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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.
ReadChicagoans 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.”
ReadThe 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.
ReadMijente Concept Plan for Resisting and Building in 2017
January 20th, 2017The 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. [...]
ReadCase 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.
ReadLánzate – From Orlando to HB2
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ReadHundreds 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 [...]
ReadLatinxs to Gather in Puerto Rico
After the elections, Latinxs to gather to confront Promesa and chart strategies ahead.
ReadIn 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 [...]
ReadUndocumented 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.
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