“Sanctuary in Chicago today means a commitment not just to symbolically defy Trump but to actually transform our city’s policies to stop targeting us for imprisonment, risk of removal, and state violence at the hands of police and aggressive immigration agents.”

January 26th, 2017

January 20th, 2017

The Shovel, The Picket Sign and The Muse

as Trump puts his hand on the bible, millions put their feet on the streets to pledge resistance. What is done today in resistance, we can only hope it is a rev up and not a final gasp in reaction to the 2016 election.

January 20th, 2017

Mijente Concept Plan for Resisting and Building in 2017

The 2016 election brought into clear focus a political landscape wrought with live wires of anxiety, fear and polarization in the United States. It proved to us that demographic change is not already here and reminded us that although it is a welcome change for some, it is viewed as a dire threat to others. [...]

January 20th, 2017

January 2nd, 2017

Case Study: Stop Immigrant Detention Expansion in Santa Ana

When the Santa Ana City Council considered a proposal to expand the number of immigrants the city would detain for ICE at profit in its jail (specifically transgender immigrant women), community members, immigrant rights, and LGBTQ rights organizations highlighted the fact that all the council members are Latino Democrats operating a for profit immigrant detention business.

January 2nd, 2017

December 20th, 2016

Lánzate – From Orlando to HB2

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December 20th, 2016

December 2nd, 2016

Hundreds of Latinxs Gather in San Juan for #Lánzate2016

On December 1st, hundreds of Latinx activists are gathered in San Juan, Puerto Rico to build, learn, and strategize together. In the midst of a transition into a Trump administration and a time of protest on the island - from resisting PROMESA's Fiscal Control Board to blockading the dumping of coal ash in Peñuelas - the [...]

December 2nd, 2016

December 1st, 2016

Latinxs to Gather in Puerto Rico

After the elections, Latinxs to gather to confront Promesa and chart strategies ahead.

December 1st, 2016

October 5th, 2016

In Arizona, An Election We Can Feel Good About Winning

The scene is a sprawling housing development in Buckeye, Arizona. Its likely that this is a neighborhood that was hit hard during the housing foreclosure crisis of years past. Buckeye is in Maricopa County, which seems unreal given you feel like you’re actually halfway to L.A. heading out that way from downtown Phoenix. A knock [...]

October 5th, 2016

October 1st, 2016

Undocumented and Traveling to Puerto Rico for Lánzate

The following is general information about the process and potential risks for undocumented immigrants who are traveling to Puerto Rico for Mijente’s Lanzate 2016 in San Juan. Although it was vetted by immigration attorneys and experienced organizers, it is not legal advice. Consult a trusted attorney before making decisions about your case.

October 1st, 2016

September 20th, 2016

Lánzate 2016 – Mijente Gathering in December (otra vez!)

From December 2 – 4th we will gather for Lánzate (otra vez!) Last December we gathered in Chicago to formally launch Mijente, a digital and grassroots hub for Latinx and Chicanx organizing. Since then we’ve set off on designing the mijente membership, building an online action hub, taking action and supporting local campaigns against criminalization, [...]

September 20th, 2016

September 15th, 2016

Case Study: Stop the Trump Effect in Arizona, No More SB1070s

When Arizona legislators started proposing a new round of anti-immigrant bills in 2015, Puente Human Rights Network labeled them “Trump bills” and tied them to the famous racial profiling law from 2010, SB1070, that cost the state millions of dollars.

September 15th, 2016

August 3rd, 2016

These Boricuas are calling out Promesa and making a different commitment

After such a long history of colonization disguised by pretty little myths and lies, we don’t believe their promises.

August 3rd, 2016

July 22nd, 2016

Resistance in Reaction to Trump: We Will Not Be Governed by Fear

If it was unclear before why it is a national responsibility for all of us to wall off Trump, his acceptance speech should have ended any doubts.

July 22nd, 2016

July 20th, 2016

Updates from #WallOffTrump Protest at the RNC

On the third day of the Convention, the wall builders are peacefully standing up to the hatred represented by the Republican candidate, defending their communities, and calling for others to wall off Trump and his hate across the country.

July 20th, 2016

July 13th, 2016

Protesters to Wall Off Trump’s Hate at RNC in Cleveland

While Trump’s wall is an emblem of his xenophobic drive to Make America Hate Again, the protest wall to be built by organizers, artists, parents, children, and veterans gathered together by Mijente, the Ruckus Society, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Working Families Party, the Other 98%, First Seven Design Labs, and others will be a line of defense for the future of the country.

July 13th, 2016

June 18th, 2016

The Locations You’d Want to See on a List of LGBTQ People of Color Serving Spots

When a company left clubs designed for people of color off their list, we started to create our own.

June 18th, 2016

June 1st, 2016

Case Study: 48 Hours to Keep Chicago a Welcoming City

Pledge to maintain a welcoming city and stay open to refugees from Syria and anywhere people are fleeing for safety.

June 1st, 2016

CASE STUDY: Holiday Inn, Don’t be a #HostForHate

Campaign Name: Holiday Inn, Don’t Be a #HostForHate Target: Holiday Inn Conference Center in Janesville, Wisconsin. Demand: Cancel the Trump rally. Don’t be a host for hate. Frame: During Donald Trump’s campaign for President, he announced racist and sexist views. When people protested, his supporters often turned violent and his campaign racially profiled attendees, kicking [...]

June 1st, 2016

CASE STUDY: Stop the Trump Effect in Arizona

By painting the bills as part of Trumps’ hate and racism and tying them to past efforts that were extremely damaging, the campaign made them toxic.

June 1st, 2016

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BLOG

Chingona Guide to Self-Determination in Healing

Chicagoans Push Mayor & Council to Expand Sanctuary Further in Defiance of Trump

The Shovel, The Picket Sign and The Muse

Mijente Concept Plan for Resisting and Building in 2017

Case Study: Stop Immigrant Detention Expansion in Santa Ana

Lánzate – From Orlando to HB2

Hundreds of Latinxs Gather in San Juan for #Lánzate2016

Latinxs to Gather in Puerto Rico

In Arizona, An Election We Can Feel Good About Winning

Undocumented and Traveling to Puerto Rico for Lánzate

Lánzate 2016 – Mijente Gathering in December (otra vez!)

Case Study: Stop the Trump Effect in Arizona, No More SB1070s

These Boricuas are calling out Promesa and making a different commitment

Resistance in Reaction to Trump: We Will Not Be Governed by Fear

Updates from #WallOffTrump Protest at the RNC

Protesters to Wall Off Trump’s Hate at RNC in Cleveland

The Locations You’d Want to See on a List of LGBTQ People of Color Serving Spots

Case Study: 48 Hours to Keep Chicago a Welcoming City

CASE STUDY: Holiday Inn, Don’t be a #HostForHate

CASE STUDY: Stop the Trump Effect in Arizona

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