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April 8th, 2022

Local Electeds Fellowship: 10 Latinx Leaders

Meet the first cohort of Mijente’s Fellowship for Local Elected Officials: 10 Latinx City Council members from around the country! Below you learn more about them and the residents they represent. The fellowship is a part of the Desde el Estado work of Mijente Support Committee (MSC). Organizing to put community leaders and organizers into […]

April 8th, 2022

April 7th, 2022

Up Against The Gatekeeping: Future Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Today, we witnessed a historical moment: The Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. She will be the first Black woman to hold this position in the history of the United States. She will also be the first justice to have served as a public defender. President Biden officially nominated Judge Ketanji […]

April 7th, 2022

April 6th, 2022

5 Afrolatinx Freedom Fighters in History

In the recent music video for “This is not America” by Residente featuring Ibeyi, allusions to historical Latin American resistance and struggle were spotlighted throughout, sharing parts of the history of our gente in the fight against US colonialism and imperialism. After sharing our analysis on the references, compas noticed that Afrolatinx activists were lacking […]

April 6th, 2022

March 21st, 2022

In the face of US Imperialism, Dictatorships and Genocide: Aquí estamos, no nos fuimos, no nos vamos.

Discussing the various historical themes of Latin American struggle and resistance present in “This is not America”, Residente’s latest music video featuring Ibeyi In 2018, artist Childish Gambino released his track “This is America” shedding light on the violence and systemic racism that continues to simmer in America. This release caused many discussions around the […]

March 21st, 2022

March 17th, 2022

Resources Sobre Lo Que Pasa En Ukraine

Since Russia launched a full-scale military invasion into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, fighting has caused over two hundred civilian deaths and pushed millions of Ukrainians to flee to neighboring countries — the majority of whom have arrived in Poland, a NATO country where U.S. troops are preparing to offer assistance to refugees. “Conflict in Ukraine”, Global Conflict Tracker, Council on Foreign Relations […]

March 17th, 2022

January 17th, 2022

Latinxs in Philadelphia are Speaking Out: Stop Criminalizing Us

In the last 10 years the Latinx community in Philadelphia has grown by 27%, and has nearly tripled since 2000. Today, many are fighting to get ICE out of their schools and state. Criminalization of Latinxs has only grown over the years as Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) is given more power to target, detain, and [...]

January 17th, 2022

December 16th, 2021

Celebrating a Wave of 2021 Community Wins!

In 2021, Mijente saw a wave of wins that were possible because you! The organizers and volunteers, advocates and activists that pushed for justice made space for community victories. These flowers are yours, and we want to celebrate the wins with you. The start of the year found us in the final sprint of our […]

December 16th, 2021

New Year & New Fights, Same Mijente Principles of Unity

Mijente is saying farewell to 2021 with our head and hearts full of possibility. As we look forward to a new year in 2022, we know it will bring a fresh set of political and social challenges and collective community care opportunities. In all of it, we remain in the fight for justice and transformative […]

December 16th, 2021

December 8th, 2021

Safer Communities Without ICE: Our 2021 Big Wins

This has been a year of big wins for the #NoTechforICE campaign. Today we’re celebrating the fact that ICE has been cut off from accessing the utilities data of 171 million people. This step forward blocks ICE from using personal information to surveil, arrest, detain and deport our community members. This is just the first […]

December 8th, 2021

December 2nd, 2021

These Immigrants Organized & Won $17 Million from a For-Profit Detention Center

As of late October, a ruling by a federal judge set a new precedent for private detention centers in Washington. GEO Group, the company that runs the Northwest ICE Processing Center for immigrants, must pay people who are detained and working in the facility the state’s minimum wage. Here’s the story on how our compas […]

December 2nd, 2021

November 22nd, 2021

Before We Do Anything Important: The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address

The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address* is called Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen, meaning “What we say before we do anything important.” This traditional Native address, used as an opening and closing to gatherings and meetings, is meant to root people in a relationship of giving thanks for life and the world around them. This is what fighting for el […]

November 22nd, 2021

November 18th, 2021

Deportation Defense under the Biden Administration

This past September, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its policy for how ICE will conduct immigration enforcement in our communities. Though the new prosecutorial discretion memo (PD Memo) falls short of centering a protection-based framework, there are key opportunities for organizers and advocates to use in pushing back against abuses of power by […]

