By Carolina Mendez | Jun 28, 2024

Take Back Tech 2024: Exposing Harms, Reclaiming People Power

At Take Back Tech 2024, over 450 organizers, advocates, and workers came together to deepen the connections & strategies we need to combat tech’s worst harms.
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By Carolina Mendez | Jun 28, 2024

Take Back Tech 2024: Exposing Harms, Reclaiming People Power

At Take Back Tech 2024, over 450 organizers, advocates, and workers came together to deepen the connections & strategies we need to combat tech’s worst harms.

By Cris Batista | Jun 19, 2024

Powerful Queer, Latinx and Liberation Books for Pride Month

As we celebrate Pride this month, we hope you’ll enjoy our selection of good books that touch upon identity, queerness, liberation, and more.

By Cris Batista | Jun 13, 2024

The Dirty Side of Clean Energy in Puerto Rico

So-called clean energy initiatives in Puerto Rico have led to environmental damage, displacement, and higher living costs—all while those in power have profited.

By Cris Batista | Mar 1, 2024

From Feminism to Feminismo Comunitario

Every March 8 (8M) human rights defenders, feminist, LGBTQ/cuir groups and others communities take to the streets. They use International Women’s Day as a time to denounce sexist violence and make demands of the people in power. Throughout March (Women’s…

By Guest Contributor | Jan 16, 2024

Top 25 Albums del 2023 & Most Anticipated pa’ 2024

Last year’s music cycle brought us tons of new jams, including a slew of cross-genre collaborations and multilingual tracks that made us perrear and/or reflect on some meaningful political commentary. Before the new musical wave of 2024 gets into full…

By Cris Batista | Dec 15, 2023

Reggaeton Tumbado: A New(ish) Latin Musical Wave & Its Political Promise

by Osmani R. Alcaraz-Ochoa Months ago, I created a Spotify playlist that randomly has Reggaeton, Dembow, Rap (en Español) and Regional Mexican music all mixed together. I told myself I would later separate them out by genre since it didn’t…

By Cris Batista | Dec 12, 2023

Recollecting Mijente’s 2023 Highlights: Without, Against, and Within the State

In 2023, we committed ourselves to reaching our gente through Sin, Contra, and Desde el Estado strategies. Our purpose remains in continuing to move the needle towards el Buenvivir in our communities – where we can self-determine and shape our…

By Cris Batista | Oct 4, 2023

UNDOCUMENTED AND TRAVELING TO TUCSON, AZ FOR SAZONBLEA

Tips for Undocumented and Non-Citizen Travelers Attending Mijente’s Sazonblea 2023 in Tucson, Arizona No part of this should be taken as legal advice or an individual assessment of risk. Consult a trusted and experienced immigration attorney before making decisions about…

By Carolina Mendez | Sep 29, 2023

SpaceX Invasion: Millionaires, Mars, and Modern Colonization in Texas

Picture this: you’re scrolling through your Twitter feed – trauma dumping, subtweeting, or whatever vice you choose, then, bam. It’s not Twitter anymore, now it’s “X.”  The cute blue bird we grew up with in the early 2000’s and the…