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Supreme Court Hearing Two Cases on Juvenile (In)justice

12:36 pm By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Justice| Linking Latinos| Politics| crime| youth · No Comments

9 Nov 2009

Today the Supreme Court is hearing two cases that could hopefully change how the (in)justice system sentences juveniles. The cases specifically deal with sentencing youth to life without parole and if that is unconstitutional. The cases being used are that of Terrance Jamar Graham and Joe Sullivan, who were 16 and 13, respectively, when they committed their crimes. Not surprisingly, considering how in all phases of the criminal (in)justice system people of color are profiled and targeted, the Supreme Court’s ruling could impact the case of Latino Efrén Paredes, Jr., who at age 15 and wrongly convicted in 1989 for a murder and armed robbery he did not commit; a crime to which others have admitted guilt.

This week’s News With Nezua discusses what the Supreme Court is up to and what’s at stake.

A Favorite Latina on the Web Needs Our Support

4 Nov 2009

I’m really honored that Guanabee named yours truly one of their favorite Latinas on the web.

Some deal explicitly with Latino issues, some don’t. Some are funny, some are creative, some are activists, all are uniquely amazing, inspiring women who, we think, are some of the best at what they do.

I am especially honored by some of my company on the list, including dear mami amiga, Noemi Martinez of Hermana Resist. As a single mami media maker, I appreciate what Noemi does and understand the struggle it is to express yourself in a given medium with no source of funding and with kids yelling, learning, laughing and getting sick as your background soundtrack. Which is why I am asking you to help my mami hermana.

Vivirlatino’s la Mala at Hispanic Panic NYC Tomorrow Nite!

3:05 pm By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Culture| Events| Linking Latinos| New York City| literature · Comments Off

29 Sep 2009

3913934946_0df6370bd7_m I am so excited to be a part of Hispanic Panic tomorrow nite and I hope that some of you in the NYC area can join this fabulous collection of Latino poets and writers that Charlie Vazquez, the host, has brought together.

HISPANIC PANIC! w/ Brandon Lacy Campos, Maegan ‘La Mamita Mala’ Ortiz, Erasmo Guerra, Robert Vázquez-Pacheco, Cristy Road, and Claudia Narvaez-Meza.
Wednesday, September 30th @ Nowhere, 322 E 14th St, NYC, 8PM, 21+

6to ENCUENTRO DE POESÍA POETAS EN NUEVA YORK

27 Sep 2009

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6to ENCUENTRO DE POESÍA
POETAS EN NUEVA YORK
27 de Septiembre – 4 de Octubre 2009

PROGRAMACIÓN

27 de Septiembre, Domingo
Revolution Books –Manhattan-
4:00 p.m.
Presentador: Nicolás Linares
Micrófono abierto.
Juan Nicolás Tineo (República Dominicana)

29 de Septiembre, Martes
Rose Café –Williamsburg, Brooklyn-
6:00 p.m.
Presentador:
Ricardo León Peña-Villa (Colombia)
Gema Santamaría (Nicaragua)
Iván Cruz Osorio (México)
Guido Cabrerizo (Bolivia)

30 de Septiembre, Miércoles
Cafesito Bogotá –Greenpoint, Brooklyn-
7:00 p.m.
Benjamín Morales Moreno (México)
Nicolás Linares (Colombia)
Iván Cruz Osorio (México)

1 de Octubre, Jueves
Terraza 7 Train Café –Jackson Heights, Queens-
7:30 p.m.
Presentadora: Claudia Barragán
Jimmy Valdés (República Dominicana)
José Jesús Osorio (Colombia)
Benjamin Morales Moreno (México)

2 de Octubre, Viernes
Centro Julia de Burgos –Harlem-
6:30 p.m.
Presentadora: Natalia Aristizábal
Carlos Aguasaco (Colombia)
Diego Vargas (Colombia)
Myrna Nieves (Puerto Rico)
Alfredo Villanueva (Puerto Rico)

3 de Octubre, Sábado
(2 presentaciones)
NY Book Expo –Flushing, Queens-
Queens Museum for the Arts
3:00 p.m.
Presentación Colectiva ‘Poetas en Nueva York’

Sucre Café
520 Deklab Ave (Brooklyn)
7:00 p.m.
Presentador: Ricardo León Peña-Villa
Luis Henao (Colombia)
Natalia Aristizábal (Colombia)
Yrene Santos (República Dominicana)
Lena Retamoso (Perú)

30 Days of Latino Heritage: Erika Lopez in NYC, Oct. 2

23 Sep 2009

welfarequeen-postcard-med As featured on our 30 Days of Latino Heritage Tumblr :

Erika Lopez’s The Welfare Queen at BAAD!
Friday, October 2, 8pm/$15
The time has finally come for the unabashed, chick crazy, cartoonist, writer, performer, one-woman art sweatshop ERIKA LOPEZ to bring her fun, daring, sexy and irreverent show for the first time to her native New York providing comfort and cheeky glances to the recession-struck Bronx.