November 18th, 2021

November 4th, 2021

Assuring Latinx Voters Make their Mark in Atlanta Politics

In 2020, Mijente PAC made history alongside GLAHR Action Network (GAN) by knocking on every Latinx voter door in Georgia for the Senate runoff election. This year, GAN was back on the doors. The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) was founded in 2001 to educate and organize a base of Latino […]

November 4th, 2021

October 11th, 2021

Highlighting Partner #CommunitiesNotCages Actions in Atlanta, Phoenix, & Seattle

On Thursday September 23, over 70 civil and immigrant rights organizations gathered to host actions across the country in the Communities Not Cages national Day of Action. This national Day of Action was coordinated to demand that President Biden shut down all detention centers, reunite currently detained people with their families and community, and stop […]

October 11th, 2021

What We Learned From the Social Media Limpia

During the month of our social media limpia, where we took a break from posting and interacting on social media platforms, we leaned into the silence. We leaned into questions around building and sustaining a political movement online, using social media as a critical tool. La Limpia gave us the opportunity to pause and reconnect […]

October 11th, 2021

October 1st, 2021

The Biden Administration’s Recent Approach to Immigration Policy With Haitians At The Border Fails Us All

It’s an understatement to say that the month of September brought significant disappointments on immigration policy by the Biden Administration. First, undocumented communities and advocates were let down by the Parlimentarian’s decision to exclude a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, farmworkers, and essential workers from the “Build Back Better” bill. Shortly after, the […]

October 1st, 2021

September 17th, 2021

“Hispanic” Heritage Month is Complicated: Our Take & Focus On Resilience and Organizing

The “Hispanic” Heritage holiday started off as a week of performative allyship in 1968, continues today as “Hispanic” Heritage Month, beginning on September 15 to mark the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, and the respective independence dates of Mexico and Chile on September 16 and 18. But this […]

September 17th, 2021

September 2nd, 2021

Mijente’s Social Media Limpia: Taking Time to Refocus and Renew

For the past 5 years, Mijente has been deep in the fight for Latinx rights, justice, and change. Now we are looking to the future of our organizing, what the next five years can look like, and taking purposeful action to get there — including a month-long social media break.

September 2nd, 2021

August 23rd, 2021

Forging Our Path Forward: Reflections on Mijente’s Past & Recent Crecimiento

“How do you get people from outside of their head, into their hands, into their heart, and moving?” This was the question our National Director, Marisa Franco, asked last year in response to the activism and opposition of the uprising against the killing of Black lives by police. Mijente was born in and out of […]

August 23rd, 2021

July 16th, 2021

The Block: New Face of Resistance in Georgia

The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) is a Mijente hub organization, and we are proud to support GLAHR in their latest initiative, The Block. Through The Block, GLAHR works with and organizes Latinx youth across Georgia in rural and urban communities. This initiative continues the developed work of GLAHR by providing political consciousness […]

July 16th, 2021

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Local Electeds Fellowship: 10 Latinx Leaders

Up Against The Gatekeeping: Future Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

5 Afrolatinx Freedom Fighters in History

In the face of US Imperialism, Dictatorships and Genocide: Aquí estamos, no nos fuimos, no nos vamos.

Resources Sobre Lo Que Pasa En Ukraine

Latinxs in Philadelphia are Speaking Out: Stop Criminalizing Us

Celebrating a Wave of 2021 Community Wins!

New Year & New Fights, Same Mijente Principles of Unity

Safer Communities Without ICE: Our 2021 Big Wins

These Immigrants Organized & Won $17 Million from a For-Profit Detention Center

Before We Do Anything Important: The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address

Deportation Defense under the Biden Administration

Assuring Latinx Voters Make their Mark in Atlanta Politics

Highlighting Partner #CommunitiesNotCages Actions in Atlanta, Phoenix, & Seattle

What We Learned From the Social Media Limpia

The Biden Administration’s Recent Approach to Immigration Policy With Haitians At The Border Fails Us All

“Hispanic” Heritage Month is Complicated: Our Take & Focus On Resilience and Organizing

Mijente’s Social Media Limpia: Taking Time to Refocus and Renew

Forging Our Path Forward: Reflections on Mijente’s Past & Recent Crecimiento

The Block: New Face of Resistance in Georgia

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