Even under the Trump regime, there are things we can do to protect ourselves and our loved ones and prepare to better defend ourselves against raids. ICE may be acting with impunity, but people power will always be more powerful than the people in power. With rumors swirling of massive raids being planned and with […]

This Fall, Mijente is hosting a Sazonblea, the first official national gathering of Mijente’s membership. We will be coming together to connect, strategize together and build shared vision for the work of Mijente.

After yesterday's announcement that the White House is terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, groups rallied in front of the Department of Justice to condemn Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his role in ending DACA and promoting hyper discriminatory, anti-immigrant, and pro-prison practices. Groups Mijente, Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD), Juntos, United [...]

He’s seriously named after the President and a General of it.

Sergio Arellano is a Latino activist in southern Arizona... for the GOP. After serving in the armed forces as a teen and starting an international car shipping business between the US and Mexico, he dedicates himself to getting out the vote for Republicans. That includes the current President who is seeking to build a wall [...]

Mijente member and creator of Gran Varones-- a storytelling project about Latino & Afro Latino Gay, Trans and Queer men--Louie Ortiz-Fonseca has launched a fierce social media campaign to "eclipse Despacito (featuring Justin Bieber)" from the top spot of the music charts and urging people #GetCardiBToNumberOne! In a facebook live video, Ortiz-Fonseca explains that even [...]

I'm a big fan of Vicko Alvarez Vega's work ever since she started ScholaR comics. She's the person who drew the "why the x in Latinx" explainer for Mijente's first Lánzate convening. But when I saw she was publishing a new 'zine to help kids express their feelings of fear when it comes to immigration [...]

La Protesta- The first installment of 5 Rabbit Cerveceria's series speaking up against injustices through art on their beer cans. I used to think that there was nothing I loved more than drinking an ice cold beer on a pinche hot day, but now I’ve come to realize that my ultimate love is drinking an iced [...]

“At a time when the administration is trying to defund health care, PBS, or almost all other government agencies over their supposed costs, it’s ridiculous to see it also trying to inflate ICE’s payroll.”

Nothing said she couldn’t wear a cape to work.