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Liberation For All: La Vida Local 2024 Grants
La Vida Local is an opportunity for Latinx changemakers to apply for up to $5,000 to support the construction and/or sustainability of ‘Sin el Estado’ projects that effortsare aligned with the objectives of Mijente’s local organizing efforts.
The Dangers of Democrat’s Clear Shift on Immigration This Year
Last week, when Vice President Harris accepted the candidacy for President at the DNC, it became evident that the Democratic Party is taking a troubling and increasingly dangerous direction on immigration. Today, she announced that she wants to continue to…
Personal & Political: We Need to Turn Back Trump and Organize
This election we are rejecting the status quo & organizing under strategic necessity to create the conditions that drive change from the ground up.
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.
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.
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.
From Feminism to Feminismo Comunitario
As a political movement communitarian feminism demands a radical change in the patriarchal-capitalist-racist-colonial order.
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…
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…