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By Cris Batista | Mar 21, 2022

In the face of US Imperialism, Dictatorships and Genocide: Aquí estamos, no nos fuimos, no nos vamos.

Discussing the various historical themes of Latin American struggle and resistance present in “This is not America”, Residente’s latest music video featuring Ibeyi In 2018, artist Childish Gambino released his track “This is America” shedding light on the violence and…

By Cris Batista | Mar 17, 2022

Resources Sobre Lo Que Pasa En Ukraine

Since Russia launched a full-scale military invasion into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, fighting has caused over two hundred civilian deaths and pushed millions of Ukrainians to flee to neighboring countries — the majority of whom have arrived in Poland, a NATO country where U.S. troops…

By Cris Batista | Jan 17, 2022

Latinxs in Philadelphia are Speaking Out: Stop Criminalizing Us

In the last 10 years the Latinx community in Philadelphia has grown by 27%, and has nearly tripled since 2000. Today, many are fighting to get ICE out of their schools and state.   Criminalization of Latinxs has only grown over…

By Cris Batista | Dec 16, 2021

Celebrating a Wave of 2021 Community Wins!

In 2021, Mijente saw a wave of wins that were possible because you! The organizers and volunteers, advocates and activists that pushed for justice made space for community victories. These flowers are yours, and we want to celebrate the wins…

By Cris Batista | Dec 16, 2021

New Year & New Fights, Same Mijente Principles of Unity

Mijente is saying farewell to 2021 with our head and hearts full of possibility. As we look forward to a new year in 2022, we know it will bring a fresh set of political and social challenges and collective community…

By Cris Batista | Dec 8, 2021

Safer Communities Without ICE: Our 2021 Big Wins

This has been a year of big wins for the #NoTechforICE campaign. Today we’re celebrating the fact that ICE has been cut off from accessing the utilities data of 171 million people. This step forward blocks ICE from using personal…

By Cris Batista | Dec 2, 2021

These Immigrants Organized & Won $17 Million from a For-Profit Detention Center

As of late October, a ruling by a federal judge set a new precedent for private detention centers in Washington. GEO Group, the company that runs the Northwest ICE Processing Center for immigrants, must pay people who are detained and…

By Cris Batista | Nov 22, 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…

By Cris Batista | Nov 18, 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…