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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

July 9th, 2021

El Pueblo Se Defiende, Local Deportation Defense

During Part 2 of our El Pueblo Se Defiende series, grassroots organizers shared their experiences fighting deportations under the current Biden administration and the strategies they suggest to others who want to be involved in deportation defense work in their local community. We spoke with Xanat Sobrevilla, organizer with Organized Communities Against Deportations, Carlos Sauceda […]

July 9th, 2021

July 8th, 2021

Building Latinx Power and What’s Next Under the Biden Administration

On June 24, 2021, Mijente gathered with donors and supporters to share the roots of Mijente and our latest strategies and tactics to build justice on the local and federal level in today’s new political climate. We spoke with Mijente’s Co-Founder and Director Marisa Franco, Senior Campaign Organizer Jacinta González, and Lane Santa Cruz, Council […]

July 8th, 2021

June 15th, 2021

The Marching Orders To ICE Agents & Our Intervention

Deportations and immigration enforcement have continued to be a part of our daily lives. In the past few months, we’ve seen detention rates rise and President Biden call for an $18 million increase in ICE funding. And just last week the Supreme Court made it harder for immigrants with temporary protective status (TPS) to become […]

June 15th, 2021

May 5th, 2021

Eyes On ICE: Truth & Accountability Campaign

On March 1st, we launched Eyes on ICE: Truth and Accountability Forums under the We Are Home Campaign. This series of virtual and in-person events were designed to expose the truth of immigration enforcement practices, spotlight the stories of those who have organized and been impacted by ICE, and share solutions for a free future. […]

May 5th, 2021

April 30th, 2021

Biden’s First 100 Days on Immigration

As President Biden’s first 100 days come to a close, here is where we are in the fight to make sure the administration addresses deportations and immigration enforcement, and listens to the voices of our communities: We’ve made our voices heard. As President Biden launched a review of immigration enforcement policies, we launched the Eyes […]

April 30th, 2021

April 16th, 2021

We Mourn. We Rage. We Organize. Adam Toledo Presente.

Our communities have lost too many lives at the hands of the state, whether it happens on the streets, prisons, or the border. For too long, the families of those who’ve had their loved ones ripped away have cried out for justice.

April 16th, 2021

January 20th, 2021

Like the Waves Come to Shore – Mijente Members Reflect on J20 2021

Mijente members from across the country share their reflections on the past four years and formal end of the Trump administration, reminding us that our organizing has always been about our communities first and foremost; not about a President or any politician who is coming to save us. Today we re-affirm that our best defense, […]

January 20th, 2021

January 13th, 2021

CHILE ORGANIZES: THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLIES AND WHAT’S NEXT

AN INTERVIEW WITH JAVIER SANDOVAL On October 25, 2020, the people of Chile voted “yes” on the referendum which asked voters two questions: should Chile convene a constitutional convention to write a brand-new constitution? If yes, who should write that new constitution – an assembly comprising half congressional representatives and half citizens, or an assembly […]

January 13th, 2021

January 8th, 2021

Undoing Trump’s Immigration Policies Won’t Be Enough. We Must Dismantle the Immigration Caging and Deportation Machine.

A return to the Obama years would mean more desperation, more deportations, and more death. Here, Mijente lays out six policies the Biden Administration can enact if it is serious about improving the lives of immigrants. When it comes to immigration policy, Joe Biden has promised to undo the harms of the Trump administration. Good. […]

January 8th, 2021

December 30th, 2020

You Have to Be Clear on What You Are Fighting For – A Conversation with Adelina Nicholls

Georgia emerged this year as the swing state nobody expected, not only resulting in a victory for President Biden, but also playing a pivotal role in the balance of power in the Senate with a Runoff election. In the middle of all this, we spoke to Adelina Nicholls, director of the Georgia Latino Alliance for […]

December 30th, 2020

December 14th, 2020

QUEERS TO THE FRONT, TRANS RESISTANCE IN PERU: AN INTERVIEW WITH GAHELA CARI CONTRERAS

Early this November, Perú burst with uprisings across the country in response to the ever present political instability and violence. What happened in the last month and what can we learn from folks in the front lines? As part of this second iteration of Resistencias Beyond Borders, we spoke to Gahela Cari Contreras (27), a […]

December 14th, 2020

December 11th, 2020

It’s a fight everyday in Florida: Stories from Florida Organizers

If you’re from Florida and you saw your state becoming red just a few weeks ago during elections, odds are you were not surprised. For many Southern organizers on the ground it was frustrating to see the uncomplicated ways Florida was discussed as election results rolled in. This week, Mijente chatted with organizers from Mijente […]

December 11th, 2020

November 30th, 2020

HOW BOLIVIA IS HEALING THROUGH COLLECTIVE POWER: AN INTERVIEW WITH CANELA CRESPO

What happened between the November 2019 U.S. supported military coup in Bolivia and the elections in October of 2020? In this interview, Mijente spoke to Canela Crespo, a 27 year old member of the Columna Sur organization in Bolivia, which forms an integral part of the Movimiento Al Socialismo party (MAS). Canela was also a […]

November 30th, 2020

November 20th, 2020

NUESTRAS FLORES MIENTRAS ESTAMOS AQUÍ: Las personas trans reflexionan sobre el Día del Recuerdo Trans y más allá

Las comunidades trans de todo el mundo han tenido que hacer el trabajo de conservar su propia memoria durante mucho tiempo. Noviembre es el mes de la Conciencia Trans y hoy, 20 de noviembre como último día de la semana de la #concienciatrans, observamos el Día del Recuerdo o Remembranza Trans (DRT). En conmemoración de […]

November 20th, 2020

OUR FLOWERS WHILE WE’RE HERE: Trans folks reflect on Trans Day of Remembrance and beyond

Trans communities across the world have had to do the work of holding their own memory for a long time. November is the month of Trans Awareness and today, November 20 as the last day of #transawareness week we observe Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR). In conmemoration of this month and TDOR in particular, we […]

November 20th, 2020

November 3rd, 2020

We’ve made it to Election Day. What comes after is up to all of us.

It’s election day. Finally. We expect to see record breaking turnout of voters in this cycle, millions having already participated and many more who will show up at the polls on Tuesday. The contours of the outcome are taking shape and we believe there will be a resounding showing of people who are often counted […]

November 3rd, 2020

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