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Hurricane Season : Porque no Se Van?

20:04 H — Maegan la Mala

As Hurricanes move from their devastation in the Caribbean and into the United States, images of people boarding up homes, gathering personal belongings and evacuating, but what of those not evacuating, out of fear, out of having to place to... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - New Orleans - Texas

First Poem Since...

18:23 H — La Macha

I'm feeling a lot like Mala today, I just don't have any more words to talk about 9-11. That does not mean, however, that there isn't still a storm of unnameable feelings hidden away that I don't want to share.... Read more »

Topics: Justice - New York - New York City - Palestine - Politics - Race

Matt Damon puts the slam down on Palin

18:04 H — La Macha

This video of Matt Damon discussing Sarah Palin as a V.P. candidate is making the internet rounds right now. The already classic line from the clip, "I need to know if she thinks dinosaurs were here 4,000 years ago because... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - US Presidential Race 2008

Youths Deal with Government Enforced Separations

17:29 H — La Macha

From CNN comes the heartbreaking story of 13 year old, Julie Quiroz. Julie is a legal natural born U.S. citizen, but she was born to a mother who was in the country illegally. After ICE caught up with the family... Read more »

Topics: Children - Immigration - Women - Youth

Update on Isabel Garcia : Her Job Is Safe

12:06 H — Maegan la Mala

We've been following and asking peeps to help as Isabel Garcia's role as a mujer, activista and her right to her own job have been in the cross hairs of racist, sexist Jon Justice Once in a while there is... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Arizona - Immigration - Justice - Women

ICE Reaches a New Low : Picking Up Parents Picking Up Their Children

10:06 H — Maegan la Mala

It's already glaringly obvious that ICE and the U.S. government, while they can tout mami-values on air, could care less about immigrants and their families. They have already been intimidating parents outside of schools and now they are going to... Read more »

Topics: Children - Family - Immigration

9-11 One Date : Multiple Tragedies

08:06 H — Maegan la Mala

I thought of writing something new for this 7 year anniversary of 9-11-01 here in NYC and the 35 year anniversary since the U.S. backed military coup in Chile, but I've said everything before and nothing has really changed. The... Read more »

Topics: Chile - History - New York City - Politics