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November 22nd, 2021

Before We Do Anything Important: The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address

The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address* is called Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen, meaning “What we say before we do anything important.” This traditional Native address, used as an opening and closing to gatherings and meetings, is meant to root people in a relationship of giving thanks for life and the world around them. This is what fighting for el […]

November 22nd, 2021

November 18th, 2021

Deportation Defense under the Biden Administration

This past September, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its policy for how ICE will conduct immigration enforcement in our communities. Though the new prosecutorial discretion memo (PD Memo) falls short of centering a protection-based framework, there are key opportunities for organizers and advocates to use in pushing back against abuses of power by […]

November 18th, 2021

November 4th, 2021

Assuring Latinx Voters Make their Mark in Atlanta Politics

In 2020, Mijente PAC made history alongside GLAHR Action Network (GAN) by knocking on every Latinx voter door in Georgia for the Senate runoff election. This year, GAN was back on the doors. GLAHR Action Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) was founded in 2001 to educate and organize a base of Latino immigrants […]

November 4th, 2021

October 11th, 2021

Highlighting Partner #CommunitiesNotCages Actions in Atlanta, Phoenix, & Seattle

On Thursday September 23, over 70 civil and immigrant rights organizations gathered to host actions across the country in the Communities Not Cages national Day of Action. This national Day of Action was coordinated to demand that President Biden shut down all detention centers, reunite currently detained people with their families and community, and stop […]

October 11th, 2021

What We Learned From the Social Media Limpia

During the month of our social media limpia, where we took a break from posting and interacting on social media platforms, we leaned into the silence. We leaned into questions around building and sustaining a political movement online, using social media as a critical tool. La Limpia gave us the opportunity to pause and reconnect […]

October 11th, 2021

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

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