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mujeristaxicana: therealeddiemars: Tamayo Really? I could...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:39:35 -0400

mujeristaxicana:

therealeddiemars:

Tamayo

Really? I could have sworn, Rivera

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ankh-kush: The Brown Berets are a revolutionary Mexican...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:16:27 -0400

ankh-kush:

The Brown Berets are a revolutionary Mexican American group that formed in Los Angeles in 1966 during the Chicano Movement. They have been active community organizers ever since, struggling against racial profiling, inferior education/healthcare, and other issues faced in the barrios of America.

They have survived covert infiltrations by the FBI, LAPD, and ATF, being a target of COINTELPRO and other illegal government actions. They participated in Fred Hampton’s Rainbow Coalition in Chicago along with the Black Panther Party and Young Lords Party.

Although they have been known to have discredited the feminist struggle as secondary to liberation from racism and poverty, they played a significant role in serving their communities, educating the people, setting up free clinics, and holding direct action protests against police brutality.

They were big supporters of the United Farm Workers movement, the Land Grants movement, and the Poor People’s Campaign. They saw a resurgence in activity in the 90’s after the passage of California’s Proposition 187, which restricted education, healthcare and social services for undocumented immigrants

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Sat, 11 May 2013 21:11:13 -0400

The New American Reality

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:28:44 -0400

The New American Reality:

Definitely on point! Makes me proud to be a Latina.

thinkbluela: awwww yeah!

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:55:48 -0400

thinkbluela:

awwww yeah!

socialismartnature: “Over the Line”: U.S. Agents Shooting Dead...

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:53:40 -0400

socialismartnature:

“Over the Line”: U.S. Agents Shooting Dead Innocent Mexicans Across the Border With Impunity

A joint investigation by The Washington Monthly and The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute has found over the past five years U.S. border agents have shot across the border at least 10 times, killing a total of six Mexicans on Mexican soil. The killings have gone unpunished after a court ruled the Mexican victims have no standing to sue in U.S. courts since they died on their own soil.

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searchingforknowledge: cybergata: Disney: Don’t Trademark Day...

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:12:50 -0400

searchingforknowledge:

cybergata:

Disney: Don’t Trademark Day of the Dead!

The Walt Disney Company filed 33 applications on May 1st to trademark “Day of the Dead” in anticipation of a future film. That Disney intends to make money off the name of a cultural holiday celebrated by millions of people of Mexican and Central American heritage is awful enough. That they intend to file for ownership of the name and tradition is downright unacceptable and incredibly offensive.

Previously, Disney attempted to trademark the Navy SEAL team that captured Osama Bin Laden, but after outrage from the public, it was forced to withdraw that application citing “deference to the Navy.” If we send a strong enough message to Disney this time around, it will be forced to also withdraw applications to avoid another public relations disaster.

Tell Disney that culture is NOT for sale. Sign this petition calling on Disney’s CEO & chairman to immediately withdraw all applications to trademark Day of the Dead. If we get over 15,000 signatures, we’ll personally deliver it to Disney headquarters. Can you help us get there by signing and sharing?

Sign a petition telling Disney that what they are doing is offensive to an entire culture. Sign here

BOOOSTTTTTTT. BOOOST EVERYWHERE. BOOOST AND SIGN

"Depression is useful—it signals that you need to make changes in your life, it challenges your..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:12:05 -0400

“Depression is useful—it signals that you need to make changes in your life, it challenges your tendency to withdraw, it reminds you to take action. To reclaim body consciousness tienes que moverte—go for walks, salir a conocer el mundo, engage with the world.”

- Gloria E. Anzaldua (via cielito-lindo)

"Isn’t it time to turn your heart into a temple of fire?"

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:11:10 -0400

“Isn’t it time to turn your heart into a temple of fire?”

- Rumi (via rumiswisdom)

sinidentidades: elblogcanalla: Yo quiero educarme, no...

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:09:57 -0400

sinidentidades:

elblogcanalla:

Yo quiero educarme, no endeudarme

Pasto, Colombia

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I want to be educated not indebted.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 00:09:36 -0400

A Long List of Celebs (Think Rosario Dawson, Junot Díaz, and Chuck D) Call for Immigration Reform

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:09:02 -0400

univisionnews:

Some of the art that appears on the Migration Is Beautiful site.

By EMILY DERUY

Artists from across the country are banding together to call on President Obama and Congress to pass “just and humane” immigration reform.

From comedian Margaret Cho to writer Junot Díaz, more than 100 artists signed a letter on Tuesday in support of reform:

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lagueramiramontes: mycuentame: BREAKING!!! Artists, Musicians,...

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:23 -0400

lagueramiramontes:

mycuentame:

BREAKING!!! Artists, Musicians, Writers, Filmmakers, Comedians, Producers, and Performers Call on President Obama and Congress to Pass Just and Humane Immigration Reform! http://migrationisbeautiful.com/

Hats off to artist and groups featured in video like Cesar Maxit, Julio Salgado, Melanie Cervantes, Jesus Barraza, Ernesto Yerena, Justseeds Collective, Undocubus, and National Day Laborer Organizing Network for their contributions to art and migrant rights!

WATCH THIS NOW.

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