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By Amanda Chavez | Nov 28, 2018

Local San Anto Spots: Lánzate 2018

Wondering what the best local spots to visit in San Anto are? Want to get the 411 from local community and help defend against gentrification? Check out this list of food, music, and community spots personally recommended by local Mijente…

By Guest Contributor | Nov 27, 2018

Cuidate Checklist: Lánzate 2018 and Beyond

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde Lánzate 2018 is almost here and we’re so entusiasmadx to learn, connect and build together in San Antonio. Large gatherings…

By Luz Chavez | Nov 8, 2018

Marisa Franco, Co-Founder of Mijente, Condemns Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice for Human Rights Abuses Against Latinx Community

New York, NY — Marisa Franco, Co-Founder of Mijente, the political, digital, and grassroots hub for Latinx and Chicanx organizing and movement building, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s decision to remove Jeff Sessions as the…

By Amanda Chavez | Nov 1, 2018

New Report: Three Ways DC Can Improve “Sanctuary” Policies to #AbolishICE from the City

Download the Report Today, Mijente and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG) released a new report, Three Ways D.C. Can Improve its “Sanctuary City” Policies to #AbolishICE from the City, that exposes the ways that D.C….

By Amanda Chavez | Oct 30, 2018

This Election, Pon tu Granito de Arena

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every day we wonder if things could get any worse. For so many across our communities, it does. Trump is clear that the elections are a referendum on his agenda and tactics; he’s aggressively making his closing arguments and touting…

By Amanda Chavez | Oct 23, 2018

New Report Exposes Tech & Data Companies Behind ICE

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who’s Behind ICE?” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:60|text_align:center|color:%23ff9900″ google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”The Tech and Data Companies Fueling Deportations” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:42|text_align:center|color:%23232f3e” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20italic%3A700%3Aitalic”][vc_column_text]Tech is transforming immigration enforcement. As advocates have known for some time, the immigration and criminal justice systems have powerful allies in Silicon Valley and Congress,…

By Sofia Campos | Sep 27, 2018

Miami Escuelita: Aprendizaje Across Generaciones

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1538069919748{border-width: 10px !important;padding: 20px !important;}”]¡Estamos muy entusiasmadxs con nuestro panel intergeneracional para la Escuelita de Miami este fin de semana, el 29 al 30 de septiembre! Aquí hay una vista previa de las poderosas que compartirán tiempo y experiencia…

By Sofia Campos | Sep 27, 2018

Miami Escuelita: Aprendizaje Across Generations

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1538069325213{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;}”]We are so excited for our intergenerational panel at the Miami Escuelita for Latinx changemakers this weekend September 29-30! Here’s a preview of the poderosas that will be sharing time and…

By Amanda Chavez | Sep 25, 2018

Lanzate 2018: San Antonio, Texas

On December 1st and 2nd, 2018, we are excited to gather once again, this time in San Antonio, Texas, for the third Lánzate convening. Right on time. Lánzate 2018 marks our largest, national gathering since Trump took office. It will…