“When you’re on welfare and pushing your latest art project in an attempt to pay the rent, what it means to ‘have it all’ obviously require some redefinition.” – Eryn Loeb, blogger.
Click to reserve your seat or call 718-842-5223

About Us
Crowned “a funky and welcoming performance space” by The New York Times, BAAD! is an art, performance and cultural workshop space that presents cutting-edge and challenging works by established, evolving and emerging choreographers, playwrights, poets, musicians and visual and performing artists. BAAD! presents four annual festivals, BAAD! ASS WOMEN, THE BOOGIE DOWN DANCE SERIES, OUT LIKE THAT! and the BlakTino Performance Series. BAAD! celebrates the arts created by and featuring women, people of all colors and/or the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.

COME TO BAAD! WHERE IT’S ALL GOOD.
email: crg_bx@yahoo.com
phone: 718-842-5223

Via / Latino Sexuality

Those Crazy Gringos Videos

23 Sep 2009

Seems like racist white people in the media are getting alot of attention this week from various organizations and websites and some of that negative attention is well deserved. But negative, reactive pressure against some of these crazy gringos is only as effective as the values and goals behind them.

Our first video link is the latest edition of News with Nezua : Crazy Old White Guys.

News With Nezua | Crazy Old White Guys from nezua on Vimeo.

I already told you about the Basta Dobbs campaign. America’s Voice launched their own campaign aimed against Lou Dobbs. They are seeking donations to help buy ad space countering Lou Dobbs and his hate speech. (full disclosure: they have purchased ad space on VL).

Every weeknight, CNN airs one full hour of Hate TV — it’s called, “Lou Dobb’s Tonight.”

Contribute to Our 30 Days of Latino Heritage Tumblr

16 Sep 2009

As part of the 30 Days of Latino Heritage Series that I announced yesterday, I started a tumblr site of the same name.

There I will collect images, quotes, audio, video etc related to Latinidad and I invite you to do that same! If you would like to submit something, please visit the submission page or email latinoheritagemonth@tumblr.com to submit posts. All submissions are subject to my approval.

Gracias!!!

Tonite in NYC : Support Political Prisoners and the Cuban 5

12 Sep 2009

Happy 65th Birthday Leonard Peltier!

FREE THE CUBAN 5: 11 YEARS OF UNJUST INCARCERATION!

VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBRE: 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE PUERTO RICAN PPS/POWS!

Saturday, September 12, 2009 • 7 to 9 p.m.

Judson Memorial Church Assembly Hall

239 Thompson St., NY, NY (Wheelchair Accessible)

$5-10 DONATION (no one will be turned away due to lack of funds)

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS

Program:

Representative from the Cuban Mission to the U.N.

Mahina Movement

GhostHorse

Attorney Mike Kuzma

Dylcia Pagan, former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner

Lynne Stewart

For more information: nyclpsg@gmail.com • nycjericho@gmail.com • 718-853-0893

Co-Sponsored by: NYC Leonard Peltier Support Group, NYC Jericho Movement, Iglesia San Romero de las Américas, The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, The Popular Education Project to Free the Cuban 5

What is 287(g)? : A Short Film

8 Sep 2009

I’ve written extensively on 287(g) and it’s recent expansion and how it is essentially presented as separate from the immigration reform debate, even by DC orgs and insiders, while clearly laying the groundwork for a Comprehensive Immigration Reform policy that criminalizes Latinos. Amigo Nezua from The Unapologetic Mexican made an amazing little film that breaks down the program and the problems with it. This film is part of a weekly series of videos featured over at la Frontera Times.

News With Nezua | Sept. 07, 2009 | 287g from nezua on Vimeo.

You can also see the video here (UMX), over the Xolagrafik Theater, or at la Frontera Times.

Blog Plug: Taco Journalism

9:13 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Blogs| Food| Internet| Linking Latinos · 1 Comment

5 Aug 2009

As a food obsessed blogger, I was delighted to see that a food blog I frequent, Taco Journalism out of Austin, was featured in this great video from The Austin American Statesman.

At Taco Journalism, taco freak Mando Rayo takes you on a culinary tour of taquerías great and small, dazzling and disappointing. If you like tacos and like blogs, then I think you might love Taco Journalism. Pay Nando a little visit here.

Via / Austin American Statesman

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